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Courts & JusticePremiumI was tricked into smuggling drugs into Japan: Perth woman

A Perth woman on trial for smuggling meth into Japan claims she was duped by a man she met while seeking love.

James Carmody

Courts & JusticePremiumStarving ballerina silent after shock of parents’ verdict

The victim of an extraordinary parental neglect case has maintained her silence after suffering deep shock from their conviction and immediate incarceration.

Rebecca Le May

Conflict and WarPremiumRussia used long-range missile in attack, Ukraine says

Russia has launched an intercontinental ballistic missile at a Ukrainian city, Kyiv says, the first time Moscow has used such a missile in the war.

Anastasiia Malenko and Tom Balmforth

NewsPremium‘Never a dull moment’: Snake caught on plane

A Disney television star has saved the day after a snake was spotted in the cabin of a Virgin flight from Broome.

Emma Kirk

HealthWarning as 5 OD on laced cocaine

NSW Health has issued a major warning after five people who used what they thought was cocaine were hospitalised for heroin overdoses.

Aisling Brennan

GOOD EATSClass’ innovative recipes win Australia-wide prize

A Great Southern Grammar hospitality class have been commended by Australia’s peak body for home economics after winning both the State and national prizes for their innovative recipes.

Melissa Sheil

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Disaster and Emergency
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Dramatic rescue underway for child injured hiking mountain

The RAC Rescue helicopter and emergency services are rushing to help a child who has been hurt while hiking on a mountain in the South West.

Claire Sadler

CrimeEmbattled mayor suspended on full pay for 12 months

A mayor accused of misleading voters about his army service while campaigning in Australia's biggest military city has been suspended.

Aaron Bunch

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Federal Politics
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Jew hate crimes spill into Sydney suburbs

Jewish leaders say the ‘evil’ vandalism and fiery destruction in a ritzy eastern Sydney suburb overnight is just the latest example of hatred they have faced and begged authorities to protect them from.

Georgina Noack

Federal PoliticsCommentsSuburbs set to be left behind as population booms

One in five Australians living in outer-metropolitan suburbs suffers inadequate access to schools, healthcare and other amenities and basic infrastructure, according to a new report.

Nicola Smith

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumRoad safety messaging being driven home despite death toll

Road safety messaging is getting through to drivers, minister David Michael insists, despite the worst WA toll in almost a decade.

Dylan Caporn

CRIMEPremiumDriver charged after alleged hit-and-run south of Perth

A man has been charged after he allegedly left the scene of a serious crash in Henderson, which left an elderly man with critical injuries. 

Claire Sadler

UPDATEDPremiumBlistering statement as mayor stood down

The Queensland government has acted against the mayor of one of the state’s largest councils after months of controversy over his background.

Joanne Williamson

Broome AdvertiserVideoCommentsAussie TV star removes snake found onboard WA flight

Passengers on a flight from Broome to Perth got an unexpected taste of outback drama when a python was discovered onboard before being casually removed by an Australian TV personality. 

Katya Minns

Courts and JusticePremium‘No question’ accused wasn’t skipper in crash: Witnesses

Four eye-witnesses insisted for months that John Burdon was not in control of the boat which fatally crashed in Mandurah — but it took until four days before the trial for the charges to be dropped.

Tim Clarke

MarketsPremiumASX trades flat on Thursday

On a choppy day for the market, the ASX 200 traded relatively flat, thanks to a late market surge.

Cameron Micallef

CrimePremiumTrial witness opts to testify to avoid murder charge

A witness in the murder trial of a suburban mum says he agreed to testify in his friend's trial so his own murder charge could be dropped.

William Ton

POLITICSPremium‘Ripped off’: Shorten’s farewell jab

Outgoing MP Bill Shorten has delivered his final address to parliament, but not before taking one final parting shot at the Coalition.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

AFL’Wherever he wants me’: Ready for Bevo’s plan

A powerfully built draftee with a family connection to Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge is ready to show his flexibility on the field.

Ed Bourke

MEDICAL EMERGENCYMid-air emergency forces flight out of Australia to turn around

The plane was in the air for an hour before the U-turn.

Bryce Luff

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumPerth boy fighting for life in Bali after quad bike horror

CONTAINS DISTRESSING IMAGERY: The young boy suffered a critical head injury after being thrown into a body of water and becoming pinned underneath the quad.

Caleb Runciman

NickelPremiumAlliance rises on plans to build $1.7b WA nickel mine

Listed junior Alliance Nickel has laid blueprints for a mine in the Goldfields that would cost $1.65 billion to build, in a long bet on the battery commodity’s return to life.

Simone Grogan

Community SportPremiumCommunities receive equipment to promote active lifestyle

Working with some of the most remote communities in WA, Fair Game has reached a major milestone, donating the 100,000th piece of preloved sports equipment through its Equip for Sport program.

Madelin Hayes

DinosaursPremiumTracking Dinosaurs blends science and Aboriginal knowledge

A new children’s book, Tracking Dinosaurs, commissioned by Dinosaur Coast, showcases how collaboration between Aboriginal knowledge and palaeontology is deepening understanding.

Natasha Clark