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The High Court has ruled in favour of Melbourne accountant Steven Bendel in a closely watched tax case.

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumHigh Court ruling delivers major tax win for family trusts

A landmark High Court ruling has handed family trusts and private businesses a major win over the ATO.

Ryan Johnson

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & JusticePremiumMan faces court over 2023 Esperance beach rape

A 29-year-old man accused of raping a female backpacker at an Esperance beach carpark more than two years ago has appeared in court.

Tegan Guthrie

A former primary school principal and elite sports coach is on trial over a string of historic child sex offences.

Courts & JusticePremiumEx-school principal convicted of child sex abuse identified

The identity of a former primary school principal and elite sports coach can be revealed after he was thrown behind bars for sexually abusing a former athlete nearly 30 years ago.

Jessica Evensen

Dr Vino Kariyakarawana outside Perth District Court.

Courts & JusticePremiumWA doctor found guilty of assaulting female patient

A Perth doctor has been found guilty of inappropriately touching his female patient during an acupuncture appointment last year.

Jessica Evensen

Smokemart & Gift Box in the Geraldton suburb of Wandina and insets: CCTV images released by police of the alleged armed robber.

The Geraldton GuardianPremium‘Bizarre plot twist’: Shock accusation in smoke shop robbery

A case involving a Geraldton man accused of breaking into a tobacco store, holding a female staff member at knife point and threatening to kill her has delivered a ’bizarre plot twist’.

Imogen Wilson

A remedial massage therapist working in the Bassendean area has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman during a session.

CrimePremiumMasseur faces sexual assault charges over female client

A remedial massage therapist working in the Bassendean area has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman during a session.

Caleb Runciman

An Albany woman has had her prison term suspended after police uncovered evidence of drug dealing in house search

courtsPremiumAlbany drug dealer has prison term suspended after home raid

An Albany drug dealer who was caught with multiple illicit substances, cash from drug sales and cannabis plants growing in her garden shed has had her prison term suspended for a year. 

Jacki Elezovich

DevWest were behind OneRichardson in South Perth.

Administration and liquidationCommentsPremiumSubi developer delays winding up bid over $400,000 tax debt

The Federal Court has given the developer behind OneRichardson and CampusPerth four weeks to raise more than $400,000 to pay a tax debt.

Matt Mckenzie

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & JusticePremiumGoldfields teacher to face trial over student assaults

A Goldfields teacher will face trial in a Perth court for five counts of aggravated common assault, understood to be against several students on school grounds.

Isabella Davis

Repeat offender Jason Charles Ridley has been jailed and told to “stop wasting his life”.

Courts & Justice PremiumArmed robber jailed and told to ‘stop wasting his life’

A man armed with a tomahawk tried to rob a local fish and chip shop with cloth wrapped around his shoes to conceal his identity, but had his plans foiled after a relative recognised him in the store.

Tegan Guthrie

Jason Alan Taylor leaving Albany Magistrates Court on April 30.

courtsPremiumChild sex charges dropped against former police constable

A Denmark man accused of historic sexual offending against a child when he worked as a police officer has had all charges against him dropped.

Melissa Sheil

Jatin Pudaruth pleaded guilty to the brazen assault of a primary school crosswalk attendant.

CRIMEPremiumTeen admits to shocking assault on elderly traffic warden

The traffic warden’s family told 7NEWS on Monday that the 87-year-old suffered serious injuries including a brain bleed, broken collarbone and bruising across his body. 

Rachel Tassicker & Caleb Runciman

An Albany man accused of inducing a child to act as a prostitute faced his first appearance in Albany Magistrates Court on Thursday.

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Identity of Albany man on child prostitution charge revealed

The identity of an Albany man accused of inducing a child to prostitution, possessing a controlled weapon and cultivating a prohibited plant has been revealed in his first court appearance. 

Jacki Elezovich

Julian Wright sold his one-third share of the family’s company, Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd, in 1987 for just $6.8 million.

MiningPremiumFinancial devastation for Wright’s court battle backers

Litigation funders who were betting on massive returns when they swung behind the black sheep of a WA billionaire mining dynasty will instead have to fork out big court costs.

Rebecca Le May

A Denmark man has been fined for attempting to obtain prohibited drugs after a suspicious parcel was flagged by postal workers.

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The West Australian exclusive
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Denmark man fined for attempting to get drugs by mail

A Denmark man and former prison officer caught having illicit drugs mailed to him after Australia Post workers identified a suspicious-looking package has been fined and granted a spent conviction. 

Jacki Elezovich

Dr Chia Saw

CrimePremiumCops’ shocking revelation in Perth doctor’s child sex case

A western suburbs paediatrician charged with child sex offences has appeared in court, with police making a shocking revelation about more potential child victims.

Caleb Runciman

Clinton Giblett is accused of deliberately lighting a fire in dense bushland.

CRIMEPremiumYalyalup man charged with lighting bushfire in State forest

A 49-year-old Yalyalup man has been charged with wilfully lighting a fire in the Jarrahwood State Forest. 

Madelin Hayes

The 46-year-old Mongols gang member faced Northbridge Magistrates Court on Saturday on one new charge of displaying bikie insignia. He this time appeared in court shirtless, wearing only a varsity jacket and denim shorts. 7NEWS

CrimePremiumDayne Brajkovich lands himself in court twice in 24 hours

The 46-year-old Mongols gang member had some colourful words for reporters outside court on Saturday.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Dwayne Rodney Philpott can now be named as the man jailed for grooming and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl.

Courts & Justice PremiumIdentity of WA man jailed for child rape revealed

The identity of the man who groomed and sexually assaulted his girlfriend’s 10-year-old daughter nine times in six months after returning home from night shift at a local mining company can now be revealed.

Tegan Guthrie

Helen De Brito of Legal Aid and Attorney General Tony Buti with Helen De Brito of Legal Aid.

LifestyleCommentsPremiumA late bloomer’s journey to CEO of Legal Aid WA

Helen De Brito commenced her career at Legal Aid WA in 2005. In late December 2023 she was appointed its Legal Director (CEO).

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & Justice PremiumMan accused of instructing partner to withdraw charges

A man allegedly handed his partner a pen and paper and told her what to write in a letter to try to get his charges dropped, or his bail conditions changed, a Kalgoorlie court has been told.

Tegan Guthrie

Perth's District Court.

Courts & JusticePremium‘I’ll kill you’: Man jailed for shocking violent sex assault

A District Court Judge has shut down suggestions by a defence lawyer that the violent sexual assault of a woman in her own home was ‘towards the lower end of the scale’.

Hannah Cross

The father accused of starving his ballerina daughter is seen leaving court on Friday.

Courts & JusticePremiumNew trial date set for parents accused of starving daughter

The western suburbs parents accused of starving their ballerina daughter will be re-tried next year, with the girl’s father confirming he will represent himself. 

Jessica Evensen

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & Justice PremiumMan in court over violent Norseman hammer robbery

A 35-year-old Norseman man has appeared in court accused of a violent aggravated armed robbery in which he allegedly struck three men in the face with a hammer.

Tegan Guthrie