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Jerry Aniseto Masipau Stirling Gardens Magistrates Court today.

Courts & JusticePremiumConfusion as Samoan accused of killing ex-MP faces court

The 25-year-old man accused of fatally attacking former Labor politician Barry Urban initially turned up to the wrong court.

Rebecca Le May

WA and the federal Election Illustration: Don Lindsay

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Jessica Page: Liberals’ talent pool is drying up

Beggars should not be choosers. Alas, voters are begging for better but have to choose someone on Saturday.

Jessica Page

Roger Cook could be forced to come clean with West Australians on the true cost and value of a local NRL side as early as next week.

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
NRL Bears announcement set to come as early as next week

Roger Cook could be forced to come clean with West Australians on the true cost and value of a local NRL side as early as next week,  with a deal due to be announced after sign off by club bosses this weekend. 

Dylan Caporn and Glen Quartermain

Pictured with her posseions inside her sisters' garage is Suzie Jackson, a 57 year old woman who is couch surfing because she can not find an affordable rental.

Housing marketPremiumRooms in share houses unaffordable for welfare recipients

The rental vacancy rate may have improved, but every single home is unaffordable for all bar two of Perth’s tens of thousands of welfare recipients.

Kim Macdonald

Tony Buti told Parliament that tracking was constant, and responses to breaches were urgent. 

STATE POLITICS CommentsPremiumLabor defends GPS tracking as Libs, Nats launch attack

Labor has defended the roll out of its GPS tracking technology on domestic violence thugs, as the issue dominated Parliamentary question time on Tuesday. 

Dylan Caporn

Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg hit out at Penny Wong’s ‘failure’ on Israel at The West Australian’s Leadership Matters lunch.

Federal politicsCommentsPremiumFrydenberg slams Wong’s ‘failure’ on Israel, anti-Semitism

Former Liberal treasurer Josh Frydenberg says Penny Wong has ‘failed’ and branded the Greens ‘despicable’, as he called for bi-partisanship to lead Australia out of a surge in anti-Semitism.

Jessica Page

Opposition Leader Basil Zempilas gives his inaugural speech to State Parliament.

Politics CommentsPremiumBasil Zempilas aims high with first speech to Parliament

Basil Zempilas has made an emotional tribute to his late father in his first official speech to the Parliament, where he said political leaders needed to ‘dream big’ about WA’s future.

Dylan Caporn

An ambulance officer with a message.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumAmbulance workers up ante in pay fight with St John WA

Ambulance workers will undergo industrial action after emphatically rejecting a pay deal from St John WA, including refusing to respond to out-of-hours contact.

Dylan Caporn and Hannah Cross

Asked how a nuclear reactor in Collie would impact Margaret River, 191 kilometres away, Ms King doubled down.

State politicsCommentsPremium‘People don’t like that’: King’s attack links nuclear & wine

WA Minister Madeleine King has launched a bizarre new attack on Peter Dutton’s nuclear policy, warning that a reactor in Collie could pose a risk to Margaret River’s wine crops.

Jessica Page

Clive Palmer, Chairman and party spokesperson for Trumpet of Patriots. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Politics CommentsPremiumAustralians enraged by Trumpet of Patriots ‘spam’ texts

Aussies have had their phones blown up this week by spam texts from Trumpet of Patriots, leaving many asking: ‘How is this legal?’

Georgie Kibel

The Terracotta Warriors exhibition will be coming to the WA Museum this June.

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
Terracotta warriors to come to Perth in exclusive exhibition

Half of the objects will leave China for the first time and will feature in the largest museum exhibition ever staged in WA. 

Dylan Caporn

A secret economic analysis of the NRL’s push into Perth has been commissioned by the Cook Government - and Roger Cook is refusing to release it until after a deal is done.

state politicsCommentsPremiumCook won’t share economic benefit of NRL bid until deal done

A secret economic analysis of the NRL’s push into Perth has been commissioned by the Cook Government - but the Premier is refusing to release it until after a deal is done.

Jessica Page

Applications for a new round of student assistance payments opened at midnight on Monday morning.

State politicsCommentsPremiumPremier defends school support access for ‘Maserati mums’

Roger Cook has suggested wealthy parents in Dalkeith need not apply for the next round of student assistant payments, while defending the State Government’s decision not to means test the scheme.

Jessica Page

West Australian parents can claim up to $250 per child.

EducationCommentsHow WA parents can claim up to $250 for school-age kids

Western Australian families will be able to apply for up $250 cash from today under the latest round of the State Government’s Student Assistance Payment. 

Dylan Caporn

Tamrae Kerr shares her concerns about the Liberal’s nuclear power plan, at an early voting booth in Ashburton in the federal seat of Chisholm. NewsWire / Aaron Francis

NEWSPremiumThree biggest election issues revealed

Voters in some of Victoria’s key battleground seats have shared their biggest concerns for this election. Find out the three most common issues.

Georgie Kibel

The North Sydney Bears are expected to move west.

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The West Australian exclusive
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‘WA NRL deal is done’ says North Sydney Bears legend

The Cook Government insists a deal to bring an NRL club to WA hasn’t been done, despite a North Sydney Bears board member saying an agreement has been reached and the mooted coach buying property in Perth.

Danielle Le Messurier

Premier Roger Cook says the decision would be ‘entirely’ up to the NRL.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumCook can’t say how many NRL games would be played in Perth

Premier Roger Cook can’t guarantee how many home games would be played in Perth by a WA rugby league team, saying the decision would be ‘entirely’ up to the NRL.

Claire Sadler

Roger Cook has been accused of secrecy, after he refused to reveal the details of a beefed-up deal with the NRL to bring a club to WA. 

Roger CookCommentsPremiumRoger Cook accused of secrecy over NRL ‘passion project’

The Premier has been accused of secrecy after he refused to reveal the details of a beefed-up deal with the NRL to bring a club to WA. 

Dylan Caporn

Leader of the Nationals David Littleproud is promising regional Australians more money for childcare and healthcare. Richard Dobson / NewsWire

Federal Politics‘God help us’: Nats leader’s message

Salvation from a higher power would be the only this to ‘save’ Australia should Labor and the Greens control parliament after the election, the Leader of the Nationals says.

Blair Jackson

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Federal PoliticsPremiumWoman punches man in ugly election clash

A white supremacist has crashed a candidates forum in one of the richest electorates in the country, leading to a confrontation with the audience.

Blair Jackson

Two people have been charged in separate incidents at pre-polling booths across Sydney.

NewsPremiumPM calls for respect after pre-polling chaos

Anthony Albanese has spoken out after a man was allegedly seen tearing up corflutes while a teenager has been charged with assault at pre-polling centres.

Alexandra Feiam

WA Premier Roger Cook.

NRLCommentsPremiumNRL ticks off fresh bid for Perth to have its own team

The Australian Rugby League Commission has approved a bid to bring a NRL team to WA after receiving an increased proposal from the State Government. 

Claire Sadler

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Federal PoliticsPremiumAlbo’s $1.2bn pledge amid tariff threat

The Albanese government will invest $1.2bn into Australia’s critical minerals supply, which will likely play a major role in negotiating a tariff carveout from the Trump administration.

Jessica Wang

Premier Roger Cook answers questions about GPS monitoring on April 15.

Monitoring WoesPremiumCook denies resourcing issues for tracking alleged offenders

The Premier has refuted that a lack of resourcing has butchered the rollout of the Government’s policy to electronically monitor alleged violent offenders in WA’s regions

Georgia Campion