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Callum and Jake Robinson with their dog.

Accused killers of Australian brothers on Mexico surf trip seek plea deal

Three of the four people charged over the deaths of Callum and Jake Robinson in a robbery that turned deadly are seeking to strike a deal with Mexican prosecutors and avoid trial.

  • Jordi Lebrija and Rebecca Peppiatt

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Nardia Spice thought she was driving towards a new future. But a trap was being laid for her.

What a Perth mum’s death tells us about the city’s darkest corners

Nardia Spice was thought of by most as a sweet and kind person, naturally motherly. How did her life end with violence, theft and a shallow, lonely bush grave?

  • Hannah Murphy
Flares were let off at Lakeside Joondalup shopping centre on Thursday afternoon.

As it happened: WA news on Friday, July 25

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The Transperth driver was charged with two counts of careless driving after one man died and another person was injured while he was behind the wheel.

‘Deeply tragic’: Perth bus driver avoids jail for fatal crash outside RAC Arena

A Transperth bus driver who hit and killed 45-year-old father Praveen Matcha as he crossed the road outside RAC Arena last month has narrowly avoided spending time in jail.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
The Avalon Beef Wellington. Picture: Supplied
13.5/20

This restaurant within a sleek Claremont development reinterprets Mediterranean cooking for the western suburbs set

Fine dining aspirations, sharply composed plates and a high-flying cellar speak to an operation with an eye on style.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
The immunity gap occurred just after COVID-19.

How WA’s border closures could have caused Perth’s preschoolers to get sicker

WA’s hard border closures caused more young children to be hospitalised with common viruses like the cold or flu, than pre-pandemic.

  • Yvonne Ardley
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Perth mother Yvonne Ardley in hospital with her son.

I took my son to the GP with what I thought was a cold. Now he is hospitalised every winter

As I sat in a Perth doctor’s surgery with my young son in 2022, I had no idea how serious his condition was. And it turns out, we’re not alone.

  • Yvonne Ardley
Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Minnesota docked at HMAS Stirling in February.

Scott Morrison thinks this beachside port should house Australia’s next joint US base

The former prime minister thinks a joint naval base south of Perth could help get the AUKUS deal over the line. But will it happen?

  • Holly Thompson and Cameron Myles
A suspected tornado hit Perth, ripping the roof off this City Beach home.

Tornado uproots trees, damages homes across Perth

The Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed a “low intensity” tornado tore through the coastal suburb of City Beach, causing significant damage to several homes.

  • Holly Thompson
A sketch of Donna Nelson in court during the trial.

As it happened: WA news on Thursday, July 24

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