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HealthCommentsPremiumCalls for tougher restrictions on junk food promotions

Supermarkets are promoting junk food and sugary drinks almost twice as much as healthy options, with back-to-school catalogues showing the biggest price drops for unhealthy snacks, a report reveals.

Bethany Hiatt

HealthPremiumWA ambulance ramping surges to mark worst January

The number of hours spent outside WA hospitals is expected to tip over the 5000 mark in the next two days.

Hannah Cross

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Fines dished out for Horizontal Falls crash skipper, company

WATCH: Footage has been released of the moment before the ex-skipper of an adventure tour boat crashed at one of WA’s most scenic tourist destinations.

Emily Moulton

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‘Starving ballerina’ airs her views for the first time

Floreat’s ‘starving ballerina’ has aired her views publicly for the first time, saying she does not view herself as a victim or blame her parents. WARNING: CONFRONTING IMAGES

Rebecca Le May

CrimePremiumPapalia warns anti-Semitic thugs will be ‘hunted down’

Police Minister Paul Papalia has assured a terror plot involving a cache of explosives in a caravan would not be repeated in WA.

Jessica Evensen

WA NewsPremiumFIFO workers in desperate need of better sleep habits

New research from Perth universities found FIFO workers in the mining industry are in need of better sleep hygiene - but there might be a simple fix.

Hannah Cross

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumREVEALED: When and how new gun laws will come into effect

West Australians gun owners will have just months before tough new firearm laws come into effect, with the Police Minister closing in on Australia’s largest gun buyback since the Port Arthur massacre. 

Jessica Evensen

state politicsCommentsPremiumLiberals promise Scouts, Girl Guides vouchers

Parents will again be able to access grants to pay for Scouts WA costs under a new Liberal election promise. 

Jake Dietsch

WA NewsCommentsWA homes still without power five days after weekend outages

Properties are still without power nearly a week after power outages began.

Oliver Lane

Jumbo meetingVideoCommentsHeartwarming moment Perth Zoo’s elephant meets new neighbour

Permai has met her first new elephant friend at Monarto Safari Park, with new photos showing her locking trunks with her new neighbour, Burma.

Dylan Caporn

WA NewsCommentsCottesloe closed for second time in two days

A shark sighting has resulted in the closure of Perth’s most popular beach once again with beachgoers desperate to seek relief from the 40C heat.

Natalie Richards

CrimePremiumMan accused of leading police on wild chase in Commodore

A 20-year-old man has been charged after a dramatic car chase which ended in the accused hiding under a car in a bid to flee police.

Jessica Evensen

NewsPremiumMajor recall for popular kitchen item

A recall has been issued for a popular kitchen product available in several states amid fears of plastic contamination.

Alexandra Feiam

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumDrowning in Mandurah estuary adds to summer tragedy

The man was pulled from the water near a jetty.

Jessica Evensen

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WA’s electric highway complete, boosting EV tourism access

Premier Roger Cook and Energy Minister Reece Whitby will flick the switch on the final charging station at the 45th location, in Kalgoorlie, today.

Jessica Page

WA NewsCommentsPremiumRSPCA funding set to be bolstered five-fold in Labor pledge

The promise, ahead of the March 8 State election, comes after a series of shocking animal welfare incidents.

Jake Dietsch

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Joondalup hotel and apartments plan spark fierce debate

Residents have taken to Facebook to express their support and disapproval of the plan, with some citing height, traffic and effect on property values as issues.

Justin Bianchini

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The explosive Bombara report that could cost cops their jobs

WA police officers are fighting for their jobs after an internal inquiry condemned their actions in the lead-up to Mark Bombara’s murder rampage in Floreat.

Ben Harvey

COURTS & JUSTICE PremiumMan shot by cops in Craigie stand-off in hospital for months

A man shot in the hand by police in Perth’s north after allegedly pointing a gel blaster at them is expected to remain under guard in hospital for months, a court has been told.

Rebecca Le May

WA News‘Celebrating Australia’: Nazis claim they did nothing wrong

A gang of neo-nazis arrested over a racist Australia Day rally has vowed to fight their charges, as a Perth man involved in the march claimed the group simply believed in ‘Australian patriotism’.

Nick Overall

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WA farmer facing seven-figure damage bill from power outage

Supermarket vegetable prices could be set to rise in the next fortnight as a four-day power outage decimates farm stocks.

Oliver Lane

COURTS & JUSTICEPremiumShocking Alkimos pub glassing video to be played in court

Sentencing submissions for a Two Rocks woman who brutally attacked a female pub patron during a night out in Alkimos will focus on video of the shocking violence, her defence lawyer says.

Rebecca Le May

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$20k reward after heartless killers gun down cattle

A WA farming family is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to criminal charges after a number of their Angus cattle were deliberately shot multiple times and killed. 

Cally Dupe

Courts & JusticePremiumDriver accused of fatal Kings Park crash faces court

Details of the crash that claimed the life of award-winning author Brenda Walker were revealed as the man who was behind the wheel faced Perth Magistrates Court.

Emily Moulton