Sydney  - An Australian woman with a drug habit stole more than 1,000 bags from the luggage carousels at Perth airport, a court in the West Australian state capital was told Tuesday.

Asvina Dhatt, 29, got off with a fine of 950 Australian dollars (665 US dollars) and a suspended prison sentence of eight months.

Dhatt was charged last year after police found the luggage among other stolen property at her Perth home. (dpa)