Australian indoor women’s hockey coach stood down over child sex abuse charges

Australian indoor women’s hockey coach stood down over child sex abuse charges

Lauren Austin,39,appeared in Fremantle Magistrates Court on Friday in relation to allegations that she indecently dealt with and sexually penetrated a child.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt andEzra Holt

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Perth transport delays and disruptions on the rise as Metronet rattles along

Perth transport delays and disruptions on the rise as Metronet rattles along

All train lines,except the partially-closed Armadale Line,experienced significant growth in patronage numbers when compared to the previous 12 months.

  • bySarah Brookes
Investigators descend on Fremantle over smashing of The Leeuwin
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Investigators descend on Fremantle over smashing of The Leeuwin

The damage sustained to the vessel is devastating,says the Fremantle Port Authority,with investigators to view the wreckage and interview those involved.

  • byHolly Thompson andEmma Young
Summer slog:Top to-dos for Eagles and Dockers this off-season
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AFL 2024

Summer slog:Top to-dos for Eagles and Dockers this off-season

The Dockers must discover a way to start delivering in big moments. And while the Eagles must first find a coach,there are other factors they can’t ignore.

  • byPaddy Sweeney
Can the Dockers keep their finals hopes alive? It’s all down to this last round

Can the Dockers keep their finals hopes alive? It’s all down to this last round

Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley is ignoring Fremantle’s finals permutations ahead of Sunday’s fixture in Perth – a game they must win if they want any chance at keeping their finals hopes alive.

  • byJustin Chadwick
Dockers in dangerous position;Eagles fail to read the script
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AFL 2024

Dockers in dangerous position;Eagles fail to read the script

The Dockers no longer have their finals fate in their own hands. And a sense of occasion should have brought a third straight win for the Eagles – but did not.

  • byPaddy Sweeney
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Freo’s newly hatted restaurant has the kind of pizza you attack with a team
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Lola’s

Freo’s newly hatted restaurant has the kind of pizza you attack with a team

Flour,sugo and cheese,oh my! But there’s more than that to this raw pared-back dining room in the resurgent west end of our port city.

  • byMax Veenhuyzen
‘It’s got to stop’:Perth parents’ plea after teenage son’s crash death

‘It’s got to stop’:Perth parents’ plea after teenage son’s crash death

Nick Campo’s parents faced the media with a message for young drivers after the 18-year-old’s death in North Lake last weekend.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
The new Freo restaurant that’s like going over to a chef mate’s place for dinner

The new Freo restaurant that’s like going over to a chef mate’s place for dinner

A community eatery reviving a much-loved location over winter has well-priced coastal Mediterranean dishes – and chefs trained in an influential Perth dining room.

  • byMax Veenhuyzen
Get ready for empty shelves again as supply chain crisis looms for WA
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Get ready for empty shelves again as supply chain crisis looms for WA

Three issues that wreaked havoc on global trade during the COVID-19 pandemic supply chain crisis are back,and are expected to remain for the rest of the year.

  • bySarah Brookes
‘Audacious’:Over $6 million worth of drugs found hidden on cargo ship in Fremantle
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‘Audacious’:Over $6 million worth of drugs found hidden on cargo ship in Fremantle

Australian Border Force intercepted 120kg of MDMA using sniffer dogs after the ship docked in WA on its way to NSW in February.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt