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May-Ring Chen, 69, appeared in the State Administrative Tribunal on Thursday, in the first court hearing related to a police raid across Perth and regional WA last year. 

“They come tearing down the road doing wheel stands with no lights on or helmets.”

A western suburbs property deal has soured to the point of defamation proceedings being launched against a prominent Dalkeith real estate agent.

Community groups in the City of Swan are elated at news that plans for a data centre neighbouring the Helena River have been withdrawn.

Michael Woodley welcomed the court decision that awarded the Yindjibarndi people $150 million for cultural and economic losses, but noted the state could have stayed neutral on the compensation fight.

Luke Ritchie, 35, appeared in Joondalup Magistrates Court on Thursday after he was arrested on charges not related to the woman’s death.

Police have charged a Perth man with drugs and weapons offences as they investigate the death of a woman whose body was left on a paramedic’s stretcher in Joondalup on Wednesday morning.

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With more councils falling apart across WA, the state government hopes local government inspectors, monitors and adjudicators will be enough to get them back on track.

David Pye was found guilty of murder after trained sniper Ben Johnston told a court how he was paid to shoot bikie heavyweight Nick Martin at Kwinana Motorplex in 2020.

The state government has now announced legislation to give WA’s Building Commissioner more power to stop building companies trading while they’re in financial trouble.

Gina Rinehart’s companies Hancock Prospecting and Hope Downs Iron Ore have filed two appeal notices to the finding delivered by Justice Jennifer Smith in April.

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A supporter of a mother who lost her two children in a car crash has been involved in an altercation with a photographer from The West Australian.

A motion for a review was made by a resident after claiming locals were “deeply concerned with council planning staff’s interpretation and response on planning issues.”

The federal budget papers show the majority of transport infrastructure spending in Western Australia will be focused on the proposed Westport precinct with $552 million allocated to upgrades to Anketell Road.

The figure falls well short of the $1 billion in cultural and economic losses the Yindjibarndi people were seeking.

Shadow Treasurer Sandra Brewer gave the opposition’s official response to the 2026-27 state budget in parliament on Tuesday afternoon. 

A photographer from The West Australian has been stood down pending an investigation into the incident.