The alleged murderer told police an evil person such as the “devil”, “Satan” or “black magic man” had given him instructions to kill.
Kellie Balaam
An unlicensed driver who fled the scene of a horror crash that left two people critically injured says he regrets not stopping to help the victims ‘more than anything I’ve ever regretted in my life’.
Shannon Hampton and Cassidy Mosconi
Attorney General John Quigley has called on Opposition leader Zak Kirkup to reveal the identity of current Liberal MPs warned a laptop at the centre of a corruption probe contained a ‘dirt file’.
Peter Law
A Supreme Court legal battle is flaming over a culinary icon of Perth’s inner northern suburbs — the drive-through at Hungry Jack’s Dog Swamp.
Neale Prior
Darren Wick, 58, on Thursday entered a plea of guilty to one count of drink-driving after he blew more than four times over the legal limit last month.
Steve Zemek
A former Liberal MP contacted current members of Parliament to warn them the CCC had seized a laptop containing “a little s**t file”, according to a bombshell report. READ THE TRANSCRIPTS HERE
Peter Law and Josh Zimmerman
An explosive new Corruption and Crime Commission report details how three Upper House MPs abused taxpayer funds to pay for strip clubs, interstate wine trips and expensive meals.
Josh Zimmerman
The High Court of Australia today dismissed all special leave applications challenging the registration of the six Indigenous Land Use Agreements that form the South West Native Title Settlement.
Rangi Hirini
A bombshell report from the Corruption and Crime Commission has revealed how three politicians used taxpayers’ money to fund ‘personal lifestyle expenses’. READ THE FULL REPORT
Josh Zimmerman & Peter Law
Justice Stephen Hall said the Supreme Court was “not like a classroom, where (the accused) can put his hand up and ask to be excused”.
The Town of Cambridge is under investigation by WorkSafe for allegations of ‘inappropriate workplace behaviour’ — in the wake of the release of a damning inquiry.
Victoria Rifici
Two men who escaped jail for a brutal attack on two innocent bystanders while they were waiting for a taxi are behind bars after the State appealed their suspended sentences.
Emily Moulton
A WA man submitted a number of claims to the tax office in a bid to pocket more than $1 million but there was just one problem... he didn’t have the job to justify his massive taxable income.
James Hall
A former hostel worker who brutally raped and sexually abused eight vulnerable children under his care for his own “sexual and sadistic perversions” has had his sentence cut on appeal.
A booze-fuelled prank has ended up in court after a Broome man started frothing at the mouth and bleeding when he was tipped out of a chair while passed out.
Carly Laden
A Muja woman who shot dead her ‘defenceless’ partner after a drunken row will spend 12 years behind bars with WA’s top judge describing her actions as ‘motivated by selfishness, and stupidity’.
A Carey Park man will stand trial over the alleged murder of a victim who police say was found in ‘horrific’ and ‘confronting’ circumstances at a home in Eaton earlier this year.
Shannon Hampton
A man accused of killing another man in an assault in Mandurah last year will stand trial charged with murder.
The former boss of WA’s corruption watchdog has launched a scathing attack on the Liberal Party, accusing it of ‘decapitating’ the CCC and allowing it to ‘flounder without a permanent head’.
Josh Zimmerman and Charlotte Elton
A man accused of bludgeoning his parents to death with a hammer at their Hocking home will stand trial for their murders after his lawyer argued he would fight charges on ‘insanity’ grounds.
A South Hedland woman accused of deliberately running down her partner while he was on a mobility scooter has been pleaded not guilty to murder.
Clive Palmer reckons he has usurped Angela Bennett and Gina Rinehart as the top beneficiary of Pilbara iron ore entitlement payments
A man has been charged over a sexual assault that occurred in Perth’s western suburbs more than 20 years ago, after an extensive investigation.
Nicolette Barbas
Five prison officers from Hakea Prison have been charged over an assault on a prisoner after an investigation by the Corruption and Crime Commission and WA Police.
Staff writers
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