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Terrifying stabbing at major train station south of Perth

A man has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after a stabbing at a train station south of Perth. 

Caleb Runciman

STATE POLITICSCommentsPremiumNurses demand 20pc pay rise, want HECS debts wiped

Nurses have demanded a 20 per cent pay rise — a rate almost double what other public sector workers have received — as part of ANF WA secretary Mark Olson’s return to the negotiating table.

Jessica Page

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Chinese Premier WA visit costs taxpayers almost $600k

Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s whirlwind visit to Perth in June — which saw gun-toting snipers hanging from low-flying helicopters and a freeway shutdown — cost WA taxpayers almost $600,000.

Dylan Caporn

STATE POLITICSCommentsPremiumPharmacists stop work at major hospitals amid pay fight

Hospital pharmacists have voted to refuse to charge patients for prescription medication as their pay dispute with the State Government escalates.

Jessica Page

WA newsPolice in fresh search for missing canoeist in Dwellingup

Police have launched a new search this morning for a missing canoeist in the Nanga Brook area who was last seen at the weekend.

Phil Hickey

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Girlfriend of dead Mandurah man charged with his murder

The girlfriend of a Mandurah man who died after a serious assault in his home has appeared in court charged with his murder.

Phil Hickey

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumTwo women injured in major South West collision

Firefighters are working to free a woman trapped in wreckage after a car and truck collided in the South West

Lauren Price

WA NEWSCommentsPremium‘Deaf ears’: Peak legal body slams Cook over youth detention

WA’s peak legal body has written to the State Government demanding an urgent independent review of WA’s juvenile justice system, saying pleas to fix it are ‘falling on deaf ears’.

Lauren Price

‘Natural beauty’CommentsWA holiday hot spot voted best small tourism town in nation

One of the Gascoyne’s best spots to visit has has been acknowledged at the National Top Tourism Town Awards, taking out gold in its category.

Matthew Paddick

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REVEALED: How West Aussies feel about their financial future

A new poll shows that West Australians are pessimistic about their financial future. Two in five voters fear they will be worse off financially in the next 12 months.

Dylan Caporn

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How road rage is plaguing WA as horror crash toll soars

As the WA road toll soars to levels not seen in years, a new RAC survey has exposed the shocking rate of road rage incidents on Perth roads.

Phil Hickey

NewsCop stopped at airport before death

A police officer who took his own life at work was stopped at an international airport days before he took his own life, police have said.

Emma Kirk

Courts & justiceVideoPremiumJail for meth-fuelled driver who caused fatal Balga crash

The horrific end to the tragic life of Kerry Bodney — who lost her son to murder and then lost her own life to manslaughter — has led to her killer being handed an 11-year jail term. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT

Tim Clarke

Federal PoliticsCommentsPremium‘Utter disregard’: Albo’s social media ban draws ire

Age limit laws for social media won’t protect kids; they’re hard to enforce and just delay the issue according to a social media expert.

Caleb Runciman and Dylan Caporn

courts & justicePremiumMan jailed for sexually abusing disabled woman he met online

A Mauritian man has been handed a five-and-a-half year jail term for sexually abusing a disabled woman at her Perth home after making contact via social media.

Rebecca Le May

HealthPremiumPublic hospital doctors accept new pay deal

Public hospital clinicians have greenlit a new pay deal that will bolster conditions for junior doctors, including capping shifts at a maximum of 14 hours. 

Claire Sadler

Federal politicsCommentsForeign fishers get boot as four illegal boats intercepted

Another four illegal fishing boats have been intercepted off the Kimberley coast after it was revealed foreign fishers are at an 18-year high and Australia’s border patrols are struggling to keep up.

Phil Hickey

WA newsCommentsPremium‘Disrespectful’: Funeral home calls out impatient drivers

A South West funeral home has resorted to calling out impatient drivers on the roads as numerous funeral processions are interrupted by tailgating and honking every week. 

Holly Prentice

Courts & justicePremiumEx-primary school deputy faces court on 19 child sex charges

A former deputy principal of a Perth public school accused of committing multiple child sex offences over 25 years has had his identity suppressed after his lawyer argued he had suffered vigilante attacks.

Rebecca Le May and Bethany Hiatt

Courts & justicePremiumKiller driver accused given permission to get behind wheel

The teenager allegedly behind the wheel of the car that crashed and killed a promising footballer has had his bail tweaked to allow him to drive — but only behind the gates of his family farm.

Tim Clarke

Courts & justicePremiumAccused killers of Mandurah man learn fate over next month

Two men accused of murdering a man in his home in Perth’s south will remain behind bars for at least a month.

Lauren Price

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Tim Marney dumped as Co-ordinator General

Tim Marney has been dumped as the State’s chief green-tape slasher, in what is understood to be an earlier than expected departure from the recently announced role. 

Dylan Caporn

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Charity walker found safe and well on Gibb River Road

Police have found a charity walker who abandoned his trolley and water on a remote section of the Gibb River Road in the East Kimberley. 

Sarah Crawford and Phil Hickey

PolicePremiumNew details emerge after WA cop takes his own life

Fresh details have emerged after a WA Police officer took his own life on Monday.

Phil Hickey