Courts
Linda Reynolds sues Brittany Higgins for defamation over Instagram post
The Liberal senator has made good on her threat to sue for defamation over a social media post accusing her of harassment.
- by Jesinta Burton
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Protesters planned to chain themselves to Woodside boss’ house, police allege
Police said Jesse Noakes and Gerard Mazza were planning to throw paint on the City Beach home that Meg O’Neill shares with her partner and daughter and chain themselves to a gate, barring her from leaving.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
‘Idiot John’: Emails lay bare early days of Rinehart children’s failed coup
The WA Supreme Court was read a string of emails exchanged as Gina Rinehart’s son John Hancock attempted to rally the support of his siblings to remove their mother as head of a family trust.
- by Jesinta Burton
‘Dysfunctional’ life of ex-bikie at centre of horror Perth murder-suicide revealed
The ex-bikie who murdered his former partner before dying by suicide first entered Perth’s drug world as a teenager before finding solace in a bikie gang, court documents reveal.
- by Heather McNeill
Hancock, Wright never wavered on Rhodes royalty promise, court told
A 40-year-old letter sent by mining pioneers Lang Hancock and Peter Wright revealed on Tuesday is the second letter to show Lang Hancock intended to share.
- by Jesinta Burton
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Animal cruelty
‘Extraordinarily cruel, sadistic, barbaric’: Perth teenager jailed over kangaroo killing spree
Wild scenes erupted between protesters and the accused’s mother outside a Perth court on Tuesday before the sentencing for a case of extreme animal cruelty.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Forgotten pioneer’s company sets out to correct record on Pilbara iron ore find
Lawyers for the company of late prospector Don Rhodes claim he played a critical role in discovering a lucrative iron ore deposit central to a sprawling legal battle.
- by Jesinta Burton
Perth man accused of murdering Cassius Turvey denied bail as trial date set
The man accused of murdering Perth teenager Cassius Turvey has been denied bail, as the mammoth trial against him and his three co-accused is set down for 2025.
- by Heather McNeill
WA duo arrested over ‘destructive burglary series’ against Perth businesses
Two people accused of stealing more than $71,000 for dozens of businesses across Perth have been arrested following a six-month crime spree.Â
- by Heather McNeill
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Crime
Man, 39, fronts court over ‘stabbing attack’ in Perth’s north
A 39-year-old man has fronted Perth Magistrates Court charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a man six times in Perth’s northern suburbs.
- by Kelly Williams and Jesinta Burton
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Murder-suicide suspected after Guildford woman, ex-partner found dead
WA Police are investigating a double tragedy after a woman aged in her 30s was found dead with a shot gun wound to the head inside her South Guildford home on Thursday morning.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt and Heather McNeill