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‘Someone will take their life’: Magistrate lashes WA Police for keeping too many in lock-up
A Perth magistrate has issued a stark warning to WA Police over a growing reluctance to grant bail for minor offences, declaring one day an alleged offender would take their life.
- by Jesinta Burton
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Rose Porteous’ desire for luxury fuelled Rinehart’s feud with father, court hears
Details of the feud between pioneer Lang Hancock and his daughter Gina Rinehart before his death have been laid bare in a multibillion-dollar Supreme Court civil case.
- by Jesinta Burton
Costly trip to Coles for Troy Mercanti as he fronts court with pointed political message
The bikie was found to have repeatedly breached the conditions of a post-prison order which banned him from associating with other gang members.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Perth man accused of domestic violence murder hangs head as he faces court
Peter Damjanovic, 37, appeared at Perth Magistrates Court on Wednesday after being charged with the murder of his ex-partner Tiffany Woodley.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting savages Lang’s ‘bombshell’ letter
Hancock Prospecting’s lawyer rubbished his opponents’ characterisation of Lang Hancock’s letter to his daughter, insisting it was of “peripheral relevance”.
- by Jesinta Burton
Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting bites back in bid to safeguard iron ore empire
Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting has fought to shield its iron ore empire from the multimillion-dollar royalty claim lobbed by her father’s associate amid a high-stakes civil case in the Supreme Court.
- by Jesinta Burton
‘He made me feel like a piece of meat’: FIFO rapist jailed for five years
Ryan Zabaznow, 38, was found guilty of raping a colleague at a Pilbara mine site in 2020 in a case that sparked a parliamentary inquiry into sexual assaults at mine sites.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
‘Egregious, callous, cruel’: Perth woman accused of throwing dog from two-storey car park
Amy Lea Judge, 25, broke down in court as she heard prosecutors were seeking a term of imprisonment for the offence, which carries a maximum penalty of five years jail.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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WA premier lashes ABC in letter to Buttrose over Four Corners presence at protest
“The fact that an ABC TV crew attended the private home of a WA citizen to document the committing of alleged criminal acts is cause for great concern and morally wrong,” Roger Cook wrote.
- by Daile Cross
Emails reveal John Hancock’s efforts to ‘turn the tide against Rose Porteous’
“I want to stand by [Hancock Prospecting and Gina Rinehart] and fight the Porteous camp,” John wrote. “I hope you will remember the effort I have put in, especially in turning the tide in the media against the Porteous camp.”
- by Jesinta Burton
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Linda Reynolds sues Brittany Higgins for defamation over Instagram post
The Liberal senator has made good on her threat to sue for defamation over a social media post accusing her of harassment.
- by Jesinta Burton