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Frightening crashPremiumPolice hunt e-scooter rider that left young girl bloodied

A little girl was left bloodied and shaken after she was allegedly the victim of a beachside e-scooter hit-and-run.

Shannon Hampton

Dianella tragedyPremiumTiny crash victim enters third day in fight for life

A five-year-old girl remains in a critical condition - fighting for life in hospital - after a horror crash in Dianella which also left an older woman with serious injuries.

Tim Clarke

‘I was so scared’PremiumLunch bar cashier reveals terror over knife-wielding robber

A young woman says she’s been left ‘scared’ to come to work and ‘nervous’ once she’s started her shift after a man armed with a 30cm knife threatened her and her boss on Thursday morning.

Sarah Steger

Staff terrifiedPremiumPolice hunt on for knife-wielding deli store robber

Staff ran for their lives after a thug brandishing a knife stormed a deli in the city’s south, in the latest terrifying robbery to grip the city in recent weeks.

Sarah Steger

Critical conditionPremiumLittle girl fights for her life after horror Dianella crash

A five-year-old girl continues to fight for her life after the car she was a passenger in slammed into a tree in Dianella.

Sarah Steger

‘Truly wild’CommentsPremiumAll-action Moulin Rouge musical set to electrify Perth

Everybody can-can finally see Moulin Rouge — and you don’t have to travel to Paris to do it.

Tanya MacNaughton

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‘I got confused’Premium
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Perth father cleared of bashing off-duty cop in KFC carpark

A man accused of punching an off-duty police officer has been found not guilty on the basis he was acting in self-defence when the cop confronted him for urinating in a garden bed.

Sarah Steger

Legal eaglePremium‘Simple pleasure’: Kerr’s bizarre TV show court request

In a bizarre court appearance, former Eagle Daniel Kerr said he did not want to be separated from his new cell mate, and could not come to court on Wednesdays because he would miss his favourite TV show.

Sarah Steger

‘Unfairly targeted?’CommentsPremiumMcGowan won’t commit to FIFO sex assault register

Premier Mark McGowan has poured cold water on a FIFO worker register that would prevent those found guilty of sexual assault from job-hopping. 

Briana Fiore and Ben O’Shea

Sex assault allegationsPremiumMan faces charges over terrifying home invasion

A home invader has been accused of choking a woman while attempting to rape her in her own bed in a terrifying ordeal in Perth’s north.

Brianna Dugan

Police pouncePremiumCops ambush ‘armed' bikie in dramatic arrest

Police have swarmed on a bikie, allegedly finding a handgun and silencer in a search of the car he was a passenger in.

Brianna Dugan

prolonged investigation PremiumTwo men charged over car surfing stunt

Police have charged two men over a dangerous car surfing stunt in the State’s north last year after an extensive investigation.

Brianna Dugan

Horrific allegationsPremiumMassage therapist charged with rape over two clients

A massage therapist has been charged with sexual assault after allegedly raping two clients at his Midland business.

Brianna Dugan

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Qantas unveils two nonstop international flights from Perth

Perth is finally on Qantas’ long-range radar after years of neglect with two new nonstop international services to Johannesburg and Jakarta to be confirmed this morning.

Geoffrey Thomas

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‘just a blip’CommentsPremium
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Why Perth has plummeted on the global liveability ladder

The once envied destination of Perth has plummeted 26 spots on the global liveability ladder, but Premier Mark McGowan has stood by his City.

Briana Fiore

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New ideas CommentsPremium
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Could Leederville carparks turn into trendy housing?

Redeveloping City of Vincent-owned car parks The Avenue and Frame Court will add to Leederville’s ‘buzzing street life’, according to mayor Emma Cole.

Victoria Rifici

Savage attackPremiumSydney sports coach viciously bashed outside Hip-E Club

An elite Sydney sports performance coach says he’s lucky to be alive after having his head stomped on in a vicious, unprovoked bashing outside of Leederville’s Hip-E nightclub.

Michael Traill

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‘A lot of interest’CommentsPremium
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Former Dalkeith property owned by 1980s millionaire for sale

A huge block once owned by a 1980s millionaire on a prime Dalkeith strip has hit the market again after a long history of ill-fated renovations and demolition.

Jake Dietsch

Remanded in custodyPremiumMaylands apartment murder accused pleads not guilty

The man accused of murdering a 65-year-old man inside his Maylands apartment last year has denied committing the violent killing.

Sarah Steger

Fan frenzyCommentsPremiumHuge crowds gather for In-N-Out burgers in Perth

The wet weather has done nothing to deter huge crowds from lining up for hours to get a taste of the American fast food.

Michael Traill

Infection spreads VideoCommentsPremiumWA records two deaths as COVID cases rise again

WA’s COVID infection toll has jumped again a day after an MP questioned whether the McGowan Government’s reliance on ‘faulty’ RATs needed to be reviewed.

Briana Fiore

Serious injuriesVideoPremiumMan fighting for life after shocking brawl at bus station

A man has received serious head injuries after an argument turned violent in Perth’s northern suburbs last night.

Brianna Dugan

Manhunt over VideoPremiumPolice charge man over early morning bottle shop raid

UPDATE: Police have arrested and charged a man over a burglary at a bottle-o in Perth’s north-east.

Brianna Dugan

Urgent welfare concernsFrantic search for elderly man missing in State’s north

Police are desperately searching for an elderly man who went missing in the State’s north and hasn’t been seen since Friday, with air search and rescue called in to help.

Brianna Dugan