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WA Police commissioner Col Blanch said the incident was believed to be linked to a gang from the Ellenbrook area. 

CRIMEPremiumTop cop reveals gang link to Joondalup shops stabbing

Police allege a stabbing inside the food court of Lakeside Joondalup Shopping Centre was an act of gang violence but deny suggestion gang attacks in Perth’s north are becoming more frequent.

Caleb Runciman

Marrika Brockman, Levi Ashwin and Gabrielle Brockman.

Courts & CrimePremiumWA driver admits causing death of baby, two adults in crash

A man was under the influence of cannabis when he fell asleep at the wheel, leading to a car rollover in the remote Mid West and the deaths of three passengers, including a baby, a Geraldton court was told.

Sally Q Davies

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & JusticePremiumCannabis-accused gets bail changed to allow FIFO work

A man accused of having 370 cannabis plants and more than 650g of the drug has had his bail varied to allow him to take up a new fly-in, fly-out job in the Pilbara.

Tegan Guthrie

Kalgoorlie Courthouse

Courts & JusticePremiumCocaine dealer admits to charges involving more than 100g

A Kalgoorlie-Boulder drug dealer will wait to learn his fate after admitting to six charges involving more than 100g of cocaine.

Tegan Guthrie

Christopher Saunders arives at the Perth District Court.

Courts & JusticeVideoPremiumWATCH: Secret footage that helped take down former Bishop

Secret surveillance footage used to take down the disgraced former Bishop of Broome has been released for the first time ahead of his sentencing next month. 

Hannah Cross

Robert Stephen James Elphick attempts to obscure his face from waiting media as he leaves Albany Magistrates Court.

courtsPremiumAlbany man fined for buying young girls alcohol for sex

An Albany man has been fined more than $2000 for supplying underage girls with alcohol, with the court revealing during his sentencing that he was buying the young girls drinks in exchange for sexual favours. 

Jacki Elezovich

The stabbed man is stretchered away.

CrimePremiumCops charge young man over alleged shopping centre stabbing

Police allege the 24-year-old brandished a knife at a group of people after reports a fight broke out inside the northern suburbs shopping centre.

Jessica Evensen

David Pye and Nick Martin.

Courts & JusticePremiumBikie mastermind withdraws appeal against 34-year conviction

David James Pye’s appeal was sensationally dropped last Thursday, just three months after he was jailed for 34 years for orchestrating the hit during a family drag racing event on December 12, 2020.

Jessica Evensen

David Wirrpanda

Courts & JusticePremiumFormer Eagles player pleads guilty days before trial

Wirrpanda has pleaded guilty to one count of making a threat to unlawfully do an act (aggravated), just three days before he was set to face trial in Perth Magistrates Court.

Jessica Evensen

Cameron Lee.

CrimePremiumIdentity revealed of man accused of murdering Mandurah dad

A man has been charged with murder after a Mandurah father was left to die at a Rockingham intersection.

Rachel Fenner

Super Retail Group sacked Anthony Heraghty in September 2025.

RetailPremiumCorporate cop sues former Super Retail boss Anthony Heraghty

The corporate watchdog is suing former Super Retail Group boss Anthony Heraghty for allegedly misleading the board and the market about the nature of his relationship with a senior executive at the retailer.

Cheyanne Enciso

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & JusticePremiumMan fined for lighting Laverton bushfire

A 48-year-old Warburton man who lit a fire in the bush to cook a kangaroo tail but “ran off scared” when it got out of control, leaving it to burn, has been fined.

Tegan Guthrie

A 20-year-old man has been charged after a fire allegedly started inside a Hillarys home caused about $1 million damage.

Courts & JusticePremiumArson charge after $1m Hillarys house fire

A 20-year-old man has been charged after a fire allegedly started inside a Hillarys home caused about $1 million damage.

Troy de Ruyter

A man died after he was found with stab wounds at a busy East Rockingham intersection.

CrimePremiumMurder charge after stabbing horror in East Rockingham

A 46-year-old man has been charged with murder over the stabbing death of a 44-year-old in East Rockingham.

Troy de Ruyter

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & JusticePremiumMan denies robbery, gets jail time for other offences

A repeat burglar who denies robbing a mentally impaired man on the streets has been sentenced for several other offences.

Tegan Guthrie

West Australian man Simon Carman has pleaded not guilty.

Courts & JusticeWA man pleads not guilty to Thai teen murder

A West Australian man accused of murdering a 17-year-old Thai girl and hiding her body in a suitcase has pleaded not guilty at his first court appearance.

Matt Zis

A violent criminal who transitioned to a woman while in prison will remain in a men’s jail as the WA Government appeals a decision allowing her to move to a female institution.

Courts & JusticePremiumTrans woman kept in men’s jail as WA appeals

A violent criminal who wanted to be transferred to a female jail after transitioning to a woman has been told she must stay in a men’s prison.

Ben Harvey

WA man Sean Millar attends a trial at the Denpasar District Court in Denpasar, Bali on Thursday.

Courts & JusticePerth tourist narrowly avoids life sentence in Bali

A Subiaco man has narrowly avoided spending the rest of his life behind bars after Bali prosecutors dropped drug trafficking charges — but he could still face two years in prison. 

Tegwen Bescoby

West Australian man Simon Carman will front court for the first time on Friday. 

Courts & JusticeAussie accused of teen murder to face court for first time

A West Australian man accused of murdering a Thai teenager and stuffing her body into a suitcase will front court for the first time on Friday. 

Tegwen Bescoby

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & JusticePremiumJailed for ‘following in dad’s footsteps’

The drug-dealing son of a deceased gang member repeatedly tried to hit a person with his car and filmed himself posing with a sawn-off shotgun and $10,000 cash, a Kalgoorlie court has been told.

Tegan Guthrie

William Thomas Kerr.

CrimePremiumMan charged with stealing sheep makes first court appearance

A Mid West man charged with stealing his neighbour’s sheep appeared in court for the first time this week after being investigated by the rural crime team detectives. 

Sally Q Davies

Elusive businessman Victor Goh refuses to answer questions from The West Australian’s Matt McKenzie as he is whisked away from the Supreme Court in Perth in a black SUV.

BusinessVideoWATCH: Elusive businessman refuses questions outside Court

Elusive businessman Victor Goh refused to answer questions from The West Australian’s Matt Mckenzie as he was whisked away from the Supreme Court in Perth in a black SUV.

Matthew McKenzie

Victor Goh has appeared in the Perth Supreme Court. PIctured - Goh arrives at court Justin Benson-Cooper

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Mysterious property developer seen for first time in decade

Elizabeth Quay developer Victor Goh has been pictured for the first time in a decade as the Supreme Court made a decision on contempt of court charges against the businessman on Thursday.

Matt Mckenzie

Patrick Clancy with children Cora, Callan and Dawson.

Courts & JusticePatrick Clancy breaks silence in tell-all interview

Patrick Clancy has finally addressed the media following months of public conspiracies regarding his role as the ex-husband of Lindsay Clancy, who murdered the couple’s three children in their home.

Ella George