Perth

Cassius Turvey: three more charged with murder of Indigenous Perth teenager
Two men aged 27 and 24, and a woman aged 20, will face magistrates in Perth on Friday over the death of the schoolboy in October
Mostafa Rachwani
19, Jan, 2023 @10:09 AM

A local’s guide to Perth: ‘It feels like the city is settling in a little bit’
By embracing Indigenous culture, walkability and an outdoor lifestyle, Perth is becoming more itself, says Cass Lynch, a researcher, writer and south coast Nyoongar woman
As told to Max Veenhuyzen
17, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM

New Year’s Eve 2022 survival guide: how and where to ring in 2023 across Australia
Heading out to watch the new year fireworks? Plan ahead, pack light and check the drinking regulations
Cait Kelly
31, Dec, 2022 @6:07 AM

Three children found alive after car crash that killed parents
The children, aged five, two and two months, were found alive at the crash scene near their Kondinin home
Cait Kelly
27, Dec, 2022 @9:39 AM

Victoria police to prosecute pitch invaders; more contaminated spinach cases in Queensland – as it happened
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Nino Bucci (now) and Royce Kurmelovs (earlier)
18, Dec, 2022 @6:27 AM

Grieving family pays tribute to pregnant woman who died in Perth after being hit by concrete block
Noongar woman Diane Miller and her unborn baby died in hospital three days after incident at Waterford Plaza shopping centre
Narelle Towie
03, Dec, 2022 @3:44 AM

Australian hockey receives $135m from WA for new facilities and player wellbeing
Hockeyroos, Kookaburras and wider community to benefit from world-class pitches at Perth centre after state government investment
Natasha May
02, Dec, 2022 @2:00 AM

Plan to overhaul troubled Banksia Hill youth detention centre commissioned but kept secret
Aboriginal leaders express anger as review declared an ‘internal document’ just weeks after crisis talks with state government
Sarah Collard Indigenous affairs reporter
01, Dec, 2022 @2:00 PM

Mother of Aboriginal man injured in apparent vigilante attack condemns Facebook abuse
Kathy Penny calls on social media companies to put a stop to ‘hatred and revenge’ following comments about her son
Sarah Collard
17, Nov, 2022 @2:00 PM

‘It’s racial profiling’: Aboriginal families fear social media is driving vigilante attacks on young people in Perth
Experts believe the crime rhetoric in some WA community Facebook groups may be leading people to take the law into their own hands
Lorena Allam and Sarah Collard
11, Nov, 2022 @2:00 PM

Cassius Turvey’s mother urges calm at vigils saying she is angry but ‘violence breeds violence’
Mechelle Turvey says ‘outpouring of tributes across the nation has been so appreciated’ after her son was allegedly murdered
Sarah Collard
02, Nov, 2022 @6:52 AM

‘A lot of anger’: a community shattered by the senseless death of Cassius Turvey
As investigations continue into the alleged attack, the Indigenous boy’s Perth community grapples with the loss
Sarah Collard
28, Oct, 2022 @7:00 PM
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