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Andrew Trevor Taylor assaulted a prison officer at Casuarina last October.

Prison assaultPremiumOfficer assaulted by inmate with history of same offences

A female prison officer was left alone in a room and assaulted by an inmate with a history of this type of offending, the Rockingham Magistrates Court has been told.

Rachel Fenner

Cassius was allegedly attacked in bushland in Middle Swan by strangers who had accused him and his friends of smashing car windows.

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Cassius’ blood found on shorts of accused killer, court told

Cassius was allegedly attacked in bushland in Middle Swan by strangers who had accused him and his friends of smashing car windows.

Emily Moulton and Rebecca Le May

Inspired Homes victims met with WA Premier Roger Cook at Dumas House in West Perth.

Administration and liquidationCommentsPremiumAdministrators called in for home builder Inspired

Troubled home builder Inspired Property Group has collapsed into administration after months of mounting pressure.

Matt Mckenzie

State Prosecutor Brett Tooker told the court at a sentencing hearing that Rebelo’s motive showed that it was a very calculated and cold-blooded killing. NewsWire/Philip Gostelow

CrimePremium‘Ultimate betrayal’: Man kills mum for money

A broke cryptocurrency trader who killed his mother to gain money from life insurance he set up against her has been sentenced.

Emma Kirk

Andre Rebelo with Insta-famous ex-partner Grace Piscopo. Inset: Mum Colleen.

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Andre Rebelo jailed for life for callous murder of mum

The self-declared crypto trader who killed his mother for her life insurance so he could keep up with the affluent lifestyle of his Insta-famous former partner will spend at least 25 years behind bars.

Emily Moulton

Tara Michelle Enoka

Courts & JusticePremiumBoxer in GoFundMe cancer scam wins bid to get back in ring

An aspiring boxer accused of pocketing almost $37,000 in donations after falsely claiming she was battling cancer has won the right to compete in the sport again after being suspended over the allegations.

Rebecca Le May

Police Minister Reece Whitby.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumFirearms buyback to mop up illegal weapons under new laws

Labor has softened its language over its tough firearm laws, with new Police Minister Reece Whitby apologising to gun owners for the inconvenience of the changes and leaving the door open to ‘sensible’ changes.

Dylan Caporn

A Virgin Australia flight from Perth to the Pilbara has been turned back and is due to land back.

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FIFO flight forced back to Perth due to tech issue

A Virgin Australia flight to the Pilbara has landed back in Perth after having to circle the metropolitan area to burn fuel this morning.

Troy de Ruyter

Virginia Giuffre, an alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein who also filed a sexual assault lawsuit against Prince Andrew, has claimed she has four days to live following a car accident.

Crime VideoPremiumJeffrey Epstein survivor hit by school bus north of Perth

WA Police have confirmed that a woman who was sex-trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein and claims she was sexually abused by Prince Andrew was involved in a crash with a school bus north of Perth last week.

Jessica Evensen

Shelter WA chief executive Kath Snell.

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Crazy surge in West Aussies working but on the street

The number of West Australians who have a job and still cannot afford somewhere to live has soared in five years — and experts warn it is the ‘tip of the iceberg’.

Kate Emery

Troy Hausler was initially charged with murdering Tobias Richter but was convicted of manslaughter under a plea deal.

crime & justicePremiumKiller mine worker freed from prison after just three years

A Pilbara mine site supervisor who attacked a colleague then tried to dispose of his body on site has been freed from jail after a little over three years, deeply upsetting the victim’s family.

Rebecca Le May

Police found about 250 digital files containing violent, pro-Islamic State and far right-wing material when they raided the man’s family home.

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Man caught with extremist material told to ‘get legal hobby’

A socially-isolated man who possessed ‘brutal’ pro-Islamic State material and also made firearms at his parents’ Perth home was no terrorist, a judge has found.

