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Rev Timothy Costelloe is the President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC) and the Catholic Archbishop of Perth.

WA NEWSPremiumPerth Archbishop defends church’s approach to Saunders probe

Perth Catholic Archbishop Tim Costelloe has acknowledged the distress caused by the time it took for Broome Bishop Christopher Saunders to be jailed for sexually assaulting young men. 

Oliver Lane

Rev Timothy Costelloe is the President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC) and the Catholic Archbishop of Perth.

WA NewsPremiumPerth Archbishop concedes justice delay in Saunders abuse case

Perth’s highest ranking Catholic leader has defended the church's decision to let police take the lead in the case against former Broome bishop Christopher Saunders, who was sentenced to six and a half years imprisonment on Wednesday.

Nicole Winfield

Martin and Debra Robinson returned to the courthouse for closing arguments. on Friday (WA time).

Courts & JusticeParents speak after verdict for Perth sons’ Mexico murders

The Perth parents of slain brothers Callum and Jake Robinson say a Mexican court’s guilty verdict against the men who murdered their sons is a step towards justice, but will never bring their boys back.

Matt Zis and Chloe Maher

Police at Nye Way, Orelia where a man was found dead on Thursday.

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Man accused of murdering twin faces court for first time

A man has faced court for the first time after he was formally charged with murder after police allege the body of his twin brother was found in the backyard of an Orelia home earlier this week.

Oliver Lane and Matt Zis

Former Bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders was a sexual predator hiding in plain sight. 

Courts & JusticePremiumInside an evil WA bishop’s secret double life

Christopher Saunders had spent 25 years forging a career in the Catholic Church, but simmering beneath his philanthropy was a shocking truth: the clergyman was living a sinful and sleazy double life.

Jessica Evensen

Three men have been found guilty of murdering Perth brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend during a surfing trip to Mexico in 2024. 

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Three men found guilty of murdering Perth brothers in Mexico

Three men have been found guilty of murdering Perth brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend during a surfing trip to Mexico in 2024. 

Chloe Maher

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & Justice PremiumMan jailed for distressing gun videos sent to teen daughter

A man sent his teenage daughter a video of himself pointing a homemade pistol in his mouth and pulling the trigger before sending another one pointing the barrel at the camera lens. WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT

Tegan Guthrie

A Perth court has released extraordinary dashcam footage of a man driving with unauthorised lights and sirens and overtaking across solid white lines before smashing head-on into an oncoming car. 

Courts & JusticeVideoWATCH: Moment Perth ‘paramedic’ crashes head-on into car

A Perth court has released extraordinary dashcam footage of a man driving with unauthorised lights and sirens and overtaking across solid white lines before smashing head-on into an oncoming car. 

Matt Zis

A registered teacher has been charged over an elaborate hydroponic cannabis set-up.

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PICTURED: WA teacher accused of drug crimes identified

The 40-year-old fronted Perth Magistrates Court on Friday where prosecutors revealed shocking details about what officers discovered during a raid on a Dianella property.

Caleb Runciman and Jessica Evensen

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

Courts & JusticeVideoMen accused of killing Perth brothers to learn verdict soon

The Mexico verdict in the murder trial of three men accused of killing Perth brothers Callum and Jake Robinson in 2024 is expected to be handed down soon.

Brooke Rolfe

A man falsely claimed to police a woman had been shot.

Courts & Justice PremiumMan’s false shooter claims ‘drained resources’

A man called triple-0 falsely claiming a woman had been shot and killed by someone holding a rifle, prompting an 18-officer strong response from police and a lockdown of Kalgoorlie Health Campus. 

Tegan Guthrie

Snezana Markoski and Sam Wood

Courts & JusticeVideoDistressing details about Sam Wood’s alleged DV attack

Distressing details about Bachelor star Sam Wood’s alleged attack on his wife have been revealed for the first time, with prosecutors alleging this is not the first time police have been called to their home.

Taylor Renouf

Fortescue chair Andrew Forrest pictured in June at a forum in China.

MiningPremiumTwiggy’s Fortescue sues over leaky mine site pipe

Iron ore giant Fortescue is suing three companies over an allegedly defective pipeline at the dramatically over-budget Iron Bridge magnetite project.

Matt Mckenzie

Leslie "Lethal Les" Grantham is pictured with family at the Perth District Court today. Michael Wilson

CRIMEPremiumBombshell revelation as bikie turned influencer sent to jail

The former bikie enforcer known as “Lethal Les” — who was tortured and excommunicated by the Comanchero gang — has been jailed over a five-year-old money laundering charge.

Caleb Runciman

Ex-Bachelor star and fitness influencer Sam Wood will spend tonight behind bars after his bid for bail was denied.

AustraliaSam Wood denied bail over DV charges

Ex-Bachelor star and fitness influencer Sam Wood will spend tonight behind bars after his bid for bail was denied.

Tegwen Bescoby

Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti

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Labor ministers split over landmark climate ruling

Madeleine King insists a landmark court ruling won’t stall WA’s new fossil fuel projects — but her WA Labor colleague Rita Saffioti isn’t so sure and has sought ‘urgent’ legal advice.

Adrian Rauso and Daniel Newell

A Mt Barker man has been jailed for throwing a glass bottle at the head of a man whose house he was burgling.

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Jail for Mt Barker man who glassed homeowner he was burgling

A Mt Barker man who broke into a strangers home and spent six hours ransacking it before assaulting the returning homeowner with a glass bottle and absconding wearing his shoes has been jailed.

Melissa Sheil

Woodside, North Rankin platform's A and B, Always credit 'csfoto - Christian Sprogoe photographer' when published.

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High Court ruling threatens WA’s biggest projects

Premier Roger Cook and WA’s crucial resources sector are scrambling to figure out if a landmark High Court ruling on carbon emissions could kill off major projects. 

Adrian Rauso

Christopher Saunders arrives at the Perth District Court.

CrimeVideoPremiumDisgraced former Bishop learns fate for vile sex offences

Disgraced former bishop Christopher Saunders has been jailed for grooming and molesting two young Aboriginal men more than a decade ago.

Jessica Evensen

The Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & JusticePremiumMan jailed for repeat drug-driving fears deportation

A man who continuously drove without a licence and under the influence of drugs has been jailed, and now fears he may face deportation.

Tegan Guthrie

A man has been sentenced after stealing a nine-carat gold bracelet.

Courts & JusticePremiumMan jailed for stealing $10,000 bracelet from jeweller

A homeless man who asked to view an almost $10,000 gold bracelet at a jewellery shop before walking out with it has been jailed for 12 months.

Tegan Guthrie

A Ravensthorpe nickel mine was ordered to pay more than $820,000 after a 2023 workplace incident that left a worker with sever spinal injuries.

courtsPremiumNickel mine cops $820k fine for 2023 spinal injury incident

A Ravensthorpe mining operation has been fined more than $820,000 after a 2023 maintenance incident that resulted in a worker who had been employed there less than a month sustaining serious spinal injuries.

Melissa Sheil

Baldivis animal abuser caught on CCTV fined

Courts & JusticeVideoPremiumWATCH: Baldivis ‘monster’ caught beating dog on CCTV

A 38-year-old man has been fined and banned from being in charge of an animal for two years after beating his German Shepherd.

Ava Berryman

Former Special Air Service Regiment trooper Oliver Schulz was arrested in 2023.

DefencePremiumSAS vet on murder charge to argue he was following orders

In an historic first test of Australia’s war crimes laws, a former SAS private plans to use ‘the defence of superior orders’ to defend himself against a murder charge.

Aaron Patrick