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Ricky Harris, 43, died while trying to two children including his son while on holiday in Bremer Bay.

WA news LIVE: Hero dad identified after Bremer Bay drowning; Sam Kerr faces court

The man who drowned at Bremer Bay while attempting to save two children from a rip has been identified. Meanwhile, Sam Kerr is facing trial in London. Follow our live coverage here.

  • Emma Young

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Killa: Pindan to plate at Perth Festival. Lead image.

Kimberley cattle, and tradition, star in Perth Festival’s ‘nose to tail’ culinary event

A time-worn tradition that puts meat on the plates of many Aboriginal families in WA’s north is the focus of a Perth Festival installation.

  • Victoria Laurie
Liam Ryan was trying to de-escalate an incident when he was drawn into a brawl last month, the AFL said.

West Coast Eagles star Liam Ryan cleared over Fremantle brawl

The AFL has closed its investigation into a brawl involving West Coast Eagles star Liam Ryan, finding the premiership player and his friends were the victims of an attack which led to the fight.

  • Cameron Myles
WA Liberals leader Libby Mettam and Premier Roger Cook.

Mettam vows to run WA and its health system at same time if elected premier

Libby Mettam said retaining the health portfolio alongside premier duties would show the public how seriously her party took fixing Labor’s mess. 

  • Hamish Hastie
West Coast Eagles star Liam Ryan has been reported to the AFL integrity unit after footage emerged of a brawl in Fremantle on Wednesday evening (inset). Pictures: Getty/Supplied

As it happened: WA news on Monday, February 3

Follow our live coverage here.

  • Holly Thompson
Julian Wright, Angela Bennett, Alexandra Burt and Leonie Baldock. Iron ore descendants battle over billions. Picture: WAtoday

Iron ore pioneer’s heirs search for ‘mystery backer’ who bankrolled black sheep’s failed battle for billions

It seems not even the richest people in the country have been able to uncover the identity of the mystery backer behind Julian Wright’s bid to regain access to his father’s multibillion-dollar iron ore empire.

  • Jesinta Burton
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Students can currently complete their schooling without learning the basics of Australia’s democratic system.

The students being left behind by WA’s private schools

A new analysis of data has shown more than 80 per cent of the state’s least-advantaged students were enrolled in a public school.

  • Holly Thompson
St John paramedics have raised concerns about pleas for police to attend dangerous scenes being refused.

Cyclist killed in West Perth crash

The cyclist was riding north on Fitzgerald Street on Saturday afternoon when he was involved in a crash with a Hyundai Kona station wagon.

  • Cameron Myles
Libby Mettam could challenge David Honey’s Liberal party leadership within days.

Liberals unveil payroll tax reprieve election pledge, flag review of trading hours

The Liberal Party has vowed to temporarily slash payroll tax, lift the threshold to $1.5 million and commission a review of the current system if elected in March.

  • Jesinta Burton
The case has shocked the nation.

‘Your daughter was fading before your eyes’: Perth couple jailed over infantalising, starving daughter

A Floreat couple, who concocted a cascading series of lies to pacify the increasing concerns of those in their daughter’s orbit, will spend years behind bars.

  • Jesinta Burton

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