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Chief, the dog of Virginia Giuffre, is pictured at her home in Perth on Wednesday. Ms Giuffre is believed to be in hospital following a bus crash. NewsWire / Sharon Smith

newsPremiumCharge for Virginia Giuffre before bus crash

Alleged Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre was charged with breaching a family violence order just days before she made headlines following a bus crash.

Duncan Evans

The Education Department has ordered WA public schools to stop using bicycles or tricycles without chain guards after the tip of a child’s toe was severed in an accident.

EducationCommentsPremiumSchools told to stop using bikes after child’s toe severed

The Education Department has ordered WA public schools to stop using bicycles or tricycles without chain guards after the tip of a child’s toe was severed in an accident.

Bethany Hiatt

Former WA governor Malcolm McCusker.

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Malcolm McCusker to lead inquiry in State election debacle

Premier Roger Cook has announced that the former WA governor will lead a special inquiry into the State election.

Dylan Caporn

Richard TU was last seen in Atwell at about 9pm on March 31.

missing personPremiumWelfare concerns for WA teen

Police are searching for a 17-year-old boy who has not been seen since Monday.

Artemisia Blythe

Watch and act advice

WA NewsCommentsResidents told to evacuate as fire near Jurien Bay rages

Watch and act advice is in place for a bushfire burning near Hill River Nature Reserve, the fire is not contained or controlled.

Artemisia Blythe

Noah Marsandi was jailed for 10 years over his involvement in a crime syndicate.

Crime PremiumMassive drug deal ‘go between’ handed decade-long jail term

A man who agreed to be paid ‘a few thousand dollars’ to help facilitate a massive drug deal has been handed a year of jail for every day he was involved in the illicit enterprise.

Rebecca Le May

Virginia Giuffre, an alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein who also filed a sexual assault lawsuit against Prince Andrew, has claimed she has four days to live following a car accident.

Royal FamilyVideoPremiumVirginia Giuffre ‘mistakenly’ posted she had days to live

The alleged Prince Andrew sexual assault victim claims that a social media post saying that she had just four days to live after a crash north of Perth was put on her public account by mistake.

Artemisia Blythe

A pedestrian has been seriously after he was hit by a car that mounted a footpath in Victoria Park.

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Pedestrian hit by car in Vic Park in serious condition

A pedestrian has been seriously injured after he was hit by a car that mounted a footpath in Victoria Park.

Artemisia Blythe

Andrew Trevor Taylor assaulted a prison officer at Casuarina last October.

Prison assaultPremiumOfficer assaulted by inmate with history of same offences

A female prison officer was left alone in a room and assaulted by an inmate with a history of this type of offending, the Rockingham Magistrates Court has been told.

Rachel Fenner

Cassius was allegedly attacked in bushland in Middle Swan by strangers who had accused him and his friends of smashing car windows.

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Cassius’ DNA found on shorts of accused killer, court told

Cassius was allegedly attacked in bushland in Middle Swan by strangers who had accused him and his friends of smashing car windows.

Emily Moulton and Rebecca Le May

Inspired Homes victims met with WA Premier Roger Cook at Dumas House in West Perth.

Administration and liquidationCommentsPremiumAdministrators called in for home builder Inspired

Troubled home builder Inspired Property Group has collapsed into administration after months of mounting pressure.

Matt Mckenzie

State Prosecutor Brett Tooker told the court at a sentencing hearing that Rebelo’s motive showed that it was a very calculated and cold-blooded killing. NewsWire/Philip Gostelow

CrimePremium‘Ultimate betrayal’: Man kills mum for money

A broke cryptocurrency trader who killed his mother to gain money from life insurance he set up against her has been sentenced.

Emma Kirk

Andre Rebelo with Insta-famous ex-partner Grace Piscopo. Inset: Mum Colleen.

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Andre Rebelo jailed for life for callous murder of mum

The self-declared crypto trader who killed his mother for her life insurance so he could keep up with the affluent lifestyle of his Insta-famous former partner will spend at least 25 years behind bars.

Emily Moulton

Tara Michelle Enoka

Courts & JusticePremiumBoxer in GoFundMe cancer scam wins bid to get back in ring

An aspiring boxer accused of pocketing almost $37,000 in donations after falsely claiming she was battling cancer has won the right to compete in the sport again after being suspended over the allegations.

Rebecca Le May

Police Minister Reece Whitby.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumFirearms buyback to mop up illegal weapons under new laws

Labor has softened its language over its tough firearm laws, with new Police Minister Reece Whitby apologising to gun owners for the inconvenience of the changes and leaving the door open to ‘sensible’ changes.

Dylan Caporn

A Virgin Australia flight from Perth to the Pilbara has been turned back and is due to land back.

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FIFO flight forced back to Perth due to tech issue

A Virgin Australia flight to the Pilbara has landed back in Perth after having to circle the metropolitan area to burn fuel this morning.

Troy de Ruyter

Virginia Giuffre, an alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein who also filed a sexual assault lawsuit against Prince Andrew, has claimed she has four days to live following a car accident.

Crime VideoPremiumJeffrey Epstein survivor hit by school bus north of Perth

WA Police have confirmed that a woman who was sex-trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein and claims she was sexually abused by Prince Andrew was involved in a crash with a school bus north of Perth last week.

Jessica Evensen

Shelter WA chief executive Kath Snell.

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Crazy surge in West Aussies working but on the street

The number of West Australians who have a job and still cannot afford somewhere to live has soared in five years — and experts warn it is the ‘tip of the iceberg’.

Kate Emery

Troy Hausler was initially charged with murdering Tobias Richter but was convicted of manslaughter under a plea deal.

crime & justicePremiumKiller mine worker freed from prison after just three years

A Pilbara mine site supervisor who attacked a colleague then tried to dispose of his body on site has been freed from jail after a little over three years, deeply upsetting the victim’s family.

Rebecca Le May

Police found about 250 digital files containing violent, pro-Islamic State and far right-wing material when they raided the man’s family home.

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Man caught with extremist material told to ‘get legal hobby’

A socially-isolated man who possessed ‘brutal’ pro-Islamic State material and also made firearms at his parents’ Perth home was no terrorist, a judge has found.

Rebecca Le May

Kate Chaney has defended east coast donations boosting her re-election campaign for Curtin and challenged the Liberal party to “come clean” over its own funding sources.

Federal election 2025CommentsPremiumKate Chaney bets her re-election on transparency

Kate Chaney has defended east coast donations boosting her re-election campaign for Curtin and challenged the Liberal Party to ‘come clean’ over its own funding sources.

Jessica Page

WA’s elite prison riot squad were called into restore order to Hakea Prison on Saturday night, after six inmates were able to breakout from their cells and riot. 

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Six inmates escape cells and start riot at Hakea Prison

WA’s elite prison riot squad were called into restore order to Hakea Prison on Saturday night, after six inmates were able to breakout from their cells and riot. 

Dylan Caporn and Ben Harvey

Federal Election: Prime Minister speaking to the media.

federal election 2025PremiumOpposition demand WA plan for industry and environment

Anthony Albanese is under pressure to reveal the detail of Labor’s new plan to overhaul of environmental laws, as wary industry bosses in WA warn against a new-look Nature Positive regime.

Katina Curtis and Jessica Page

In February, the Productivity Commission sounded the alarm bell on WA’s prisons, reporting they were fast approaching maximum capacity.

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WA’s prison system is in need of urgent reform

Premier Roger Cook and Corrective Services Minister Paul Papalia face a reckoning when it comes to a prison system that is well and truly beyond breaking point.

Marc Levin & Mia Schlicht