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Perth marketplace scam duping buyers into a five hour drive

A Perth man has been lucky to walk away with money in his pocket after being scammed on Facebook Marketplace and experts have issued a warning with the suspicious ad still up awaiting its next victim.

Fraser Williams

BHP’s Tim Day.

CopperCommentsPremiumAmbiguity more of a headache than tariffs for BHP’s Tim Day

BHP’s top executive in WA is less concerned with the financial fallout of US President Donald Trump’s latest copper tariff threats than the frustration of trying to do business in an ‘uncertain world’.

Simone Grogan, Jessica Page and Adrian Rauso

Caroline Wilga

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Missing person
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WA homicide squad investigating disappearance of backpacker

The 26-year-old German backpacker was last captured on CCTV on June 29 before vanishing in the Wheatbelt.

Caleb Runciman

Police commissioner Col Blanch said early investigations showed the 35-year-old male rider was travelling “well above” the speed limit when he crashed with a white Isuzu truck in Bibra Lake on Tuesday.

WA NewsPremium‘Grisly scene’: Fresh details after fatal e-scooter crash

Police are investigating the crash which killed an e-scooter rider in Bibra Lake on Tuesday.

Caleb Runciman

Gary Cahill is one of a dozen people who have been killed on the roads in the past six days — believed to be one of the deadliest weeks in history.

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Adored local postman killed in horror crash near Bridgetown

The beloved grandfather had been on his daily postie run when he was tragically killed in a collision.

Jessica Evensen

A crash on Broomehill-Gnowangerup Road claimed the life of a 45-year-old man on July 8, leaving a second man and a child injured.

road tollPremiumGreat Southern tragedy as man dies, two injured in crash

A man has been killed while another adult and an infant have been left with serious injuries after a crash in Pallinup, near Gnowangerup on Tuesday afternoon, part of a horror few days on WA roads. 

Jacki Elezovich

A shark warning has been issued off the Gascoyne coast with a whale carcass floating near Coral Bay.

NewsCommentsSTAY OUT OF WATER: Shark alert at popular WA holiday town

A whale carcass has caused the closure of beaches and waters within a 300m radius.

Troy de Ruyter

Children from different cultural or language backgrounds are twice as likely to start school with delays in communication skills compared to their peers — with girls most at risk.

EducationCommentsKids from diverse backgrounds twice as likely to fall behind

Children from different cultural or language backgrounds are twice as likely to start school with delays in communication skills compared to their peers — with girls most at risk.

Bethany Hiatt

Altogether, Mr Shanks was fined $4000 and ordered to pay an additional $6000 in costs along with losing his license for two years.

Courts and JusticePremiumRogue Perth real estate agent’s dodgy act revealed

A Banksia Grove real estate agent has been stripped of his license for two years and fined $4000 for the act.

Oliver Lane

First responders rushed to the scene after reports a car and truck collided on Great Eastern Highway, Irishtown.

TrafficSerious crash shuts part of major WA highway

Emergency services are responding to a serious crash in WA’s Wheatbelt region. 

Jessica Evensen

The fatal Pallinup crash adds to the State’s mounting road toll.

fatal crashPremiumHorror crash near Gnowangerup claims life of 45-year-old man

Officers from the Major Crash Investigation Section are appealing for information following the death of a 45-year-old man in a horror collision on Broomehill-Gnowangerup Road in Pallinup on Tuesday. 

Jacki Elezovich

Cold Weather: Misty scenes along the Swan River in Guildford this morning.

WeatherCommentsPerth shivers through its coldest morning in two years

If you had the electric blanket on high this morning or were struggling to get out of bed, it’s because Perth has just set a two-year weather record.

Joseph Cassidy

The State’s poisons hotline has experienced an increase in patients calling with concerns about weight-loss medications such as Ozempic with 18 people needing hospital treatment last year. 

Health+MedicineCommentsPremiumWarning after ‘Ozempic poisoning’ spikes in WA

The number of West Australians who have sought help from the State’s poisons hotline with concerns about negative effects to weight-loss medications such as Ozempic has increased by 88 per cent in a year. 

Claire Sadler

Perth father Joseph Ritchie is showing positive signs of recovery after he suffered a serious spinal injury when a scrum collapsed during a rugby game last month.

WA NEWSPerth dad faces ‘long road’ ahead after horror rugby injury

A Perth dad who fractured his spine when a scrum collapsed during a rugby union match is showing positive signs as he continues a ‘long road’ to recovery in hospital. 

Caleb Runciman

Perth councillor Catherine Lezer has become the first to officially signal her intent to run for Lord Mayor, replacing now-Opposition Leader Basil Zempilas.

Local GovernmentCommentsPremiumCouncillor first to throw hat in the ring for Lord Mayor gig

Perth councillor Catherine Lezer has become the first to signal her intent to run for Lord Mayor of Perth, seeking to replace now-State Opposition Leader Basil Zempilas.

Oliver Lane

Dave and Henry having a moment on stage.

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WA indie band play new songs at gig from ‘wildest dreams’

Old Mervs rocked out to hundreds of fans in Perth at the weekend at an arena they never thought they would play a headline show.

Kellie Balaam

The RAC rescue chopper was deployed to airlift the man to Royal Perth Hospital.

EmergencyPremiumMan flown to hospital after his ute collided with truck

The RAC rescue chopper was deployed to airlift him to Royal Perth Hospital.

Caitlin Vinci

Erin Patterson has been convicted of triple murder.

CrimeVideoPremiumLocals reveal what Erin Patterson was like when living in WA

Details about Mushroom cook Erin Patterson’s links to WA have emerged, with residents revealing the killer and her husband lived in the State for about two years.

Jessica Evensen

Outgoing Crown Perth Board Chair John Van Der Wielen told media the decision marked a good day for Perth.

BusinessPremiumCrown found suitable to hold Perth casino license

Crown Perth will be allowed to hold its casino license and has avoided a State Government imposed penalty, three years after a damning royal commission found the organisation was unfit to hold one.

Sean Smith and Oliver Lane

Steven Payne, pictured, vanished into waters at Wharton Beach after a fatal shark attack.

Courts & JusticePremiumTragic details revealed after fatal shark attack at WA beach

The devastating circumstances of a great white shark attack on a surfer who was fatally mauled in front of his girlfriend at an Esperance beach have been revealed for the first time.

Caleb Runciman

The carcass was reported floating in Jurien Bay Boat Harbour at 8.35am on Tuesday.

WA newsCommentsShark alert as dead whale floats in WA boat harbour

The carcass was spotted this morning and the nearby beach has been closed.

Troy de Ruyter

An 83-year-old female and 83-year-old male were flown to Royal Perth Hospital on the RAC Rescue helicopter.

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Disaster and EmergencyCommentsPremium
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Three people seriously injured in multi-vehicle crash

A child also sustained minor injuries in the collision.

Caitlin Vinci

Premier Roger Cook had high-level meetings in Japan.

State PoliticsCommentsPremium‘WA gas a constant in uncertain times’: Cook pledge to Japan

Premier Roger Cook has sought to reassure Japan that WA gas remains reliable, despite growing pressure from environmental activists and global uncertainty as a result of US President Donald Trump.

Jessica Page

A WA player won big on the weekend in the Saturday Lotto.

LottoCommentsWest Aussie a millionaire after cashing in $1.69m ticket

A West Aussie became an instant millionaire after cashing in their $1.69 million lotto ticket from the Saturday draw. 

Fraser Williams