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The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs.
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- Sports & Fitness 695
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- Economy, Business & Finance 620
- Crime & Law 618
- Sensitive Subjects 567
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Shock footage of 3yo driving car prompts police probe
15+ hour, 9+ min ago (467+ words) Police are investigating after shocking footage emerged of a child behind the wheel of a car, ‘driving’ on a Perth road. The clip posted to social media appears to show a three-year-old, unrestrained and steering the car while sitting on…...
Teen drone operator charged over mistaken ID shooting
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (25+ words) An 18-year-old, who allegedly operated a drone, has been charged over what police believe was a second fatal mistaken identity shooting in as many days....
Drone seized, 18yo charged after shooting
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (167+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. A teenager has been charged with murder after police seized drone evidence allegedly linking…...
Tale of Territory teen shot by police wins book award
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (22+ words) An investigative journalist's account of the fatal police shooting of 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker is among the winners of Australia's richest book awards....
‘Dangerous places’: WA prison guards get body cameras
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (404+ words) WA prison guards working in maximum security facilities will get body worn cameras in a major safety overhaul aimed at improving transparency and holding violent inmates to account....
Boats seized, mud crabs freed in seafood sting
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (240+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. Boats have been seized and mud crabs freed in a crackdown on black market…...
Three arrested as CFMEU offices raided
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (26+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....
Socceroo Volpato learns fate over failed cocaine test
4+ day, 25+ min ago (26+ words) Cristian Volpato has been fined by police for testing positive for cocaine while driving, with Football Australia now facing a big call on the Socceroos star....
Serial WA arsonist latest to walk free on $614k NDIS plan
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (418+ words) Serial WA arsonist Victor Raven is the latest dangerous criminal to walk free from prison after after he was granted an eyewatering taxpayer-funded NDIS package....
Meet the cops protecting your kids from sex offenders
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (694+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....