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Chloe Wright was assaulted by her ex-partner, who has since been granted bail as he awaits sentencing.

WA department forks out thousands to hide DV victim after her ex is released on bail

Chloe Wright has been moved to a secret location back in Australia in a bid to keep her safe from the man who assaulted her. The opposition says her case shows WA’s justice system is “broken”.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt and Hamish Hastie

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Nadine Marie Smith, 55, is accused by police of helping the social housing applicant bypass ‘a significant number of applicants on the wait list’.

WA woman arrested for allegedly bumping her boyfriend up the social housing list

Nadine Marie Smith, 55, is accused by police of helping the social housing applicant bypass ‘a significant number of applicants on the wait list’.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt and Rachael Clifford
Joondalup Health Campus.

Perth ED doctor suspended for three years and fined for inappropriately touching woman

Dr Kim Mullaley was reprimanded by the Medical Board and sacked after it was determined that he sexually touched an 18-year-old woman while he was working at Joondalup Health Campus in 2016.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
An ambulance at the scene of the incident in Armadale on Monday afternoon.

‘Fuel thief’ behind bars for alleged hit-and-run drive-off as six WA petrol stations run dry

A Perth man accused of stealing fuel from a petrol station and then running over an attendant with his car as he fled will spend the next fortnight behind bars. 

  • Heather McNeill and Amber Wilkinson
WA Police have charged the boy.

Police deploy extra patrols after Perth boy charged over the indecent assault of 14 women

Police have arrested a 14-year-old boy after they allege he indecently assaulted the women as they were walking or jogging in Kingsley and Hillarys.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Jamie Murray.

Hit-and-run driver sentenced to 18 months jail after reversing, driving around dying Perth father-of-two

Analiza Sagang Curtis appeared in WA District Court for sentencing on Friday, charged with the hit-and-run death of Perth father Jamie Murray last year. 

  • Ezra Holt
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Perth mother Erica Hay,30, was stabbed to death, then set on fire.

Erica was stabbed and set on fire. Her killer has now been jailed for life

Luke Sekkouah repeatedly stabbed mother-of-four Erica Hay to death in her Perth home in April last year, set her body on fire – and then lied to police about everything.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Composite Gina Rinehart, John Hancock and Rita Panahi

‘Did Gina also pay for the flights?’ John Hancock on Rinehart’s PR songbook

The billionaire mining mogul’s estranged son copped a spray from Sky News host Rita Panahi over his lifestyle. Now he’s responding.

  • Calum Jaspan
Brodie Dewar arriving at court on Thursday.

Tim Picton’s alleged killer remains on bail despite returning positive blood alcohol reading

The man accused of killing high-profile Labor strategist Tim Picton in a coward-punch attack has avoided being sent back to prison to await trial despite recording a positive blood alcohol reading.

  • Hamish Hastie
Mihael Vrhovsek, 29, was found guilty of trying to kill his ex.

Perth man found guilty of attempted murder after choking woman

Mihael Vrhovsek, 29, pleaded not guilty despite CCTV footage capturing the moment he strangled the woman repeatedly.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt