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Skate divideThe kids say: ‘Cottesloe needs a skate park!’

Skaters young and old have grabbed their boards and helmets in a show of support of a skate park controversially proposed in Cottesloe.

Kate Ryan

‘absolutely horrific’Mystery after French woman killed on Mitchell Freeway

Major Crash detectives are desperately trying to piece together the events leading up to a horrific freeway crash where a woman walking in high-speed traffic was hit by at least three cars.

Sarah Steger

BREAKINGChild among dead in WA helicopter tragedy

Update: Two people — including a girl — have died after a fatal helicopter crash in Broome this afternoon.

Jakeb Waddell

Helicopter emergencySeveral feared injured as chopper crashes in WA’s north

Emergency services have rushed to the scene of a helicopter crash after the chopper carrying several people came down just 10 minutes from Broome this afternoon.

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Cottesloe resident skate park snobbery smarts

Whether Grant Marine Park in Cottesloe is the best location for a skate park in the Town of Cottesloe, or whether there might be somewhere else better suited, I will leave the locals to thrash out.

Gareth Parker

Psychia-trystPerth psych struck off after patient sex, drugs scandal

A Perth psychiatrist has been struck off after starting a sexual relationship with a vulnerable grieving patient and prescribing her drugs she did not need.

Angela Pownall

Bring it west‘The AFL owes WA’: Premier says we deserve grand final

Premier Mark McGowan has not ruled out WA taxpayers forking out for an AFL grand final in Perth but says the WA Government won’t enter a bidding war to have the iconic event held at Optus Stadium.

Joe Spagnolo

State electionLiza Harvey: I won’t quit leadership

State Liberal leader Liza Harvey has laughed off suggestions she will resign ahead of next year’s election despite poor poll results and the soaring popularity of her rival Mark McGowan.

Joe Spagnolo

Black Lives Matter‘End violence, hate’: Hundreds flood Perth protest

While the turnout was just a fraction the size of last month’s BLM rally in Hyde Park, the message — and the purpose behind the protest — was just as powerful. SEE THE PICTURES INSIDE.

Sarah Steger

Animal hunterPremier strengthens push for Crossberg review

‘I just don’t accept that sort of conduct – even if it was some years ago.’

Joe Spagnolo

Roll upPerth Royal Show 2020 gets go-ahead

The $11 million Perth Royal Show has been given the green light to go ahead this year.

Joe Spagnolo

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Inside the Crossberg African hunting lodge

Wannabe big-game hunters splash out thousands of dollars to stay at the South African hunting lodge linked to under-fire Parks and Wildlife manager Jewell Crossberg.

Shannon Hampton

Golden Slipper-boundJust For Love Golden Slipper Pace-bound after GP win

Trainer Barry Howlett’s family, who own the filly, are almost certain to adopt a program change and start her in the Group 1 classic rather than go ahead with plans for a spell.

Ernie Manning

Critical conditionClub staff member battling life-threatening injuries

A staff member from popular nightclub the Paramount is suffering life-threatening injuries after an incident in Northbridge early this morning.

Sarah Steger

Isolation riskCOVID rosters see FIFO mental distress soar

The toll of the COVID-19 crisis on WA’s FIFO workers is starting to show with 40 per cent of those surveyed reporting psychological distress — up from 33 per cent before the pandemic.

FAMILY TORN APART‘Loving and caring’ mum revealed as Hwy crash victim

Jaymie Mathers-Wise has been remembered as ‘truly beautiful soul’ that lived for her children after she was tragically killed in a horrific crash on Roe Highway on Wednesday morning.

Daryna Zadvirna

Little battlerPerth girl’s brave life with ‘missing brain’

She’s bright and bubbly, but Andie McAuliffe’s beautiful smile hides a problem deep inside her head. The 10-year-old is missing part of her brain due to a rare condition. Here is her amazing story.

Angela Pownall

Sign the petitionEight in 10 want AFL grand final in Perth

Go West: A new poll shows almost 80 per cent of West Australians want this year’s AFL grand final to be played in Perth as the coronavirus continues to ravage Victoria.

Josh Zimmerman, Sarah-Jane Tasker and Peter Law

Magnet HousePerth’s social elite to get glam for Suited Soiree

As young socialites tear themselves away from their overpriced tracksuits and pour themselves into party gowns and sequins, Suited is preparing a glamourous bash to awaken the city from its slumber.

Krystal Sanders

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WA Police sex scandal executive allowed to keep job

John Purcell — the man at the forefront of a WA Police sex scandal, has held onto his job at the Force despite a secondary investigation into his ‘abhorrent behaviour’ in the workplace.

Sarah Steger

Love nightmare‘I hate women’: Dating app ‘stalker preyed on 23 women’

A Perth man accused of using several dating sites and social media accounts to stalk numerous women and habitually abuse them has been remanded in custody.

Sarah Steger

‘The rock of our family’Tributes flow for ‘murdered’ gran

Roselyn Staggard, 67, a doting grandmother allegedly murdered by her son at her Caversham home has been described as a ‘beautiful spirit’ and an ‘angel’ by her devastated grandchildren.

Elle Georgiou & Rourke Walsh

Local jobsBunnings to open new WA store

Shoppers get ready - a new Bunnings store is set to open its doors in Northam within months, creating about 40 local jobs.

Alison Middleton

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Parks and Wildlife manager’s shocking family history

The wildlife manager snapped alongside dead animals is the son of a South African trophy hunter who shot and killed one of his farm workers — while his brother was also charged over a man’s death.

Shannon Hampton & Josh Zimmerman