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A candlelight vigil has been held for the baby found deceased in a drain in Alexander Heights.

WA NewsPremium‘A tiny soul’: Locals gather to mourn infant found in drain

Dozens of people gathered at an Alexander Heights park on Saturday night at a candlelight vigil for an infant who didn’t even have a name. 

Rachel Fenner

Kpop Demon Hunters

MoviesCommentsPremiumPerth kids go wild for KPop Demon Hunters events

The Netflix film KPop Demon Hunters is a worldwide phenomenon dominating streaming services and captivating kids, while themed events sell out around the city.

Rachel Fenner

Robert Kevin McCullough has been on the run after he managed to escape custody at the Central Law Courts in the Perth CBD. 

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Police search for man who used ‘trickery’ to escape custody

WA Police are hunting a man with an ‘extensive criminal history’ after he allegedly used ‘deceit and trickery’ to escape from court custody on Friday.

Hannah Cross

Transport Minister Rita Saffioti demanded the compliance check last month in response to a spate of recent reports of illegal taxi practices. 

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Secret police sting reveals Perth’s dodgy cars and drivers

The illegal practices of some of our dodgiest rideshare and taxi drivers have been exposed in a secret police sting as the State Government vows to crackdown on the industry. 

Joe Spagnolo

Police at a road block on Harborne Street where a 55-year-old man was injured.

CrimePremiumWoman charged over alleged fatal hit and run in Perth

A woman has been charged over an alleged hit and run in Perth’s northern suburbs.

Hannah Cross

Officers allege Robert Kevin McCullough, 39m escaped custody shortly before 5pm on Friday. WA Police

NewsPremiumCops hunt escapee who ‘shouldn’t be approached’

Police are urgently searching for a man who allegedly escaped from custody who they say “should not be approached”.

Nathan Schmidt

The Pier St build-to-rent design.

state politics Comments‘Milestone’: Critical housing projects underway across Perth

Builders have been appointed for 14 new housing projects in Perth, aiming to deliver more affordable and social homes. 

Jessica Page

A general view of Aldi Supermarket signage in Surry Hills in Sydney, Australia. NCA NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

NewsUrgent recall of Aldi baby food

A popular baby food product sold at supermarkets across the country has been urgently recalled over an undeclared allergen.

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VenuesWest chief executive David Etherton pictured at Optus Stadium on Monday, August 18, 2025.

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Grandfinals & 19.84 seconds that blew VenuesWest boss’s mind

David Etherton, outgoing CEO of VenuesWest, has seen it all. But nothing prepared him for Gout Gout.

Glen Quartermain

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Warning over ‘dangerous’ Temu toys flooding the WA market

An influx of potentially dangerous toys and furniture coming into Australia via e-commerce giants such as Temu has emerged as a growing source of unintended injuries in WA children.

Rhianna Mitchell

Flowers and toys left at the scene where a baby was found in a storm drain on La Salle Road in Alexander Heights on Monday.

WA newsPremiumWill the truth behind baby found dead in drain ever emerge?

History shows us it’s usually a deep, dark desperation - the kind most of us would struggle to fathom - that would push a mother to abandon their own flesh and blood.

Jessica Evensen

Police are urgently seeking the whereabouts of 39 year old Robert Kevin McCullough who escaped from custody at about 4:45pm Friday.

CRIMEUrgent hunt underway after man ‘escapes from custody’

Police are urgently on the hunt for a man who escaped from custody on Friday afternoon. 

Kyuss Rimmer, 10yo, in his wetsuit with his board at Trigg Beach.

WA NewsCommentsWA boy takes on epic surf-athon for charity

For a kid who lives for surfing, it doesn’t get much better than being able to ride waves every day for a full month - while also raising money for charity.

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Tobias Marcus Nuttall faced Midland Magistrates Court on Friday charged with killing the 30-year-old woman at the Reid Street in Bassendean on Wednesday afternoon.

courts & justicePremiumBassendean murder accused ‘conspiracy theory’ podcast host

A conspiracy theory podcast co-host accused of murdering his partner in an alleged act of domestic violence has been remanded in custody over her stabbing death.

Oliver Lane and Rebecca Le May

A young Perth man accused of ‘trading and selling’ child exploitation material when he was a teenager has been granted bail. 

CRIMEPremiumYoung man accused of selling child abuse material gets bail

A young Perth man accused of ‘trading and selling’ child exploitation material when he was a teenager has been granted bail. 

Caleb Runciman

Federal Member for Perth Patrick Gorman said the Albanese Government had already increased aged care funding.

state politicsVideoCommentsPremiumWATCH: Awkward moment WA MP dodges health funding question

The Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister, and member for Perth, Patrick Gorman, has refused to say whether WA should get an urgent funding uplift for aged care, to ease pressure on overwhelmed hospitals.

Jessica Page

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UPDATEDPremiumBaby’s body found in drain, mum charged

Western Australian Police have charged a woman after tradies found the body of a baby in a Perth drain earlier this week.

George Al-Akiki

More flowers and toys have been added to the drain on La Salle Road, Alexander Heights, where the body of a baby was discovered.

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Mother of baby found in stormwater drain charged by police

The mother of a newborn baby found dead in a stormwater drain north of Perth has been charged by police.

Jessica Evensen

A foiled attempt to smuggle more than $170 million worth of methamphetamine into the country hidden in rice has allegedly uncovered a wider WA organised crime network.

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FOILED: $170m meth plot exposes hidden WA crime network

A foiled attempt to smuggle more than $170 million worth of methamphetamine into the country hidden in rice has allegedly uncovered a wider WA organised crime network.

Charlton Hart

Artist Vincent Fantauzzo is announced as an ambassador of the Pulse program at AGWA.

The West PulseCommentsPremiumREVEALED: First-ever Art Gallery of WA Pulse Ambassador

Vincent Fantauzzo has never taken the conventional route, so it’s only fitting that he’s become the first-ever Art Gallery of Western Australia Pulse Ambassador.

Caitlin Vinci

David Flynn was just two-years-old when he died from an opioid overdose following a circumcision procedure.

Courts & JusticePremiumToddler’s tragic circumcision death ‘avoidable’: Coroner

The death of a little boy in Perth’s southern suburbs following a botched circumcision procedure could have been avoided if his GP had followed the appropriate medical guidelines, a coroner has found. 

Hannah Cross

PIctured is Danielle Bryers with her son Nate at home in Wellard.

Federal PoliticsCommentsPremiumFederal NDIS autism support changes anger Perth parents

Families scramble for answers and State Ministers blindsided after the Federal Government announced an NDIS overhaul affecting children with so-called ‘mild autism.’

Caitlyn Rintoul and Hannah Cross

Young Endeavour 11-day youth development voyage. Pictured are participants after arriving at the Port of Fremantle.

WA NewsCommentsYouth crew return from 11-day voyage with sea legs

A ship carrying 30 odd sailors returned home on Thursday following an 11-day voyage with a crew that featured people as young as 16-years-old with little to no sea experience. 

Fraser Williams

Shire of Denmark rangers have found the owners of the dogs that attacked a cyclist on the Nornalup Rail Trail last week after appealing to the community for information.

dog attackDenmark rangers in contact with owners after dog attack

Shire of Denmark rangers have tracked down the owners of two dogs who allegedly attacked a cyclist on the Nornalup Rail Trail last week, after appealing to the public for information on Tuesday. 

Jacki Elezovich