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A man has been taken into custody after he allegedly tried to entice several young children to get into his car as they walked home from school in Perth.

The 19-year-old allegedly approached a number of children aged under 13 walking from school in Ellenbrook between 2.40pm and 3pm on Wednesday, September 21.

The man allegedly made three separate attempts at approaching children, and tried to entice them to get into his car.

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The children did not get into the vehicle and the incidents were reported to police.

Police later found the man at an address in Ellenbrook.

He was charged with three counts of Breach of Protective Bail Conditions.

He was taken into custody and is due to appear before the Midland Magistrates Court on October 7.

Police are still investigating the reports.

Detectives have urged anyone with information or who saw a man driving a grey Toyota Corolla in the Ellenbrook/The Vines area, specifically near Stanbury Crescent and Delapre Road, to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or online at crimestopperswa.com.au.

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The federal government has said Optus is not cooperating with its attempts to protect Australians following the company's mass data breach, which has affected millions of current and former customers.

Government Services Minister Bill Shorten and Cyber Security Minister Clare O'Neil have this morning publicly called on the telecommunications company to comply with the government's requests in the interests of the affected customers.

"We seek Optus to step up its communication and transparency with government," Shorten said.

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"Motoring along in third gear is not enough."

Shorten said now was not the time for Optus "to take the high road" about sharing the data, and should be taking more initiative to help the government.

"The drawbridge needs to come down."

The government has said it asked Optus on Tuesday, September 27 for the full details of all affected customers whose Medicare and Centrelink details were leaked.

Government agency Services Australia is planning to use that information to put extra security measures on affected customer records, according to the government.

But in the five days since the government's request, Optus has not handed the data to the government.

O'Neil said the government was purely trying to help protect Australians from crime.

"This will enable us to make sure that those 10 million Australians who have had some of their personal information stolen are not at risk of some type of financial crime or online fraud."

She said Optus was cooperating with the government in some ways, with the company having agreed to provide credit monitoring to those affected by the breach, and having also agreed to fully cooperate with the Australian Federal Police (AFP).

But she said Optus had not provided the relevant data to the government, and that it has only contacted the 10,200 people whose stolen data was leaked online by email.

"An email is not going to cut it," O'Neil said.

She said she had made it clear to Optus that they needed to do more to get in contact with the 10,200 affected customers.

The Cyber Security Minister also said Optus customers should work to protect themselves.

"You need to protect yourself in this context, this is a time for real vigilance for Australian.

"We should not be in this position but Optus has put us here."

She has urged customers of the telco who have been affected to cancel all relevant identification cards.

O'Neil confirmed the AFP was running two operations relating to the cyber attack, with one focused on finding those behind the initial hack, and the second centred around the stolen data of 10,200 people being shared online.

Optus became aware of the major cyber attack on September 21, and issued a public alert about it on September 22.

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Grand final day is underway and Sydney is already pumped for the great western showdown.

The Parramatta Eels and Penrith Panthers will clash tonight at Accor Stadium from 7.30pm (AEDT).

It marks the Eels' first grand final in 13 years, while the Panthers try to defend their 2021 crown.

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Thousands of people turned up for the Panther Crawl this morning to cheer on the favourites.

"We are here to celebrate, party and to beat Parra," one fan told Today.

The enthusiasm was matched on the Parramatta party bus at Commbank Stadium, where die-hards were cheering themselves hoarse.

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At the new-look Accor Stadium itself, meanwhile, the kitchen staff offered a behind-the scenes look at what it takes to feed 80,000 roaring rugby league fans.

Executive chef Mark Adler – a Parramatta fan – said despite the high-roller items like cherry ripe tart and the $15.90 "Matt burger" from chef Matt Moran, the most popular items were still chips and pies.

He expected to sell about 20,000 buckets of chips, 12,000 pies and 10,000 hotdogs to the hungry crowd.

There'll be 250 staff working flat-out in the kitchens.

'It is definitely more than footy'

Panthers fan Cheryl Moss said community, memories and history are all at the core of the highly anticipated sporting event.

"It is definitely more than footy," Moss told 9News. "Especially if you've been born and bred here."

Scarves, flags and jerseys have been flying out the door at Peter Wynn's Parramatta store.

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"So far it's been the grand final tees," Wynn told 9News.

"Everybody's jumping on board, grabbing the tees [but] all of our flags have sold out unfortunately."

Across the western suburbs flags are flying and support for both teams is at an all-time high.

Over in Colyton, Panthers fan Annette Perry has decked out her house in black, red, yellow and green.

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"They're so young, talented and I think it's just the way they act on the field as well," she told 9News of her team.

"Their demeanor is just fantastic."

At Wicked Ink in Penrith, Panthers fan Sarah Hughes proved her dedication to her team with a new tattoo, even though the minor premiers are yet to win this year's trophy.

"I think we're in with a really good chance," Hughes told 9News.

"Battle of the west, it's classic."

Hughes is not alone – tattoo artist Nick Peet confirmed he is booked out for weeks with requests for Panthers ink.

Twenty-six players will take to the field with the pride of thousands on their shoulders on Sunday, as they play for the title of "king of the west".

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Australia will level more sanctions and travel bans following the Kremlin's annexation of several occupied Ukrainian regions, as part of a continued global crackdown on Vladimir Putin's invasion.

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong and Attorney General Mark Dreyfus said the new measures would target 28 "Russian-appointed separatists, ministers and senior officials".

Moscow recently held so-called referenda in the regions of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia with the goal of determining whether the residents wished to become part of Russia.

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Moscow followed up with an illegal annexation of all four regions.

The votes were internationally condemned and remain unrecognised, with reports of people being forced to vote at gunpoint.

Australia's position is that the annexation is "illegal" and "any claims that these territories are now part of Russia are baseless and false".

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"These additional sanctions reinforce Australia's strong objection to the actions of President Putin and those carrying out his orders," Wong said.

"The areas of Ukraine currently occupied by Russian forces are the sovereign territory of Ukraine. No sham referendum will change this."

Australia has also filed an intervention in the International Court of Justice case brought by Ukraine against Russia, supporting Ukraine's claims Russia has violated the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Genocide Convention).

The ICJ in March ordered Russia to immediately withdraw from Ukraine, a ruling Russia as a member of the United Nations is theoretically obliged to obey.