Courtney Withers
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- Oct 1, 2026
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WA police ban 'excluded persons' from protesting at defence expo (opens the original)
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At least a handful of people have already been banned from protesting at a major defence conference next week in Perth. WA Police has been given additional temporary powers to manage the expo after new legislation was passed last month. Activists and the Greens have criticised the police for a "lack of transparency". A handful of people have already been banned from protesting at a major defence conference in Perth, nearly a week before it gets underway, as Western Australian police put their sp
Western Power employees sacked for backing rapist (opens the original)
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Three Western Power employees who provided favourable character references for a colleague convicted of rape have been sacked by the state-owned utility. In August, the three workers were stood down after relevations they provided character references for a senior manager, who was jailed for raping a female colleague on a 2024 work trip. Jeffrey David Spinner, 59, was sentenced to five years in June after taking the victim to his hotel room when she was heavily intoxicated and sexually assaultin
Breaking: Suspected shark attack at Sorrento beach in Perth's north (opens the original)
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Emergency services are responding to reports of a suspected shark attack at Sorrento beach north of Perth. St John WA received reports of the suspected attack at 10:15am local time and have confirmed three crews have been sent to the scene, including one on priority. WA police are currently patrolling the beach, and officers could be seen standing along on the shoreline next to a red surfboard. A police helicopter was also seen hovering overhead in the same spot. The beach has been closed to swi
Negotiations get underway on proposed gambling laws - ABC listen (opens the original)
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The government is hoping to squash a messy debate about its proposed gambling laws by securing a deal with the Coalition on amendments to pass its bill. A political showdown is brewing in Canberra over Labor's proposed gambling laws.(ABC News: Matt Roberts) Melissa Clarke: A political showdown is brewing in the nation's capital as the Coalition, Crossbench and Greens push Labor into a corner to amend its proposed gambling laws. Parliament will sit over the next two weeks and the government says
Single mum has front-row seat to first home buyer struggles (opens the original)
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It is a sunny Thursday afternoon in the leafy inner-city Perth suburb of Mount Hawthorn. Tess McKenna is preparing afternoon tea for her four kids after getting home from a busy day at work. The 31-year-old gets them settled with some colouring-in at the dining table. Then she starts scrolling. "It's really hard, it's a really hard market," she said. She is on the hunt for an affordable first home in Perth — something well under $1 million, in a good, established area with space for the kids. Bu
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