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Multiple incidentsVideoPremiumWoman and kids injured in latest spate of Perth crashes

A man has been hit by a car in Mt Hawthorn minutes after a woman and two children were struck in Thornlie. The two separate incidents are the latest in a spate of serious crashes on Perth roads over two days.

Sarah Steger

Shattered windowPremiumThieves smash way into barber shop and steal cash, equipment

Thieves have broken into a barber shop in Cannington and damaged the front of an ATM.

Sarah Steger

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Young drivers call out parents’ bad driving habits

Young drivers have called out their parents’ bad behaviour behind the wheel on WA roads, in new research complied by the RAC.

Michael Traill

Silent vigilPremiumBull Creek to raise candles in honour of Petr Levkovskiy

The close-knit community of Bull Creek will gather in sombre silence to honour the life of father Petr Levkovskiy who was fatally stabbed while helping a young boy retrieve his allegedly stolen bike.

Kellie Balaam

Shocking incidentPremiumHuge fine for childcare centre after boy left locked on bus

A religious childcare centre has been slapped with a massive fine for leaving a five-year-old boy locked inside a bus alone for more than two hours.

Michael Traill

Crisis deepeningPremiumShocking homelessness report highlights State ‘failures’

A shocking new report has found almost three-quarters of homeless West Australians and those deemed at risk have been turned away from accommodation in the last financial year.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Crash chaosVideoPedestrian hit, car smashes shop in wild night on roads

A Vinnies op shop in Ellenbrook has been left heavily damaged, as a woman fights for her life from a separate incident in which she was hit by a taxi in Como on Wednesday night.

Sarah Steger

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Perth councillors to make call on two-year e-scooter trial

The City of Perth is on its way to becoming the second metropolitan council in WA to launch an electric scooters rental trial.

Victoria Rifici

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Dramatic turnaroundCommentsPremium
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WA TAFE enrolments surge to record levels

TAFE enrolments soared past the 150,000 mark last year as West Australians clamored to take advantage of a red-hot jobs market. Here are the most popular courses.

Josh Zimmerman

unbelievable generosityPremiumDonations pour in for stabbing victim’s grieving family

The amazing generosity of West Australians in the 48 hours since a good Samaritan was fatally stabbed has resulted in more than $112K in donations for the father’s grieving family.

Sarah Steger

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Police probePremium
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Notorious drink-driver who killed girl may have fled WA

Police are exploring the possibility that notorious killer driver Mitchell Walsh — who has failed to attend court on several occasions recently — may have left WA.

Phil Hickey

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Cows on loose causing traffic havoc in Byford

Emergency services have been called to an incident on the South Western Highway in Byford after a car crashed into a cow.

Troy de Ruyter

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‘Cathartic’Premium
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Traumatised woman who survived Claremont killer tells story

One of the women who survived being attacked by Claremont killer Bradley Edwards is ready for her entire story, in her own words, to finally be told.

Tim Clarke

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Slow buildsCommentsPremium
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WA’s huge housing shortfall tipped to keep prices rising

WA is facing a shortage of about 20,000 homes within four years, with fears this will keep local house prices rising.

Kim Macdonald

‘Psychiatric hostels’PremiumMental health body wants end to makeshift patient housing

WA’s peak body for community mental health has called for an end to discharging vulnerable patients from psychiatric care into backpackers or makeshift boarding houses.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Pressure failure?Virgin flight issues mayday, returns to Perth

A Virgin Australia Regional Airlines flight VA 9275 to West Angeles issued a mayday 7700 code and has returned to Perth.

Geoffrey Thomas

Suburban tragedyPremiumFIFO dad allegedly killed by 15yo a ‘true gentlemen’

Petr Levkovskiy’s tragic death has rocked WA, with $86,000 raised for the family of the FIFO dad who was fatally stabbed while trying to retrieve an allegedly stolen bicycle from a teenager in Bull Creek.

Sarah Steger

‘Carrying the burden’PremiumBasil spruiks four solutions to WA’s homelessness crisis

City of Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas has told a parliamentary inquiry the local government is ‘bearing the brunt’ of a State-wide housing crunch and says the WA Government is responsible for fixing it.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Murder chargePremiumLawyer’s request for teen accused of good Samaritan stabbing

The teenage boy accused of fatally attacking Petr Levkovskiy over a stolen bike has faced Perth Children’s Court charged with his murder.

Emily Moulton

Under a spellCommentsPremiumMAGIC: Nation goes mad over The West’s satirical splash

All of Australia is talking about the front page of today’s The West Australian, where Mark McGowan is depicted as Harry Potter and Peter Dutton as his nemesis Voldemort.

Troy de Ruyter

Widespread damageCommentsThousands of homes without power after wild weather

Perth has been battered by gale force winds and heavy rainfall overnight, triggering hundreds of calls for help.

Sarah Steger

Community shatteredPremiumTeen accused of stabbing good Samaritan charged with murder

A teenager has been charged with murder after he allegedly stabbed a father to death when the Good Samaritan tried to retrieve a stolen bike from the boy.

Sarah Steger

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No parolePremium
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Evil child killer Dante Arthurs to remain behind bars

Child killer Dante Arthurs, who sexually assaulted and murdered an eight-year-old girl in a Perth shopping centre toilet, will stay locked up for at least three more years.

Shannon Hampton and Ben Harvey

Victim namedPremiumPICTURED: Good Samaritan who died in stabbing over a bicycle

The identity of a good Samaritan brutally stabbed after trying to help a young boy retrieve his stolen bike has been revealed, as more than $12,000 is raised for his grieving wife and daughter.

Sarah Steger