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Fremantle Mayor Brad Pettitt at the City's One Day celebrations in 2019.
WA election

Freo mayor in tilt for state politics as Greens look to inject 'X-factor'

City of Fremantle mayor Brad Pettitt is preparing a tilt at state politics as WA's Greens assemble a 'dream team' of candidates.

  • by Nathan Hondros
Western Australia Treasurer Ben Wyatt and Premier Mark McGowan open the state budget papers in front of the media prior to announcing the budget in parliament on Thursday,
Analysis
WA election

Wyatt's departure leaves big shoes to fill and political headaches all round

News that talented and well-regarded MP Ben Wyatt will retire from politics next year went off like cannon fire inside WA Labor. Where to from here?

  • by Nathan Hondros
Liberal preselection candidate Christopher Tan is hoping to be endorsed for a winnable seat in WA's Upper House at the next election.
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WA election

Liberal candidate under scrutiny over claims he misled on university qualification

  • by Nathan Hondros
WA's politicians don't have anything meaty to get their teeth into in 2020.
Opinion
WA Parliament

Wheel clamp and puppy farm bans but nothing substantial from WA's 'McGovernment'

  • by Nathan Hondros
WA Labor's Albany candidate Rebecca Stephens and Premier Mark McGowan.
WA election

WA Labor picks regional women to replace retiring veterans

  • by Nathan Hondros

Crime & Courts

The man is arrested by police at his current workplace on Wednesday, March 4. Picture:
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Police

Ex-Perth cop charged with drugging, raping women he met on dating sites

  • by Hannah Barry and Marta Pascual Juanola
The trial has resumed after the break.
Claremont killer trial

Claremont killer trial LIVE: Defence cross-examining Pathwest witness over contamination theory

  • by Heather McNeill
'We need more pencils' - WA Police (Video Thumbnail)
Crime

Prisoner grabs and bites Perth police officer in shock attack

  • by Lauren Pilat
Detectives involved with Operation Mirzam made the arrests in 2018.
Courts

'True evil': Jailed Perth 'swingers' mum known to child protection for years before horrific abuse uncovered

  • by Hannah Barry
Troy Buswell's political life was marred by scandals.
Courts

Ex-WA treasurer Troy Buswell faces court charged with assaulting his partner

  • by Rebecca LeMay
A missing persons poster calling for information about Jane Rimmer's whereabouts.
Claremont killer trial

Claremont killer trial LIVE: Pathwest lab picked up '28 issues from 17,000 analyses' of Macro items over 20 years

  • by Heather McNeill
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Education

Perth Modern's Beasley building.
Schools

Why Perth's top academic school may not be right for your clever child

  • by Lauren Pilat
Education

Violent Perth students expelled, sent to multi-million dollar alternative schools

  • by Lauren Pilat
Primary school

'Political correctness on steroids': Perth principal's birthday cupcake ban backfires

  • by Daile Cross and Lauren Pilat

Health

WA Health Minister Roger Cook said WA's ongoing campaign to restrain and isolate the virus had so far been successful.
Coronavirus outbreak

WA records third case of coronavirus in traveller returning from overseas

  • by Daile Cross
Coronavirus outbreak

Apocalypse now: Survivalist prepares to 'bug out' before pandemic hits

  • by Marta Pascual Juanola and Kate Hedley
Coronavirus outbreak

WA fever clinics to open next week ahead of anticipated rise in coronavirus cases

  • by Lauren Pilat and Kate Hedley

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