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Reformed Bikie Les Grantham at a Breathwork Clinic at the Perth Town Hall.

WA NewsVideoPremiumNotorious ex-bikie begins new wellness chapter

He started Hope Cartel to create a ‘community dedicated to personal growth and recovery.’

Ben Harvey

A 16-year-old girl has been charged over the assualt in Perth.

CRIMEPremiumPerth city violence filmed as girl charged with assaults

A teenager has been released on bail after she was charged over a violent attack against two girls in the Perth CBD, which was posted online and showed a girl being stomped on in the middle of the road.

Rachel Tassicker

The ad being rolled out from this week shows school-aged children staring down the camera to ask viewers “Can you tell which one of us is being bullied?”

EducationPremiumAnti-bullying $5m ad campaign helps parents spot red flags

A $5 million nationwide advertising campaign aimed at stamping out school bullying is urging parents, students and teachers to be aware of warning signs that a child is being victimised.

Bethany Hiatt

The inaugural president of the WA Court of Appeal, Chris Steytler AO KC, has died aged 76. 

Courts & JusticeOne of WA’s finest legal minds dies in Albany aged 76

The inaugural president of the WA Court of Appeal, Chris Steytler AO KC, has died aged 76. 

Caleb Runciman

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NEWSPremiumHorror crash, two riders flipped into air

A near-fatal dirt bike collision in Perth’s southeast has left two 20-year-olds in hospital after they were sent somersaulting through the air at an intersection.

Josephine Quattrocchi

Brookton farmer Murray Hall said he was "sitting on a knifes edge" waiting for the next bought of rain.

Countryman NewsPremiumWA grain farmers anxiously wait for next rains to arrive

WA grain farmers are sitting on a knife’s edge waiting for the next bought of rain to arrive.

Melissa Pedelty

When Carolyn Boyd was born with cystic fibrosis in 1967, her parents were told she would not survive past her 10th birthday.

HealthPremiumCystic fibrosis advances give those like Carolyn a life shot

Growing up with cystic fibrosis in the 1970s, Carolyn Boyd never thought she’d live to adulthood. Now, as she approaches her 60th birthday, more Australians with CF are adults than children.

Amy Cavender

Owner of Meat & Mains Tom Randolph.

WA NewsPremiumRed meat price spike hitting hard amid cost-of-living crisis

Red meat has long been a staple of Australian dinner tables. But amid a cost-of-living crisis, beef and lamb are among items to record the sharpest price spikes.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

The new Fremantle Traffic Bridge is progressing ahead of schedule and will be open before the end of the year.

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Huge update on the progress of new Fremantle Traffic Bridge

Commuters who have been forced to detour via the Stirling Bridge for months will likely welcome the update.

Hannah Cross

Charlie Sallery was 22 and just nine days into his first job at a WA mine site in Westonia when his colleague noticed missing medication from a locked cupboard in May 2021.

WA newsPremiumMedic ‘misconduct’ after taking morphine from WA mine site

A junior paramedic who stole expired morphine for his heroin addicted friend has been found to have engaged in professional misconduct by the State Administrate Tribunal. 

Caleb Runciman

2026 Avon Descent Paddle Competitors chase down Day 1 finish in record low water.

AVON DESCENTPremiumRecord-low water levels force Avon Descent course changes

More than 180 competitors took to the water on Saturday morning for the opening of the Avon Descent, despite what organisers say are the lowest water levels in the event’s modern history. 

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Premier Roger Cook.

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Cook ‘ready to fight’ as WA’s $9b GST deal faces threat

A fired-up Roger Cook says WA is “ready to fight” as fears grow that a GST distribution review will recommend ripping up or scaling back the deal for WA’s share of $9 billion a year. 

Joe Spagnolo

A car and dirt bike collided at the intersection of Walter Street and Eudoria Street in Gosnells.

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WATCH: Perth Motorcycle smashes into car in horror crash

Two people were seriously injured after a horror collision between a motorcycle and a car in Perth’s south-east on Friday night.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Latest figures from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry show Australia has recorded 215 H5 bird flu cases, with WA holding at 10.

BIRD FLUREVEALED: How WA bird flu numbers compare to other states

Western Australia is experiencing different bird flu numbers to elsewhere in the country.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Passengers travelling to, from or through Sydney have been told to expect significant delays.

Perth Perth flights hit with delays due to shortages over east

Travellers with Sydney on their flight path experienced hours-long delays on Saturday as Airservices Australia continued to navigate a significant shortfall in flight traffic controllers.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Perth is copping the worst of a cold and rainy weather system on Saturday, with up to 20mm of rain forecast.

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BOM issues weather warning after hail storms batter Perth

Following the hail storms that have battered the city on Saturday, the Bureau of Meteorology have issued a weather warning.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Labor MP Dan Repacholi said he was committed to ensuring better detection and treatment. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

NewsPremium‘Watershed moment’ in cancer fight

Updated guidelines for one of Australia’s most common cancers is aimed at boosting early detection in a world-leading move.

Nathan Schmidt

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CRIMEGosnells man charged over terrifying car smashing rampage

A Gosnells man has been accused of arming himself with a metal pole to carry out a terrifying rampage smashing up cars across Perth on Friday.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

This is the second strike from BHP workers. Supplied

AT WORKPremiumUnion boss explains $120m BHP strike

Mining giant BHP could lose millions in revenue this weekend as workers walk off the job at a major export terminal.

Cameron Micallef

Politics is getting personal in Secret Harbour where immigration rates, the cost-of-living, housing and health are fuelling voter anger and indecision. Pictured L-R: Roger Cook, Georgia Tree, Pauline Hanson, and Luke Herdegen.

state politicsVideoPremiumAlbo and Hanson fuelling tide of discontent in by-election

Politics is getting personal in Secret Harbour where immigration rates, the cost-of-living, housing and health are fuelling voter anger and indecision. 

Jessica Page

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Cruise chaos as union strikes threaten to strand passengers

Hundreds of cruise ship passengers due to dock at Broome next week face being stranded off the coast because of a high-seas standoff between the wharfies union and the Cook Government.

Ben Harvey

Mount Helena residents Yvette Quarles and Paul Hemsworth are speaking out against confusing changes to the FOGO bin system and composting.

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Controversial Perth FOGO bin changes cause a stink

Frustration is boiling to the surface in the two-thirds of metropolitan councils that have introduced green FOGO bins for organic waste. 

Bethany Hiatt, Brooke Rolfe, Caitlin Vinci and Kirsty Lichtenstein

Defence Minister Richard Marles says the United States, not Australia, will decide how long its nuclear-powered submarines will remain at an Australian naval base based on American ‘operational requirements’.

DefencePremiumMarles admits US will make decision about subs in Perth

Defence Minister Richard Marles says the US, not Australia, will decide how long its nuclear-powered submarines will remain at Perth’s HMAS Stirling naval base based on American ‘operational requirements’.

Andrew Greene

A high-speed police chase through the Mandurah area came to a crashing end when a dangerous driver collided with two other cars on Friday morning. 

CRIMEPremiumTwo innocent people hurt during Mandurah police chase

A high-speed police chase through Mandurah came to a crashing end when a dangerous driver collided with two other cars on Friday morning.

Caleb Runciman