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Former Hedland Export Depot owner and 2011 Live Export Class Action claimant Paul Brown.

Cattle In CourtPremiumClass action claimants frustrated by Fed Court finding

Live cattle export ban class action claimants have expressed their frustration over the Federal Court’s findings that the 2011 ban had no effect on low exports in 2012 and 2013.

Georgia Campion & Cally Dupe

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency have warned consumers about Peter Taylor, also known as Peter Terzi.

Courts & JusticePremiumAccused dodgy dentist set to fight charges in 2026

A suspended Perth dentist accused of continuing to work while unregistered will face a two-day trial on three criminal charges next year.

Rebecca Le May and Claire Sadler

A 50-year-old Camballin man has been accused of stealing $60,000 worth of cattle equipment in May.

Countryman NewsPremiumWA man accused of stealing $60k worth of cattle equipment

The 50-year-old was charged following a search warrant executed by police on June 3 at a Camballin property.

Georgia Campion

Supreme Court Justice Amanda Forrester said nothing suggested Ryan Pendleton had made any progress with treatment programs in prison.

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Serial pedophile detained indefinitely after vile crimes

Ryan Anthony Pendleton — whose father and brother have also been jailed for child sex crimes — abused children aged as young as 18 months in 2007 and 2008 when he was in his early 20s.

Rebecca Le May

Gregory Peter Bragger.

Courts & JusticePremiumDad of crash victim arrested over threats to kill driver

The grieving father of a young girl killed in a car crash in the South West has been arrested after repeatedly threatening to kill the teen who was behind the wheel.

Sarah Steger

Stuart James King was initially charged with 26 counts of the offence, but had 14 dropped in Perth Magistrates Court on Tuesday and pleaded guilty to the remaining 12

CrimePremiumEx-sleep clinic creep ‘kept footage of patients undressing’

A former staffer at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital’s sleep clinic has admitted multiple counts of unlawfully using his work computer.

Rebecca Le May

Damien Lyndon Woods has been charged and faced Albany Magistrates Court.

Bail granted PremiumWanted man faces court on serious charges from manhunt

A man who was wanted by police after allegedly attempting to drive his car head-on into officers who were trying to stop him has been bailed.

Cameron Newbold

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & Justice WA teen accused of cutting dad’s arm off seeks bail changes

The teenager accused of cutting his dad’s arm off with a samurai sword has sought to have the strict bail conditions on him eased. 

Tegan Guthrie

Nearly 30 detainees held in WA whom the High Court ordered to be released have walked free from Yongah Hill Detention Centre and have been placed in a suburban motel on the outskirts of Perth. Pictured is Friday.

Courts & JusticePremiumEx Yonga Hill detainee charged with brutal assault

A former immigration detainee freed under a High Court decision has been charged over an alleged brutal Melbourne assault that has left a man fighting for life and ‘unlikely to survive’.

Mark Buttler & Euan Kennedy

WA didn't weigh the climate change impact when extending a controversial gas project, activists say. (HANDOUT/CONSERVATION COUNCIL OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA)

BusinessPremiumWA artists launch legal challenge to NWS over rock art

A legal bid to overturn the state approval of a massive gas project's extension could also impact a pending federal clearance, activists say.

Aaron Bunch

Former Broome Bishop Christopher Saunders

CrimeVideoPremiumShock twist as disgraced ex-bishop admits firearm offences

The charges are part of a broader WA police investigation into historical child sexual abuse allegations against the former Broome bishop.

Natasha Clark

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, May 2, 2025. COURT. Ben Roberts-Smith returns from a lunch break at Federal Court where he has launched an appeal following his failed defamation case against Fairfax Media publications. NewsWire / Max Mason-Hubers

Courts & JusticePremiumBen Roberts-Smith’s last ditch court fight

Ben Roberts-Smith has launched a final bid in Australia’s highest court to overturn findings that he committed war crimes in Afghanistan.

A 38-year-old man has pleaded guilty in Albany Magistrates Court to making threats.

CourtsPremiumAlbany dad avoids jail after scissor stab threat to partner

An Albany father who threatened to stab his partner with scissors, jump on her head and yelled that he would “go to jail for murder” while she was on the phone with police has avoided immediate imprisonment.

Melissa Sheil

Michael John O’Halloran pleaded not guilty to indecent dealings with a child during his appearance at Narrogin Magistrates Court on June 10.

COURTPremiumMan accused of three child sex charges to face trial

A man will fight several child sex charges that are alleged to have happened in 2021. 

Hannah Whitehead

Clive Palmer

MiningPremiumCITIC rejects role in ‘silly’ Palmer plays

CITIC Pacific tells court its Cape Preston deal does not include underwriting Clive Palmers “silly” and “idiosyncratic” plays.

Neale Prior

A Perth man has been charged over an alleged Nazi gesture on an online streaming service.

Courts & JusticePremiumPerth man faces court after alleged Nazi gesture in WA first

A Perth man has been charged over an alleged Nazi gesture on an online streaming service — in what is believed to be the first case under the State Government’s tough hate symbol laws passed last year. 

Dylan Caporn

Brian Murray Wood appeared in Narrogin Magistrates Court on June 10 via videolink from Albany Prison and granted bail.

COURTPremiumNarrogin man accused of trying to stab ex partner gets bail

A Narrogin man who allegedly threatened to kill his ex partner, pointed a knife to her throat and in possession of a host of drugs has been granted bail after entering pleas on the majority of his charges. 

Hannah Whitehead

Annie Guo

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Explorer in Creasy camp locks in time for disputed riches

A junior explorer run by the wife of billionaire prospector Mark Creasy is one step closer to netting a big payday from a gold miner that has surged more than 1000 per cent in value since early 2024.

Adrian Rauso

A man has indicated he will plead guilty to producing, distributing and possessing child exploitation material.

Courts & Justice PremiumMan indicates guilty plea for child exploitation charges

A man has indicated he will plead guilty to producing, distributing and possessing child exploitation material in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

Tegan Guthrie

Erin Patterson is facing a Supreme Court hearing at Morwell.

Courts & JusticeMushroom cook Erin Patterson breaks her silence

Almost two years after four of her husband’s family members fell deathly ill after a lunch she hosted, alleged poisoner Erin Patterson has broken her silence. 

Liam Beatty

Man Hong Liu pleaded not guilty to dangerous driving on the Brookton-Corrigin Road in Bulyee, which resulted in a fatal crash on December 26, 2024.

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Man pleads not guilty to charges from fatal Boxing Day crash

A Ferndale man accused of the horror Boxing Day crash in Bulyee that killed a man and injured five others has pleaded not guilty to the charges in his latest court appearance in Narrogin.  

Hannah Whitehead

Ms Giuffre, 41, is believed to have taken her own life at her farm in Neergabby, about 80km north of Perth, in April.

Courts & JusticePremiumNotice given to creditors with claims to Giuffre’s estate

Her estate would likely include what’s left of a multi-million dollar payout from Prince Andrew after she alleged he sexually abused her.

Shannon Hampton

Kurt David Charlton faced Perth Magistrates Court from behind glass on Friday morning.

Courts & JusticePremiumPerth primary school teacher identified as child sex accused

A suspended Perth primary school teacher who also has a ‘multitude of babysitting clients’ is behind bars after he was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing and indecently recording three children in Perth.

Sarah Steger

Yung Filly, real name Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, will stand trial in July next year.

Courts & JusticePremiumYung Filly to remain in Perth as rape trial set

The UK rapper will remain in Perth until at least July 2026 when he will stand trial over allegations that he repeatedly sexually assaulted a woman in his hotel room after a gig.

Rebecca Le May