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Alleged victim’s horrorPremium
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‘She was shaking like a leaf and in tears’

The father of one of the women allegedly assaulted by an acclaimed Perth restaurateur has exclusively detailed the moment she called him in tears from outside the chef’s popular Highgate eatery.

Sarah Steger

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The game’s better for having Willie back

In a pre-season week that’s been dominated by political tumult and scandal, suddenly footy was all anyone could talk about — as West Coast’s Willie Rioli finally learnt his AFL football fate.

AwkwardCommentsPremiumAlbo snubbed by McGowan on election campaign trail

Anthony Albanese won’t join Mark McGowan on the State election campaign trail, despite the Federal Labor leader today visiting WA for the first time in more than 12 months.

Peter Law

Power pushbackVideoCommentsPremiumLiberals blitz WA voters with unsolicited texts

West Australians are being bombarded with automated text messages from the Liberal Party, warning them against giving Labor “too much power” at the State election.

Michael Traill

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Community ‘rocked’Premium
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Beloved Exmouth couple killed in tragic plane crash

The small North West community of Exmouth has been left heartbroken after a much-loved couple were killed in a horror microlight plane crash south of town.

Alexander Scott & Tom Zaunmayr

Who’s on the list?PremiumThe 100 WA powerbrokers on plush ALP fundraiser list

A who’s who of WA’s most successful business leaders are on the guest list for tonight’s WA Labor fundraising bash in the western suburbs. Here are 100 of the powerbrokers that will be there.

Peter Law

House of horrorsVideoCommentsPremiumPerth shock victim sues WA housing authority, utilities

Denishar Woods — the young girl left near death by an electric shock from a garden tap at her public housing home — is suing WA’s housing authority, Western Power and Synergy over her injuries.

Tim Clarke

‘Preyed upon’PremiumWoman jailed for role in WA cannabis grow houses

A Vietnamese woman who grew cannabis for a ‘significant and sophisticated’ criminal network linked to a $17 million drug bust has been jailed following her arrest in Geraldton last year.

Liam Beatty

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Bikie flashpointPremium
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New details of Ascot bikie shooting terror revealed

The West Australian can reveal fresh details of the suburban bikie shooting that shocked WA, as the police investigation launched into the attack is codenamed Operation Loronar.

Phil Hickey

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The West Australian exclusive
Public sector rortPremium
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Paul Whyte pleads guilty to 16 more corruption charges

The man at the centre of WA’s largest public sector corruption scandal has pleaded guilty to sixteen more charges – this time in relation to the shell company he set up with another co-accused.

Emily Moulton

More chargesPremiumRape accused coach ‘didn’t have valid children’s check’

A former Geraldton boxing coach accused of raping a teenage girl in July was back in court today after it was alleged he had been working with kids without a valid Working With Children check.

Liam Beatty

24-storeysVideoPremium$68m Scarb apartment tower set for approval

Plans for a $68 million apartment block in a popular beachside Perth suburb look set to get the go-ahead despite 157 objections from local residents.

Nadia Budihardjo

Prolonged nightmareVideoCommentsPremiumPerth family recall five day death notification delay

Arriving at his father’s Mandurah aged care home for a dinner visit, the last thing Bob Ayling expected was to be pulled into a room and told the 89-year-old had died five days earlier.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Spending splurgeWA leads recovery for Aussie retailers

The nation’s retail conditions are continuing to improve from the financial damage that shook the sector last year.

Gerard Cockburn

RecapReynolds faces lawsuit over ‘lying cow’ slur

Brittany Higgins has broken her silence on the ‘hurtful’ comments made by Linda Reynolds, who called the alleged rape victim a ‘lying cow’. RECAP THE DAY’S EVENTS HERE.

Miriam Fisher

ASIC clampPremiumWatchdog controls properties as it probes promoters

ASIC gained legal restraints over properties linked to investment promoter Monica Kaur and her associates while it investigates their investment promotion activities.

Neale Prior

Watch the videoVideoCommentsPremiumIncredible moment Perth boy hears for the first time

The heartwarming moment a young WA boy hears his mother’s voice for the first time, ‘sweeping away all her denial’ in a powerful moment, has been captured on video. See the clip here.

Brianna Dugan

In limboPremiumHay Street traders ‘pawns’ in council, developer stoush

Subiaco businesses on hamstrung Hay Street say they are the unwitting ‘pawns in a game’ between developer Sanur and the local city council.

Victoria Rifici

‘Chalk and cheese’VideoPremiumKarrinyup locals slam $800m shopping centre plans

Residents have called for more consultation on plans to build 270 apartments as part of an $800 million upgrade of a major Perth shopping centre.

Nadia Budihardjo

Global leaderPremiumCurtin second-best in world for mining education

The university has cemented its position as a leader in mineral and mining engineering education, again ranking second in an annual compilation of the world’s best universities.

Daniel Newell

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What’s next?CommentsPremium
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Bruised Kirkup shouldn’t be fall guy for Liberal loss

The problems inside the WA Liberal Party run deeper than a young leader who ran a risky political strategy by putting climate change on the agenda and then being honest enough to concede he can’t win.

Peter Law

Peter LawState Political Editor

Costs soarPremiumSteep prices put pressure on WA meat processors

Abattoirs have been losing up to $350 per head of cattle and $35 per sheep processed because of a steep rise in livestock prices.

Jenne Brammer

AM briefingCommentsToday’s top five reads on The West Australian

The PM breaks his silence on the ‘lying cow’ slur and Porter rape claims, a shock plane crash kills two, Liberal MPs Peter Collier and Nick Goiran under fire and a verdict is reached on Willie Rioli.

Search setbackPremiumBad weather hampers search for missing Albany teen

The search for the body of a missing 18-year-old man is unlikely to go ahead today with meteorologists forecasting strong winds, heavy rain and a possible thunderstorm near Albany

Cameron Newbold

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