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Paige-Vanessa Ellen Narkle, 21, appeared in Katanning Magistrates Court and pleaded guilty to aggravated unlawful assault and common assault.

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No jail for woman who attacked pregnant friend at doctors

A Katanning woman who physically attacked her pregnant friend and dragged her out of a doctor’s surgery, supposedly in retaliation for ransacking her home, has avoided immediate jail time.

Hannah Whitehead

Kiya Erin Watt was sentenced for a string of offences in Albany Magistrates Court.

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Albany woman sentenced for two-year-long string of offending

An Albany woman has been handed a community-based order, along with a fine and multi-year licence suspension, for a string of offending in both Albany and Perth over the past two years. 

Jacki Elezovich

Mineral Resources boss Chris Ellison with a MinRes Marine transhipper in the background at the Port of Ashburton in Onslow.

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Hundreds of millions at stake in MinRes Pilbara port stoush

A high-stakes fight between Chris Ellison’s Mineral Resources and a State Government entity over port dues that the miner refuses to pay is being duked out in the WA Supreme Court.

Rebecca Le May

Movie star Rebel Wilson has denied she mistreated multiple female colleagues during the production of The Deb movie in 2023 and instead styled herself as a woman’s champion, at the Federal Court on Monday. 

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‘Absolute nonsense’: Rebel Wilson denies bullying claims

Rebel Wilson has denied she mistreated multiple female colleagues during the filming of the movie The Deb and instead touted her 25-year movie career as a champion of women.

Tom Richardson

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & JusticePremiumReckless driver vows to ‘never run from police again’

A man has vowed to never run from police again after his attempt to evade police in a project car reached speeds of up to 160km/h and resulted in him spinning out of control.

Tegan Guthrie

Senior officers from WA Police will on Tuesday attend an official event to commemorate the murders of Kalgoorlie detectives Alexander Pitman and John Walsh (inset).

untold historyCommentsPremiumWA Police honour 100th anniversary of brutal officer murder

The shooting, burning, and dismemberment of two police officers would be shocking even in the contemporary hyper-violence of Central America; that it could happen in sleepy WA in 1926 was beyond contemplation.

Ben Harvey and Jessica Evensen

Peter Bartlett, a well-known WA entrepreneur who started underground mining firm Barminco.

MiningPremiumMiner entitled to $900,000 in compo after manager steals ore

A trusted mine manager who betrayed his mentor and boss in a big gold swindle has been found liable to repay him, with a judge rejecting ‘implausible’ defence claims at trial.

Rebecca Le May

Hidewood Signs and Print in Centennial Park and Pieter Berkelaar (inset) have been fined in the the Federal Circuit and Family Court.

Company fine PremiumAlbany company fined for not paying graphic designer

A “mum-and-dad” Albany business has been fined more than $21,000 for failing to back-pay its long-serving graphic designer, with the judge saying the company and its director “prioritised their own interests”.

Melissa Sheil

Geraldton courthouse

Courts and crimePremiumMan escapes prison sentence over bid to 3D print firearms

A 30-year-old man has narrowly escaped a stint in jail for owning a 3D printer which he tried to use to illegally print and sell firearms. 

Imogen Wilson

The Kellerberrin grain silo business at the centre of a fatal shooting in the Wheatbelt has said it does not ‘wish to speculate as to why this tragedy occurred’.

Courts & JusticePremiumCoroner hands down findings into Kellerberrin shooting

A coroner has cleared police of any wrongdoing during lengthy negotiations with a man who murdered his colleague before turning the gun on himself.

Hannah Cross

A teenage boy is now in a stable condition after a violent stabbing incident involving a large group of youths on a public bus in Perth’s northern suburbs on Saturday afternoon.

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Police charge Perth teen over brutal bus stabbing incident

New confronting details have emerged after a 16-year-old bus passenger was stabbed and left for dead on Anzac Day in Joondalup.

Sophie Gannon

The disposal or whereabouts of 51 vehicles are at the centre of a investigation by a liquidator into one of the dozen collapsed companies owned and controlled by Andrew and Natasha Donnelly.

