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  1. Restricted accessPremiumNesting season Cable Beach car ban mulled by council

  2. Vicious assaultPremiumMan bites off partner’s lip in barbaric attack

  3. Double dosePremiumCoffin shines at WA mental health awards

  4. Sentencing loomsPremiumMan pleads guilty to broom attack, sex charge dropped

  5. Nothing doingPremiumNo changes to Broome prison after second jailbreak

Man of the momentPremiumHanna heroics guide Dirty XII to T20 finals win

Mangrove had gone through the season in strong form, but that counted for little as they watched Hanna blast seven sixes and nine fours on his way to 118 not out

Tom Zaunmayr

Positive testCommentsPremiumWA on COVID watch as nearby remote community locks down

Police have increased border patrols in WA’s north after a remote Aboriginal community in the Northern Territory was plunged into lockdown.

Peter Law

Learn to drivePremiumState Govt’s move to boost remote drivers licence help

The Driving Access and Equity pilot program was formed in response to a lack of access to driving services, instructors and eligible vehicles

Grace Hendry

Upset winPremiumMcKenzie stars as Misfits make bball finals

Returning to the Misfits after a few weeks out, McKenzie added plenty of moments to the highlight reel as his side downed the minor premiers

Tom Zaunmayr

Kimberley blazeFire emergency cuts off Broome beach hamlet

An out of control bushfire is burning just north of Broome, with people close to the fire being warned to take shelter immediately

Sam Jones

Financial burdenPremiumBroome illegal camping triples in bumper season

A threefold increase in the number of illegal campers in Broome has cost ratepayers tens of thousands of dollars.

Sam Jones

Short-form spoilsPremiumPremiumRoebuck upsets Mangrove to lift B-grade T20 cup

Ryley Alexander got the underdogs off to a good start with the bat before Lynton and Luke Phillipson led the bowling effort to claim the trophy on Saturday.

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PremiumAircon policy leaves govt tenants hot under collar

While holes created to fit air-conditioning units have been a standard inclusion in WA public housing properties since 1990, air-conditioning units themselves are not

Vicious assaultPremiumPremiumMan bites off partner’s lip in barbaric attack

A Halls Creek man bit a chunk of his partner’s lip off in an attack so savage that it left her teeth exposed.

Restricted accessPremiumNesting season Cable Beach car ban mulled by council

The final decision on whether to implement the closures will be handed down once YPC presents a final report to the council in June 2022

Sam Jones

Double dosePremiumCoffin shines at WA mental health awards

Ms Coffin is Telethon’s Ellison Professor of Aboriginal research in the Kimberley and has spent more than three decades tackling issues such as Aboriginal suicide, violence and mental health

Tom Zaunmayr

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Close to homePremiumJarrad Seng on his most raw project yet

Fremantle-based photographer and former Survivor contestant Jarrad Seng has built a successful career out of capturing spectacular destinations, but his latest works are some of his most inspiring yet.

Jade Jurewicz

PeacemakerPremiumFatally stabbed man was ‘trying to break up fight’

A friend of the young man who was fatally stabbed in Northbridge over the weekend claims his mate was just trying to break up a fight when his accused killer plunged a knife into his chest.

Daryna Zadvirna and Emily Moulton

WATCH THE VIDEO VideoPremiumRebels’ show of force in face of McGowan’s new bikie laws

Rebels bikies have put on a massive show of force in Perth’s northern suburbs just days after the McGowan Government announced sweeping new laws to drive motorcycle gangs out of WA. 

Michael Traill

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‘Fondling pants’PremiumChild sex offender caught peering over school fence

A registered child sex offender has been fined after admitting he peered over the fence of a primary school in Perth’s south.

Aaron Kirby

On Shacky groundBlowholes shacks face demolition for safety

A long-running dispute between beach shack owners and the Shire of Carnarvon has reached boiling point, with authorities saying the Blowholes Campground structures are at risk of collapse.

Phoebe Pin

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Hot home summerPremium
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Aircon policy leaves govt tenants hot under collar

While holes created to fit air-conditioning units have been a standard inclusion in WA public housing properties since 1990, air-conditioning units themselves are not

Mia Burgess

Back on BoardPremiumPremiumTony reappointed to National Farmers Federation board

Tammin farmer Tony York has been reappointed to the National Farmers Federation board, saying he was motivated to “go again” to give WA farmers a voice on the national stage.

Local flavourPremiumPremiumInside the foodie boom reshaping Exmouth

For decades Exmouth has been a global hit for its whale shark swims and ocean paradise, but back on dry land there was not much to keep you occupied. As Grace Hendry found, that is no longer the case

Labor Forrest contenderPremiumPremiumLabor newcomer to contest Forrest at Federal election

Bunbury resident Bronwen English has been confirmed as Labor’s choice to contest the seat, which has been held by Brunswick-born Nola Marino for 14 years.

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Read the statement in fullPremiumWhy Christian Porter has quit politics

Christian Porter has resigned from Parliament after a tumultuous year in which he was accused of raping a teenage girl when he was a teen.

Ben McClellan

Fight for life PremiumTeen accused of bashing soccer star set to plead guilty

A teenager accused of an unprovoked attack on soccer star Danny Hodgson has indicated he will plead guilty to the shocking assault.

Shannon Hampton

Behind barsPremiumPremiumBoy accused of Hilton attack ‘already has criminal record’

A 14-year-old boy accused of an attack in Hilton that left a man fighting for his life in hospital already has a criminal record, a court has been told.

Patients impactedCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumContaminated water detected at major Perth hospital

Bacteria has been detected in the water at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, forcing the hospital to reduce the number of beds available to sick patients. 

School’s out CommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumWhy WA teachers could be forced to take industrial action

The teachers’ union has warned schools could be hit by industrial action in the new year as part of its push for a 4 per cent wage increase.

LATESTPremiumInside reunion with Cleo’s rescuers

The hero cops who rescued Cleo Smith have been honoured at a Perth ceremony that was also attended by her thankful parents.

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