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NewsPremiumModel speaks after ex’s murder verdict

An influencer whose ex-partner was convicted of killing his mother in an attempt to keep up with his luxurious lifestyle has broken her silence for the first time.

Aisling Brennan

Courts & CrimePremiumSecurity guard jailed for filming women in the toilet

A security guard caught secretly filming women using the toilet in the Pilbara has been jailed for two and a half years.

Justin Bianchini

CRIMEVideoCommentsPremiumPolice ‘concerned’ kids found with weapons after knife blitz

Thirty five people — including four juveniles — have been charged after a weekend blitz using new knife laws to target thugs concealing hidden weapons.

Caleb Runciman

NEWSPremiumOne call changed everything for Bali Nine

With the five surviving members of the Bali Nine now back home, questions have re-emerged as to how one phone call might have changed their lives forever.

Ryan Bourke.

CrimePremiumTeenager charged with murder following fatal brawl

A 15-year-old boy has been charged following the death of a man killed in a bloody brawl in Melbourne's west as police urge witnesses to come forward.

Samantha Lock

CrimeFleeing driver shot dead after driving into Texas mall

A man who drove a pickup truck into a busy JCPenney store in a Texas mall and injured five people, has been shot dead.

Staff Writers

CrimePremiumHomicide probe after woman chased and shot by two men

Police are hunting for two men after a woman was found dead from a gunshot wound in a suburban Queensland street.

Samantha Lock

CRIMEPremiumPolice hunt arsonist after two cars torched

Detectives are probing a suspected arson attack that damaged two cars parked at a Ballajura home. 

Caleb Runciman

UPDATEDPremiumHeartbreak as 23yo found dead on street

A 23-year-old woman who died on a suburban street is being remembered as a ‘beautiful’ friend, as police continue to search for the two men allegedly responsible for her death.

Hannah Moore and Aisling Brennan

WA NEWSPremiumMan in serious but stable condition after car rollover in WA

A man in his 30s is in a serious but stable condition in Royal Perth Hospital after his car rolled in Beverley on Sunday morning.

Caleb Runciman

NewsPremiumWorrying trend emerges days before Xmas

As people complete their last-minute online shopping in the weeks leading up to the festive season, a worrying trend has emerged across the country.

Alexandra Feiam

newsHuge move after shocking attacks rock Aus

One Australian state has made a major move to ensure safety at places of worship, after a spate of attacks shocked the nation.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

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Cops seize arsenal of weapons in first night of new laws

This is the tip of the knife-berg — what thugs are concealing when they head out for night on the town in WA.

John Flint

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Investors hurt in battle of the wannabe tycoons

Once-tight business associates fell out when Sasha Hopkins’ A Team Property Group took off like a rocket with slicker marketing and more success Ricky Hirsch’s Fulfil The Dream.

John Flint

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Perth’s building conman & Insta-wife move to China

Fugitive Perth conman Ricky Hirsch has uprooted from his Dubai bolthole to Guangzhou, China, while his many scam victims are struggling to keep their heads above water.

John Flint

CrimePremiumFrench court convicts eight over beheading of teacher

Eight people have been convicted in France over their involvement in the 2020 beheading of a teacher who showed his pupils cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.

Mathieu Rosemain

CrimeMan killed after fall during police operation

A man has died after he was seriously injured after falling from a building during a police operation.

Nathan Schmidt

BREAKINGPremiumMajor update on cop allegedly hit with sword

A female police officer has been airlifted to hospital after she was allegedly attacked with a sword, and a man has been charged with attempted murder.

Nathan Schmidt, Hannah Moore

CrimePremiumNazis ran off after ‘disgusting’ sign: cops

A group of 20 masked men “ran away” after they were confronted holding an anti-Semitic sign by the community and police.

Liam Beatty

Road deathsPremiumNo respite in road deaths, another person killed in crash

A 21-year-old man is the latest person to die on WA roads, with another family mourning the loss of a loved one this Christmas.

John Flint

CrimePremiumPharmaceutical giant sued over 'ineffective' cold drugs

Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson is facing a class action concerning cold and flu medication known to be "ineffective".

Neve Brissenden

CrimePremiumGood Samaritans rammed by car after stopping to help couple

Good Samaritans attempting to help two pedestrians who just had been run down in a suspected hit and run were themselves then terrorised by another man after he mistook them as being involved in the incident.

Hannah Cross

CrimePremiumTears on street after deadly ‘brawl’

Family and friends of a man killed in what police suspect was a targeted group attack have shed tears as flowers were laid in Melbourne.

Liam Beatty

CrimePremiumPolice search bush for evidence after man killed in brawl

Police are combing the roadside in a Perth coastal suburb in connection with an ongoing investigation into a serious brawl that resulted in a man’s death.

Hannah Cross