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The desperate ex-prisoners ending up in our hospitals

WA’s already-stretched hospitals are having to assist people who have been released from jail into homelessness and then turn up to emergency departments out of desperation.

Annabel Hennessy

Listen nowVideoPremiumPolice radio calls replay the moment JC was shot

Frantic radio calls between police officers at the scene of a fatal shooting of an Aboriginal woman in Geraldton have been made public for the first time.

Emily Moulton

No show ClaudeCommentsPremiumStrdanica again fails to front for his Regal probing

A judge has indefinitely adjourned the public examination of purportedly sick investment promoter Claude Strdanica after he again failed front up to the Supreme Court.

Neale Prior

FIRST LOOKPremiumThe weapons Indigenous mum was holding when shot dead

An Indigenous mother-of-one was holding a 30cm serrated bread knife and small pink-handled scissors when a police officer allegedly murdered her on a suburban street in Geraldton.

Emily Moulton

Early bird?CommentsPremiumPacker’s 6.30am Crown Perth inquiry start time twist

It seems James Packer still has enough pull to prompt a very early start for the Crown Perth Royal Commission when he gives evidence later this month — but where he’ll give it from is still a mystery.

Tim Clarke

Tourist muggedPremiumAlbany detective labels tourist attack as ‘disgusting’

Sen. Sgt Darryl Noye said the two attackers demanded money from the man before hitting him in the head with a bottle that knocked out a front tooth.

Kellie Balaam & Cameron Newbold

‘Vulnerable’ victimsPremiumDisgraced ‘healer’ who ‘preyed’ on women loses bail bid

A Great Southern Aboriginal tour operator jailed for sexually assaulting six women will remain behind bars after he was refused bail pending an appeal.

Shannon Hampton and Kellie Balaam

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Billionaire hot seatPremium
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James Packer to be grilled at Crown Perth inquiry

Billionaire James Packer will be called to give evidence to the Crown Perth royal commission along with a string of other casino company heavyweights, past and present.

Tim Clarke

Use of forcePremiumPolice gun training in the spotlight at JC murder trial

WA police officers are trained to exercise their own judgment when deciding whether to draw their weapons and there are no rules for what weapon they should use first, the Supreme Court has been told.

Emily Moulton

‘causing misery’PremiumCountry drug dealer jailed over meth deals

A Katanning man has been jailed for four years after supplying two types of illegal drugs and conspiring to possess a trafficable amount of methamphetamine.

Kellie Balaam

Sentencing delayPremiumQuarantine breacher ‘was fleeing violent relationship’

A woman who breached her quarantine by boarding the Prospector train to Kalgoorlie-Boulder was fleeing a violent relationship in Victoria, a court has been told.

Tegan Guthrie

Federal investigationPremiumGrand Final COVID breacher faces ASIC probe

ASIC has confirmed it is looking at Mark Babbage, who was jailed for breaching WA’s COVID-19 laws to attend the AFL grand final, under sweeping powers to ban licensed advisers over misconduct.

Neale Prior and Tim Clarke

No casePremiumDomestic violence charges against ex-Eagle dropped

Serious domestic violence charges against former West Coast star Adam Hunter have been discontinued because there were ‘no longer reasonable prospects of conviction’.

Shannon Hampton

No menu claimsPremiumPerth restaurateur to defend staff sex assault claims

Prominent chef and owner of Highgate’s No Menu, Maurizio Di Ciano, will defend claims he sexually assaulted several of his female employees last year.

Cassidy Mosconi & Shannon Hampton

Repeat offenderPerth restaurant fined again over dirty kitchen

The restaurant has been a stalwart of the CBD food scene for the past 20 years, but its record on cleanliness is nothing to boast about.

Staff reporter

Cattle duffingPremiumRodeo horseman denies charges in cattle rustling probe

A Pilbara man who breeds wild bucking horses for rodeos has pleaded not guilty to charges linked to WA’s biggest alleged cattle rustling investigation.

Jenne Brammer

Delayed againPremiumAlleged swindler says he’s too crook to be questioned

A Supreme Court judge has again adjourned the probe of investment promoter Claude Strdanica amid claims he is back in hospital with an infection from cancer treatment.

Neale Prior

Nightclub attackPremiumNightclub indecent assault to stand trial

Police will allege Mr Meltevielser assaulted a woman in her 20s inside Studio 146 on September 12.

Kellie Balaam

Freedom bidPremiumSex offender accused of jogger attack may get bail

A registered sex offender accused of attacking a young female jogger in Subiaco has made another bid for release from custody, this time seeking home detention bail to live with his girlfriend.

Shannon Hampton

Roof runnerPremiumMan flees from police by running across roofs in Orana

Jennick jumped on to a neighbouring house, putting his foot through the roof, before fleeing into the backyard and scaling a fence.

Kellie Balaam

Caught red-handedPremiumMan drove stolen hire car across Australia

Samuel John Bonanno drove a ute 3000km from the point of hire in Victoria to Albany after a relationship breakdown.

Kellie Balaam

“Incredibly high speed”Premium176km/h stretch ends in court

A Capel man has been fined and had his licence disqualified for 12 months for speeding along Bussell Highway at an “incredibly high speed” of 176km/h.

Carly Laden

Bombshell allegationsPremiumEx-sea sports club boss faces shock money theft charges

Ocean Reef Sea Sports Club members are reeling from the news the former manager has been charged with stealing thousands of dollars from the club.

Tyler Brown

murder trialPremiumLocals speak of chaos after JC was shot in Geraldton

The murder trial of a policeman who fatally shot a young Aboriginal mother in the middle of a suburban street has heard dramatic accounts from shocked residents of how quickly the chaos unfolded.

Rebecca Le May