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  1. CourtPremiumDrunk dad fled accident with 12-year-old son in car

  2. disPLACEmentCommentsConfronting roadkill art series commemorates the dead

  3. Happy trackCommentsPremiumTrain-obsessed five-year-old first to ride new C-series

  4. Local governmentCommentsHealth warning forces ANOTHER beach to close within hours

  5. Court PremiumDrunk who bashed elderly good Samaritan jailed

Hopeful huntCommentsGrim find on Perth bus sparks intense search

A white plastic container of human ashes left on a bus in Perth’s southern suburbs has sparked a search for the family of the deceased.

Rachel Fenner

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Thief nabs disabled boy’s mobility scooter on camera

A Baldivis mum of four has labelled thieves ‘scum’ after the theft of her 11-year-old’s mobility scooter. 

Rachel Fenner

Welcoming armsCommentsThe 77yo woman who has housed desperate homeless 8 TIMES

Would you take in a homeless person and set them up in your spare room? Not many would say yes, but Myrtle Jones isn’t just anyone. 

Rachel Fenner

Giving backPremiumFoundation helps youths give back with cubby donation

Children at a Leda daycare centre have somewhere new to play thanks to youths taking part in a mentoring program aimed at reducing recidivism.

Laura Pond

Bottoms up!CommentsSTUNNING plan to transform old WA hotel site

Plans for overhauling the old hotel site were approved at Tuesday’s Joint Development Assessment Panel meeting.

Rachel Fenner

Policy ditchedCommentsRocko’s obsolete $1000 graffiti reward hasn’t paid out once

The City of Rockingham has ditched an ‘ineffectual’ theft and vandalism rewards policy that hasn’t paid out once in the almost 30 years since it was passed. 

Rachel Fenner

Great craicCommentsCommentsWhy Irish migrants still see Australia as lucky country

West Aussies don’t know how good they have it, according to one of the tens of thousands of Irish migrants who flooded to Australia recently.

IOUCommentsCommentsRevealed: Eye-watering amount sporting clubs owe City

Sporting club debts sparked heated debate at the Rockingham’s council meeting on March 26. 

Emergency and disasterPremiumPremiumTwo rescued after boat capsized off Garden Island

Two people have been rescued after their boat capsized off Garden Island.

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AUKUS: Councils want safety alert over any nuclear incidents

A collection of southern councils wants draft laws underpinning the landmark AUKUS pact tweaked to guarantee ‘nuclear safety incidents’ related to submarines stationed at HMAS Stirling are reported publicly. 

Josh Zimmerman

PropertyCommentsPremiumMandurah house price growth among strongest in the nation

Mandurah property owners are finally cashing in on explosive price growth after enduring a decade of stagnant values.

Raquel de Brito

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Courts & JusticePremiumReynolds’ defamation lawyer hit with misconduct fines

A high-profile defamation lawyer representing Linda Reynolds has been fined heftily for professional misconduct after airing protected health information.

Claire Sadler

Courts & crimePremiumAccused Freo killer walks free after murder charge dropped

Michael Victor Harrison had been accused of murdering a 49-year-old man inside a Fremantle social housing complex.

Emily Moulton

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Tributes flow for mum allegedly murdered near Busselton

The 38-year-old woman who was allegedly murdered in Broadwater has been remembered as a ‘loving mother’ as her two alleged killers front court for the first time. 

Oliver Lane, Sean Van Der Wielen and Caleb Runciman

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REVEALED: Ten best Perth suburbs to invest in 2024

The much-vaunted Rising Stars 2024 report by Canstar and Hotspotting ranks includes ten Perth suburbs in the list of 110 rising stars around the nation. 

Kim Macdonald

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LAIDLEY’S PLAYER RATINGS: Every Eagle, Docker in derby upset

AFL expert Danielle Laidley runs the rule over every West Coast Eagle and Fremantle Docker after a western derby shock. Here’s who starred and who struggled.

Danielle Laidley

AFLVideoPremiumReid hype is real, while JL must make selection statement

From enjoying the Harley Reid hype to Justin Longmuir’s next move, The West Australian reporter Mitchell Woodcock takes a no-holds-barred look back on the week of footy in his new Motormouth Mitch column.

