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Rail unions want to put domestic violence provisions in place.

WA schools record wave of assault allegations

There have been hundreds of allegations of physical assaults in WA schools, with more than half of the victims aged between 10 and 14.

  • Holly Thompson
Photos from coral bleaching along the Ningaloo coast in February.

Unprecedented heatwave causes mass bleaching of Ningaloo, Kimberley reefs

Environment Minister Matthew Swinbourn raised the issue in parliament, stating the scale and duration of a marine heatwave had led to mass bleaching.

  • Holly Thompson
Running Mates federal election 2025

Running Mates: WA could decide this election!

It’s the final sprint before we head to the polls on Saturday.

AFR Chairman Dominic Barton at the Rio Tinto AGM in Perth.

The $160b Australian giant that has just dodged a bullet

Rio Tinto has fended off an activist investor’s year-long campaign.

  • Jesinta Burton
Perth businessman Tommy Shin had his Maserati confiscated and converted to a police patrol car. Now, another one of his luxury vehicles could be set for the same fate.

‘Bloody idiot’ who had luxury cars confiscated revealed as Perth tech guru

Hyung Dae Shin, also known as Tommy Shin, was labelled a “bloody idiot” by Police Minister Reece Whitby two weeks ago after he had a second, very expensive, car confiscated by police.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt and Heather McNeill
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The Jeep plunges into the Swan River.

As it happened: WA news on Thursday, May 1

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The campaign signs adorning Brendan Foster’s street.

Is my street a harbinger of a changing federal parliament?

While my neighbourhood sounds like some utopian Athenian democracy, it reflects the changing nature of Australian politics with the rise of mini and micro-parties.

  • Brendan Foster
Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas, billionaire proponent of the development Gina Rinehart and the property’s first resident William Walter.

Century-old home facing demolition fell off Perth heritage list in move that divided council

A 120-year-old home facing demolition was on the cusp of being added to the City of Perth’s heritage list before then-lord mayor Basil Zempilas intervened.

  • Jesinta Burton
Police are talking to a person who has driven up the Claremont jetty.

As it happened: WA news on Wednesday, April 30

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