Western Australia

A 19-year-old Perth woman has shared a warning after she was mauled by a dog she has known since it was a puppy.
Western Australia
Kayla Sellwood

‘A lot of blood’: Young Perth woman mauled by friend’s dog

A 19-year-old Perth woman has shared a warning after she was mauled by a dog she has known since it was a puppy. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT

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A human bone was found at Cottesloe Beach, Perth.
Australia
Sowaibah Hanifie

Grisly discovery at popular Australian beach

A member of the public alerted the Surf Life Saving Club and police.

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A Perth mum has been bitten by a tiger snake while weeding her garden in Duncraig.
Western Australia
Nick Overall

Perth mum attacked by one of the world’s deadliest snakes

She was bitten three times before she had even seen the dangerous reptile.

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The man who abducted Cleo Smith from her family tent and held her captive for 18 days has had his sentence dismissed by WA’s highest court.
Western Australia
Tim Clarke

Cleo kidnapper’s sentencing appeal dismissed in record time

The man who abducted Cleo Smith from her family tent and held her captive for 18 days has had his appeal dismissed by WA’s highest court.

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Cleo Smith was snatched from a WA campsite as her parents slept. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)
Australia
AAP staff reporters

Cleo Smith’s abductor to learn fate from appeal

Cleo Smith's abductor Terence Darrell Kelly is about to learn whether his jail sentence, argued by his lawyers to be excessive, will be reduced.

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The two occupants are in serious condition in hospital.
Police
Matt Shrivell

Horror crash as hatchback hits tree near Perth

Two people are in serious condition in hospital after a serious crash on the outskirts of Perth.

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The silver car was used to run down two people.
Western Australia
Matt Shrivell

Police appeal after couple run down in WA road rage incident

A couple involved in a minor traffic incident have been run down by the other car in an alleged road rage attack.

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Peter Ritter, 29, and Gavin U’Ren, 30, are the two young pilots who tragically lost their lives on Thursday morning after their helicopters collided at a cattle station near Derby.
Western Australia
Bethany Hiatt

Third pilot ‘made life-or-death move after chopper crash’

A mid-air collision that tragically killed two helicopter pilots near Derby in July came perilously close to striking a third pilot involved in the same cattle mustering operation, a report has revealed.

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Jacob Payne was seriously injured in a motorbike crash at a beach north of Perth.
Western Australia
Bryce Luff

Teen’s harrowing text to mum just hours before crash left him in coma

‘The wait in the hospital car park for him to arrive was the worst time of my life.’

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A driver has died in a Jarrahdale crash on Friday.
Western Australia
James Carmody and Bryce Luff

Tragic new details as driver killed in crash involving truck hauling water tanks

The crash has closed a major highway in both directions.

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Police are investigating a fatal crash in Leonora, northeast of Perth, on Thursday. File image
Western Australia
Bryce Luff

Man dead, two injured as 4WD towing trailer leaves road, crashes

The fatal smash happened on a remote highway.

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Brad MacDonald was left fighting for life in intensive care after developing sepsis.
Western Australia
Bryce Luff

Bradley went to hospital feeling unwell. Within hours, he was placed into an induced coma

The 32-year-old was being kept alive by machines and medicine when his family was told there was a chance he would not survive.

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Perth father Adam Lusk has been found guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting a dozen women.
Police
Lucy Murray

Rapist who drugged and assaulted women found guilty of almost 100 sex crimes

The father met his victims online, using websites and apps including Sugar Daddy Meet, Snapchat and Tinder. 

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Bankwest’s Mandurah Forum branch
Western Australia
Sean Smith

Final Bankwest in metropolitan area to close its doors

Mandurah Forum is the last of 28 Bankwest branches across greater Perth marked for closure after nearly 130 years as a full-service bank.

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A Perth council is investigating after two women were attacked by dogs at a park.
Western Australia
Nick Overall

Council takes action after two dogs attack women at park

One victim said she had to jump into a passing Uber to escape the animals.

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