Summer of thrifty ride:Government brings back free transport,flags public holiday change

Summer of thrifty ride:Government brings back free transport,flags public holiday change

In an event-studded Perth weekend,the state government has announced a repeat of last year’s free public transport over summer.

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‘I’ll never forgive myself’:Australian grandmother’s final day on the stand in Japanese drug trial

‘I’ll never forgive myself’:Australian grandmother’s final day on the stand in Japanese drug trial

“My children and grandchildren … they’re the innocent victims in this and I will never be able to forgive myself for the heartache they have endured these 22 months,” Donna Nelson told the court.

  • byJamie Freestone
United Workers Union,WA boss vow to fight harassment claim

United Workers Union,WA boss vow to fight harassment claim

Union heavyweight Carolyn Smith has vowed to fight allegations she harassed an employee,labelling the claims at the centre of the lawsuit “baseless”.

  • byJesinta Burton
Emperor penguin returns to wild after swimming 3500km to WA coast

Emperor penguin returns to wild after swimming 3500km to WA coast

The penguin,affectionately named ‘Gus’ by wildlife carer Carol Biddulph and her husband Graham,is now free to swim home to Antarctica.

  • byHolly Thompson
WA’s year 12’s are finished with school,but have they learned enough?

WA’s year 12’s are finished with school,but have they learned enough?

WA students are leaving high school without bridging the gap between the classroom and the workplace,experts say. So what needs to change?

  • byHolly Thompson
Mandurah boat death charges dropped as doubt cast over who was driving

Mandurah boat death charges dropped as doubt cast over who was driving

John Burdon has had two manslaughter charges dropped after a witness came forward to say that he was not driving the boat at the time.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
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Driver accused of killing worker in Bayswater rampage faces court

Driver accused of killing worker in Bayswater rampage faces court

Raymond Henry Pianto was allegedly driving erratically through Bayswater on Tuesday when he ploughed into several cars and a 52-year-old construction worker.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Floreat parents found guilty of starving daughter
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Floreat parents found guilty of starving daughter

Two Floreat parents have spent their first night behind bars after being found guilty of starving their teenage daughter,as well as social,emotional and functional neglect.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
MinRes boss Chris Ellison,board brace to face shareholder fury after tax scandal
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MinRes boss Chris Ellison,board brace to face shareholder fury after tax scandal

He gained a reputation as the proudly uninhibited billionaire mining boss behind Mineral Resources’ meteoric rise,but it was what Chris Ellison kept hidden that led to his downfall.

  • byJesinta Burton
The WA university executives paid more than our state premier

The WA university executives paid more than our state premier

A new report has revealed university executives’ pay,as union figures raise concerns over a lack of scrutiny of those in the top jobs.

  • byHolly Thompson