New WA Corruption and Crime commissioner alters report by predecessor
Barely two weeks into his job, Western Australia’s new Corruption and Crime Commissioner has deleted a contentious section…
Allegations against ex-Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus removed from Linda Reynolds action against Commonwealth
Linda Reynolds is suing the Commonwealth and its lawyers over the handling of Brittany Higgins’ $2.4 million compensation…
Jennifer Mui Len Chin avoids jail after stabbing daughter’s boyfriend in her home
A Perth mother who stabbed her daughter’s secret teenage boyfriend when she found him semi-naked in the family…
ATSB report finds communication failures led to Maersk ship smashing into Leeuwin II
A lack of effective communication contributed to a collision between the sail training ship Leeuwin II and a…
Police charge teen after officers allegedly assaulted at Byford Halloween party
Two police officers have allegedly been assaulted while shutting down an out-of-control Halloween party attended by hundreds of…
Kevin Frederick Combes jailed over 1990s sex attacks on two teens in Perth CBD, South Boulder
A Perth man who raped two teenagers more than 30 years ago, but was only charged last July…
Worker dies near Merredin grain facility in WA’s Wheatbelt
A man in his 60s has died at the property of a prominent farmer in Western Australia’s Wheatbelt.…
WA company TLC Surface Treatment fined almost $1m over death of 16yo Hamiora Sharland
A Western Australian company has been issued a record-breaking fine of nearly $1 million, plus costs, over the…
Brittany Higgins drops appeal against former WA Senator Linda Reynolds’ defamation win
Brittany Higgins has abandoned her appeal of a WA Supreme Court finding that she defamed her former boss…
Possible space junk found near Western Australian mine site
Suspected space debris is believed to have crashed near a WA mine site, with the Australian Transport Safety…