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Guilty pleaPort Kennedy man admits tragic Warnbro hit and run

A Port Kennedy man has pleaded guilty to murdering one man and intentionally causing grievous bodily harm to another in a hit-and-run in Warnbro last year.

Shannon Hampton

Wings clipped‘Misled’: Vic Park mayor fires up over Eagles fixture

Victoria Park Mayor Karen Vernon has sought legal advice over claims the council and community were misled by the West Coast Eagles ahead of its pre-season clash at Lathlain Park on Thursday.

Sarah Brookes

‘Bleach mum’Bleach poisoning accused covers up leaving court

A Perth mother accused of trying to murder her seriously ill baby boy by pouring bleach into his feeding tube tried to cover her face as she emerged from court today.

Shannon Hampton

Madeley tragedyAlleged Perth daughter killer Djurasovic fronts court

Milka Djurasovic, 38, was found with self-inflicted wounds near Mullaloo Beach hours after her husband found the bodies of their daughters Tiana, 6, and Mia, 10, at their Madeley home in October.

Freak stormThousands still without power after wild weather chaos

Thousands of homes around Perth remain without power this morning after widespread outages were sparked by wild weather in the capital last night.

Staff writers

Shared spacesCo-living model potential for Perth city

The City of Perth has been earmarked as one of the best places in Australia for investment into a new asset class called co-living — described as student housing for workers.

Kim Macdonald

Data reviewWoolworths underpayments scandal rises to $315m

Woolworths has upped its estimated staff underpayments to $315 million and says the final amount could still be higher once a review into the nine-year scandal is complete.

Alex Druce

EXCLUSIVEShopping centres to be DV refuges under new scheme

Domestic violence victims will be able to seek help inside shopping centres under a plan being considered by property developer Stockland.

Lanai Scarr

EXCLUSIVEWyatt, Porter pushing DV fight to Parliament

The Federal Government is looking to increase funding to tackle domestic violence as two WA senior politicians told of their “shame” over the continued crisis of deaths of women at the hands of men.

Lanai Scarr & Annabel Hennessy

Last hoorahBusiness plaudits flow for WA’s turnaround Treasurer

Local business leaders have praised retiring State Treasurer Ben Wyatt and commended him for helping to turn around the State’s dire finances while in power.

Stuart McKinnon and Meilin Chew

Exit speculationClock is ticking for Coleman to secure his legacy

ANALYSIS: After nearly nine years at the helm, the former Victorian needs to bring home Scarborough and Browse to punctuate a tenure seen by many as lacking long-term substance.

Sean Smith

EXCLUSIVECCC boss has ‘unfinished business’ with WA MPs

John McKechnie is seeking reappointment for the Corruption and Crime Commission’s top job, six months after threatening to resign amid a legal battle with State Parliament’s Upper House.

Peter Law

Sharing platformThe Perth start-up bringing unused space back to life

SpacetoCo is harnessing the power of the sharing economy to breath new life into Perth’s hidden and sometimes forgotten commercial and community spaces.

Daniel Newell

Rooms for rentCity’s dining room dashed as council cuts costs

The City of Perth’s infamous dining room could be demolished to make way for new offices as part of a plan to lease out an entire floor of the local government’s CBD headquarters.

Peter de Kruijff

Always on the moneyWA treasurer quits politics to put family first

Ben Wyatt announced his shock resignation this morning as the highly respected State treasurer - who some lauded as a future Premier - quit to focus on his family after his wife’s health scare.

Peter Law

WATCH: See the damageChaos as cars crushed, trees uprooted in freak storm

Several people had to be rescued after roads were flooded, roofs were torn off homes and trees were pulled down when a severe storm battered the Perth metropolitan area late this afternoon.

Samantha Rogers Phil Hickey and Peter De Kruijff

WATCH: AS THE STORM HIT18,000 homes without power as storm lashes Perth

WATCH: A roof has been torn from a home, dozens of trees have fallen and businesses are flooding as a thunderstorm hit Perth with heavy rain, damaging winds and hail this afternoon.

Samantha Rogers

Still at largeWhere did they go?: Police find no trace of gunman

A major police hunt has so far failed to track down the bandit who shot at police in Gosnells - 24 hours after the shooting sparked a statewide alert - as detectives wait on results of forensic tests.

Monique Dirksz

‘great blessing’WA farmers overjoyed by storm downpour

Glum has turned to glee as widespread thunderstorms had dams - some empty for almost a year- overflowing in the Wheatbelt, as the parched Great Southern region holds hope for rain forecast this week.

Jenne Brammer

Lucky escapePerth mum spared jail over drug offences

Deborah Marie Hughes, who previously made headlines following the death of her severely malnourished baby, has been spared a prison sentence for drug offences.

‘Mass breakout’Alleged prison rioters to wait another year for trial

Seventeen current and former inmates allegedly involved in the Greenough Regional Prison riot and mass breakout face another year before trial, as the case gears up to be a logistical nightmare.

Shannon Hampton

Details revealedAccused Claremont serial killer’s dramatic arrest

More details of the dramatic arrest of alleged Claremont serial killer Bradley Edwards have been revealed in court for the first time today — as well as the identity of a crucial PathWest scientist.

Tim Clarke

Congestion furoreThe nightmare challenges behind Perth’s road projects

BMD said one issue when working on major road projects was trying to manage the behaviour of the travelling public.

Sarah-Jane Tasker

Mystery solvedMystery condition paralysing Perth magpies revealed

A mystery disease causing paralysis and, in some cases, death to magpies across Perth has been uncovered by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development.

Jenne Brammer