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Alex John Kovacs pleaded guilty, securing a sentence discount, and expressed remorse for his offending.

Courts & JusticePremiumPrison for NSW forklift driver in Perth Airbnb cocaine bust

A 28-year-old Australian man who was found with more than 2kg of cocaine at an Airbnb in Northbridge has copped a substantial jail term, with a court hearing he was to be paid $50,000.

Rebecca Le May

Atlanic Vanadium’s Windimurra vanadium project near Mt Magnet.

GovernmentPremiumCouncil outrage as Govt plans to spare miners land rates

Local councils are up in arms over moves to shield miners from land rates, saying the Cook Government has put the sector ‘ahead of communities’.

Rebecca Le May

Judge Mara Barone said the man’s offending was a “gross breach of trust” of his responsibility as a parent “to care and nurture your children; to love them unconditionally and to protect them”.

Courts & JusticePremiumFather jailed for sexual penetration of daughter

A father has been jailed for 3½ years after pleading guilty to indecent dealing and sexual penetration of his daughter when she was under 13 years of age and the family was living in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

Neil Watkinson

The scene where the attack took place in Geraldton’s CBD.

Courts & JusticePremiumFIFO worker on working visa jailed after Mid-West violence

An Estonian fly-in fly-out worker is behind bars after drunkenly attacking a man outside a Geraldton pub, leaving the one-punch victim so traumatised he barely goes out. 

Jenny Schon & Rebecca Le May

Esperance truck driver Peter Bruce Mitchell has appeared in court.

CourtsPremiumEsperance man accused of fatal Jerramungup crash faces court

An Esperance truck driver accused of dangerous driving that caused the deaths of a couple in a crash on South Coast Highway earlier this year has faced court for the first time in Albany. 

Jacki Elezovich

Nathaniel Good.

COURTPremiumMajor update after young tradie dies on WA construction site

The 19-year-old was fatally struck by a ‘sea container drawbridge ramp’ which weighed about 250kg.

Caleb Runciman

Monique Ellen Burton has walked free from court after being spared an immediate jail term.

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENTPremiumHow WA mum’s horrific lie about secret baby came undone

He never even had a name. ‘Baby Burton’ was the only way authorities could refer to Monique Ellen Burton’s sixth child, born in secret and described by the troubled woman as looking ‘like a doll’.

Rebecca Le May

Mineral Resources MD Chris Ellison at the Port of Ashburton in Onslow.

MiningPremiumBall in Chevron’s court as MinRes pries for port deal docs

Mineral Resources is pushing to pry open a private agreement between Chevron and the State Government’s Pilbara Ports Authority  as part of rolling stoush over disputed levies. 

Simone Grogan

Bizarre details of Sarah Jayne Kelly’s medical child abuse case emerged on Thursday.

Courts & JusticePremiumDetails of mum’s bizarre ‘Munchausen syndrome’ case revealed

A mother who repeatedly lied about her children suffering illnesses, including cancer, subjected one of them to invasive procedures and had her own breasts needlessly removed. 

Rebecca Le May

Mindum Alexander Brown has been charged after an incident in Centennial Park on Wednesday.

Courts & justicePremiumAlbany man faces court over alleged violent rampage

A man accused of arming himself and smashing through the front doors of a residential home and a gym, making threats to kill and assaulting multiple people, has faced court on a host of charges.

Jacki Elezovich

Paramedics have access to the drugs to treat patients out in the field.

Courts & JusticePremiumParamedic admits stealing fentanyl from St John WA station

Workers noticed a discrepancy in the amount of drugs at the station.

Caleb Runciman

Monique Ellen Burton leaves court on Thursday.

Courts & JusticePremiumMum who hid baby in garbage bag lied about deadly illness

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT: A mother who concealed a pregnancy by pretending she had bloating from a terminal illness gave birth while her partner was sleeping and hid the baby behind a sofa.

