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harrowing findingsCommentsPremiumRoad trauma identified as biggest killer of young people

After a horror month on WA roads in which five young lives were lost and a five-year-old girl was left on life support, road trauma has been revealed as the biggest killer of young people globally.

Michael Traill

‘Not his’PremiumAlleged WA drug-running boss drags girlfriend into bail bid

A 25-year-old with ties to the Comanchero and who police believe was behind a drug trafficking syndicate won’t be walking free despite being granted bail today.

Sarah Steger

See the picturesCommentsPremiumMaylands Waterland finally reopens after huge $4.4m upgrade

The City of Bayswater’s much-loved destination playground Maylands Waterland has reopened after undergoing a $4.4 million redevelopment. 

Pandemic milestoneCommentsPremiumWA closes in on one million COVID cases as infections rise

WA’s daily COVID tally has increased again, with the State closing in on its one-millionth infection since the beginning of the pandemic.

Briana Fiore

Serving timePremiumPerth fraudster gets stunning sentence for US scam

SMS scammer Eugeni ‘Zhenya’ Tsvetnenko — who admitted to raking in more than US$15 million through one of America’s biggest telecommunications scams — has been sentenced in the US.

Tim Clarke

Expensive locationsCommentsPremiumREVEALED: Perth suburbs to join million-dollar club

Perth has the highest-ever number of suburbs in the million-dollar club, after prices in 15 new suburbs recently exceeded the milestone median.

Kim Macdonald

bowser pain CommentsPremiumPerth drivers warned to brace for another fuel price record

Perth drivers are being urged to fill up fast to beat an eye-watering jump in fuel prices, with some retailers set to charge $2.40 a litre for regular unleaded.

Rebecca Le May

On the upCommentsWA’s COVID death toll rises as daily case numbers spike

The daily count of new COVID cases in WA has surged by almost 1400, snapping a downward streak.

Rebecca Le May

Snapped upVideoCommentsPremiumREVEALED: Perth’s 20 fastest-selling suburbs

These are the areas where homes are snapped up almost before the ‘For sale’ sign goes up in the front yard — and the median sale price has gone up too. FIND OUT WHERE THEY ARE HERE

Kim Macdonald

Peak hour mayhemCommentsCrashed car abandoned on freeway causes traffic chaos

An abandoned car left totalled in the middle of Mitchell Freeway is causing traffic chaos for morning commuters.

Brianna Dugan

‘deeply saddened’ CommentsMinister slams Nedlands council over children’s hospice saga

A McGowan Government minister has once again blasted one of Perth’s richest councils after its representatives complained about a children’s hospice that would care for dying kids.

Briana Fiore and Ben O’Shea

COVID latestVideoCommentsPremiumWA records five deaths but cases continue to tick down

COVID cases in WA have kept their downward trajectory, with 3434 new infections being recorded.

Troy de Ruyter

Frightening crashPremiumPolice hunt e-scooter rider that left young girl bloodied

A little girl was left bloodied and shaken after she was allegedly the victim of a beachside e-scooter hit-and-run.

Shannon Hampton

Dianella tragedyPremiumTiny crash victim enters third day in fight for life

A five-year-old girl remains in a critical condition - fighting for life in hospital - after a horror crash in Dianella which also left an older woman with serious injuries.

Tim Clarke

‘I was so scared’PremiumLunch bar cashier reveals terror over knife-wielding robber

A young woman says she’s been left ‘scared’ to come to work and ‘nervous’ once she’s started her shift after a man armed with a 30cm knife threatened her and her boss on Thursday morning.

Sarah Steger

Staff terrifiedPremiumPolice hunt on for knife-wielding deli store robber

Staff ran for their lives after a thug brandishing a knife stormed a deli in the city’s south, in the latest terrifying robbery to grip the city in recent weeks.

Sarah Steger

Critical conditionPremiumLittle girl fights for her life after horror Dianella crash

A five-year-old girl continues to fight for her life after the car she was a passenger in slammed into a tree in Dianella.

Sarah Steger

‘Truly wild’CommentsPremiumAll-action Moulin Rouge musical set to electrify Perth

Everybody can-can finally see Moulin Rouge — and you don’t have to travel to Paris to do it.

Tanya MacNaughton

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Perth father cleared of bashing off-duty cop in KFC carpark

A man accused of punching an off-duty police officer has been found not guilty on the basis he was acting in self-defence when the cop confronted him for urinating in a garden bed.

Sarah Steger

Legal eaglePremium‘Simple pleasure’: Kerr’s bizarre TV show court request

In a bizarre court appearance, former Eagle Daniel Kerr said he did not want to be separated from his new cell mate, and could not come to court on Wednesdays because he would miss his favourite TV show.

Sarah Steger

‘Unfairly targeted?’CommentsPremiumMcGowan won’t commit to FIFO sex assault register

Premier Mark McGowan has poured cold water on a FIFO worker register that would prevent those found guilty of sexual assault from job-hopping. 

Briana Fiore and Ben O’Shea

Sex assault allegationsPremiumMan faces charges over terrifying home invasion

A home invader has been accused of choking a woman while attempting to rape her in her own bed in a terrifying ordeal in Perth’s north.

Brianna Dugan

Police pouncePremiumCops ambush ‘armed' bikie in dramatic arrest

Police have swarmed on a bikie, allegedly finding a handgun and silencer in a search of the car he was a passenger in.

Brianna Dugan

prolonged investigation PremiumTwo men charged over car surfing stunt

Police have charged two men over a dangerous car surfing stunt in the State’s north last year after an extensive investigation.

Brianna Dugan