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Australia’s Got Talent starPremiumChildren’s magician facing 30 child sex abuse charges

A children’s entertainer, ex-childcare worker and Australia’s Got Talent contestant facing more than 30 child sex abuse charges is behind bars after allegedly being found with children unsupervised.

Tyler Brown

Charter flightCommentsPremium‘Phenomenal job’: Hero WA COVID nurses back in Perth

A WA nurse who contracted coronavirus while working in a Melbourne aged care facility has arrived back in Perth along with six of her colleagues.

Josh Zimmerman

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Howzat?Premium
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Perth firms for Big Bash cricket hub

Perth is firming as a likely hub destination for this summer’s Big Bash League despite speculation WA would be deprived of any live cricket due to the hard border.

Jordan McArdle

More chargesPremiumNinth victim alleges rape against ex-Penrhos teacher

Another former Penrhos College student alleges she was raped by an ex-teacher — bringing the number of women claiming they were sexually assaulted during their time at the elite girls’ school to nine.

Bethany Hiatt

‘Right to know’CommentsPremiumHarvey demands release of ‘full’ border health advice

Liza Harvey has called for the immediate release of the ‘full health advice’ underpinning WA’s hard border while accusing the WA Government of gagging Chief Health Officer Andy Robertson.

Josh Zimmerman

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‘F...ing maggots’Premium
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Ex-bikie boss Kaos in jail for meth-fuelled video rant

Notorious former Bandidos boss Brett ‘Kaos’ Pechey has been jailed over his ‘bizarre’ yet ‘menacing’ drug-fuelled threats to kill cops — despite apologising to police for his crimes.

Shannon Hampton

Back in the zoneCommentsPremiumLeavers 2020 to go ahead with social distance warning

South West Leavers celebrations have been given a boost after WA Police approved the Dunsborough ‘party zone’.

Daryna Zadvirna

Standing trialPremiumBorder sneak’s ‘boyfriend’ risks jail for iso breach

The boyfriend of quarantine breacher Asher Vander Sanden will stand trial for allegedly helping her hide from police after she sneaked into WA via a truck.

Emily Moulton

Manning fireSuspicious house fire causes $300,000 damage

Arson squad detectives are investigating a suspicious fire at a home in Manning on Monday that caused more than a quarter of a million dollars damage.

$8b boostPremium‘Time is up’: WA demands Canberra answer on sub jobs

A call to shift sub maintenance work from Adelaide to Perth was expected before Christmas but has since been put on the backburner. WA wants to make it part of its COVID recovery action plan.

Peter Law

Cold case rapePolice follow fresh leads in Mosman Park rape appeal

Cold case detectives are following up several pieces of fresh information flushed out by a report in Tuesday’s The West Australian into the 2010 rape of a nanny in Perth’s western suburbs.

Phil Hickey

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Killer freedPremium
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Mum jailed for murdering her babies released

A mother convicted of smothering two of her children in the 1990s has been freed from jail on parole this week after serving the past 18 years in custody.

Phil Hickey

Banned for lifePremiumArmadale grandad avoids jail for virus checkpoint chase

A Perth grandfather who led police on a chase through the Wheatbelt after breaching a regional border checkpoint during the height of WA’s coronavirus lockdown has avoided jail.

Emily Moulton

The West LivePremiumPerth CEO’s ‘self-responsibility’ call on Northbridge

New City of Perth chief executive officer Michelle Reynolds has admitted Northbridge violence is a big issuebut party-goers needed to take ‘personal responsibility’.

Caitlyn Rintoul and Jenna Clarke

Safe playCommentsPremiumPremier defends returned traveller cap as WA cases grow

A returned traveller infected with COVID-19 has been hospitalised in Perth, as Mark McGowan defends delays in repatriating Australians stranded overseas - despite criticism of his government’s stance.

Peter Law

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Students frustratedCommentsPremium
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‘Last straw:’ UWA graduation falls victim to COVID-19

Students at WA’s pre-eminent university are venting their frustrations after one of the biggest events of their life was called off.

Bethany Hiatt

DisruptorCommentsPremiumStreetX founder a man with a mullet and a message

Perth’s StreetX founder Daniel Bradshaw refuses to conform — his cobalt blue mullet as serious as his business success.

Lily Hoffmann

Pay strugglePremiumWA leads slow grind out of COVID jobs crisis

West Australians continue to be spared the worst of the country’s COVID-fuelled unemployment crisis, with the State recording the nation’s lowest percentage of payroll job losses.

Meilin Chew

The West LiveCommentsPremiumStranded WA digger’s dad slams McGowan over travel caps

The father of a WA digger left stranded overseas admits he’s ‘at boiling point’ and has lashed out at Premier Mark McGowan in an emotional and furious interview.

Caitlyn Rintoul and Jenna Clarke

Road to normalCommentsPremiumWA a ‘victim of its own success’ in COVID-19 recovery

Western Australia is leading the nation in the economic recovery from the initial hit of the coronavirus, but there is one big problem to solve.

Sarah Ison

Call for volunteersCommentsPremiumWorld’s largest eating disorder study needs your help

Australian researchers are asking for eating disorder sufferers and survivors to take part in the world’s largest study of its kind, which they say could save lives.

Rangi Hirini

The West LiveCommentsHomeless advocate’s Perth mayoral election wish list

House the Homeless WA advocate Dr Betsy Buchanan will join The West Live to lay down the group's election wish list for Perth Lord Mayor candidates. LISTEN LIVE FROM 8.45AM.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Super foodVideoWA apples healthiest in the world

WA-bred apples are among the healthiest in the world and they could soon become even healthier, according to new research from Edith Cowan University.

Rourke Walsh

Family affairPremiumRick Hart goes upmarket for another round in retail

The whitegoods retailing veteran’s new family venture will give potential buyers the chance to cook in an oven or do their washing before handing over the credit card.

Neale Prior

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