Mitchell Woodcock

Hiker RescueVideoCommentsCommentsThree hikers winched to safety from Bluff Knoll

Three people have been rescued from Bluff Knoll after they were stranded on Saturday night, marking the third rescue effort in three weeks.

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CommentsPremiumTreasurer reveals WA households set for power bill relief

RITA’S SHOCK VALUE: WA families are set to receive another electricity credit as Treasurer Rita Saffioti talks up, ‘the biggest cost-of-living assistance delivered in any Budget’ on May 9.

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CommentsPremiumBrazen violence and threats by students up 20 per cent in WA

Public school teachers and principals were the targets of 14 assaults or physical threats each day they were in the classroom in 2023 – a 20 per cent jump on the previous year.

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WA NewsPremiumCoroner’s Court declares young man dead after 2021 drowning

The State coroner has found Damien Lyndon Woods drowned after the 18-year-old was swept off rocks at Waychinicup National Park in 2021.

Georgia Campion

Dressing for SuccessPremiumOpportunity to shine for Bunbury women dressing for success

International charity Dress for Success arrived in Bunbury last week to give clothes, confidence and support to women in need for their journey to work

Claudette Rizzi

French Film FestivalPremiumSouth West treated to iconic French Film Festival

Film lovers enjoyed an iconic treat with some world class French films hosted at BREC for the first time last week

Claudette Rizzi

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PremiumAlbany man jailed for terrifying jetty attack with tomahawk

An Albany man who called himself the “biggest gangster” in town has been imprisoned for a terrifying attack at the Albany Waterfront Marina in March where he held a tomahawk axe to the back of a man’s neck.

WKFLPremiumPremiumBulls, Beach, Towns and Tigers take home convincing wins

The Broome Bulls, Cable Beach, Broome Towns and the Derby Tigers all had convincing victories at the weekend as the WKFL kicked off round two at the Broome Recreation and Aquatic Centre Ovals. 

‘Cautious approach’PremiumPremiumGIWA crop report details dry, dusty start for growing season

Most of the State has kicked into dry seeding, and while the conditions are ‘not unusual’ for WA, it has still put a cloud over growers, according to the latest GIWA crop report.

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CNBCCommentsPremium‘It will take longer’: Powell tempers US rate cut hopes

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell says the US economy, while otherwise strong, has not seen inflation come back to the central bank’s goal.

Jeff Cox

CNBCPremiumWhy your rich friend is also probably the stingiest

People with more money than their peers often ask you to transfer comically small amounts of money.

Aditi Shrikant

CNBCCommentsPremiumSuffering sent email regret? Four steps to avoid a repeat

A majority of workers know the feeling of wanting to retract an email right after they’ve sent it, and the youngest professionals are the most likely to feel email regret.

Jennifer Liu

CNBCCommentsPremiumOil prices could see ‘super spike if conflict escalates

Oil prices could soar to $US100 per barrel and beyond, said market watchers, after Iran mounted an aerial attack against Israel reigniting fears of a regional war.

Lee Ying Shan

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EducationCommentsPremiumTeachers’ Union predicts more than 4000 members will strike

The teachers’ union expects more than 4000 members to walk out of their classrooms and flood streets across WA on Tuesday in a strike expected to cause widespread disruption to schools and families.

Bethany Hiatt

CrimePremiumConstance Hall’s tragic note to allegedly murdered friend

Perth blogger Constance Hall has revealed she knew alleged murder victim Tara Morrison, who was found dead at a home near Busselton 10 days ago.

Phil Hickey

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CommentsPremium‘Frustrated’ principals’ union plans new industrial action

A new battlefront has opened in the public schools pay dispute, with the principals’ union preparing to launch further industrial action one week after teachers go out on strike.

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CommentsPremiumYongah Hill ‘full of danger’ and disturbing behaviour

Australia faces clear and significant challenges when it comes to our immigration system. Recent court decisions and attempts to pass new laws through Parliament have highlighted a range of issues.

STATE POLITICSCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumHigher wages in discussion ahead of teacher strike

Treasurer Rita Saffioti has left the door open to a higher wage rise for teachers, ahead of the first educator strike in a decade planned for Tuesday morning. 

MusicPremiumAussie music festival’s ‘massive’ reveal

The largest hip-pop and R&B music festival in the southern hemisphere has revealed a “massive” line-up for Aussie fans.

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