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First responders rushed to the Bonvue Road scene about 2.30am on Wednesday.

CRIMEPremiumMan charged with attempted murder after double stabbing

A 20-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder following a disturbance at a home in Perth’s south-east. 

Jessica Evensen

The long-awaited redevelopment of the Claremont Yacht Club has been put on hold due to rising construction costs in Perth’s building industry.

ConstructionCommentsPremiumBudget blowout halts Perth yacht club’s multimillion upgrade

It comes as Perth’s building industry continues to grapple with soaring material and labour costs.

Harriet Flinn

Aerial landscape view of a sunny coastal suburb in Rockingham in Western Australia.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumPerth suburbs with highest number of telco complaints in WA

Residents living in three Perth suburbs are becoming increasingly frustrated with their telcos, after logging the highest number of mobile phone and internet complaints in the State. 

Jessica Evensen

Aerial urban suburban cityscape landscape view in Perth Western Australia

PROPERTYCommentsPremiumFirst-homebuyers scheme sees WA mortgages sky rocket by $75k

Western Australia has seen the biggest annual increase in mortgage sizes. Investors are flooding the market ahead of Labor’s five per cent deposit scheme for all first homebuyers.

Stephen Johnson

Ronald Houghton, 58, appeared in Albany Magistrates Court on November 6, charged with producing child exploitation material.

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Childcare centres close due to staff safety fears

Two Great Southern childcare centres were temporarily shut down on Friday over safety concerns for staff after a senior employee’s husband was charged with producing child abuse material.

Melissa Sheil

Labor MLC Klara Andric likened Liberal powerbroker Nick Goiran to Adolf Hitler during an explosive debate.

state politics VideoCommentsMP apologises after shocking Nazi slur in Parliament debate

A Labor MP has yelled ‘fuhrer’, likening Liberal powerbroker Nick Goiran to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler during an explosive debate in State Parliament. 

Jessica Page and Oliver Lane

Police are investigating a fatal crash that claimed the life of a woman in Metricup.

PoliceTruck driver charged over fatal crash in Metricup

A 56-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter after a woman lost her life in a multi-vehicle car crash in Metricup last month.

Caitlin Vinci

The Education Department has been forced to intervene after Harrisdale Senior High School banned a Year 12 student from using the phrase ‘Free Palestine’ for a yearbook quote.

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Yearbook quote dropped at WA school for being too political

The Education Department has been forced to intervene after Harrisdale Senior High School banned a Year 12 student from using a phrase.

Bethany Hiatt

CATS The Musical has arrived in Perth. Left: Des Flanagan, Olivia Carniato and Mia Dabkowski-Chandler. Right: Todd McKenney and Lucy Maunder.

TheatreVideoCommentsTodd McKenney back home in Perth for iconic CATS musical

Todd McKenney is back home in Perth, where he is set to delight audiences as a singing and dancing feline in the 40th anniversary Australian tour of CATS.

Kellie Balaam

A man was jailed for more than two years when he appeared for sentencing on 22 domestic violence and breach charges.

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Repeated family violence sees man declared serial offender

An Albany man has been jailed and declared a serial family violence offender as the court reached the point of last resort in sentencing him after multiple family violence convictions.

Jacki Elezovich

Former senator Linda Reynolds had the first hearing in a fresh legal battle she launched against the Commonwealth and lawyers acting on its behalf.

CourtReynolds in $2.4m Higgins fight

Former senator Linda Reynolds faces a new legal front in a fresh battle against the Commonwealth and its lawyers, in a long-running dispute.

Emma Kirk

Premier Roger Cook said extra sitting days were being considered if needed.

State politicsCommentsPremiumAll sides ready to sit longer or later to get laws passed

Politicians from all sides of the Upper House say they’re ready to sit more days before the summer break in order to get a raft of legislation through before the end of the year.

Oliver Lane

Ambulances at Joondalup Hospital.

HealthCommentsPremiumPower outage disrupts operations for hours at Perth hospital

The blackout prompted staff to prepare for the possible cancellation of non-emergency surgeries. 

Caitlin Vinci

CrimePremiumTop cop reveals tragic domestic violence forecast

Police are bracing for domestic violence crimes to spike 50 per cent over summer as families grapple with increasing financial pressures and alcohol use in the lead-up to the festive season.

Shannon Hampton

crimePremiumBlanch says women now more comfortable to report DV

Women in regional towns and remote Aboriginal communities are feeling more comfortable coming forward to report domestic violence, according to WA’s top cop.

Shannon Hampton

(L-R) Asha Gardiner 6, Abby Gardiner 13, Theo Gardiner 10.

WA Day celebrationsCommentsHow a snag will raise funds for Telethon this WA Day Fest

It would not be proper to celebrate at the WA Day Festival without a sausage sizzle. And this year Coles will be serving up thousands of snags to raise funds for Telethon. 

Claire Sadler

Thousands of WA children are living with neuro-divergent condition characterised by an extreme, involuntary need to avoid everyday demands and expectations.

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Doctors flag emergence of misunderstood condition in kids

Thousands of WA children are living with an emerging and often misunderstood neurodivergent condition characterised by an extreme, involuntary need to avoid everyday demands and expectations.

Rhianna Mitchell

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NewsChilling moment shark pulls surfer under

A wing surfer has lived to tell the tale of a terrifying encounter with a white shark, saying he fell onto the predator.

Emma Kirk

Hundreds of West Australians, including current and former servicemen and women, gathered at Kings Park to commemorate Remembrance Day.

Remembrance Day CommentsPerth honours the fallen at solemn Remembrance Day service

Hundreds gathered at the State War Memorial in Kings Park to honour fallen servicemen and women in a touching ceremony to mark Remembrance Day.

Charlton Hart

A 15-year-old boy was taken to hospital after being stabbed in the back during a violent robbery near Rockingham train station in the early hours of Tuesday. 

WA NEWS PremiumYoung boy stabbed in back during train station robbery

The 15-year-old boy was taken to hospital.

Caleb Runciman

GEN Screen grab of surfer Andy McDonald (in sunglasses) who had his wing foil board bitten during an encounter with a shark near Gnarabup Beach near Margaret RIver on Monday afternoon. Pic. 7 NEWS ***NOT FOR USE BEFORE 6PM***

WA NEWSVideoPremiumShark attack survivor says predator was ‘trying to get me’

A hydrofoil rider has told of the terrifying moment he ‘thought he was gone’ after he was sent flying through the air and dragged under water by a shark at a Prevelly surf break.

Nick Overall

A car has collided with a shopping centre in Perth’s northern suburbs.

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Car ploughs into shopping centre in Perth’s north

Emergency services are on site responding to the scene.

Tegwen Bescoby

Another batch of alfalfa products, this time from Flowerdale Farm, have been pulled from shelves over fears of potential salmonella contamination. Supplied

RECALLPremiumUrgent warning over $2.50 food product

A fresh salmonella scare has triggered an urgent recall of a common Aussie supermarket item, just days after dozens fell ill from contaminated products.

Blake Antrobus

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UPDATEDPremiumStunning twist delays Higgins’ bankruptcy

Linda Reynolds sued Brittany Higgins and her husband David Sharaz over a series of social media posts the pair published in 2022 and 2023.

Emma Kirk