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Reggie Barnett, right, takes a punch from Travis Thompson during a 135-pound bout at the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship at the Ice and Events Center in 2018.

Minister will not deliver knockout blow to controversial fight event

Those against the combat sport say: ‘If there is a death then of course that falls at the feet of our government.’

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Barry Cable will have a judge-alone trial.

Small win for disgraced footy great in child sex abuse case

Barry Cable’s lawyers have got a court to agree to a key request as he fights charges he sexually abused a girl when he was at the height of his playing powers.

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Murray Watts meeting with Premier Roger Cook.

Watt ‘has all he needs’ to make North West Shelf decision

Environment Minister Murray Watt says he has received the final departmental recommendation on whether to approve the extension of the North West Shelf project.

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Senator Murray Watt pictured arriving at Parliament House.

Watt squeezed by both sides on contentious environment laws

Murray Watt has warned all sides will have to “give and take” as he met with the WA Premier and stakeholders, to launch a third attempt to overhaul environmental laws.

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Michelle Williams has paid a rare tribute to her former partner Heath Ledger.

Michelle Williams says Heath Ledger was ‘so special’

Nearly 20 years after having a child with Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams has paid an emotional tribute to the Australian actor and thanked God they had their daughter.

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Nicole Naughton was allegedly mowed down in a hit-and-run incident in Rockingham, in Perth's south.

Mother suffers horrific injuries during alleged hit-and-run near home

The woman was mowed down while walking her dog along a route she takes every day.

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The Saturday draw will receive a $1 million boost.

Huge boost set for Saturday Lotto’s Division One prize pool

To celebrate the 45-year run of Saturday Lotto, players have the chance to strike gold with an extra $1 million in prize money for the weekend draw. 

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Murray Watt has vowed to make a call on the contentious North West Shelf project by the end of the the month ahead of a trip to Perth tonight to meet key parties.

Watt’s next: Minister vows May 31 decision on gas project

Murray Watt has vowed to make a call on the contentious North West Shelf project by the end of the the month ahead of a trip to Perth tonight to meet key parties.

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WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch said up to five people tried to hold the man still.

Mine worker dies during tussle with police and medical staff inside hospital

Police were called to reports the man had been damaging property and had to be subdued.

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A senior member of the Comanchero bikie gang was dumped outside a hospital in Perth’s south with gun shot wounds and burns. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Bikie shot, burnt and dumped at Rockingham Hospital

A bikie was found dumped outside a hospital emergency room with gun shot wounds and burns from people who allegedly tried to remove his gang tattoos.

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Harrison McElroy and his partner Kayla Shepherd were killed in a ‘freak accident’ on Mother’s Day.

Young parents’ lives cut short in ‘freak’ Mother’s Day crash

Tragic new details have emerged after a young couple was killed in a ‘freak’ Mother’s Day accident on a major Australian highway, with their baby still in the car.

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Flooding has closed the entry ramp from Joondalup Drive to Wanneroo Road.

Flooding set to cause peak hour chaos in Perth’s north

Motorists have been warned to expect delays after a burst water main has closed an on-ramp onto a busy road in Perth’s north.

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Natalie Woods says her family is overwhelmed her son's killer has been found guilty.

Meth user who ran over cop found guilty of manslaughter

A car thief who was under the influence of meth when he ran over and killed a police officer after a car pursuit has been found guilty of manslaughter.

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A jury has found two men guilty of Cassius Turvey's murder and another guilty of manslaughter. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

Two guilty of Indigenous teen Cassius Turvey’s bashing murder

Two of the four people accused of murdering Indigenous teenager Cassius Turvey have been found guilty after a mammoth 12-week trial.

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