By It is occupied by about 2.6 million people, who represent about 11% of Australia’s population. Ice use in RURAL and remote communities. It is located about 12 miles from the mouth of the Swan River. An advertising campaign to address methamphetamine use in the US state of South Dakota draws attention for its bizarre catchphrase, "Meth. The city experiences hot, dry summers between December and late March, but relatively cool and wet winters. Western Australia had the second highest average capital city … External Links Perth, Western Australia on Wikipedia A montage of this city. Some say its the best sex they've had, but getting intimate while on crystal methamphetamine or other illicit drugs comes with serious threats to your health.Chris Dawson says he is not confident Australia's borders are being adequately patrolled to stop drug traffickers bringing in methamphetamine by sea, and calls for additional resources to be deployed to Western Australia.Police seize more than $430 million worth of methylamphetamine discovered in a shipping container sent from Singapore, after finding industrial refrigerators instead of the electric ovens declared to Customs.More than half a tonne of the drug ice has been discovered hidden in the back of fridges by the Australian Border Force.Four alleged traffickers of drugs including methylamphetamine and fantasy are arrested and charged as part of a four-month investigation into an alleged organised syndicate operating within South Australia.A prisoner who died from a methadone overdose at a regional South Australian jail likely accessed the drug from another inmate who regurgitated it, an inquest is told.The daughter of former NSW premier Neville Wran pleads guilty to carrying a small quantity of crystal methamphetamine, two years after her release from jail for her role in the murder of a Sydney drug dealer.A Mawson man is arrested and is expected to soon be charged with possessing and manufacturing illicit substances, after ACT police raided an alleged clandestine drug lab.Soon after moving into a rental house in Melbourne's outer east, Jacki Whittaker detected a putrid stench in one of the bedrooms. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has taken a swipe at Iceland for spearheading a UN resolution to investigate his war on drugs. It's already claimed the title of Australia's 'meth capital', but a new study has revealed Adelaide's drug habits land the city on the world stage. The 'meth capital of WA' is likely to become one of the locations for the Turnbull government's new drug testing for job seekers, according to the Australian Greens. The rink, which is based in Mirrabooka, Western Australia, was home to the AJIHL’s Perth Sharks and the Northern Ice Hockey Association which operates teams within the Ice Hockey WA system. What does it involve, how reliable is it, and can you say no?A man who assaulted his then-pregnant girlfriend on a weekly basis, destroyed her possessions by driving over them and smeared faeces on her clothes is jailed and described by the presiding judge as "domineering" and "cowardly".A 60-year-old Perth man is jailed for life for bashing his elderly retirement village neighbour to death with a hammer while in the throes of methamphetamine bender that had left him awake for more than a week.Three more men from different countries are arrested as part of an international investigation into an attempted billion-dollar drug smuggling operation uncovered when a yacht ran aground off the WA coast.A drug-using nurse employed by the Royal Adelaide Hospital drove over a woman in her car before fleeing the scene, leaving the victim with a severe brain injury, a court hears.A woman who killed her young son in a crash south of Adelaide while high on methamphetamines says she is "so sorry" for her actions — but a prosecutor is urging a court to impose a "lengthy" jail sentence as a deterrent to others.An inquiry into the drug ice is painting a bleak picture of drug use among the state's prison population — with 8,000 active amphetamine users entering custody last year.Drunk and high-on-ice driver Jesse Reid is sentenced to 10 years in prison over the 2018 death of policeman Victor Kostiuk, who was taking part in a charity motorbike ride in Victoria.A new report shows that the number of Australians dying from accidental drug overdoses has climbed almost 40 per cent in a decade, with worrying echoes of the US opioid epidemic.Tony Haritos, 63, from a prominent Darwin family, is in hospital in Bali facing drugs charges after police allegedly found methamphetamines in his broken-down boat when he was rescued, having spent several days drifting at sea.A lack of detox beds in large regional centres is preventing people from getting rehab, a special commission of inquiry into ice hears.A Hobart woman tells a court she is "determined to never walk the same path again" as she pleads guilty to the manslaughter of a woman whose body was found in a burnt-out public housing unit in 2016.Jesse Reid reached speeds of up to 200kph before he veered onto the wrong side on the road and crashed into a veteran policeman's motorcycle.A Myanmar court jails Australian publisher Ross Dunkley for 13 years on drugs charges, a year after police uncovered a stash of methamphetamines and opium at his home, his lawyer says.Three guns, two silencers and what is believed to be a large quantity of drugs are found in the car of a suspended driver during a traffic stop in Adelaide's northern suburbs.Police charge a 26-year-old man after a van allegedly carrying 273 kilograms of methylamphetamine collided into a parked patrol car outside Eastwood Police Station.In a rambling speech, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says Iceland's problem is "too much ice" after it spearheaded a UN resolution to investigate his war on drugs.