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Case closedPremiumMan found dead in WA bushland treated as non-suspicious

Homicide squad detectives have closed an investigation into the body of a 44-year-old man who was found in bushland earlier this month.

Lauren Price

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WA Police Union backs running 2025 State election candidates

Members have voted in favour of running candidates at the next State election, following on from the nurses’ union deciding to set up its own political party, in a bid to secure better pay and conditions.

Rebecca Le May

Ongoing investigationPremiumShoes valued at $20K ‘frozen’ as part of major drugs probe

Police have seized a large haul of drugs and also frozen more than $1 million in assets — including trading cards and a pair of $20,000 shoes — after a drug raid in Perth’s north this week.

Phil Hickey

Savage actVideoPremiumPolice catch accused machete attacker in dramatic arrest

A man was arrested on Tuesday night after allegedly jumping the fence at a woman’s house in Perth’s north and slashing her across the head with a machete.

Caleb Runciman

WATCH the CCTV VideoPremiumPerth man viciously beaten in home invasion

Police are investigating after a man was savagely beaten by a random intruder inside his own home last week.

Lauren Price

Do not approachPolice seeking public’s help to locate wanted man

Police are urgently seeking information in relation to the whereabouts of a 26-year-old man.

Lauren Price

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Cops no longer have to prove they suffered PTSD on the job

Police officers will no longer have to “prove” they suffered debilitating mental injuries on the job after the Cook Government committed to expanding its post-traumatic stress disorder presumption.

Rebecca Le May

Premier signals shiftCommentsPremiumBreakthrough expected in WA public sector pay negotiations

Unions that have long railed against the Government’s blanket approach to public sector pay appear on the cusp of a breakthrough, with Roger Cook saying he favoured ‘good in-faith bargaining’. 

Josh Zimmerman

Incident probedPremiumWoman injured after strangers launch lit firework into car

Police are investigating claims a lit firework was recklessly thrown into a car with two people inside, leaving one person injured.

Lauren Price

‘we’re not the same’PremiumMinister dodges push to elevate cops from public sector

Paul Papalia has declined to say whether a union call to make first responders exempt from the State public sector wages policy is feasible, saying he is focused on improving officer safety via gun law reform.

Rebecca Le May

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Police union considers putting forward political candidates

WA’s police union will debate endorsing officers running for Parliament at the next State election, following on from the decision of the Australian Nurses Federation to set up its own political party. 

Dylan Caporn

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Cop rushed to hospital after being kicked in the face

A police officer has been rushed to hospital after they were allegedly assaulted outside a nightclub in Perth’s south overnight.

Jonathon Nolan

Ankle BraceletsCommentsPremiumFINALLY! GPS trackers put on foreign child sex offenders

Two weeks after several convicted child sex offenders walked free from the Yongah Hill Detention Centre — following a High Court ruling — four have finally been fitted with GPS tracking devices.

Joe Spagnolo

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New tactics unveiled to stop domestic violence tragedies

Officers responding to family violence incidents can now lodge evidence from the scene using an app — and it’s hoped they’ll soon be able to share life-saving information with other authorities in real time.

Shannon Hampton

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Dramatic police raid nets drugs, cash and ‘large’ weapon

A 40-year-old man is facing a string of serious drug and weapon charges after detectives raided a home in Perth’s inner city this week.

Phil Hickey

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Teens filmed ‘having sex’ at police-run Leavers event

A shocking video is being circulated of two teenagers appearing to have sex inside the WA Police and State Government-run Leavers event in the South West. 

Caitlyn Rintoul

Shocking chargesPremiumThree Boulder boys charged after devastating arson attacks

Two teens and a 12-year-old have been charged with starting separate fires around Boulder — with one accused of igniting a fire that destroyed a home, and the other two allegedly setting a footy club alight. 

Amber Lilley

Authorities scramblingCommentsPremiumBoatload of asylum seekers arrive undetected in remote WA

A group of asylum seekers trekked through treacherous Kimberley terrain for two days in 35C heat before arriving at a remote airport, after landing on the coast via boat — undetected by Australian authorities.

Hannah Cross & Phil Hickey

Emotional scenesCommentsPremium‘Happiest man’: Paramedic’s touching funeral farewell

Several hundred paramedics, volunteers and other St John WA staff members formed a guard of honour in Cockburn on Thursday for the funeral of their colleague Tinesh Tamilkodi.

Phil Hickey

Emotional scenes PremiumParamedics pay their respects to colleague killed in crash

Dozens of paramedics and other St John WA staff have this morning paid their respects to colleague Tinesh Tamilkodi, who died in a car crash.

Phil Hickey

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On the mend at last, Ella Cutler is an inspiration

Through her career as a police officer, Ella Cutler has devoted her life to helping others in their hours of greatest need. 

‘Invasion of liberty’ Premium‘Punishment’: Ex-detainee challenges new GPS tracker laws

A former detainee has launched a legal challenge over the new conditions imposed by the Federal Government, claiming wearing an ankle monitor and following a curfew amounted to a ‘punishment’.

Caitlyn Rintoul & Dylan Caporn

‘potential radical change’PremiumEx-Federal Court chief judge predicts massive AI role in law

A top legal eagle says there is ‘no doubt’ AI will increasingly be used by the profession and could open up a low-cost way for large numbers of potential litigants to weigh up their prospects.

Rebecca Le May

‘explicit conversations’ PremiumHeathridge man accused of vile online child sex offences

A man will face a Perth court on Wednesday charged with numerous online child sex offences.

Phil Hickey