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‘Mixed emotions’: Perth stab victim’s partner speaks out

The partner of a young Perth father - who died after being stabbed in the neck last year - says she has ‘mixed emotions’ after his killer pleaded guilty to a downgraded charge of manslaughter.

Phil Hickey

Courts and JusticePremiumWoman who beat ‘kind’ boyfriend to death jailed for life

A woman who beat her ‘soft, nurturing and kind-hearted’ boyfriend to death in an ‘explosion of anger’ will spend at least the next 19 years behind bars for the shocking ‘prolonged and brutal attack’.

Emily Moulton

Courts & JusticePremiumSon accused of mum’s murder makes bombshell admissions

Andre Rebelo — accused of murdering his own mother and then forging her will and other documents — has made bombshell admissions ahead of what was to be the first day of his trial.

Tim Clarke

courts & justicePremiumDepartment objects to Minister being summonsed to Dodd probe

The Department of Justice is objecting to the third bid to drag former Corrections Minister Bill Johnston before Cleveland Dodd’s inquest, arguing irrelevance.

Rebecca Le May

Courts & JusticePremiumEscort escapes jail after providing services to shire boss

A top-shelf escort who was paid more than $50,000 of ratepayers’ money for her services by the chief executive of the Shire of Ravensthorpe has escaped immediate prison — unlike her former client.

Tim Clarke

courts & justicePremiumCoroner probes whether medicos failed celebrated volunteer

Potential ‘missed opportunities’ at South West medical facilities in the lead-up to a former serviceman’s death are being examined by a WA coroner.

Rebecca Le May

Courts & justicePremiumSex monster back in jail after terrifying home invasion

A dangerous sex offender who cut off his GPS tracking monitor then invaded a neighbour’s home has been sentenced to almost four years behind bars.

Rebecca Le May

‘Bleeding & bruising’Goldfields man’s penalty to ‘send message’ after DV attack

A Goldfields man who violently attacked his partner in a drunken argument has been handed a penalty to “send a message” to the community. 

Anneke de Boer

Kalgoorlie Court PremiumWoman hides from police behind tree before drug find

A woman tried to hide from police behind a tree in Kalgoorlie-Boulder before being found with illegal drugs and a stolen credit card. 

Anneke de Boer

Kalgoorlie Court PremiumNo bail conditions suitable for drug & weapon accused

A man accused of drugs, weapons and stealing offences will remain in a Kalgoorlie-Boulder prison after repeatedly failing to come to court when being released on bail. 

Anneke de Boer

Courts & JusticePremiumShocking details of priest accused of assaulting teenager

A Catholic parish priest touched and squeezed a teenage girl’s thigh after she had drawn a cross symbol on her leg, a court has been told.

Gabrielle Becerra Mellet

EducationPremiumUni watchdog alleges Chegg website helps students cheat

Australia’s higher education watchdog has for the first time launched legal action against a US-based study help website over allegations it aided students to cheat.

Bethany Hiatt

courts & justicePremiumHorror details of Chinese man’s Caversham extortion torture

‘Heinous’ violence ‘usually reserved for a Hollywood movie’. That’s how the 50-hour kidnapping ordeal of a man lured to Australia in a multi-million dollar extortion plot was described in court.

Rebecca Le May

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Wheatbelt man denies child sex abuse charges

A Wheatbelt man accused of sexually abusing a child in his own family over more than six years will fight the charges at a trial in the District Court.

Georgia Campion

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Trinkets undo Mint worker who swapped gold for cheap jewels

A long-term Perth Mint employee who stole valuable gold jewellery by replacing it with cheap substitutes came undone after thieving a mere $48 worth of gift shop trinkets.

Rebecca Le May and Lucy Murray

COURTS & JUSTICE Premium‘Ghost flights’: Qantas to pay $120m in fines, compensation

A court has rubberstamped Qantas’ whopping $120 million settlement with the competition watchdog over its ‘ghost flight’ saga.

Steve Zemek

Courts & justicePremiumREVEALED: Killer freed from jail just weeks before dad died

The tragic killing of a young Perth father — who died after being stabbed in the neck — has been made all the more shocking with revelations that his killer was freed from jail just weeks earlier.

Phil Hickey

State PoliticsPremiumOmbudsman engaged in ‘sham’ process at expense of taxpayer

A damning corruption report has found WA Ombudsman Chris Field engaged in ‘serious misconduct’ and set up a ‘sham’ process to approve more than $170,000 in international travel on the taxpayer’s dime.

Jake Dietsch and Dylan Caporn

Wa news PremiumWorkSafe WA confirms probe into bodybuilder’s death at gym

WorkSafe is investigating whether a gym in Perth’s northern suburbs breached its duty of care after a 33-year-old bodybuilder died after being found 15 hours after collapsing in a shower cubicle. 

Caleb Runciman

Kalgoorlie CourtPremiumMan denies child indecent dealing charges

A 51-year-old man has denied accusations he indecently dealt with a child in Kalgoorlie-Boulder more than eight years ago.

Anneke de Boer

Guilty PleaPremiumBalloons in bra used to sneak drugs into Kalgoorlie prison

A woman used balloons in her bra to try to sneak drugs into a Kalgoorlie-Boulder prison while visiting her incarcerated partner. 

Anneke de Boer

Kalgoorlie Court PremiumMan accused of dealing drugs in remote Goldfields

A man accused of dealing drugs in remote Aboriginal communities in the Goldfields has appeared in court after an interstate police drug operation resulted in his arrest. 

Anneke de Boer

Courts & JusticePremiumSon set to face trial over suspicious death of ‘devoted’ mum

A jury in WA’s Supreme Court is set to hear what WA Police say they discovered when they dug a little deeper into the Rebelo family dynamic.

Tim Clarke

courts & justicePremiumDriver who killed Lancelin cyclist dodges immediate jail

An inexperienced driver who accidentally killed a cyclist on his morning ride after being momentarily blinded by the sun and needlessly swerving to the left has dodged an immediate jail term.

Rebecca Le May and Cassidy Mosconi