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Mining

Blame the Liberals: Minister has 'no choice' over Wellard sand mine

“Let me make it clear: this project was given approvals entirely by the former government,” the WA mining minister told parliament.

by Hannah Barry

Courts

WA man 'addicted' to sex with girls could walk free

by Hannah Barry

Disability

State pays $4.5 million a year for secure facility housing two people

by Lauren Pilat

Police

Engine immobilisers and GPS tracking to 'minimise police pursuits'

by Phil Hickey

Bills

Water keeps flowing for WA's struggling households as debt dries up

by Hamish Hastie

Opinion & Perspectives

'I can always tell the students who’ve had a gap year'

Jenna Price

It's that time of year when parents worry about their kids at schoolies, but there are worse things they should fear.

The law should punish Tinder liars

Irina D. Manta

There have always been people who tell lies to get sex, but apps make it easy to deceive victims on an unprecedented scale, and in relative anonymity, well outside the perpetrators' social circles.

Negative jeering: be careful what you sell to young voters

Jacqueline Maley

Property taxes may be a great moral issue of our times, especially for under-35s unable to crack the market.

Politics

City of Mandurah apologises after using ratepayer cash for 'accidental' political ads

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Local government

City of Mandurah apologises after using ratepayer cash for 'accidental' political ads

The City of Mandurah is under fire after publishing a full page newspaper advertisement which "accidentally" promoted a WA Labor election policy.

by Nathan Hondros

Massive electricity cost blow-out hits WA small businesses

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Bills

Massive electricity cost blow-out hits WA small businesses

20,000 small businesses are feeling the pinch of a 236 per cent increase in the electricity supply charge.

by Hamish Hastie & Nathan Hondros

Murder probe underway after body of woman found south-east of Perth

by Nathan Hondros

WA union boss belts 'trouble makers' for election 'lies and misinformation'

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Employment

WA union boss belts 'trouble makers' for election 'lies and misinformation'

by Nathan Hondros

Crime & Courts

Crime

Perth volleyball coach faces child sex related offences

by staff writers

Courts

Court to consider release for man 'addicted' to sex with young girls

by Hannah Barry

Courts

Man accused of University of WA toilet block rape pleads not guilty

by staff writers

Courts

'A lying mole': Perth father lashes out during Family Court trial

by staff writers

Alleged international fraud syndicate busted in Perth inner suburb

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Crime

Alleged international fraud syndicate busted in Perth inner suburb

by Heather McNeill

Police

Former WA Police senior constable guilty over bestiality image

by Phil Hickey

by Emma Young

Justice

Seven WA teachers banned for posing risk to children in one year

by Hannah Barry

by Hannah Barry