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Alicia Kemp has been jialed for four years.

Backpacker learns fate for fatal Perth CBD e-scooter crash

CCTV has also been released showing the 25-year-old and her friend stumbling around prior to the crash, before hopping on an e-scooter and speeding past people in the city. WATCH THE FOOTAGE

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Linda Reynolds’ bid to have Brittany Higgins declared bankrupt has succeeded.

Linda Reynolds has Brittany Higgins declared bankrupt

Linda Reynolds’ bid to have Brittany Higgins declared bankrupt has succeeded.

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The first blaze kicked off about 12.15pm on Thursday in the south-eastern suburb of Kenwick, quickly triggering an emergency warning for residents just before 1pm.

Shed destroyed as bushfires rage close to homes in Perth

About 100 firefighters have been battling bushfires for more than five hours, with the operation expected to go through the night and into tomorrow.

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Denise and Carl Allan.

Mother, son missing after axe attack on Perth grandfather

Police hold urgent welfare concerns for Denise Allan who may be travelling with her 41-year-old son. 

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Chloe Mowday travelled to Vietnam with her family in November, exploring the popular holiday destination with her three kids and husband before a planned cosmetic procedure.

Perth mum in coma overseas after botched cosmetic surgery

Her organs shut down hours after the procedure, with paramedics having to resuscitate her after she died on the way to hospital. 

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The Coroner has called for the urgent closure of Unit 18, a West Australian juvenile detention centre during his findings into the death of Aboriginal boy Cleveland Dodd.

Findings into death of Cleveland Dodd handed down

The Coroner has handed down scathing findings into the death of Aboriginal boy Cleveland Dodd, who was the first child to die inside a West Australian detention centre.

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Weather forecast Australia.

Heatwave warning for multiple States expecting scorching

An intense early-summer heatwave is driving temperatures above 40C across multiple States, prompting severe warnings and raising the risk of bushfires as hot air drifts east.

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An off-duty officer located two men on Monday around 12kms north of Kalumburu.

‘Chinese’ nationals detained after remote boat arrival

A group of six foreign nationals has been detained by border authorities in a remote area in the north of the State after arriving by boat earlier this week.

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The West Australian understands the cause of the blaze is being treated as suspicious 

‘Fires starting up all over’: Locals scramble amid bushfire

A home has been destroyed but firefighters have saved an aged care facility and a primary school directly in the firing line of a ferocious bushfire believed to have been deliberately lit near Geraldton.

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St John Ambulance.

Young woman mauled to death by dog in WA town

Upon arrival at the scene, police found a woman in her 20s, deceased.

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Michael Clapsis has been jailed for stealing intimate images of women.
A 60-year-old woman has been rescued after falling into a cave in a remote part of the Goldfields-Esperance District near Lake Wells.

Horror cave fall leaves woman trapped underground overnight

A 60-year-old woman has survived a terrifying night trapped 8m underground in a remote WA cave system, rescued at dawn after crews worked through the darkness to reach her.

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A legal fight over Virginia Giuffre’s multimillion-dollar estate has begun in the WA Supreme Court after her death in April.

Giuffre estate battle ignites as family faces off in court

A court battle has begun over Virginia Giuffre’s multimillion-dollar estate as her sons face competing claims from former staff.

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DFES downgraded its warning for residents bound by Warbrook Road, Railway Parade and Maralla Road including Halden Road and Sawpit Road, in Bullsbrook, about 4.15pm on Friday.

Perth residents urged to ‘stay alert’ to bushfire

The Bushfire in Perth’s north has been downgraded to to a watch and act level.

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