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A magistrate has requested a home detention report before considering releasing a man facing driving charges on bail.

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Man accused of reckless driving incidents pleads not guilty

A Katanning man who allegedly drove recklessly in the Katanning townsite and through roadworks to escape police will fight all charges laid against him.

Jacki Elezovich

Det. Sen. Srt Andy Baker with seized drugs and a firearm.

CrimePremiumPolice in major drug bust operation across Perth

WA Police have seized 45kg of cocaine and 7kg of methamphetamine — with a combined street value of more than $15 million — and more than $385,000 in cash in several major drug busts across the city. 

Jessica Evensen

Corbin Birch has appeared in the Northbridge Court. PIctured is Birch as he leaves court Justin Benson-Cooper

Courts & JusticePremium‘World of pain’: Magistrate bails alleged nazi tagger

A man already accused of racially harassing his neighbour has faced court for allegedly drawing nazi symbols on his body with a ‘Texta’.

Caleb Runciman

Former deputy president at the Shire of Ashburton Doug Diver.

CRIMEPremiumFormer shire councillor charged with child sex offences

The former deputy president of a regional WA shire has faced court after being charged with child sex offences.

Caleb Runciman

Premier Roger Cook and Fisheries Minister Jackie Jarvis announce a fishing ban.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumLabor hit with legal battle over controversial fishing ban

The fight against the Cook Government’s controversial new fishing bans along WA’s coastline has intensified, with legal action now launched to stop the changes.

Joe Spagnolo

22-year-old Siafolau Siafolau. 

Courts & JusticePremiumSydney man linked to $170m cocaine haul faces Perth court

Siafolau Peter Siafolau appeared in Perth Magistrates Court over video-link after being charged with possessing cocaine after he allegedly linked to the $170m botched cocaine import.

Caleb Runciman

A driver has been heavily fined and disqualified from driving for more than two years after being caught driving under the influence twice in one day.

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Driver given heavy fine for double DUI charges in one day

A man caught driving under the influence twice in one day — the first with a blood alcohol content five times the legal limit — has been heavily fined and disqualified from driving for more than two years.

Melissa Sheil

A 47-year-old Great Southern man has been sentenced to a heavy jail term in Perth District Court.

CourtPremiumJail term for Great Southern man who raped son’s girlfriend

A registered sex offender who sexually assaulted his son’s 16-year-old girlfriend while she was staying at his Great Southern home has been given a lengthy prison sentence. 

Melissa Sheil

Stuart James King

courts & justicePremiumSleep scientist learns fate for upskirting, stalking

A Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital sleep scientist already behind bars for accessing intimate footage of female patients undressing has been handed more jail time for other depraved crimes.

Harriet Flinn

A photo of the aftermath shows the man bleeding heavily on the ground as he was treated by paramedics. 

CrimePremiumYongah Hill detainee who attacked guard named in court

A UK man who swapped a detention centre for a prison cell after he allegedly injured two officer has been identified.

Caleb Runciman

Ashley James Bropho — the stepbrother of Cleo Smith kidnapper Terence Kelly — had been awaiting sentencing at Hakea Prison after luring a nine-year-old girl from a park.

CrimePremiumHorrific details revealed about child snatcher’s jail murder

A child snatcher was violently killed by a fellow inmate after authorities ‘missed an opportunity’ to address the offender’s risk, a coroner has found.

Jessica Evensen

He will front court again on February 6 for a trial allocation date. 

CourtsPremiumIdentity of young police officer accused of assault revealed

The 23-year-old allegedly assaulted a woman during an arrest in Perth’s western suburbs.

Jessica Evensen

ANZ’s fine has been increased to $250m

BankingPremiumANZ misconduct fine hiked to $250m

ANZ’s fine was increased to $250 million by the Federal Court of Australia after an additional $10 million was added to earlier regulatory penalties.

Gold Valley owner Yuzheng Xie.

Courts & JusticePremiumGold Valley fined $2.2m for mining breaches

Private miner Gold Valley Group and its owner Yuzheng Xie have been fined more than $2 million for unlawful mining. 

Cheyanne Enciso

Giuseppe Diego Scaffidi leaves magistrate court after recieving a fine. Sandra Jackson

Courts & JusticePremiumHusband of disgraced former Lord Mayor guilty of assault

The Perth developer husband of a disgraced Lord Mayor has pleaded guilty to assaulting an elderly woman and deliberately driving his luxury Maserati at another person during a parking dispute.

Charlton Hart

Christopher Eric Perriman.

Courts & JusticePremiumAccused tells court he ‘deliberately lit fire to help’

A 43-year-old man accused of lighting fires in Bertram was sent to hospital for assessment after appearing in Rockingham court on Wednesday.

Ava Berryman

A 36-year-old man who allegedly indecently dealt with and recorded a child under 13 years of age has faced court.

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Man accused of child sex offences sentenced on drug charges

A man who has been accused of indecently dealing with and recording a child under 13 years of age has been sentenced for drug offences at his latest court appearance. 

Hannah Whitehead

William Patrick Mayne appeared in Albany Magistrates Court on December 11.

COURTSPremiumMan accused of having child abuse material in Bornholm

The identity of a Bornholm man charged with possessing child exploitation last year has been revealed in his first appearance in court.

Melissa Sheil

A Katanning mother has been sentenced for running at her son with a bread knife during an argument.

COURTSPremiumKatanning mother admits to holding knife to son mid-fight

A Katanning mother who admitted to running at her son armed with a bread knife during an argument has been released from custody and given a community-based order.

Melissa Sheil

Former Richmond player Marlion Pickett plead guilty to possessing tens of thousands in dirty cash and helping his friends launder more than $300,000 stolen in a string of burglaries.

CourtsPremiumAFL star avoids jail by ‘knife edge’ for dirty cash crimes

Former Richmond player Marlion Pickett admitted possessing tens of thousands in dirty cash and helping his friends launder more than $300,000 stolen in a string of burglaries.

Caleb Runciman

Forensics at the scene on Dudley Street in Midland Justin Benson Cooper

Court & JusticePremiumHorrific details revealed on Midland father stabbed to death

Two teenagers accused of stabbing a father to death in Midland in front of his young son were attempting to rob the man of $1200 worth of cannabis, it was alleged in court.  

Sarah Crawford

Lobby groups say the court’s ruling overturns “reasonable” Fair Work Commission limits.

MiningCommentsPremiumCourt hands unions even more power on mine sites

Mining and energy groups say a Federal Court ruling on union delegates will create two tiers of workers — those who ‘actually work’ and those who do ‘whatever they please’.

Adrian Rauso

The Collie parents accused of neglecting their unwell infant son before he died are expected to face upgraded charges in a higher court.

Court & Justice PremiumParents of dead Collie baby have charges upgraded

The parents of a baby boy who was diagnosed with a serious medical condition four months before his death have had their charges upgraded.

Sarah Crawford

A man has been rushed to hospital with burns after an explosion at a home north of Perth.

Courts & JusticePremiumPerth home explosion puts man in hospital with severe burns

A man has been rushed to hospital with burns after an explosion at a home north of Perth.

Jessica Evensen