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New gig for ex-MPCommentsPremiumRinehart hires Nalder as media guru

Iron ore mogul Gina Rinehart has hired former senior State Liberal politician Dean Nalder to run media and public relations for her $30 billion dollar empire.

DecimatedCommentsPremiumADF arrives as true toll of Seroja becomes clear

Australian Defence Force personnel arrived in decimated parts of the Mid West on Wednesday to start a mammoth clean-up mission.

Sarah Steger

Disaster recoveryCommentsPremiumThe hidden threat in wake of Cyclone Seroja devastation

The force in which Cyclone Seroja ravaged WA’s Mid West was swift and brutal. But a more insidious and deadly threat lies in the rubble and debris left in the aftermath.

Sarah Steger and John Flint

Health system pressureCommentsPremiumNursing numbers to be bolstered in WA hospitals

An extra 600 newly qualified nurses will be hired to work in WA’s public hospitals over the next two years — 200 more than the McGowan Government promised just last month.

Peter Law

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Perth pursuit cops ‘could have avoided highway horror’

Police officers chasing a meth-affected driver who smashed head-on into a motorcyclist failed to tell their superiors details that could have stopped the collision, an inquest has been told.

Emily Moulton

Facial injuriesPremiumBikie bashed in drive-by attack in Perth’s south

The 34-year-old man was found on the street by a member of the public after being set upon in Byford last night.

Daryna Zadvirna

Coronavirus concernsCommentsPremiumFears second crew member on ship off Karratha has COVID

There are fears a second crew member on a ship anchored off the Karratha coast has contracted COVID-19, as WA records a surge in hotel quarantine cases.

Peter Law

‘Thank you, WA’CommentsPremiumPM’s Perth lunch overshadowed by violent protests

Prime Minister Scott Morrison commended WA for its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, but his speech was tarnished by demonstrations.

Lanai Scarr and Brianna Dugan

VAD lawsVideoCommentsPremiumDementia Australia chair recounts mum’s 15-year torment

Graeme Samuels has called for WA’s assisted dying legislation to be extended to include dementia, recounting his mother’s 15 years of confusion, torment and unbearable distress.

Sarah Ison

Recovery effortPremiumSeroja joins Wooloroo as WA’s second 2021 ‘catastrophe’

Tropical Cyclone Seroja has been officially declared as an ‘insurance catastrophe’ with more than 700 claims having already been lodged by victims of the disaster.

Daryna Zadvirna

Supreme battlegroundPremiumCourt urged to push back kids’ claims against Rinehart

Hancock Prospecting claims it could take years to prepare the Wright Prospecting and DFD Rhodes actions for trial if the court simultaneously deals with John Hancock and Bianca Rinehart’s claims.

Neale Prior

no body no parolePremiumTop cop tells ‘evil’ killer to reveal where Hayley is

Police Commissioner Chris Dawson says Francis John Wark is an ‘evil man’ and was given the ‘sentence he deserves’ for killing teenager Hayley Dodd.

Shannon Hampton

Recovery supportWA digs deep with $2.75m as Seroja clean-up begins

Millions of dollars in donations for Cyclone Seroja victims have already poured into WA’s official State emergency appeal— the Lord Mayor’s Distress Relief Fund.

Caitlyn Rintoul

‘Up, not out’PremiumLiving Leedy high life gets in-principle support

Leederville’s first new residential high-rise — a nine-storey tower slated for Vincent Street — appears to have in-principle support from locals.

Kim Macdonald

Fallen starPremiumEx-Eagles champ Kerr recruits new high-profile defence

Beleaguered former West Coast Eagles star Daniel Kerr has secured a new lawyer to represent him as he fights a raft of allegations, including domestic violence and arson.

Shannon Hampton

Toxic strugglesVideoPremiumMayor ‘impeded’ in role at Subiaco

Penny Taylor has revealed the toxic and disrespectful behaviour she faces as Subiaco’s mayor, saying she has suffered her fair share of “deliberate” undermining by colleagues.

Victoria Rifici

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‘Normal process’CommentsPremium
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‘It’s a lie’: PM denies Palmer support in border spat

Scott Morrison says political advertising linking him with Clive Palmer over his fight with Mark McGowan and WA’s hard border reflects badly on Federal Labor.

Ben O'Shea & Sarah Ison

High stakesPremiumLeedy and Cott: A tale of building in two cities

Cottesloe and Leederville are 12km apart on a map but world’s apart when it comes to medium-density high-rise.

Kim Macdonald

Handouts goneBusiness failures increase as support dries up

The number of businesses deciding to close their doors is increasing as they concede they are no longer viable after government support measures during the COVID-19 recession were wound up.

Colin Brinsden

Glory daysPremiumFit for a king: $15m makeover for His Majesty’s

His Majesty’s Theatre in Perth is to get a $15 million makeover to return the grand old heritage building back to its former glory with restored balconies.

Kim Macdonald

Attackers fleeVideoByford bashing leaves victim with serious injuries

Police said they believe the incident was not random, and that the persons involved were all known to each other.

Daryna Zadvirna

Two-year tradie waitCommentsPremiumKalbarri’s road to recovery longer than first feared

It took only a couple of hours for Mother Nature to destroy Kalbarri — but it will take at least two years for residents to rebuild it because of skills shortages plaguing WA’s construction industry.

Danielle Le Messurier & Ben O'Shea

Cyclone SerojaCommentsPremium‘She would’ve died, this would’ve killed her’

Looking across his wife’s bedroom, Steve Wiseman says ‘this is where she would’ve been sleeping’. His wife, who suffers from dementia, was moved to a care facility just days before Seroja hit.

Sarah Steger

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Ship all at seaCommentsPremium
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Crew member blows whistle on skipper over COVID fears

Filipino crew on a ship off Karratha say they have been put at risk of getting COVID-19 by their own captain.

John Flint & Peter Law

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