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Liam Jared Knight pleaded guilty to spraying swastikas around Joondanna

Court & Justice PremiumPerth man in angry outburst as he admits swastika graffiti

A man who pleaded guilty to graffitiing swastikas around a Perth suburb had a furious outburst outside court, saying he did not care if antisemitic symbols caused people distress.

Sarah Crawford

A Dumbleyung man has been jailed for attacking a police officer with a jar and splitting his head open.

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A Dumbleyung man who threw a jar at a police officer and split his scalp open while high on meth, causing the officer to shoot at him in self-defence, has been sentenced to more than two years behind bars. 

Jacki Elezovich

The horror scene on Mitchell Freeway that took the life of Kaleb Brunsdon, inset.

Courts & JusticeParents in ugly dispute after WA tradie’s tragic death

The tragic death of a young tradie in a horror crash on Mitchell Freeway has led to a bitter court battle between his divorced parents over his funeral, ashes and estate.

Troy de Ruyter

A man who verbally abused a flight attendant and threatened a pilot on a Perth to Albany flight has been fined.

courtsPremiumDrunk man who disrupted Rex flight, threatened pilot fined

A Northern Territory man who disrupted a Rex Airlines flight when the flight attendant would not let him use the bathroom during takeoff and landing, and threatened the aircraft’s pilot has been fined.

Jacki Elezovich

Nazi extremism was not the driving force behind Lachlan Bowles murdering Moylan Grain Silos colleague Terry Czernowski before turning the gun on himself, the Coroner’s Court has been told.

Courts & JusticePremiumNazi extremism ruled out as motive in deadly WA shooting

Nazi extremism was not the driving force behind a man murdering a colleague before turning the gun on himself, the Coroner’s Court has been told.

Hannah Cross

Linda Reynolds’ (left) lawyers have entered mediation with the Commonwealth over Brittany Higgins’ (right) $2.4m settlement — and flagged potential further legal action over a #MeToo documentary.

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Linda Reynolds’ lawyers have entered mediation with the Commonwealth over Brittany Higgins’ $2.4m settlement — and flagged potential further legal action over a #MeToo documentary.

Rebecca Le May

Barry Cable pictured leaving District Court.

Courts & JusticePremiumHorrific testimony in disgraced AFL player’s child rape case

The complainant in disgraced AFL player Barry Cable’s criminal case has given shocking testimony.

Rebecca Le May

Two Albany men were both granted home detention bail by the Albany Magistrates Court last week.

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Burglary-accused brothers granted home detention bail

A pair of Albany brothers accused of a violent Lockyer home burglary in which the occupant was allegedly bludgeoned with a ratchet have both been granted home detention bail.

Jacki Elezovich

Robert Bell in 2016.

Courts & Justice PremiumEx-health service manager learns fate over child sex charges

The man was caught when police traced his online username and discovered he was employed at a healthcare service working with vulnerable patients, including children.

Tegan Guthrie

Kenneth May has owned Silk Thai in Mandurah for 12 years.

WA NewsPremiumSilk Thai owner back at restaurant ahead of child sex trial

A restaurant owner will be allowed to return to work at his Mandurah business more than a year after being accused of child sex offences. 

Rachel Fenner

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & CrimePremiumWA teacher accused of assault against students at school

A teacher has pleaded not guilty to five counts of aggravated common assault, understood to be against several students on school grounds. 

Jessica Antoniou

Mihael Vrhovsek is on trial for attempted murder

Court & JusticePremiumMan strangled woman three times as bystanders intervened

A jury has been shown footage of a man lifting a woman by the throat, choking her unconscious, then carrying her limp body as two bystanders tried desperately to help her.

Sarah Crawford

Police have charged a man following an alleged incident on a flight to Albany from Perth last Thursday.

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Rex passenger charged after allegedly threatening pilot

A 42-year-old man has been charged with two offences after allegedly abusing the pilot and crew during and after a flight to Albany from Perth.

