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Traffic delaysKwinana Freeway crash puts traffic at standstill

A crash on the Kwinana Freeway has caused traffic chaos in Perth’s south tonight.

Grisly findHusband of Balcatta woman found dead ‘covered in blood’

A man being questioned over his young wife’s death reportedly walked into a police station covered in blood.

Joanna Delalande

Harrowing injuriesWorksSafe chief slams investigation into crushed worker

WA’s WorkSafe Commissioner has vowed to review the case of a Perth Airport worker crushed and chewed up by a fuel tanker after they took three years to complete his case — then did not prosecute.

John Flint

Pricey cuppaPerth woman fined $2500 over smuggled tea leaves

Bringing tea leaves illegally into Australia from Malaysia has cost 54-year-old Tan Lay Beng $2700 in fines.

Jon Bassett

Economic bluesNon-resources economy ‘beaten and bruised’

In WA, 2019 was the year of the green shoots that never sprouted. Consumer confidence was supposed to return, business would invest and house prices were set to bounce back at long last.

Gareth Parker

Horror weekSeven die in seven days on WA roads

Seven people have died in WA road crashes in just seven days and the deaths of two women in a horror car accident yesterday has raised the road toll to nine fatalities so far this year.

Joanna Delalande

Fatal crashTwo dead in Gnowangerup head-on collision

Two women have died after a head-on collision in WA’s Great Southern region yesterday afternoon.

Sugar shockSweet treats leave sour taste in kids’ mouths

Advances in health care mean tooth decay should already be eradicated in 2020, according to a dental expert. Yet nearly half of Australian children have tooth decay.

Joanna Delalande

BeaconsfieldMan charged with attempted murder after throat stabbing

A man has been charged with attempted murder after an alleged stabbing in Perth’s southern suburbs on Friday night

$15k a yearWA childcare like buying a new car each year

Parents are paying more than $15,000 a year for child care in WA with hourly fees soaring by more than 34 per cent since the Coalition came to power.

Annika Smethurst

Gone too soonMum wins inquest into weight-loss kickboxing death

A Perth mother’s two-year fight for answers after the death of her teenage daughter in the final hours of a gruelling process to cut weight ahead of an amateur Muay Thai fight, will go to court.

Kate Campbell

MINE DEATH SPECIAL FEATUREGripping case playing out in shadow of Claremont trial

Everything you need to know about the inquest into the couple who died prospecting for gold. Three treasure hunters went out only one came back. He claims he has no idea what happened to them.

John Flint

Cultural protectionAboriginal elders’ call to ban Christian missionaries

WA Aboriginal elders have taken the unusual step of asking the State’s discrimination watchdog if they are allowed to ban visiting Christians who are trying to convert the community.

Kate Emery

Walk with the animalsThe Perth vet caring for our most unusual pets

Frogs, reptiles and birds have become popular pets in recent years, forming a niche business opportunity for a Murdoch University graduate who specialises in providing their veterinary care.

Jenne Brammer

‘Everything in life moves on’How a little Perth jeans store became an empire

Alister Norwood’s little store generated a scene frequented by Perth’s in-crowd, rising business types, trend setters, beach girls and even international rock stars. Here’s how it became Jeanswest.

Malcolm Quekett

Sea rescueKayaker rescued after capsizing near Fremantle

Cockburn Sea Rescue group picked up the “semi-responsive” kayaker in Jervoise Bay on Saturday afternoon before he was brought ashore and taken to Fiona Stanley Hospital.

Justin Bianchini and Anton La Macchia

Under the influenceActors, influencers and sports stars sell WA to fans

Reality television stars, sporting personalities, a British marine biologist and a Malaysian actress are among the “influencers” paid a combined $370,000 by Tourism WA to spruik our state.

Josh Zimmerman

110k raisedBrother pays tribute to loving couple killed in crash

The brother of Danielle Bileski, killed alongside husband Eduardo in the South West last week, said he could feel how much the couple were loved by the Perth community.

Phil Hickey

Australian-firstWest Australian Newspapers work to break cancer taboo

West Australian Newspapers will now carry the Cancer Council’s 13 11 20 helpline to shine light light on resources available to cancer patients as part of Australia-first initiative

Bethany Hiatt

Bad investmentWA Labor MPs fume over $500K spent on Shorten’s PM bid

Up to half a million dollars raised by Labor’s State MPs for their own re-election campaigns was spent trying to get Bill Shorten into the Lodge.

Peter Law

BalcattaMystery surrounds incident that left one critical

Detectives have taped off a block of units in Balcatta where one person has been seriously injured.

Lisa Thomas

Music and a messageBreakfast queen Juelz Jarry to promote self defence

As one of the most prominent female voices on Perth radio, hit 92.9’s new breakfast presenter Juelz Jarry said she wants to promote women’s self defence through jiu-jitsu on the show.

Pierra Willix

CommentRioli must build bridges with the Eagles

On a day of mixed emotions at West Coast headquarters, Rioli saw his teammates for the first time since he was told of his bombshell provisional drug ban. But there’s still more work to do.

Braden Quartermaine