An Afghan farmer has testified in court about a conversation he had with war hero Ben Roberts-Smith in the Pashto language on the day a villager was allegedly shot by Australian troops.
Perry Duffin
The former bikie who was rescued in his underwear after being kidnapped and held for a $2 million ransom could be facing a lengthy jail term after pleading guilty to proceeds of crime allegations.
Emily Moulton
A former AFL star and inaugural Fremantle Docker was all smiles after police withdrew all three charges against him.
A woman who stole more than $20,000 from her dying, elderly friend to feed her gambling addiction has avoided jail.
A man accused of fatally attacking an elderly Mosman Park stranger because he wanted to ‘make a point about how to treat women right’ faces the prospect of a new trial after the jury was discharged.
Shannon Hampton
The mother of a woman who murdered her elderly grandmother has gone on an extraordinary tirade, calling the victim an ‘absolute b....’ and saying ‘I wouldn’t let my daughter do what I needed to do’.
The Crown Perth Royal Commission will see four-of-a-kind next week, when a quartet of the casino’s management — past and present — will be grilled on whether it should remain in Crown’s hands.
Tim Clarke
State government inspectors have quizzed Crown Perth about whether they are up to date with their tax — in the wake of Crown Melbourne potentially having stiffed the Victorian government out of $200m
A man twice slit the throat of his unhappy young bride just weeks after being ‘forced’ by her family to marry him in exchange for money — then made a ‘callous’ call to her brother.
The catastrophic crisis at Crown was met with a ‘complete vacuum’ of information to the board running the casino in Perth, according to one of the members of that board.
A magistrate has found the boyfriend of a woman who snuck into Western Australia on a truck was ‘directly and actively’ involved in the crime.
Angie Raphael
The WA policeman who was the first serving officer to be charged with murder in almost 100 years after he fatally shot an Aboriginal woman outside her home is ready to stand trial later this year.
A Margaret River man has been barred from making any contact with the children that were in his care, after being jailed for engaging in sexual conduct with them.
Carly Laden
A Bunbury man who had been living rough with an acquired brain injury has been ordered to pay fines to three teenage girls he exposed himself to and attempted to grab, and to be monitored by police.
John Poynton told the Crown Perth royal commission he now felt he had been kept out of the loop by senior casino bosses — including a man he shared drinks with just last Friday.
A Scarborough man is expected to face Perth Magistrate’s Court on Thursday charged with indecent assault over an alleged attack on a woman at a Pilbara mine site.
Caitlyn Rintoul
Meetings of the board ostensibly in charge of overseeing the running of Crown Perth sometimes lasted less than 30 mins, while non-executive directors were paid tens of thousands of dollars to attend.
Prominent Perth businessman John Poynton has revealed details of a pact he signed with James Packer after the billionaire stepped away from his gambling empire.
A Kiara man accused of killing a WA dad during a violent altercation outside a South Hedland home will stand trial to defend the allegation.
Prosecutors handling the case against a Gosnells father accused of violently shaking his baby girl have told a WA court her exact cause of death has yet to be determined.
The identity of a BHP worker charged with two counts of rape at a Pilbara mining accommodation hub can finally be revealed.
A Girrawheen man accused of killing a three-month-old baby girl has had his matter delayed for two months after sacking his previous lawyer.
A man who led police on a dramatic pursuit across Perth’s southern suburbs and through the Westfield Carousel shopping centre has been charged with more than two dozen offences.
Sarah Steger
Millionaire John Poynton’s relationship with Crown Perth — which eventually ended in an acrimonious break-up earlier this year — will be the focus of Wednesday’s resumption of the Royal Commission.
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