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courts & justicePremiumFines for meth, codeine and 1,4-Butanediol possession

A woman has been fined for possessing meth, codeine and a powerful nervous system depressant in the Goldfields-Esperance region.

Tegan Guthrie

Kalgoorlie Courthouse

Courts & JusticePremiumWoman seeks bail ahead of thigh-stab trial

A woman accused of stabbing a kitchen knife through her partner’s thigh during an argument over his infidelity is seeking bail after her trial date was vacated because of recent regional court closures.

Tegan Guthrie

Interstate bikie smuggling

Courts & JusticePremiumWoman denies role in botched Exmouth bikie smuggling scheme

One woman in a ragtag crew accused of attempting to smuggle a wanted man out of the country has pleaded not guilty to her role in the botched plot. 

Hannah Cross

Perth pediatrician Chia Liang Saw faces dozens of child sexual abuse charges. LinkedIn

Courts & JusticePremiumDoctor facing child sex charge granted home detention bail

A western suburbs paediatrician accused of offending against his own patients has been granted home detention bail despite being hit with more vile charges.

Jessica Evensen

Australian Federal Police on Friday revealed they started an investigation after Australian Post reported a slew of package thefts in WA.

CrimePremiumNew details about alleged package tampering at Perth Airport

A postal worker accused of tampering with secure mail bags loaded with cash could face further charges, a court has been told.

Hannah Cross and Jessica Evensen

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & JusticePremiumFIFO worker allegedly had 20,000 child abuse images, videos

Police have revealed more than 20,000 images and videos of child exploitation material have yet to be categorised as part of investigations into a 33-year-old FIFO worker.

Tegan Guthrie

Police aircraft followed the suspects before ground teams pursued with the arrests.

Regional WAVideoPremiumWATCH: Police capture suspects following bushland air chase

Police have charged six men after the air wing chased them through bushland north of Kalgoorlie-Boulder and directed officers on the ground to catch them.

Neil Watkinson

19yo South Perth basketball referee Jamie Winfield has been charged with sexual assault Unknown

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Police arrest child sex-accused basketball WA referee

A Perth basketball referee is behind bars and has been hit with a string of new charges after allegedly refusing to abide by a restraining order protecting his young victim.

Hannah Cross

A Woodside legal letter previously seen by AAP from 2023 stated that the company had suffered lost productivity and other damage as a result of Disrupt Burrup Hub’s activities.

CrimeCommentsWoodside's lawsuit on protesters set for court hearing

A civil case initiated by an oil and gas giant against three environmentalists over a stink bomb three years ago has been listed for a court hearing.

Aaron Bunch

An Albany woman who drove on the wrong side of the road and narrowly avoided a collision has had her prison sentence suspended.

courtsWoman sentenced after Parryville reckless driving incident

An Albany woman who narrowly avoided a serious collision on South Coast Highway after driving recklessly on the wrong side of the road and was found with meth in her pocket has had her prison term suspended. 

Jacki Elezovich

An after school care service operated by one of Australia’s largest providers has been shuttered after several children were left unsupervised on an excursion to Perth Zoo during a busy holiday period.

Courts & JusticeAfter school care service fined, closed after zoo excursion

An after school care service operated by one of Australia’s largest providers has been shuttered after several children were left unsupervised on an excursion to Perth Zoo during a busy holiday period.

Hannah Cross

Homicide detectives located eight-month-old Eden Everley-Jane at a home in Baldivis last year.

Courts & JusticePremiumPerth mum pleads insanity over murder of baby

Homicide detectives located eight-month-old Eden Everley-Jane at a home in Baldivis last year.

Jessica Evensen

A drunk driver has pleaded guilty to killing a beloved grandmother (pictured) in a late night crash after ploughing into a home in Perth’s eastern suburbs. 

Courts & JusticePremiumDriver enters plea over fatal Rivervale crash

A drunk driver has pleaded guilty to killing a beloved grandmother in a late night crash after ploughing into a home in Perth’s eastern suburbs. 