Rebecca Le May

Kate Chaney has defended east coast donations boosting her re-election campaign for Curtin and challenged the Liberal party to “come clean” over its own funding sources.

Federal election 2025CommentsPremiumKate Chaney bets her re-election on transparency

Kate Chaney has defended east coast donations boosting her re-election campaign for Curtin and challenged the Liberal Party to ‘come clean’ over its own funding sources.

Jessica Page

WA’s elite prison riot squad were called into restore order to Hakea Prison on Saturday night, after six inmates were able to breakout from their cells and riot. 

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Six inmates escape cells and start riot at Hakea Prison

WA’s elite prison riot squad were called into restore order to Hakea Prison on Saturday night, after six inmates were able to breakout from their cells and riot. 

Dylan Caporn and Ben Harvey

Federal Election: Prime Minister speaking to the media.

federal election 2025PremiumOpposition demand WA plan for industry and environment

Anthony Albanese is under pressure to reveal the detail of Labor’s new plan to overhaul of environmental laws, as wary industry bosses in WA warn against a new-look Nature Positive regime.

Katina Curtis and Jessica Page

In February, the Productivity Commission sounded the alarm bell on WA’s prisons, reporting they were fast approaching maximum capacity.

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WA’s prison system is in need of urgent reform

Premier Roger Cook and Corrective Services Minister Paul Papalia face a reckoning when it comes to a prison system that is well and truly beyond breaking point.

Marc Levin & Mia Schlicht

While listings are still at historically low levels, there is now an extra 9.1 per cent stock for sale compared with a year ago.

Housing marketCommentsPremiumPerth house prices ‘hit a wall’ despite RBA rate cut

Perth’s property values are now growing at half the national average — signalling the end of its five-year run as the darling of the Australian housing market.

Kim Macdonald

One of eight new health warnings must be printed on the filter of every cigarette sold in Australia under new laws. NewsWire / John Gass

NEWSPremiumAustralia’s big change to cigarette rules

Aussie smokers can expect a number of significant changes to tobacco products from Tuesday, with one popular product set to be banned completely.

Zoe De Koning

Gisella Colletti.

EntertainmentPerth teen breaks into Australian Idol top three

Gisella Colletti has said it’s a dream come true after she was voted into the grand final of Australian Idol following a dazzling display on Monday night.

Oliver Lane

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NEWSPremiumWarning as child allegedly groped at pool

Concerned parents have taken to social media to warn locals following an alleged “groping” incident at a swimming pool.

Zoe De Koning

Andre Rebelo’s defence lawyer Anthony Elliott said his client maintained the position that he did not kill his mother. NewsWire / Ross Swanborough.

CourtPremium‘Cold-blooded’ mum killer to learn fate

The ‘cold-blooded’ ex partner of influencer Grace Piscopo who killed his mother to gain money from life insurance policies he set up will learn his fate on Tuesday.

Emma Kirk

Roger Cook has resumed talks with the NRL over a deal to bring a side west, hinting at a hope for Federal funding for a new stadium. 

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumWA NRL talks resume as Cook leaves door open for funding

Roger Cook has resumed talks with the NRL over a deal to bring a side west, hinting at a hope for Federal funding for a new stadium. 

Dylan Caporn

Andre Rebelo is on trial for the murder of Colleen Rebelo (inset) who was found dead in the shower of her Bicton home in Perth's southwest on May 25, 2020. Pictured with former partner Gracie Piscopo.

Courts & JusticePremium‘Rebelo used violence to kill his mum’: Judge

Andre Rebelo — the ex-partner of social media influencer Grace Piscopo — must have carried out some form of violent act against his mother when he killed her but exactly what he did may never be known.

Emily Moulton

A Perth man has been sentenced to more than 11 years prison after admitting to a string of child abuse material charges. Australian Federal Police

CRIMEPremium‘18,648 child victims’: Vile Aussie discovery

An Australian man has been caught with images depicting more than 18,000 child abuse victims.

Blair Jackson