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An undercover officer posing as a divorced woman while investigating a child abuse case led detectives to a bizarre arrest in which a man tried to escape police by jumping into the ocean near Rockingham. 

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Perth military vet caught up in undercover abuse sting

An undercover officer posing as a divorced woman while investigating a child abuse case led detectives to a bizarre arrest in which a man tried to escape police by jumping into the ocean near Rockingham. 

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Mark Wesley Billing has been sentenced to nearly three years jail for indecently dealing with a child under 13.

Courts & Justice PremiumChild sex offender a ‘danger to every young girl’

A repeat child sex offender labelled a “danger to every young girl” in the community has once again been jailed after sexually touching a 10-year-old girl with autism in a Goldfields town.

Tegan Guthrie

Judge Astill said he didn’t believe one word of Watkins’ testimony.

Courts & JusticePremiumMassive sentence for ‘horrific’ paedophile teacher

An elderly former primary school teacher who defiled students decades ago - and ran a Mt Lawley ‘sex dungeon’ with his paedophilia ‘mentor’ - will be 90 when he’s eligible for parole. WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT

Rebecca Le May

The incident unfolded on Thursday night.

CRIMEPremiumMan charged over terrifying late night police chase

The high speed police chase was so dangerous, it had to be called off due to safety concerns.

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The Perth brothers had been on a surfing holiday in Mexico last year when they were brutally murdered.

CrimeVideoAccused killers of Perth brothers could face 600 years’ jail

Three men accused of brutally murdering Perth brothers Jake and Callum Robinson in Mexico last year have rejected plea deals.

Jessica Evensen

Once dubbed Australia’s most wanted criminal, Brett Maston propelled himself back into headlines last year for cutting off his GPS ankle bracelet while on home detention bail.

Courts & JusticePremiumYears more behind bars for notorious armed robber

Once dubbed Australia’s most wanted criminal, Brett Maston has copped more jail time.

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Mineral Resources managing director Chris Ellison.

MiningPremiumJab for Ellison in ongoing intellectual property slog

The Mineral Resources boss has been accused of undermining the growth of a novel ore transporting system, in the latest claim of a years-long intellectual property blue against his former business partner.

Simone Grogan

The notorious youth detention unit at Casuarina Prison could finally be a step closer to shutting its doors. (Aaron Bunch/AAP PHOTOS)

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The notorious youth detention unit at Casuarina Prison could finally be a step closer to shutting its doors almost a year after the Cook Government said construction work would begin on its replacement.

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Staff at an early learning centre in Perth’s north had no idea the boy had got out until a passerby spotted him wandering in the middle of a road. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

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Staff at an early learning centre in Perth’s north had no idea the boy had got out until a passerby spotted him wandering in the middle of a road.

Rebecca Le May

First responders rushed to the Bonvue Road property about 2.30am on Wednesday.

CRIMEPremiumAttempted murder accused sent to mental hospital

The 20-year-old man is being assessed for possible involuntary admission after allegedly stabbing two people he knows at a home in Perth’s south-east.

Rebecca Le May and Jessica Evensen

A man has been charged after a female student claimed she was racially attacked on a bus travelling through Nedlands last week.

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A man has been charged after a female student claimed she was racially attacked on a bus last week.

Harriet Flinn

Ronald Houghton, 58, appeared in Albany Magistrates Court on November 6, charged with producing child exploitation material.

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Childcare centres close due to staff safety fears

Two Great Southern childcare centres were temporarily shut down on Friday over safety concerns for staff after a senior employee’s husband was charged with producing child abuse material.

Melissa Sheil

The drug dealer was fined and handed a community based order in Albany Magistrates Court on Thursday.

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Drug dealer fined after police spot cannabis on front seat

An Albany man who was revealed as a drug dealer after police spotted incriminating texts on his unlocked phone and bags of cannabis visible on his passenger seat during a traffic stop, has been fined.

Melissa Sheil

Patrick Holmes was first put behind bars in 2014 then again in 2021 for sexually abusing seven children, both boys and girls.

Courts & JusticePremiumVile Perth priest jailed again for raping altar boys

Patrick Holmes committed 23 sex crimes against nine children when he was the priest at Holy Name Church in Carlisle and Saint Aloysius Church in Shenton Park from the 1960s through to the 1980s.

Rebecca Le May

A man was jailed for more than two years when he appeared for sentencing on 22 domestic violence and breach charges.

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Repeated family violence sees man declared serial offender

An Albany man has been jailed and declared a serial family violence offender as the court reached the point of last resort in sentencing him after multiple family violence convictions.

Jacki Elezovich

Former Senator Linda Reynolds says she was excluded from the settlement process and could easily have defended Ms Higgins’ mishandling claims.

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Reynolds claims she was railroaded with Higgins settlement

Explosive new documents suggest Linda Reynolds was disempowered and over-ridden in a rushed Federal Government process to settle with Brittany Higgins for a cool $2.4 million.

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The location of the Australian mans arrest remains unknown.

Courts & JusticeHorror details emerge over Aussie music teacher who fled US

Mr Kaleel had previously entered a ‘no contest’ plea in 2016 to a charge of committing a lewd act on a teenage student, but later fought to withdraw that plea upon realising the immigration consequences.

Ibanez Taylor

Terrifying crash that shut freeway after police chase

CRIMEVideoPremiumTwo charged after chase that closed Perth freeway

Two people have been charged over a dramatic police chase after allegedly stealing a car from a Perth dealership and ploughing into a freeway barrier. 

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Perth Magistrates Court is located at 501 Hay Street inside the Central Law Courts building.

Courts & JusticePerth man accused of horrific child abuse faces court

A man charged with almost 60 offences - including 38 horrific child sexual abuse charges - has appeared in a Perth court.

Justin Bianchini and Caitlin Vinci

Charlie Snowy Jacob Barndabba will be eligible for parole after serving four years.

Courts & JusticePremiumDriver behind horror crash that killed toddler learns fate

A drunk driver who caused a horror crash that killed an unrestrained three-year-old girl on a dirt road in WA’s Pilbara region has been sentenced.

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Phlebotomist Chaudhry Ali Shahbaz, left, took the witness stand at his trial, insisting: ‘The patient herself did it’

Courts & JusticePremiumWA phlebotomist who committed vile acts against woman jailed

A healthcare worker who violated a patient for his own sexual gratification at a clinic in Perth’s southern suburbs has been handed an immediate prison term. WARNING: GRAPHIC DETAILS

Rebecca Le May

The Manono site in Congo. Credit: AVZ Minerals

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West Perth’s AVZ and two directors sued by ASIC

Australia’s corporate cop has come down on one-time market darling AVZ Minerals accusing the company and two directors in Federal Court of disclosure failures over the Manono lithium project.

Simone Grogan

Former ward of the State Dion Barber, who was awarded damages of $2.85 million for abuse he suffered as a child.

Courts & JusticePremiumGrounds for appealing ward’s massive damages ruling revealed

The State of Western Australia’s challenge to Dion Barber’s landmark damages win argues that the public servants who sent him back into the clutches of sexual predators were acting ‘in good faith’.

Rebecca Le May

A man has faced Midland Magistrates Court following an investigation by the Australian Federal Police. 

CrimePremium‘Hidden camera’: Man charged with filming women in bathroom

A man has been charged with using a hidden camera to film women changing in the bathroom of a home.

Caleb Runciman