Jessica Evensen

An Albany teenager has been fined and had his license disqualified after driving a motorbike at almost double the speed limit.

Courts & justice PremiumReckless driving on motorbike lands Albany teen in trouble

An Albany teenager who was caught by a speed camera driving his motorbike at almost double the speed limit on South Coast Highway has been fined and had his licence disqualified. 

Jacki Elezovich

ASIC had pursued Ms Pellew over her management of training business Ochre.

Corporate governancePremiumComo woman found guilty of Corporations Act breaches

A Perth woman has been convicted of four corporate offences after an investigation by ASIC into her management of a training business.

Matt Mckenzie

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & justicePremiumYoung man sentenced after brother’s death in car crash

A 20-year-old man responsible for the car crash that killed his brother in Kambalda West last year has been told by a magistrate to honour his late loved one by building the best life he can. 

Isabella Davis

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & justiceMan will face trial for unlawful and indecent assault

Brian James Dowdle will face a trial after allegedly committing unlawful and indecent assault.

Isabella Davis

Martyn Tann was last seen walking towards Mullaloo Beach about on Tuesday April 3, 2013, wearing a pair of blue and black board shorts and carrying a dark-coloured backpack. He has not been seen since.

Courts & JusticeCoroner reveals likely cause of diver’s Perth disappearance

Martyn Tann was last seen walking towards Mullaloo Beach about on Tuesday April 3, 2013, wearing a pair of blue and black board shorts and carrying a dark-coloured backpack. He has not been seen since.

Jessica Evensen

Shannon Cox leaves Geraldton Courthouse during a previous appearance. Insets: the crash scene in Cooljarloo and Cox in his playing days at Collingwood.

Courts and crimePremiumEx-AFL player was dealing meth before he killed two in crash

Former AFL player Shannon Cox has been sentenced for dealing methamphetamine in the lead-up to a horror car crash that killed two elderly women on a regional WA highway. 

Sally Q Davies

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (above) backed Premier Roger Cook’s decision to remove the statue of Nicky Winmar (below) from Optus Stadium after the disgraced football player was found guilty of slamming a woman’s head into a door.

Courts & JusticeVideoPremiumPM backs Winmar statue removal after assault conviction

Anthony Albanese has backed Premier Roger Cook’s decision to remove the statue of Nicky Winmar from Optus Stadium after the disgraced football player was found guilty of slamming a woman’s head into a door.

Joe Spagnolo

An in-home physical therapist was captured on home CCTV repeatedly beating, abusing and tormenting a client’s small dog with an electronic bug zapper.

RSPCAVideoPremiumVideo shows Perth physical therapist beating client’s dog

A Perth man has been fined after CCTV captured him repeatedly beating, abusing and tormenting a client’s small dog with a bug zapper while working as an in-home physical therapist. WARNING: Distressing footage.

Sophie Gannon

Victor John Woodley was sentenced to three years and four months jail in Perth District Court after a jury found him guilty of four counts of indecently dealing with a child.

Courts & Justice PremiumMan leveraged Aboriginal law to sexually abuse kids

A man who leveraged Aboriginal law to sexually abuse two young boys in Perth and the Goldfields used to work for WA Police and the Aboriginal Legal Service, a court has been told. 

Tegan Guthrie

Dr Chia Liang Saw.

Courts & JusticePremiumDoctor facing child sex charge talked to ‘paedophile hunter’

A paediatrician accused of more than 50 child sex offences has had his bid for bail delayed, after it was revealed he allegedly tried to procure a ‘vigilante paedophile hunter’ who was posing as a young girl.

Jessica Evensen

Bradley Pen Dragon leaves magistrates court in Perth

Courts & JusticePremiumPaedophile behind bars over breaches of supervision order

It took just two weeks for notorious paedophile Bradley Pen Dragon to land himself back behind bars after several alleged breaches of his strict supervision order.

Hannah Cross