Crime
Remains found in bushland confirmed to be missing man Corey O’Connell
Corey O’Connell’s sister said the news left her with “profound and complex sadness”.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Latest
Jail for potato throwers who caused Perth man to lose an eye in ‘dangerous prank’
One of the men had been convicted for similar offences on the day he teamed up with friends to throw more potatoes from a moving car at pedestrians along West Coast Drive.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
From co-founders to court: Mineral Resources boss gets his hands on rival’s records
Mineral Resources’ billionaire founder Chris Ellison has been given the green light to rifle through the files of his business partner-turned-rival Steve Wyatt.
- by Jesinta Burton
Alleged Perth school shooter ‘researched US school killings’, court told
More details of the days and moments leading up to shots being fired at a Two Rocks school have been revealed in court as the accused shooter was released on bail.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Shocking photos show horror of WA puppy farming
RSPCA flooded with cruelty reports by the hundreds, despite law changes that were meant to stamp out backyard breeders.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Perth stripper on trial for ‘causing fear’ in armed SWAT costume
Chad Satchell was ordered to put his hands where police could see them before he was handcuffed while waiting for a party bus.
- by Heather McNeill
Charges laid over Horizontal Falls high-speed crash
The eco-tour boat crashed into rocks in May 2022. The owner of the vessel and its master have now been charged.
- by Holly Thompson
Accused Perth school shooter ‘actively endangered lives’, court told
Prosecutors told Perth Children’s Court on Tuesday the state would likely seek for the boy to face two counts of committing an act which endangered the life of others.
- by Heather McNeill
FIFO dad shot by police acted ‘erratic’ at work before South Hedland stabbing rampage
Ashley Fildes, 34, was shot multiple times by officers at South Hedland Square on May 3 after the asphalt worker started stabbing people at random.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Opinion
First Person
How I captured a monster’s confession and turned my pain into power
For almost a decade a man my family trusted sexually abused me. A child rapist and master manipulator, he fooled everyone. I hope one day it becomes easier for survivors to take down their abusers in Australian courts.
- by Zarisha Bradley
Perth man charged over child exploitation material after tip-off
A 62-year-old Como man faces 12 charges related to child exploitation material with victims in three different countries.
- by Holly Thompson