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TRAVEL BUBBLECommentsPremiumBali to open doors to tourists next month

West Aussies’ favourite travel hotspot is set to re-open to visitors next month after reaching a 85 per cent vaccination rate in Kuta, Legian and Seminyak — with Chinese tourists first in line.

Rhianna Mitchell

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Comancheros catastropheCommentsPremium
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Bikie Wars: How WA’s biggest drug dealers came undone

For decades the Comancheros built their reputation on drawing blood and trafficking drugs. But this week they were brought to their knees by the ‘sting of the century’.

Daryna Zadvirna

Coral Bay emergencyCommentsPremiumBoy saw ‘shadow in water’ before shark attack

A 10-year-old boy is recovering after emergency surgery to repair damage from a shark attack at a WA tourist hotspot.

Brianna Dugan and Sarah Steger

Seedy arrestPremiumGuns at 5am: Inside Perth ‘pleasure parlour’ arrest

This is the dramatic moment half a dozen armed police officers swarmed a North Perth brothel believing a gunman was inside.

Brianna Dugan

Full-cycle dockingCommentsPremiumMorrison denies SA torpedoed WA on subs deal

The contract is worth millions of dollars but who exactly will be responsible for the maintenance of Australia’s submarines?

Joe Spagnolo

Grand designVideoNew WA Museum Boola Bardip wins top award

The WA Museum Boola Bardip has taken out architecture’s most esteemed accolade, the George Temple Poole Award, at the Australian Institute of Architects 2021 WA Architecture Awards.

Kim Macdonald

‘A great comfort’CommentsPremium‘A blessing’ Howard Sattler died naturally, says wife

Howard Sattler’s widow Despene says it is an ‘absolute blessing’ — not a cruel twist — that he died naturally, after the former shock-jock lost his 10-year battle with a rare brain disease on Friday.

John Flint

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Sharma’s karmaCommentsPremium
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Perth property guru blames losses on ‘bad luck’

A property developer turned spiritual healer who is accused of scamming Perth investors has aid any losses were due to recent real estate slump

John Flint

South West emergencyRescue chopper called after teen’s motorbike fall

The RAC Rescue helicopter has flown a teenager to hospital after he fell off his motorbike and was injured at a popular riding trail in the State’s South-West.

Car v bikeCyclist critically injured in Beckenham hit-and-run

An elderly cyclist has been rushed to hospital after being struck by an unregistered motorcycle.

Ben Anderson

Amazing road rage footageVideoCommentsPremiumRider pushed to ground then his scooter run over

Perth man Anthony Van Pham and his sausage dog were lucky to escape being hurt after a shocking road rage incident.

Rangi Hirini

Joint effortVideoTaster program for teens with defence sector training

School leavers are being given a taste of what working in the defence sector is like through a new program designed to lure teenagers who are unsure whether it is the right career for them.

Ben Harvey

Major ordealCommentsPremiumBoy in stable condition after shark attack

A 10-year-old boy is in a stable condition in hospital after he was bitten by a 2m shark while snorkelling at Coral Bay yesterday.

Staff reporter

VisionaryCommentsYour incredible ideas to transform City of Perth

The West Australian urged readers to have their say on the future of our city. These are some of their best and boldest ideas to be presented at the upcoming Brand Perth summit.

Charlotte Elton

Community supportCommentsPremiumWhy Australia refuses to forget Biloela family

The plight of the Murugappan family, whose home in the Queensland town of Biloela was raided by immigration authorities in 2018, has captured the heart of the nation.

Rhianna Mitchell

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Failure to protectPremium
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Perth private school in payout over predator teacher

A prestigious school in the Perth hills will pay a former student significant damages over the sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of a former teacher.

Emily Moulton

Workplace policiesPremiumRio calls Broderick as spotlight back on harassment

In the week a report of an alleged rape at a BHP mine threw the spotlight back on sexual harassment, Rio Tinto has enlisted the help of Australia’s longest-serving sex discrimination commissioner.

Danielle Le Messurier

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Protective measuresPremium
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BHP reveal $300m security spend after rape claim

BHP will roll out a personal safety app for fly-in, fly-out workers — including staff at Mulla Mulla Village, where a woman was allegedly raped last year — as part of a $300 million security spend.

Danielle Le Messurier

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‘Bed state black’CommentsPremium
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No hospital beds available in Fiona Stanley ‘gridlock’

Fiona Stanley Hospital declared a ‘bed state black’ today in the latest escalation of WA’s health system crisis.

Peter Law

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‘Blood in the water’CommentsPremium
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‘It bit me’: Rescuer reveals boy’s shark attack horror

A Coral Bay tour guide has recalled the heart-stopping moment he heard a spear fisherman’s scream for help after a shark bit his son on the foot.

Sarah Steger

vaccine hesitancyVideoCommentsPremiumPlea to tell over 50s when they can have Pfizer jab

The head of WA’s doctors’ union has called for a firmer timeline around when those over 50 will be permitted to receive a Pfizer vaccine following the death of a 52-year-old woman from blood clots.

Josh Zimmerman

Purple and proudVideoCommentsWA’s longest-serving cop’s Freo coin toss honour

With nerves of steel built on decades of policing, WA’s longest-serving cop Jim Migro has promised a steady hand when he tosses the coin to start tomorrow’s match between Fremantle and Gold Coast.

Steve Butler

No laughing matterPremiumPremier ‘kill threat’ a ‘joke, drunken mistake’: Lawyer

A man who stood in the dark outside Premier Mark McGowan’s home screaming ‘I’m going to kill you’ has pleaded guilty to disorderly behaviour in public.

Holly Thompson

‘Low risk’CommentsWA’s hard border with Victoria to come down

WA’s hard border with Victoria will lift from 6pm tonight, Premier Mark McGowan has announced — but incoming travellers will still have to quarantine.

Charlotte Elton