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Mitchell Forth is one of four people on trial for the murder of Cassius Turvey.

Courts & JusticePremiumAccused Cassius killer was ‘shaking’ after alleged assault

One of the men on trial for the murder of Cassius Turvey told police one of his co-accused was ‘shaking’ after he emerged from the bushland where the teenager had been attacked.

Emily Moulton

Lauren Vivian Brown fatally stabbed James George Sheehy after a heated argument in their Joondalup unit on September 28, 2023.

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‘Sugar baby’ murder accused ‘exaggerated’ domestic violence

A former escort who claims she stabbed her boyfriend after 142 days together because he was brutally attacking her was ‘the angry one’ in the argument that led to his death, prosecutors say.

Rebecca Le May

Analiza Sagang Curtis appeared at Mandurah Magistrates Court over the death of Jamie Murray.

Courts & JusticePremiumWoman accused of Mandurah hit and run death on driving ban

Analiza Sagang Curtis was briefly remanded in custody on Tuesday after failing to surrender her passport.

Rachel Fenner

Sanjeev Gupta

Courts and JusticePremiumWhyalla safety, maintenance blasted as probe looms

Whyalla administration extended for a year after KordaMentha partner deplores state of steelworks, questions dealings with other Sanjeev Gupta outfits.

Neale Prior

Latisha Jane Bolton has been jailed for burgling the home of an 87-year-old man in Katanning.

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Katanning woman jailed for burgling best friend’s granddad

A Katanning woman who unwittingly broke into the home of her best friend’s grandfather and stole more than $2000 in items, including his late wife’s wedding ring, has been jailed.

Melissa Sheil

Brendan James Walker was refused bail after being found naked in the Narrogin Coles carpark.

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Wagin man accused of nudist carpark run denied bail

A Wagin man who was allegedly exhibiting “bizarre behaviour” has been denied bail after a court was told he ran around a supermarket carpark completely naked in view of children.

Melissa Sheil

Anthony Frederick van Kuyl and his company AT Transport and Earthworks pleaded guilty to the charges.

Courts & Justice PremiumFined for taking Crown dirt for Kambalda job

An earthworks company and its director who collected seven trailer loads of dirt from crown land to help backfill a removal job he was completing has been fined $3000

Tegan Guthrie

Jason Paul Gastarov leaving a Perth court in 2022.

Tattoo far PremiumClub-hopping bikie in hot water over old tattoo

A Perth bikie claims he has had 13 laser sessions to remove a gang tattoo after changing clubs — but the old ink won’t budge.

Rachel Fenner

Sean Thomas Wright pleaded not guilty to the charge alleging he poured an accelerant around a sex worker’s Kalgoorlie-Boulder home.

Courts & JusticePremiumTrial can’t be set until analysis of ‘accelerant’ completed

The liquid allegedly poured around the home of a sex worker by a disgruntled client must be analysed before a trial is set for the charge, a Kalgoorlie magistrate has ruled

Tegan Guthrie

Lauren Vivian Brown fatally stabbed James George Sheehy after a heated argument in their Joondalup unit on September 28, 2023.

Courts & JusticePremiumEx-escort charged with murdering FIFO sugar daddy claims DV

A woman who fatally stabbed her partner in their Joondalup apartment has taken the witness stand at trial, describing their explosive relationship and his final moments after just 142 days together.

Rebecca Le May

Former Bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders appeared at Broome Magistrates Court on March 17, 2025.

CrimeVideoPremiumDisgraced ex-Broome Bishop enters pleas to new charges

All of the offences allegedly took place in the Kalumburu remote community between 2009 and 2010, where Police allege Mr Saunders indecently assaulted a boy.

Cain Andrews

A 19-year-old man has been charged over the death of his friend after his car rolled on an off-road track at the weekend.

CRIMEPremiumTeen driver charged over death of mate in Pinjar rollover

A 19-year-old man has been charged over the death of his friend after his car rolled on an off-road track at the weekend.

Shannon Hampton

Medical experts say Jannine Richards suffered a seizure during the crash that claimed the life of her granddaughter in Dianella in 2022.

Courts & JusticePremiumGran jailed over horror crash that killed granddaughter

A Perth grandmother who lost control of her car after suffering a seizure, causing her to crash into a tree killing her five-year-old granddaughter, has been jailed for more than three years.

Emily Moulton

A justice system that ignores the experiences and voices of young people is one that fails them.

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Simply locking up troubled kids makes no one any safer

Locking up children and focusing on punitive measures is simply a waste of resources.

Amanda Hunt

The 27-year-old Warnbro man will appear

Courts & JusticePremiumMan facing court accused of bashing elderly man in his sleep

A 27-year-old man accused of breaking into a Mandurah home and bashing its elderly resident will appear in court on Sunday morning. 

Rachel Fenner

An Indian man has been awarded damages in a legal case against the country’s biggest movie theatre chain.

The Nightly Man wins lawsuit against cinema for too many pre-film ads

Ever been annoyed about too many ads before a movie at the cinema? This man sued. And won.

Lianne Kolirin and Esha Mitra

Dumped WA upper house MP James Hayward has child sex charges dropped.

Courts & justice PremiumCalls for change after child abuse convictions quashed

Trauma experts want more education for police on how to speak with child sex abuse complainants, as well as a broader ‘cultural shift’ for the justice system in understanding young people’s trauma.

Jessica Evensen

A 47-year-old man has been charged after he got out of his car along Glossop Street, St Marys, about 5.10pm and approached a random driver’s car stopped in traffic, allegedly armed with a blade.

The NightlyMan charged over alleged wild machete road rage attack

Witnesses have been left shocked by a man’s alleged violent outburst towards a random driver stopped in traffic.

Elisia Seeber

Western Power has been fined $220,000 for putting an ‘entire neighbourhood at risk’ after two residents received electric shocks in their shower. 

HUGE RISKPremiumWestern Power fined for putting ‘neighbourhood at risk’

The network operator has been fined $220,000 after two residents received electric shocks in their shower. 

Jessica Evensen

A still of Brodie Palmer taken before the incident.

Courts & JusticePremiumAccused denies involvement in Cassius attack to police

One of Cassius Turvey’s alleged killers repeatedly denied to police that he had anything to do with the death of the Indigenous teenager, telling officers that if had seen something he ‘would say something’.

Emily Moulton

The education unit at Albany Regional Prison has been closed temporarily.

Prison managementPremiumAlbany Regional Prison education unit closed indefinitely

The education unit at Albany’s maximum security prison has temporarily closed with no plans to reopen, which South West MLC Louise Kingston says is “actively harming rehabilitation efforts”.

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Tonya McCusker arrives at David Malcolm Justice Centre on Friday.

Courts & JusticePremium‘It could have killed someone’: McCusker feared collapse

Tonya McCusker feared major earthworks near her home would end in death, with walls cracking, rocks falling and an excavator tumbling down to the Swan River foreshore.

Rebecca Le May

A 19-year-old accused of cutting his father’s arm off has been released on bail.

Courts & Justice PremiumCops worried about ‘vengeance’ from samurai sword attack

A 19-year-old who allegedly cut off his father’s arm with a samurai sword has been released on bail despite fears his dad intended to “return to seek vengeance” on his son.

Tegan Guthrie

Braeside Primary School principal Geoffrey Noel MacNicol has had his teaching registration cancelled.

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School principal on child sex charges wants to see grandkids

A primary school principal facing child sex offences wants to be allowed to see his own grandchildren without supervision.

Justin Bianchini