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Two crew die off West Australian coast during Bunbury yacht race
Two crew members aged in their 60s and 70s have died off the coast of Mandurah after a yacht they were sailing in an open water race overturned 11 nautical miles off-shore about midnight on Saturday.
- by Heather McNeill and David Prestipino
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Teen charged over two separate sex assaults in Kalgoorlie
A 19-year-old man has faced court over raping one woman and trying to assault another over one weekend in Kalgoorlie.
- by Fran Rimrod
Nollamara man charged after WA police officer, police dog attacked
A 28-year-old Nollamara man has been charged after allegedly assaulting a police officer and kicking a police dog overnight.
Man run over by car he tried to take in St James
A Perth man has been run over by a car he was trying to drive away in.
Rottnest Swim: Shark disrupts swimmers as new race record broken
A new record has been set in the Rottnest Channel Swim with Western Australian swimmer Solomon Wright breaking the four hour mark for the first time in the race's 62 year history.
- by Heather McNeill
Off-road motorcyclist dies after hitting tree at high speed in Yangebup
A man has been killed after his speeding motorcycle slammed into a tree in Yangebup overnight.
- by Heather McNeill
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Serial Perth 'buttock squeezer' avoids jail again
A Perth man who has been convicted of squeezing or patting the buttocks of seven young girls in the past eight years has avoided jail for a third time.
- by Heather McNeill
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Mother dies after suspected 'carjacking' in Mirrabooka
Police were called to Cedar Court in Mirrabooka just before 10am.
- by Hannah Barry
'Texting driver' fatal crash trial jury discharged after asking judge a question
A 25-year-old Perth driver accused of causing a fatal crash moments after texting her boyfriend has had her trial in Perth District Court aborted.
- by Heather McNeill
Push for safe zones around abortion clinics after employees called 'murderers'
Mr Cook's comments come during a pro-life campaign being run in Perth which involves anti-abortion protesters setting up shop outside a local facility.
- by Kate Hedley
South West restaurant opening 'daunting and exhilarating'
With extractor fans defaulting to 'jet fighter takeoff', lighting dimmers stuck on 'operating theatre' and a long power blackout mid first service, Yarri Restaurant and Bar in Dunsborough has roared into life giving new meaning to the term "trial opening".