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Rising stars to watch this State Election

Mark McGowan may be set to win by a landslide on March 13 but there is still space for many up-and-coming political stars to shine over the next four years. Political Editor Joe Spagnolo reports.

Joe Spagnolo

Pedestrian struckCops probe Ellenbrook brawl, hit and run

A man was taken to hospital after being hit by a stolen car in Ellenbrook around the time of a nearby brawl.

Huge pledgeVideoCommentsPremiumALP promises to pump $30m into Byford health hub

Labor has promised a hefty $30.6 million of funding for a health hub in Byford if re-elected on March 13.

Joe Spagnolo

Shocking attackPolice investigate brutal stabbing at Vic Park cafe

A man was rushed to hospital after a brutal stabbing attack in East Victoria Park yesterday afternoon.

Charlotte Elton

Cattle rustlingPair charged over $800,000 worth of stolen cows

Two people have been charged after police busted an alleged cattle rustling network worth hundreds of thousands of dollars operating in the State’s north.

Michael Traill

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Growing problemCommentsPremium
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Why schools for troubled kids are booming

WA has seen rapid growth in the type of school that accommodates students who have been kicked out of public schools where staff live in fear and violent attacks are ‘the tip of the iceberg’.

Bethany Hiatt & Rhianna Mitchell

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Night time battleCommentsPremium
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Scientists reveal the secret of getting kids to sleep

It is the question sleep-deprived parents everywhere find themselves desperately Googling: how do I make my child go to bed? Now, a new study looks at what works and what doesn’t at bedtime.

Kate Emery

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Breaking his silenceCommentsPremium
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The horror of working inside WA’s toughest jails

Stabbed, bashed and even raped — this is the grim reality for guards at Perth’s toughest prisons. A former prison officer speaks about how the job changed him and why workers desperately need help.

Daryna Zadvirna

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RINGING IN THE FUTURECommentsPremium
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Elite school offers Year 12s pricey class rings

Some of WA’s top schools are adopting the American tradition of offering their students ‘class rings’ when they graduate Year 12, as a memento of their high school years — and some cost thousands.

Bethany Hiatt

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Dirty jobCommentsPremium
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Perth hotel guards suffer humiliation, fear at work

Timed toilet breaks, shared PPE, poor pay and public humiliation. This is what it’s like being a quarantine security guard — one of the last lines of defence between the public and the coronavirus.

John Flint

‘cost burden’PremiumCCIWA shows faith in Premier over payroll tax issue

The State’s peak body for business has “faith” it can convince popular Premier Mark McGowan of the need to introduce meaningful tax reform, despite his refusal to budge on the issue.

Danielle Le Messurier & Kate Purnell

MUST-WATCH VIDEOVideoThe West’s hilarious takedown of the WA election debate

Veteran journalist Ben Harvey has dissected the 2021 leader’s debate, and revisited claims made during the 2017 stand-off between Mark McGowan and Colin Barnett.

WATCH THE INTERVIEWVideoCommentsPremiumParamedic: ‘Toxic FIFO sexism must end’

A whistleblower who raised the alarm about a culture of sexist bullying and harassment on Rio Tinto mine sites has spoken out after she was let go after making the report.

Annabel Hennessy

Juukan lessonsPremium‘Crash-through mentality’: Fortescue put on notice

Not a single stone should be out of place at Aboriginal heritage sites in the aftermath of Juukan Gorge. Yet in the space of a week, the Pilbara has been rocked by not one but two separate incidents.

Danielle Le Messurier

Run-festBancroft tons up in reply to Head’s double century

Western Australia had a big fight ahead of them after Travis Head’s maiden first-class double century on day two, but a triple-figure response from Cameron Bancroft has kept WA in the game.

Bonnie Raynor

Jab jittersCommentsPremiumMcGowan ‘not concerned’ as workers avoid COVID vaccine

The Premier says he is not worried about a slow start to WA’s COVID-19 vaccinations as figures show hundreds of the first 5000 Pfizer doses that arrived on Sunday are unlikely to be used this week.

Angela Pownall and Charlotte Elton

‘Risk factor’VideoCommentsPremiumAirflow checks to stop another ‘case 903’

A review into the adequacy of Western Australia's hotel quarantine system has recommended ventilation assessments of rooms after the case of a security guard triggered WA’s lockdown.

Michael Traill

Slow and steadyVideoCommentsPremiumJL pleads for patience with Green, compares to Cummins

Australian coach Justin Langer has pleaded for patience with Cameron Green’s bowling, pointing to Pat Cummins’ past as a clear indicator of how they plan to manage the young WA prodigy.

Bonnie Raynor

Horror claimsPremiumMan ‘tried to raid dead girlfriend’s super for $400K’

A man charged with stealing from his late girlfriend’s bank accounts days after she died is facing new claims he tried to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from her superannuation account.

Shannon Hampton and Emily Moulton

WA COVID outbreakVideo‘Case 903’ speaks out after COVID report findings

The security guard whose COVID diagnosis sent Perth into a five day lockdown has welcomed the release of an investigation into how he got the disease without ever coming into contact with a patient.

New hospitalCommentsPremiumGovt and Rio Tinto to build new Pilbara hospital

The state government will partner with Rio Tinto to build a brand new $32.8 million hospital in the Pilbara, Premier Mark McGowan revealed this afternoon .

Charlotte Elton

‘come here and see’CommentsPremiumMcGowan invites other Premiers on WA road trip

Premier Mark McGowan has invited Australia’s other State Premiers on a tour of WA in a bid to end national ‘ignorance’ about our state — including its economic contributions.

Charlotte Elton

Dodgy dealingsPremiumPerth hotel accountant charged with 54 counts of fraud

A hotel accountant accused of refunding customers’ money to his personal bank account and then funnelling the funds to other accounts has been charged with 54 counts of fraud.

Sarah Steger

Proceeds of crimePremiumTwo men plead guilty to laundering $6.5 million in cash

Two Perth men have pleaded guilty to dealing with proceeds of crime after more than $6.5 million was discovered in a Girrawheen property that had a room set aside exclusively for counting cash.

Shannon Hampton

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