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New thresholdsPremiumWA businesses fear skewed rules will end wage support

While many WA firms are expected to come off JobKeeper this week, other local business owners say they are still struggling and fear they are falling through the cracks.

Meilin Chew

Tourist favesCommentsPremiumWA regional flights to get extended subsidies

Regional flights including those to WA’s tourist hotspots will continue to be underwritten by the Federal Government for six months as the airline industry reels from the impacts of COVID-19.

Annabel Hennessy

The day I fought off killerPremiumVictim says soft charges kept Edwards off police radar

Wendy Davis, attacked at Hollywood Hospital years before Bradley Edwards went on a rape and murder spree, accused the police of failing to prosecute her case properly — keeping him undetected.

Shannon Hampton & Phil Hickey

TragedyPremiumUK cop killed after station shooting had links to Perth

The UK police officer killed after a man in custody shot him inside a police station has family ties to WA. The sergeant worked for Princess Diana and the Queen Mother during a glittering career.

Kate Ryan

Mixed fortunesPremiumFill ’er up: Cooking up plans for a post-virus recovery

A glass-walled restaurant under the canopy of a derelict service station along with a rooftop bar and an open kitchen in the old car service bays — it’s how one chef is adjusting to the new normal.

Daniel Newell

Mystery unfoldsPremiumHow they caught the elusive Claremont Killer

Just one breakthrough allowed police to finally unmask the monster who haunted Perth for decades. These are the seven steps that led to the arrest of Bradley Robert Edwards.

Emily Moulton

North Perth partyPremiumCops break up wild party as revellers spill onto street

Police in riot gear were forced to break up an out of control party in North Perth last night as more than 200 revellers were moved on.

Phil Hickey

Entry not approvedMan ordered to wear ankle bracelet after border breach

A South Australian man is the latest person to be fitted with an electronic monitoring device after he recently entered WA without receiving approval as an exempt traveller.

Phil Hickey

Information soughtPolice hunt for clues after man found seriously injured

Police are investigating how a man sustained serious injuries outside a Mandurah restaurant on Saturday night.

Phil Hickey

‘Death sentence’CommentsPremium‘Sick ship’ quarantine hotel transformed into fortress

The Pilbara hotel housing COVID-infected Patricia Oldendorff crew members has been turned into a fortress amid warnings an outbreak in the town would be a ‘death sentence’ for Indigenous communities.

Peter Law and Sam Jones

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opinion
Claremont Serial KillingsPremium
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Why we should be proud of our justice system

Justice Hall reached the only legal conclusion that he could, yet still offered a bright, clear statement — the system thinks you murdered Sarah Spiers, too, Bradley Robert Edwards.

Gareth Parker

Focus on what countsCommentsPremiumHow healing old wounds will ensure the Durack legacy

While a shock diagnosis means she has had to give up some of her harder bush walks, Mary Durack feels a “great privilege” in being able to enjoy the dazzling landscapes.

Annabel Hennessy

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Secret ceremonyCommentsPremium
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Perth comedian Jim Jefferies ties the knot

News has broken Jim Jefferies has wed his actor-musician sweetheart Tasie Lawrence after the ever-private Perth comedian’s brother accidentally leaked an image of their ‘Zoom wedding’ this morning.

Krystal Sanders and Simon Collins

Lucky escapeHollywood worker was Claremont killer’s ‘practice’

A former social worker who survived an attack by Bradley Robert Edwards believes he was ‘practising’ before he snatched his first victim from Claremont.

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The West Australian exclusive
EIGHT YEAR LOWCommentsPremium
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Perth rental ‘crisis’ as vacancies plummet

The number of properties available for rent in the Perth Metropolitan are at a near decade low sparking a warning the situation was fast becoming a ‘crisis’.

Joe Spagnolo

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The West Australian exclusive
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Leaked files reveal weapon twist in Ciara investigation

WA Police turned to one of the world’s top forensic pathologists in a bid to find out what may have caused a wound to Ciara Glennon’s head — finally revealed in secret documents exclusively obtained.

Tim Clarke

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SEE THE FIRST PICSCommentsPremium
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Sneak peak at ‘Twiggy’s’ $85m luxury Exmouth resort

In these exclusively obtained images we take a first glimpse at what the Andrew Forrest-led multimillion-dollar luxury resort in the tourist town of Exmouth could look like.

Caitlyn Watts

Margaret River grommetCommentsPremiumOne to watch: WA surfer makes waves internationally

At just 13-years-old, WA surfer Willow Hardy is making waves in the sport internationally, attracting a Rip Curl sponsorship deal and attention from the world’s top board riders.

Caitlyn Rintoul

investigation
investigation
Industrial manslaughter lawsCommentsPremium
investigation
The crusade for change over workplace deaths in WA

These are the faces eight families don’t want you to forget. Loved ones who went to work and never returned. Now a campaign to make employers accountable for deaths like theirs has almost been won.

Caitlyn Rintoul

What nowPremiumJustice for Sarah: What’s needed to end Claremont pain?

Long considered to be the first woman killed by the Claremont serial killer, only Sarah Spiers’ murder remains unsolved. John Flint reports on the chances of bringing her justice.

John Flint

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That’s RubbishCommentsPremium
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More butts, bottles and plastic on WA beaches than ever

Litterbugs are dumping their unwanted garbage on Perth’s beaches, with the amount of rubbish found on WA’s coastline soaring 45 per cent in the past year.

Kate Emery

Family funClaremont still has all the fun of the fair

While the 2020 Perth Royal Show fell victim to the coronavirus pandemic the Claremont Spring Fair ensure there was still plenty of fun to have this spring, when it opened its doors this morning.

Charlotte Elton

HorrificPremiumTrinity College ‘rape victim’ bullied after ‘attack’

An ex student at a prestigious Catholic boys’ school, who was allegedly raped with a carrot in 2017, was bullied and taunted online by his alleged rapists and other peers days after the attack.

Sarah Steger

PILBARA CORONAVIRUSCommentsPremiumSeven more ship cases spark ‘catastrophic’ COVID fears

The crisis surrounding a coronavirus-stricken cargo ship berthed off the Port Hedland coast has deepened, with a further seven crew members being diagnosed with the disease.

Joe Spagnolo

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