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WA Police call for information death of Dinh Lam Nguyen, found in wheelie bin in Gully Brook Dam, January 25. Picture: WA Police

Crime

WA Police name victim, search for car in Glen Brook Dam homicide probe

Dinh Lam Nguyen was last seen in Balga, where he lived, on Wednesday, January 20. He was reported missing two days later.

Western Australia’s hard border with the rest of the nation and its COVID-19 suppression measures have aided the state’s economic performance.

Australian economy

COVID-19 suppression buoys WA’s economic performance: CommSec

by Peter de Kruijff

Fremantle council is looking to bring in a new parking law which would enable it to hit commuters and university students with a new fee.

Local council

Fremantle commuters, students to be slugged with new parking fees under council plan

by Peter de Kruijff and Marta Pascual Juanola

Police have launched a murder investigation after a body was found in a bin on Monday at the Glenbrook Dam.

Crime

Man found dead in dam had been missing a week: police

by Jerrie Demasi

Noongar elder Mingli McGlade at the Invasion Day rally in Perth.

Indigenous

‘Why would we celebrate our destruction?’: Invasion Day rally floods Perth

by Peter de Kruijff

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Politics

Western Australia’s hard border with the rest of the nation and its COVID-19 suppression measures have aided the state’s economic performance.

Australian economy

COVID-19 suppression buoys WA’s economic performance: CommSec

Western Australia’s hard border with the rest of the nation and its COVID-19 suppression measures have helped the state’s economic performance, according to CommSec.

by Peter de Kruijff

Tjorn Sibma, Libby Mettam, Opposition Leader Zak Kirkup, Liberal candidate for Perth Kylee Veskovich and Bill Marmion at City West Station.

WA election

Liberals tout plan to develop over West Perth track, but Labor says cost would be off the rails

The Liberals want to create a new West Perth precinct with a rail-sinking project that Labor says would cost between $600 million to $1 billion.

by Peter de Kruijff

The Liberal have pledged $316 million for the mental health sector.

WA election

Liberals pledge 100 new school psychologists to tackle youth mental health

by Hamish Hastie

The homelessness issue was at the forefront of the election over the past week.

Analysis

WA election

Labor's cheap fares policy as subtle as a sledgehammer

by Peter de Kruijff

WA Premier Mark McGowan has called for tent city to end now.

Updated

Homelessness

'The council needs to step up': McGowan demands Fremantle tent city 'end now'

by Peter de Kruijff

Crime & Courts

City Beach fight stills, Perth, WA, Australia Day. Picture: Supplied

Updated

Crime

Perth teens at Australia Day City Beach party ambushed by violent mob

by Heather McNeill and Marta Pascual Juanola

Juan Daniel Visagie.

Courts

Perth ‘baby shaker dad’ to be charged with murdering daughter

by Heather McNeill

A massive haul of cigarettes were hidden behind boxed plastic panels.

Crime

Black market cigarettes a growing boom trade in WA, warns ex-top border cop

by Aja Styles and Paul Sakkal

Bradley Edwards has been convicted of murders of Ciara Glennon and Jane Rimmer.

Claremont killer trial

Detectives believe Claremont killer visited victim's grave but avoided CCTV trap, new book reveals

by Heather McNeill

The cost of litigation in the family court is beyond the reach of many families.

Coronavirus pandemic

Vietnamese crew member who jumped off ship in Albany jailed over quarantine breach

by Heather McNeill

Prosecutor Carmel Barbagallo.

Claremont killer trial

Claremont killer trial prosecutor appointed District Court judge

by Heather McNeill

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Education

Independently-run school set to become second-biggest sector in NSW

Private schools

WA private schools lead nation in freezing fees amid COVID-19

by Lauren Pilat

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Education

WA's top-performing high schools revealed as students don't let pandemic hold them back

by Lauren Pilat

Education

Ricky Grace charity dropped from running national Girls Academy program

by Peter de Kruijff

Health

Jaimee Porter birthed her baby girl Jasmine at her Darlington home in November.

Coronavirus pandemic

COVID restrictions see more WA mothers turn to home births in 2020

by Lauren Pilat

Babies

WA’s most popular baby name has a Dickensian twist

by Hamish Hastie

Coronavirus pandemic

Zero community cases in eastern states brings hope for WA border changes over next month

by Peter de Kruijff

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