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Back in courtPremiumBikie boss charged again after Airbnb drug bust fiasco

A bikie boss who had his drugs charges sensationally dropped after a police error has been re-charged with major offences.

Phil Hickey

Cards on tableCommentsPremiumRoyal commission to grill Crown Perth on casino licence

Revelations of money laundering at Crown Perth have prompted a royal commission to determine whether it remains fit to hold a casino licence.

Josh Zimmerman and Peter Law

Canberra crisisVideoPM faces pressure for rape claim inquiry

Scott Morrison is facing a rising tide of pressure to launch an independent inquiry into rape allegations against the nation’s top law officer.

Matt Coughlan

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The West Australian exclusive
Alleged victim’s horrorPremium
The West Australian exclusive
‘She was shaking like a leaf and in tears’

The father of one of the women allegedly assaulted by an acclaimed Perth restaurateur has exclusively detailed the moment she called him in tears from outside the chef’s popular Highgate eatery.

Sarah Steger

analysis
analysis
Tom PercyPremium
analysis
The question Porter faced that should not be asked

When Christian Porter faced the media to deny any wrongdoing in relation to the allegations against him, the first barrage of questions were to the effect of: ‘why would anyone make this up?’

Tom Percy

opinion
opinion
EditorialCommentsPremium
opinion
The game’s better for having Willie back

In a pre-season week that’s been dominated by political tumult and scandal, suddenly footy was all anyone could talk about — as West Coast’s Willie Rioli finally learnt his AFL football fate.

Scientist testifiesPremiumBreakthrough moment ‘Hayley’s earring’ was found

A PathWest scientist has described how she discovered an earring in a car seat cover, 14 years after it was seized from the ute allegedly used in the murder of teenager Hayley Dodd.

Shannon Hampton

‘Preyed upon’PremiumWoman jailed for role in WA cannabis grow houses

A Vietnamese woman who grew cannabis for a ‘significant and sophisticated’ criminal network linked to a $17 million drug bust has been jailed following her arrest in Geraldton last year.

Liam Beatty

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The West Australian exclusive
Public sector rortPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Paul Whyte pleads guilty to 16 more corruption charges

The man at the centre of WA’s largest public sector corruption scandal has pleaded guilty to sixteen more charges – this time in relation to the shell company he set up with another co-accused.

Emily Moulton

More chargesPremiumRape accused coach ‘didn’t have valid children’s check’

A former Geraldton boxing coach accused of raping a teenage girl in July was back in court today after it was alleged he had been working with kids without a valid Working With Children check.

Liam Beatty

ASIC clampPremiumWatchdog controls properties as it probes promoters

ASIC gained legal restraints over properties linked to investment promoter Monica Kaur and her associates while it investigates their investment promotion activities.

Neale Prior

Canberra crisisPremiumComplainant called off Porter case for ‘health reasons’

NSW Police say a woman who accused Attorney-General Christian Porter of raping her in 1988 told them she did not want to proceed with reporting the alleged incident days before she died.

Annabel Hennessy

Back in courtPremiumGreen grilled again on Power Ledger, Elon Musk link

Technology entrepreneur Jemma Green says she cannot remember communicating with a journalist who reported in 2018 that American billionaire Elon Musk was interested in her Power Ledger group.

Neale Prior

Pardon pleaPremiumTop WA medical expert wants baby killer Folbigg freed

Seventy-six of Australia’s top doctors and scientists have petitioned NSW Governor Margaret Beazley demanding a pardon for child killer Kathleen Folbigg.

Ellen Whinnett

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
Mongol to walk free?Premium
The West Australian exclusive
Police Minister demands answers after drug bust fiasco

Questions are being asked and explanations sought after a bikie boss accused of stashing millions of dollars worth of drugs in an Airbnb had his charges dropped — after a police prosecution bungle.

Tim Clarke

PM BRIEFINGFive must-read stories from The West this evening

Christian Porter to take leave after denying historical rape allegations, Hells Angels bikie’s house in drive-by shooting and Australian of the Year slams the PM. Here are the top stories on The West.

Paper chasePremiumRoberts’ AVWest, Bombardier resume legal dogfight

Billionaire aviation enthusiast Tim Roberts is locked in another document discovery dispute with Bombardier as he mounts a $450 million legal attack against the Canadian manufacturer.

Neale Prior

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The West Australian exclusive
Sensational movePremium
The West Australian exclusive
Drugs charges dropped against bikie after police error

The philandering bikie boss accused of being the head of a criminal network which stashed millions of dollars worth of drugs in an Airbnb property has had his charges sensationally dropped.

Tim Clarke

Teen sex actPremiumSerial sex predator released from jail charged again

One of WA’s worst sex predators has been accused of performing a sex act in front of two teenagers and breaching his strict supervision order three times.

Emily Moulton

‘Very disappointing’PremiumRelease of serial sex offender into community slammed

Attorney General John Quigley has hit out at a decision to release a serial sex-offender from prison - but has warned that the constitution prevents such offenders from being kept behind bars forever.

Charlotte Elton

Everything you need to knowPremiumBikie gangs: The definitive guide to WA’s underbelly

There are fears the latest eruption of bikie violence in Perth could lead to all-out war. Here’s everything you need to know about the gangs at the centre of WA’s dark underbelly. SEE THE FULL LIST

Sarah Steger

Drug searchesCommentsPremiumTop cop wants to keep WA border powers after pandemic

Police Commissioner Chris Dawson has called for police to be given reinforced stop-and-search powers on the WA border to "wipe out" drug trafficking — even after the pandemic is over.

Charlotte Elton

Moving targetVideoPremiumHells Angels bikie tight-lipped on Ascot drive-by

The bikie sergeant-at-arms at the centre of last night’s ‘targeted’ drive-by shooting in Ascot is remaining tight-lipped on the shock attack, according to WA Police Commissioner Chris Dawson.

Daryna Zadvirna & Charlotte Elton

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
Sister actPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Drug driver who impersonated sister sent to jail

A woman is in prison after she was discovered to have impersonated her sibling when she was pulled over for a roadside test which was positive for meth.

Shannon Hampton

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