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Christopher TanReporter

Christopher Tan is a reporter at PerthNow covering all matters related to the northern suburbs. Chris got his start in print in Cootamundra, regional NSW, then joined 7 NEWS in Orange during one of the worst flooding period on record. After nearly three years away he returns home to Perth. Anything related to soccer would get him talking.

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Blame game continuesPremiumPerth firm accused of breaching heritage laws to learn fate

A small firm contracted by local councils to help prevent the risks of bushfires will have to wait until next month to hear its fate over whether it breached Aboriginal Heritage laws.

Christopher Tan

Pick meCommentsShalom House founder runs for place on Swan council

Peter Lyndon-James, the Perth founder of the drug and alcohol rehabilitation centres branded as the biggest and strictest of their kind, has thrown his hat in the ring to run for local government.

Christopher Tan

Violent nightCommentsPremiumDestroying the sport: Ugly scenes at soccer opening

The highly anticipated opening day of the brand new State Football Centre came to a disappointing end Saturday night after sent-off players continued fighting inside the tunnel.

Christopher Tan

Warrant issuedPremiumWoman who ‘threw dog off second-storey carpark’ a no show

An arrest warrant has been issued for a woman accused of throwing her dog to its death from a second-storey shopping centre carpark after she was a no-show in court this week.

Christopher Tan

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No crime, no worriesCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Perth councillor calls for police checks ahead of elections

Nominations to run as a councillor have opened this week and one elected member wants their council to firm up against candidates with a criminal conviction before they even get to run for the job.

Christopher Tan

Adjourned againVideoPremiumWild court scenes after claims woman threw cup at Peterson

An 84-year-old woman accused of tossing a ceramic mug and injuring a prominent animal activist has lashed out at a reporter outside court this week.

Christopher Tan

Show me the moneyCommentsPremiumPerth’s biggest council steals Nedlands CEO Bill Parker

The City of Wanneroo’s new man for the top job will earn nearly $64,000 more when he decides to break his current three-year contract with the City of Nedlands as its chief executive officer.

Christopher Tan

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
terrifying ordeal Premium
The West Australian exclusive
Man accused of fast food ‘machete attack’ granted bail

The man accused of slashing his way into a suburban fast food restaurant with a machete has claimed he was acting in self-defence. 

Christopher Tan

‘Lucky to be alive’PremiumFamily opens up after horrific machete hold-up at McDonald’s

A family member of the victim at the centre of a terrifying machete and baseball attack in a popular fast food joint overnight in Perth’s north says her brother is lucky to be alive.

Christopher Tan

stop the violenceCommentsPremiumMember’s warning: Football West ‘inaction’ destroying soccer

A prominent member at one of Perth’s largest soccer clubs is warning that the bad behaviour of players and its members is destroying the sport in WA.

Christopher Tan and Holly Bolton-Taylor

‘Shortsighted’ CommentsPremiumQuestions over Perth driving centre reopening ‘too soon’

A Perth driving instructor is questioning the State Government’s ‘ambitious’ target of delivering 130 tests per day after it announced the centre would reopen just two months after closing.

Christopher Tan

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The West Australian exclusive
Play time’s overCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Chaos as Perth daycare abruptly shuts from structural issues

Parents at a 36-place daycare service in Perth’s east have been left in the lurch after their centre was abruptly forced to close its doors with only mere hours of notice. 

Christopher Tan