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Courts

WA FIFO worker denied bail over bizarre ‘Satans Spit’ prank in Bunnings

Paul Andrew Hart claimed he wanted to let off “fart spray” among shoppers to “lighten the mood” at a Bunnings store, before reaching for alcohol and chilli extract instead.

  • by Rebecca Peppiatt
House prices in some shunned suburbs have started to fall in value.
Property prices

East coast aggression pushed cheap Perth suburbs to crazy prices. What happens next?

  • by Sarah Brookes
The family of Steven Payne — the Melbourne surfer killed by a shark at a beach near Esperance on Monday — have paid tribute to the “smart, kind, funny and laid-back” 37-year-old.
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Sharks

‘We are devastated’: Family of Esperance shark attack victim pay tribute to beloved ‘gentle giant’

  • by Heather McNeill and Jesinta Burton
Rottnest Fast Ferries picked up the two men near Hillarys Boat Harbour.
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Water safety

‘Put them back in the water’: Rottnest ferry rescues divers ‘stranded’ by tour boat off WA coast

  • by Holly Thompson and Jamie Freestone
Premier Roger Cook and his wife Carly after the victory speech.
Analysis
WA election

WA Labor’s factional makeup has changed dramatically since Saturday. Here’s what we know

  • by Hamish Hastie
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Premier Roger Cook and his wife Carly after the victory speech.
Analysis
WA election

WA Labor’s factional makeup has changed dramatically since Saturday. Here’s what we know

Check out the list of WA’s new factional powerbases.

  • by Hamish Hastie
The execution of the WA election has come under fire.
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WA election

Company at centre of WA election furore donated thousands to Labor last year

PersolKelly’s subsidiary Programmed made five separate donations to WA Labor in 2024 for a total of $40,000 and another donation to Labor’s investment vehicle Perth Trades Hall worth $27,500. 

  • by Hamish Hastie and Victoria Laurie
Former federal Indigenous affairs minister Ken Wyatt and former WA premier Peter Dowding. Pictures: Supplied
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WA election

Political heavyweights lash WA Electoral Commission as workers walk off the job

  • by Victoria Laurie and Hamish Hastie
WA Opposition Leader Shane Love.
WA election

Opposition calls for inquiry into WA Electoral Commission ‘outsourcing’ election

  • by Heather McNeill and Hamish Hastie
Liberal leader Libby Mettam delivering her concession speech on Saturday night.
Opinion
WA election

Liberals must open our eyes to fact that voters rejected our message

  • by Richard Wilson

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