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Perth tech playboy Tsvetnenko in new Assange move

Playboy millionaire Zhenya Tsvetnenko is hoping an expert who helped stop Wikileaks founder Julian Assange being sent to the US can help prevent his own extradition over an alleged text scam.

Emily Moulton

Painful road aheadPremiumHorror Landsdale crash victim faces long recovery

The survivor of a horror Landsdale crash that left an Audi crumpled and its driver dead remains in a trauma ward in hospital and his family say there is still a long road ahead to his recovery.

Shannon Hampton

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Shock arrestPremium
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WA school in underage sex tape scandal

A Goldfields school has been rocked by a sex tape scandal, with parents called into a crisis meeting before police charged a 15-year-old boy over allegations of penetration of two 12-year-old girls.

Taylar Amonini

Pioneer ParkPremiumRevealed: Alleged Tent City sex predator unmasked

One of the men who allegedly sexually attacked a teenage girl in the early hours of New Year’s Day — an attack police have linked to Fremantle’s makeshift homeless camp — has appeared in court.

Tim Clarke

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Why delaying divorce will not help fix a broken system

The Family Court system may be broken, but the Australian Family Association’s suggested changes to divorce law will only open the door for more heartache and more pain. Here’s why.

Gemma Tognini

‘I will shiv you’Caretaker gets death threat for dog attack

A 36-year-old man threatened to kill a campsite caretaker who took a baseball bat to one of his dogs in Parryville on New Year’s Day.

Kellie Balaam

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The West Australian exclusive
Terrifying attacksPremium
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Shocking new details revealed in evil rapist cop case

New details and never before released images connected to a series of terrifying West Perth sex attacks carried out by a former Federal police officer have been made public for the first time.

Phil Hickey

Death in custodyPremiumInmate dies at Perth prison

Prison staff and paramedics were unable to revive the 59-year-old.

Sarah Steger

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Mercanti the MongolPremium
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Troy Mercanti publicly flaunts Mongols colours

Days after Troy Mercanti won the right in court to associate with other bikie gang members, he let the world know he was an outlaw — and proud of it.

Phil Hickey

Shocking claimsVideoCommentsPremiumDeaths at aged care home now major police investigation

The deaths of two western suburbs aged-care residents, who were allegedly subjected to horrific neglect and abuse by staff, are being investigated by the WA Police major crime squad.

Michael Traill & Jessica Page

Cops bashedFour charged over bashing of cops at the weekend

Four young men have been charged over the bashing of two police officers at a service station over the weekend.

Phil Hickey

POLICE CRACKDOWNVideoPremium16yo boy among seven charged over Scarborough fights

Police have cracked down after alcohol-fuelled brawls erupted along Scarborough’s party strip last Friday night, charging seven people. WATCH THE ARREST VIDEO.

Caitlyn Rintoul

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Shock revelationPremium
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House fire murder accused revealed as victim’s brother

The man found dead inside a burning home in Armadale was allegedly set on fire by his older brother, it can be revealed.

Sarah Steger

‘Terrifying’ behaviourPremiumStalker calls ex-partner 160 times in 24hrs

A 43-year-old Albany man terrorised his ex-partner by calling her 160 times in less than 24 hours while on a violence restraining order.

Kellie Balaam

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Man arrested as cops raid Aveley home in bikie blitz

Detectives targeting bikie gangs in the wake of Nick Martin’s murder took their fight to Perth’s north-eastern suburbs on Wednesday where a house was raided and at least one man was arrested.

Phil Hickey

Murder chargePremiumMan fronts court after body found in burnt Perth home

Homicide detectives have charged a 32-year-old man with murder after firefighters responding to a house blaze in the city’s south-east discovered a dead body inside the suburban home.

Sarah Steger

Sins of the pastPremiumArchbishop apologises to altar boy for ‘horror’ abuse

Perth’s Catholic Archbishop has apologised for the “horror” of the sexual abuse inflicted by a priest on an altar boy — who more than 40 years on received a record $2.45 million compensation payment.

Tim Clarke

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Raising the barPremium
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Funding for extra Legal Aid lawyer after case shocks WA

Legal Aid WA will hire an extra duty lawyer after an Aboriginal grandma with dementia was given no legal representation and spent six days in jail for squirting her neighbour with a garden hose.

Annabel Hennessy

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Investigation ongoingPremium
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Landsdale crash victim ‘didn’t steal’ car: Best mate

A man killed in a fiery crash in Landsdale has been identified as Arthur Jack Jones, a father released from prison for stealing a car just last month — but his friend insists the Audi wasn’t stolen.

Sarah Steger

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SINS OF THE FATHERPremium
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Church to pay as abused altar boy wins $2.45m compo

A former altar boy abused by a paedophile priest will receive $2.5 million in compensation — the highest known sum the Church in Australia has been forced to pay a survivor of historic sex abuse.

Tim Clarke

Clubhouse raidsPremiumMongol bikie pleads guilty to cocaine possession

A notorious Mongol bikie who was one of the first to be netted in clubhouse raids in the hours after Rebels boss Nick Martin was assassinated has pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine.

Shannon Hampton

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Alcohol-fuelled violencePremium
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Scarborough ‘kickboxer’ banned from pubs

The 19-year-old ‘kickboxer’ who was caught on camera trying to fly kick another reveller in the head during a violent night in Scarborough last weekend, has faced court after a night behind bars.

Daryna Zadvirna

RetrialPremiumGuilty verdict over stabbing death of sleeping squatter

A man who stabbed a defenceless squatter sleeping in a Mandurah shed after sending a text message saying he had carried out a ‘bit of my own justice’ has been found guilty of murder after a retrial.

Lease of lifePremiumAgency bosses sideline administrator amid debt spat

Perth-based property manager The Agency sidelines administrators put in by former director claiming $379,000 in fees.

Neale Prior

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