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Shanika Louise Williams: 26-year-old had home detention reinstated by magistrate before removing ankle monitor
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (52+ words) Caleb Runciman is a crime reporter for The West Australian. He graduated from Edith Cowan University in 2022 and joined Seven West Media earlier that year as a digital producer before joining The West's crime team in 2023. Caleb regularly covers crime,…...
Wawrinka ready to kick off farewell tour in Perth
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (26+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....
NFL FOUR DOWNS: Could the 49ers actually win the Super Bowl?
3+ hour, 46+ min ago (56+ words) Ben has edited the Inside Cover section of The West Australian since 2013. He also writes a weekly NFL column for The Sunday Times, hosts Reel Talk, a movie review show, and regularly reports on science. Before that, he was a…...
'Clinical' Stars in 12-year first as Thunder falls flat
22+ hour, 6+ min ago (26+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....
Six in a row! Lynx win by 28 points and maintain domination
23+ hour, 16+ min ago (233+ words) Six in a row! Lynx win by 28 points and maintain domination'The West Australian Can anyone stop with the rampaging Perth Lynx? The Lynx won their sixth game in a row on Sunday with a thumping 106-78 victory over Geelong Venom at…...
Ten-year wait: Up to 1300 new housing lots lay idle more than a decade after Govt announced development plans
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (60+ words) Charlton Hart is an accomplished award winning journalist with a reputation for holding power to account. He spent 10 years on the east coast covering some of Australia's biggest stories, including as a TV reporter during the fatal mid-air collision of…...
Aubin Grove: Teen charged over fatal Christmas Eve stabbing to remain behind bars for weeks
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (267+ words) Caitlin Vinci is a reporter for PerthNow local newspapers, covering the southern suburbs. She was previously part of PerthNow and The West Australian's online team where she worked as a digital producer. Caitlin made the switch to reporting at the…...
Netflix doco shines new light on Aussie Olympic star
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (24+ words) Australian Scotty James admits there's "an elephant in the room" at the start of a new autobiographical documentary released ahead of the Winter Olympics....
Westbrook passes Magic Johnson in NBA rankings
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (26+ words) Russell Westbrook has moved past Magic Johnson for seventh place on the NBA's career assists list while leading the Sacramento Kings to a win over Dallas....
Adrian Barich: From Jacob Kiplimo to Min Woo Lee, from footy to tennis to wrestling, what a year in sport
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (872+ words) Every year around this time I promise myself that this will be the column where I prove I'm more than just a bloke who yells at slow-motion replays for a living. Just once, I would like to write about the…...