Crown Casino’s staff and punters were forced to evacuate on Sunday after a group of people were pepper sprayed near roulette tables.
Daryna Zadvirna
WA’s COVID-19 border lockdown has smashed the State’s drug trade and led to a doubling in price of methamphetamine, according to police.
The Top End is beefing up its border to lockout travellers from coronavirus hotspots for at least the next 18 months, Chief Minister Michael Gunner says.
Aaron Bunch
A woman is dead and her son is in custody after she was attacked inside a St James house in front of paramedics, whom she had called just moments before.
Australian actor Dan Wyllie is facing two domestic violence-related charges over an alleged assault at a home in eastern Sydney.
The 17-year-old boy accused of killing a young mother whose body was found in a wheelie bin in Newman has been listed to stand trial in February — just after his 18th birthday.
Shannon Hampton
St John Ambulance paramedics — described as “heroic” by police — witnessed the death of a woman in Perth’s eastern suburbs overnight, it has now emerged.
Phil Hickey
Two men will front court this morning accused of unleashing a violent assault on an Uber Eats driver in Perth’s south-east.
Sarah Steger
A former senior government staffer put his hand up a female colleague’s dress then reached underneath her underwear during a Christmas party last year, a court has been told.
Emily Moulton
A magistrate has hit Tony Sage’s wingman John Boardman with a suspended sentence for bad behaviour while bankrupt.
Neale Prior
Luigi Ignace Rayapen — the UWA law student accused of raping a woman in her 20s — fronted court for the first time today, wearing a face mask and accompanied by a man in a matching outfit.
Sarah Steger and Bethany Hiatt
A 38-year-old Broome man has avoided jail for “brazenly” using counterfeit $100 notes at various businesses throughout town.
Carly Laden
The grieving mother of a teenage girl who was murdered in a NSW country town two decades ago hopes a million dollar reward will help catch her killer.
A man in his 20s is in hospital under police guard following the death of a woman in St James.
Sarah Steger and Phil Hickey
High-profile lawyer Linda Black says many WA judges and lawyers may be ‘quaking in their boots’ following the Dyson Heydon scandal, saying sexism and misogyny were common in the industry.
Rourke Walsh
Public safety has been thrust to the centre of the Lord Mayoral election after the family of killed nightclub manager Giuseppe Raco challenged candidates to do more to end violence.
Ben Harvey and Sarah Steger
18 per cent of health professionals who are the subject of sexual misconduct claims has received more than one complaint within a short time, according to a landmark study.
Rangi Hirini
A disgraced Afghan sergeant who was sentenced to death after he murdered three Australian soldiers is going to walk free from jail in a US peace deal with the Taliban.
Annabel Hennessy
Four people were killed from alleged family violence during the peak of WA’s lockdown. Experts say cases will rise as COVID-19 places pressure on families.
Violent attacks on the State’s police officers are on the rise with a 19-year-old man facing court today charged over the alleged assault of an officer in Northbridge.
Phil Hickey & Emily Baker
Perth-born self-styled sheik Junaid Thorne, who once said it was his destiny to become a counter-terrorism target, was brought undone by an undercover cop he thought he could trust.
Derrick Krusche
Kids as young as 11 do commit criminal offences. Very serious offences, including homicides. So what do you do with them if you raise the age at which they have to go to court?
Tom Percy
A man who was found with 159 images of animated child abuse material on his mobile phone after arriving into Perth on an international flight has been sentenced to a 12-month good behaviour bond.
Like a scene from a horror movie, this thug chased and repeatedly rammed his ex-lover’s car. Now we can reveal how a triple-0 operator got her to safety and the judge’s reaction to the chilling call.
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