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Wendy Ruth Sym was found guilty of attempting to murder her husband, who she cared for.
Crime

Perth nurse who tried to kill husband collapses after hearing sentence

Wendy Sym was suffering from carer’s burnout and had “hit the end of her tether” when she injected a lethal dose of insulin into her husband while he was in hospital.

  • by Rebecca Peppiatt
South32 mines bauxite at Boddington inland from Perth.
Bauxite

South32 shares slugged as WA alumina refinery comes under cloud

  • by Peter Milne
Australia’s biggest oil and gas producer has struck a deal to buy a massive LNG export terminal project in the United States.
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Energy

Woodside chases global LNG ‘powerhouse’ crown

  • by Nick Toscano
Perth rents have risen more than 70 per cent since start of the pandemic
WA news live

Perth rents have risen more than 70 per cent since start of the pandemic

  • by Heather McNeill
Ninette Simons was savagely assaulted in her home.
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Courts

Alleged lookout guy ‘disgusted’ by bashing of 73-year-old Ninette Philips

  • by Rebecca Peppiatt and Ezra Holt
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(From left) John Quigley, Roger Cook, Rita Saffioti and Tracey Roberts open the Yanchep extension on Sunday.
Metronet

WA Labor, Liberals trade barbs over ‘MetroDEBT’ as Yanchep extension opens

The Metronet Yanchep rail extension has officially opened after heavily criticised cost and time blowouts.

  • by Alex Condon
Mary Fowler (right) prepares to partner with Caitlin Foord (centre) in attack during the warm-up before the Matildas’ opening match against Ireland.
Australian soccer

Perth to host top women’s soccer stars in exclusive tournament

In a major sport and tourism coup, Perth is set to host some of Australia’s top women’s soccer players in an exclusive, first-of-its-kind event later this year.

  • by Alex Condon
Jamie Whincup in action at the 2023 Mount Panorama Supercars event (file image).
Supercars

Perth street circuit to host Supercars from 2026

  • by Joanna Guelas
WA Premier Roger Cook.
Roger Cook

WA’s premier on the housing crisis, stamp duty … and cash-for-access dinners

  • by Hamish Hastie
Aboriginal rock art, or petroglyph of a sea turtle on the Burrup Peninsula.
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Indigenous culture

Leaked letter reveals internal concerns about science on Australia’s next world heritage site

  • by Hamish Hastie and Peter Milne

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