Courts & JusticePremiumStaggering 51 missing vehicles at centre of Donnelly probe

The disposal or whereabouts of 51 vehicles are at the centre of a investigation by a liquidator into one of the dozen collapsed companies owned and controlled by Andrew and Natasha Donnelly.

John Flint

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & Justice PremiumMan attacked cop, threatened to burn man in his home

A Norseman man who repeatedly punched a police officer while three other officers tried to restrain him has been congratulated by a magistrate for his “remarkable breakthrough” while in custody.

Tegan Guthrie

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & Justice PremiumTeen accused of leading young offenders gets bail

A 14-year-old boy police say is “tormenting” the community of Warburton and “recruiting” young offenders to cause trouble, has been released on bail.

Tegan Guthrie

Benjamin Luke Johnston — who looked like a thoroughly ordinary bloke — clinched ‘Australia’s most wanted’ title when a bullet he fired tore through the hulking chest of bikie kingpin Nick Martin.

Making a murdererVideoCommentsPremiumInside the life of a cold-blooded bikie killer

FIFO worker, barista, assassin: Benjamin Luke Johnston clinched ‘Australia’s most wanted’ title when a bullet he fired tore through the hulking chest of bikie kingpin Nick Martin.

Ben Harvey

Ben Roberts-Smith with his partner Sarah Matulin. The couple were tracked for years by investigators.

Courts & JusticeVideoCommentsHow investigators tracked Ben Roberts-Smith for years

Decorated war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith suspected a murder investigation was closing in on him six months ago. Here’s how authorities kept close tabs on the Victoria Cross recipient.

Aaron Patrick

John Taskovski is accused of behaving in a disorderly manner on a Perth-bound flight.

Courts & JusticePremiumMan who ‘tried to kick cabin staff, bite passenger’ charged

A man who was restrained mid-flight allegedly kicked at the cabin manager and attempted to bite another passenger’s arm while he was being subdued. 

Hannah Cross

Arianna Rose Ladbrook-Kitis outside Perth Magistrates Court.

Courts & JusticePremiumDangerous driver accused fronts court for first time

A young woman whose alleged dangerous driving has left her friend in a serious condition in hospital has faced court for the first time.

Hannah Cross

An allegedly starved Floreat girl taking a dance class Unknown

Courts & JusticePremium‘Starving ballerina’ horror case thrown into limbo

There are still no answers as to whether a Floreat couple accused of starving their ballerina daughter will ever be criminally prosecuted after their convictions were sensationally quashed.

Jessica Evensen

Ben Roberts-Smith is facing war crime charges. NewsWire / Max Mason-Hubers

Courts & JusticeCommentsExplosive new twist in Ben Roberts-Smith case

Prosecutors have asked a judge to impose an urgent suppression order over the identities over former SAS soldiers granted immunity to testify in the murder trial of Victoria Cross awardee Ben Roberts-Smith.

Aaron Patrick

Dayne Brajkovich outside Perth Magistrates Court today.

Courts & JusticePremiumBikie Brajkovich fights charge over Raiders singlet ban

Outlaw Dayne Brajkovich has pleaded not guilty to displaying bikie insignia over a black-and-white Las Vegas Raiders singlet.

Hannah Cross

Former Rebels bikie boss Nick Martin, left, pictured with his wife Amanda, was assassinated at Perth Motorplex in December 2020. Benjamin Luke Johnston, right, can now be revealed as the man who pulled the trigger at the order of Nick Pye (centre).

Courts & JusticeVideoCommentsUNMASKED: Identity of bikie boss killer revealed

The former mercenary and army reservist who killed Rebels bikie kingpin Nick Martin with a single shot fired from a sniper rifle can today be named for the first time as Benjamin Luke Johnston.

Ben Harvey

Emergency services on the scene of the crash.

Courts & JusticePremiumMan on drink-driving charges after hitting power pole

A Wanneroo man is set to face court on drink-driving charges over an incident in which a car hit a power pole in Banksia Grove.

Caitlin Vinci

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & JusticePremiumWoman stole car and locked puppy inside

A woman left a boxer puppy locked in a car for about four hours after stealing the vehicle from the person who gave her shelter when she was found “wailing” on the streets.

Tegan Guthrie