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READ THE LETTER IN FULLCommentsPremium
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Powerful letter to Premier calls for housing crisis fix

Aboriginal elders, doctors and other community leaders have written an open letter to Mark McGowan pleading for proper housing support to be given to alleged victims of child sexual abuse.

Annabel Hennessy

Social media ‘pervert’Alleged predator’s online sex chats with young girl

Police have arrested and charged a 36-year-old man over sexually explicit conversations he had with a young girl via social media.

Phil Hickey

No compromisePremiumWe’d tell child ‘homosexuality is not right’: Couple

A devout Christian couple who were rejected as potential foster parents have compared the ‘sins’ of being gay or transgender to ‘sins’ like paedophilia and adultery.

Sarah Steger

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Nowhere to goPremium
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Shortage forces desperate mother to sleep on beach

The mother of an alleged child sexual abuse victim was forced to sleep on a South West beach this week with her teenage daughter because of a shortage of emergency accommodation.

Annabel Hennessy

Lachlan’s legacyVideoCommentsPremiumPools, spas to be phased out of WA daycare centres

New daycare centres run from family homes will be banned from having pools, spas and water features on their properties after the drowning of a toddler left unsupervised in Perth’s northern suburbs.

Michael Traill

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Court to rulePremium
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Did anti-gay views deny couple chance to foster kids?

Byron and Keira Hordyk believe they were denied being adoptive parents due to their strong Christian beliefs, claiming they have been unlawfully discriminated against on religious grounds.

Tim Clarke

Homelessness crisisPremium‘I can’t let them take my baby’

Erika Polak is hoping the birth of her child will mark the beginning of a new chapter in her life, but she faces the stark reality of having her baby taken away from her because she is sleeping rough.

Rangi Hirini

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Kids at riskPremium
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Why we need to stop labelling people ‘bad parents’

In an exclusive interview with The West, the new national children’s commissioner Anne Hollonds says we need to focus on reforming the ‘bad systems’ which leave kids at risk of abuse and neglect.

Annabel Hennessy

Horror chargesUK nurse accused of murdering eight babies

A nurse has been charged with eight counts of murder and 10 of attempted murder following an investigation into baby deaths at a hospital in England’s north west.

2020 Law AwardsCommentsPremiumVeteran Perth family lawyer awarded top honour

Assaulted, almost run down and spat at — one of Perth's top family lawyers Julia Johnston has faced workplace nightmares many couldn't imagine across her four decades of practice.

Caitlyn Rintoul

‘depraved crimes’CommentsPremiumSpread of child abuse squads into more regions

Police Minister Michelle Roberts says she will talk to Police Commissioner Chris Dawson about expanding specialist child abuse squads to the region where Annaliesse Ugle lived.

Annabel Hennessy

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SHOCK REVELATIONSPremium
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Bail system let friend of Annaliesse Ugle down too

The 11-year-old who took her own life after her accused rapist was granted bail had a relative who is also an alleged victim of a child sex predator who was given bail, The West Australian can reveal.

Annabel Hennessy and Daryna Zadvirna

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The 11yo girl that could be alive if bail system worked

Police have admitted they made a mistake by granting bail to an alleged sex offender whose 11-year-old victim Annaliesse Ugle took her own life weeks after he was allowed to walk free.

Annabel Hennessy and Daryna Zadvirna

Call to actionCommentsPremiumNo police bail for accused child sex offenders: Libs

The tragic suicide of an 11-year-old girl has sparked calls to reform the Bail Act.

Josh Zimmerman

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EXCLUSIVE INVESTIGATIONPremium
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11yo takes own life after her alleged rapist given bail

A family is desperate for answers as doctors switch off the life support of an 11-year-old girl who took her own life just weeks after her alleged predator was granted bail — free to roam the streets.

Annabel Hennessy

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The West Australian exclusive
‘I am too scared’Premium
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Daycare owner ‘cries everyday’ over baby harm ordeal

A former daycare owner forced to shut down her business after being accused of breaking a baby’s arm has revealed how the ordeal left her too scared to reopen despite being cleared of the allegations.

Emily Moulton

Border force arrestGeraldton men charged over child-like sex dolls

Two men are facing possible jail time after they both allegedly imported child-like sex dolls into WA.

Phil Hickey

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Worrying figuresCommentsPremium
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Kids calls for help are growing louder

Australian kids are being pushed to breaking point with a big spike in thenumber of life saving interventions by Kids Helpline since the coronavirus lockdown.

Lanai Scarr

Assault chargesVideoPremiumChild care worker charged over ‘scratches’ on kids

A Quinns Rocks woman is facing assault charges after an investigation into allegations children at Goodstart Early Learning in Banksia Grove had come home with scratches.

‘seal of confession’PremiumWA Libs defy powerbroker to support child sex laws

The WA Liberals say they will not support a push from Nick Goiran for priests to be exempt from new laws that would force them to report predators who confess child sex crimes to them.

Annabel Hennessy

Protect kids onlineCommentsPremiumNew Perth app to alert parents to cyber safety scares

WA mums and dads are being helped to shield their kids from online dangers and predators with an Australian-first app produced by local researchers.

Sarah Brookes

Better outcomesCommentsPremiumDon’t let kids in care fall through the COVID-19 cracks

For many, 2020 will be one of the hardest years they’ll face. But for those of us who have the benefit of a safe home, our struggles will pale in comparison to those faced by children in care.

Lanai Scarr

Lanai ScarrFederal Political Editor

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Shock revelationsCommentsPremium
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Facebook farce as suicide video accounts remain active

The West Australian can reveal Facebook has not deleted or suspended the accounts of users who posted a graphic video that resulted in WA schools telling parents to keep their children offline.

Annabel Hennessy

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The West Australian exclusive
Confession crimesPremium
The West Australian exclusive
WA Liberal powerbroker out to STOP child sex laws

Liberal MP Nick Goiran is attempting to prevent a royal commission recommendation that would make it a crime if a priest failed to tell police when someone confessed a child sex crime to them.

Annabel Hennessy

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