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Jaden Martinovich has pleaded guilty to murder over the stabbing death of a 17-year-old boy in North Perth.

‘Acting like gangsters’: Life sentence for Perth man who murdered teenager

He was trying to palm off bath salts for drugs when the teen he was attempting to hoodwink stole his car. What followed has left him jailed for life.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt

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Is Perth’s best Mexican(ish) cooking found in a European(ish) wine bar?

A subtle shift in direction makes an inner-city favourite even more compelling.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
2025 Federal Election. Opposition leader Peter Dutton at the Western Australian Leadership Matters breakfast at the Crown Casino, Perth in the division of Swan. Mr Dutton is the guest speaker. Friday 11th April 2025. Photo: James Brickwood. SMH NEWS 250411.

As it happened: WA news on Friday, April 11

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  • Holly Thompson
The boys involved in the alleged assault were from Aveley Secondary College.

School refuses to tell dad whether alleged coward punch student has been expelled

The father of a 14-year-old boy allegedly coward punched at an Ellenbrook Shopping Centre says he is disappointed the school that both boys attend has failed to tell him whether the alleged attacker has been expelled.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
CCTV footage of Cassius Turvey on a bus on the day of his assault in October 2022.

As it happened: WA news on Thursday, April 10

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The assault occurred at Victoria Park.

Perth woman who randomly punched toddler jailed for ‘disturbing’ assault

Pamela-Raye Jetta was sentenced on Thursday over two bizarre assaults, one on an elderly woman and one on a baby.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
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The incident allegedly happened at Ellenbrook Central.

Locals demand action on spiralling youth crime in ‘Felonbrook’

Politicians including deputy premier Rita Saffioti are banding together with Ellenbrook schools and shopping centre management to tackle a rise in anti-social and violent behaviour by teenagers in the area.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Treasurer Rita Saffioti poring over the tweets Brewer posted in 2019.

As it happened: WA news on Wednesday, April 9

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Virginia Roberts Giuffre has accused Prince Andrew of sexually assaulting and battering her two decades ago, a claim he denies.

Virginia Giuffre expected to provide welfare update, lawyer says

The woman who accused Prince Andrew, Duke of York, of sexually assaulting her as a teenager was due to appear in a Perth court over allegations she breached a violence restraining order.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Consumers are not quite as gloomy about the property market.

‘Not a lot of political will’: The unpopular fix for our housing woes

New figures lay bare how far the cost of home ownership has soared out of reach, but a key solution seems elusive.

  • Melissa Heagney-Bayliss

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