Claire Middleton

Fire crews move the smashed-up motorbike after the crash in Collingwood Heights last July.

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Fine for man who caused Collingwood Heights motorbike crash

A man who caused a serious crash in Collingwood Heights after he turned across traffic without giving way and collided with a motorcycle rider, leaving the rider in a wheelchair, has been fined.

Jacki Elezovich

Karl Arnold Davey insists improvised grenades uncovered during a raid of his home were for flushing out rabbit warrens.

Courts & JusticePremiumPICTURED: Perth man found with explosives at home

A High Wycombe man suspected of being part of the sovereign citizen movement insists improvised grenades uncovered during a raid of his home were for flushing out rabbit warrens.

Rebecca Le May

It’s been more than two years since Raymond Jones, his son Ryan Jones and Simon Bell were first charged over the collapse of the Sterling First trust company.

Court & JusticePremiumFrustrated Sterling First investors hit with new legal blow

Dozens of pensioners who faced homelessness and financial ruin after the collapse of a retirement investment scheme have been hit with a fresh legal blow as the architects of the failed venture await trial.

Sarah Crawford

A 62-year-old man is still fighting for his life at Royal Perth Hospital today following a violent assault in the heart of the Perth CBD on Friday night. 

CrimePremiumMan, 62, fighting for life after alleged Perth CBD attack

A 62-year-old man is still fighting for his life at Royal Perth Hospital today following a violent assault in the heart of the Perth CBD on Friday night. 

Caitlin Vinci

The young man started looking at extremist material aged around seven.

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No jail rehab for Perth jihadist who posted beheading videos

The first person in Australia to be jailed under new Commonwealth counterterrorism laws covering social media use has not had any de-radicalisation programs in WA jail. WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT

Rebecca Le May

A retired high ranking prison officer has been thrown behind bars after he was busted for bestiality against his family dog and fantasising with other paedophiles about intercourse with babies.

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Ex high ranking prison officer jailed for child sex offences

A retired prison officer has been thrown behind bars after he was busted for bestiality against his family dog and fantasising with other paedophiles about intercourse with babies.

Jessica Evensen

Laws brought in to crack down on those who assault retail staff with larger prison sentences are yet to result in a single sentence greater than the existing penalty.

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Crackdown on retail assaults yet to see tougher sentences

Laws brought in to crack down on those who assault retail staff with larger prison sentences are yet to result in a single sentence greater than the existing penalty.

Oliver Lane

Brodie Dewar has emerged since being released from prison on Wednesday.

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Alleged coward-punch killer Brodie Jake Dewar emerges

The 20-year-old accused of fatally coward-punching Labor strategist Tim Picton and knocking out a second man two days earlier has been spotted for the first time since being released on bail. 

Brooke Rolfe and Rebecca Le May

The sexual predator was out of jail for just over a month when he followed a woman from Whitfords train station, dragged her into bushes and violently raped her three times.

COURTPremiumChild rapist gets decade in jail for woman’s nightmare rape

The man had only just got out of prison when he repeatedly and violently sexually assaulted a woman as she walked home from a Perth train station.

Rebecca Le May

Police are warning outlaw bikies that they are in for a 'world of hurt' after five people were arrested in WA as part of a National Day Of Action targeting the Comanchero gang.

BikiesPremiumComanchero gangsters arrested during major bikie blitz

Police are warning outlaw bikies that they are in for a ‘world of hurt’ after five people were arrested in WA as part of a National Day Of Action targeting the Comanchero gang.

Jessica Evensen

Nearly 150 beds urgently needed to address overcrowding at WA’s maximum-security prison are taken up by a handful of juvenile offenders because the State Government has not built a youth jail.

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Notorious Unit 18 kids wing taking up much-needed jail beds

Nearly 150 beds urgently needed to address overcrowding at WA’s maximum-security prison are taken up by a handful of juvenile offenders because the State Government has not built a youth jail.

Hannah Cross