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Road tragedyCommentsPremium‘It kills me inside’: Langford crash victim’s partner

A young Perth mother who died just minutes from her home after her car slammed into a tree has been remembered as the ‘most beautiful person’.

Brianna Dugan

Trent FleskensCommentsPremiumFrom homeless crisis to absolute disaster

My biggest concern come March 29 is that that number will skyrocket and the State Government isn’t prepared for it. Social housing initiatives can’t keep up.

Trent Fleskens

Fresh claimsVideoPremiumFamily says Regis carers were ‘very rough’ with mum, 90

Police are investigating another case of alleged elderly abuse at a Perth Regis Aged Care facility after the daughter of a resident claimed carers at the facility made her mother’s injuries worse.

Anna Hay and Daryna Zadvirna

Housing crunchCommentsPremiumHomeless heading for March crisis as rents spike 20pc

The end to WA’s year-long moratorium on rent increases and evictions could lead to the biggest spike in homelessness seen in the State for years, a property expert has warned.

Angela Pownall

Caught outPremiumLibs MP stung speeding in campaign car

A Liberal MP who in 2013 was parliamentary secretary to the Road Safety Minister has been fined after being caught speeding in a campaign van emblazoned with her face.

Charlotte Elton

Road tragedyWoman dead after car hits tree

A young woman is dead after her car slammed into a tree in Perth's south-east overnight.

Circling giantVideoCommentsPremiumWhite shark dinghy terror off Rottnest Island

A man and his son have shared their frightening encounter with a great white shark off Rottnest Island, saying their inflatable rubber dinghy was “one bite” away from going down.

Cassidy Mosconi

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Kuta vibe: Is Scarborough now Bali by the sea?

From the 1950s Snake Pit to Alan Bond’s eyesore resort and the booze brawling that plagues it today, we look at the history of the dark underbelly of the sunset strip.

Caitlyn Rintoul

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Legal playPremium
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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

Crisis talksPremiumRegis chiefs ‘can leave quarantine’ amid abuse scandal

Regis Aged Care executives who flew in from Victoria are being allowed into the company's Nedlands facility to deal with allegations of elder abuse - on one condition.

Joe Spagnolo

‘Irresponsible’CommentsPremiumMcGowan and Zempilas at odds over Perth swimming pool

Premier Mark McGowan is urging Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas to honour the City of Perth’s agreement to help fund a public swimming pool at the WACA.

Joe Spagnolo

Holiday hotspotVideoSigns of violence in Perth man’s mystery Bali death

The family of an Australian man found dead on a Bali beach has refused to allow an autopsy to be done to determine what killed him.

Cindy Wockner and Komang Erviani

Walk on the wild sideCommentsPremiumNew stadium attraction raises the roof

Thrillseekers will soon be able to get an adrenaline fix 42m above the turf at Optus Stadium.

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

Special reportCommentsPremiumWhat it’s like to spend the night at Freo’s tent city

Fremantle’s tent city is not perfect but for many, it’s better than the alternative. Reporter Charlotte Elton spent a night at Pioneer Park to understand the challenges faced by the residents.

Charlotte Elton

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WACA’s $100m upgrade in limbo as Baz raises concerns

The $100 million redevelopment of the WACA is in limbo after Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas revealed the council was examining the financial viability of its $25 million investment.

Peter Law

Packing downCommentsPremiumD-Day for Freo’s ‘tent city’ set for this weekend

Fremantle’s tent city is on track to be dismantled by the end of the weekend, with every rough sleeper now being offered “appropriate accommodation” and authorities preparing to issue move-on notices.

Josh Zimmerman, Daryna Zadvirna & Michael Traill

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

Mosman Heights shopping centreVideoPremiumDeveloper's bid to keep controversial plans alive

A developer could lower the height of a shopping centre redevelopment in a leafy Perth suburb after hundreds of locals opposed the plans.

Jon Bassett

‘Grim reality’CommentsPremiumTent City emergency bed offer ‘just shifting the issue’

Rough sleepers at Fremantle’s Tent City have been offered emergency accommodation, but that’s been panned by homeless advocates who say a long-term solution is needed.

Daryna Zadvirna

Rev upVideoCommentsPremium‘Church and Maccas’: Baz gets a taste of ‘bikie’ life

Triple M put the call to speak to bikie gang members, and one caller was ready to burn rubber.

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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In need of a solution for Fremantle’s tent city

For some time now there has been a growing problem with people living rough in this State.

DramaCommentsPremiumMan behind ‘Tent City’ ‘likes the theatre’

The architect of Fremantle’s ‘Tent City’ has conceded drawing attention to homelessness was “clearly one of my goals” but denied the camp was a political stunt that had spiralled beyond his control.

Josh Zimmerman

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