Rebecca Le May

A owners of a Kebab shop in East Perth have been fined after they deliberately underpaid a migrant worker more than $100,000

CRIMEPremiumPerth kebab shop deliberately underpaid migrant worker

The worker often worked past midnight, with the business paying him a flat rate of $20 per hour without superannuation — including on public holidays and weekends.

Caleb Runciman

Both teens will front Perth Children’s Court on Thursday.

Crime PremiumTwo teens face court after police chase ends in arrests

Two teens who were arrested following a dramatic police chase along the Perth coast have been charged over a string of shocking offences - including allegedly assaulting a taxi driver and stealing their car. 

Jessica Evensen

Rhys Bellinge is charged with manslaughter over the death of Elizabeth Pearce (left), dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm to her Uber driver Muhammad Usman and driving under the influence in Dalkeith in February.

Courts & justice PremiumDoctor seen for first time behind bars since Dalkeith crash

Obstetrician Rhys Bellinge gave an abrupt two-word response when the magistrate spoke to him.

Caleb Runciman

A Gnowangerup man who allegedly attacked his brother with a glass beer bottle has had bail refused.

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Gnowangerup man who allegedly attacked brother refused bail

A Gnowangerup man accused of attacking and severely injuring his older brother with an empty beer bottle has been denied bail in Albany Magistrates Court. 

Jacki Elezovich

Andrew Batchelar, left, the first witness in the Chris Marco fraud trial, has admitted he pocketed $1.6 million from the allegedly fraudulent scheme.

Courts & JusticePremiumMarco witness admits earning $1.6m from ‘fraudulent’ scheme

The first witness in the trial of an alleged mega-fraudster concedes he pocketed a handsome profit from the scheme, but complains he was misled about how the funds would be used.

Rebecca Le May

A court has restrained the home where Erin Patterson murdered three people with poisonous mushrooms. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

The NightlyMushroom killer suffers fresh blow while in jail

Mushroom killer Erin Patterson has suffered a fresh blow while she waits sentencing after being found guilty of triple murder.

Tara Cosoleto

Nicky Winmar has appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court.

Courts & JusticePremiumAFL great faces court over accusations of assault

One of the state’s most famous AFL stars, honoured with his own statue outside Optus Stadium, has face court accused of choking a woman in a violent assault.

Liam Beatty & Charlton Hart

Clune was working as a registered nurse in Fiona Stanley Hospital’s emergency department when he was charged.

Courts & JusticePremiumPerth nurse suspended following domestic violence conviction

A nurse has had his registration suspended after he was convicted of a domestic violence offence and failed to tell regulatory authorities.

Hannah Cross

Accused mega-fraudster Chris Marco (left) with his defence lawyer Luka Margaretic (right) at a pre-trial hearing.

Courts & JusticePremiumNo gun held to victims, alleged fraudster’s lawyer says

The case against a Nedlands businessman accused of defrauding investors on an epic scale ‘faces an insurmountable evidentiary hurdle,’ his defence lawyers argue.

Rebecca Le May

Police have responded to an incident in Edgewater. Pictured is the scene.

Court & JusticePremiumDetails about fatal e-bike crash accused aired in court

A teenage e-motorbike rider accused of fatally hitting a woman walking in a park has had his bail application postponed after police told a court his father had ‘absolutely no control’ over him.

Sarah Crawford

Sean Joseph Howland, 59, allegedly pushed the attendant after refusing their instruction to stay in his seat during the plane’s departure.

CrimePremiumAccused Perth Airport flight attendant assaulter identified

The Queensland man declined to comment outside court, replying ‘I can’t tell you that’ when asked what happened. 

Jessica Evensen & Cassidy Mosconi

Two people have pleaded guilty to possessing meth with intent to sell or supply.

Courts & Justice PremiumCouple caught bringing 114g of meth to town

A couple caught bringing almost 115g of meth into Kalgoorlie-Boulder for commercial distribution will have to wait another month to learn their fates.

Tegan Guthrie