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Tragic deathVideoTwo-year-old Australian boy killed in Beirut blast

The Australian victim of the Beirut port blast has been identified as Isaac Oehlers with his family saying in a statement they are ‘heartbroken by the sudden and tragic loss of our beautiful boy.”

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‘he liked to make people smile’CommentsPremium
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Widow’s moving tribute to killed Broome chopper pilot

When Sophie Thomas met handsome pilot Troy Thomas at a pub in 2006 it was love at first sight. After his tragic death she talks about life without him and how he made her fall in love with Broome.

Jake Dietsch

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‘The biggest empty feeling’VideoCommentsPremium
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A shattered lover’s plea to WA drivers

Jack Bryant and Maddie Morgan were young, in love and starting a family. In an instant, she was dead in a horror car crash. Two months later, Jack is breaking his silence so her death is not in vein.

Phil Hickey

No closureCommentsPain never ends for family of missing people

Annette Milne always considered herself her twin brother’s protector. When he went missing last year it ripped a hole in her life. Now she is speaking out in the hope that someone can help find him.

Phil Hickey

Second chanceCommentsPremiumPerth mum gets life back after radical heart treatment

Four years ago, Rossmoyne mother-of-two Sherralee McMahon ‘dropped dead’ in her doctor’s office from a rare heart condition. Now, a radical treatment has given her a new lease on life.

Kate Ryan

heartbreaking final imagesCommentsPremiumJason Gale fought until the end for mate’s justice

New pictures show how Megan Gale’s brother was dedicated to honouring the memory of his late colleague and mate Robert Cunico, whose high-profile industrial death he struggled to cope with.

Caitlyn Rintoul

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Living in hopeCommentsPremium
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The WA woman waiting for lung transplant miracle

At a quick glance she looks like any other fit young woman. But Busselton local Jackie Fraser is at the end stage of a debilitating, degenerative disease which is robbing her ability to breathe.

Kate Ryan

‘I just feel broken’PremiumKilled mine worker a gentle soul who lived for his kids

An Aveley mine worker killed when his car veered off a country road while he was driving to work from Perth has been remembered as a hard worker who would do anything for his family.

Emily Baker & Bethany Hiatt

‘miss you so much brother’PremiumTributes flow for warm-hearted teen killed by shark

Mani Hart-Deville, the 15-year-old who was fatally mauled in a shark attack on NSW’s mid north coast over the weekend, has been remembered as ‘gentle’ and ‘so caring’.

Mitch Keenan

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Mitchell Freeway tragedyPremium
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Family pain: ‘Brilliant girl’ would not take own life

The family of Camille Clair Marie Thelot, who was killed after being hit on the freeway, say she had a zest for life and learning. They want to lay her to rest in Perth — the city she loved.

Sarah Steger

babies are four realPremiumWoman who ‘couldn’t conceive’ expecting miracle quads

WA woman Natalie and husband Kahn struggled with infertility for years and wondered if they would ever realise their parenthood dream. But any day now they will meet their four miracle babies.

Kate Ryan

A life that matteredPremiumThe tale of WA’s greatest, unknown footy star

He was a stellar AFL player whose life was scarred by racism and alcoholism. This is the redemptive tale of football star Bertram Williams, whose inner strength gave him the courage to keep fighting.

Steve Butler

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‘one of the greatest privileges of my life’Premium
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Cormann retirement: ‘I have left nothing on the field’

From moving to Australia with little English to rising to the top of federal politics and steering the country’s finances, Senator Mathias Cormann’s story reads like a Hollywood script.

Joe Spagnolo

FAMILY TORN APARTPremium‘Loving and caring’ mum revealed as Hwy crash victim

Jaymie Mathers-Wise has been remembered as ‘truly beautiful soul’ that lived for her children after she was tragically killed in a horrific crash on Roe Highway on Wednesday morning.

Daryna Zadvirna

Little battlerPremiumPerth girl’s brave life with ‘missing brain’

She’s bright and bubbly, but Andie McAuliffe’s beautiful smile hides a problem deep inside her head. The 10-year-old is missing part of her brain due to a rare condition. Here is her amazing story.

Angela Pownall

‘The rock of our family’VideoPremiumTributes flow for ‘murdered’ gran

Roselyn Staggard, 67, a doting grandmother allegedly murdered by her son at her Caversham home has been described as a ‘beautiful spirit’ and an ‘angel’ by her devastated grandchildren.

Elle Georgiou & Rourke Walsh

Last hoorahVideoPremiumWA misses out on final flight of Qantas’ last 747

The airline will farewell the last of its beloved 747s with a series of joy flights and events this month — but Perth will miss out because of COVID-19.

Geoffrey Thomas

Top dropPremiumRare Penfolds Grange sale smashes an Aussie record

The vintage fetched more than $100,000 — eclipsing the previous highest price ever paid for a single bottle of Australian wine by a big margin.

Ray Jordan

Times LifeFruit Loop Friday a $30k support for Pemberton

Dougy Savage surprised about how popular support program was with Pemberton community.

Tari Jeffers

Shock diagnosisPremiumJohn Hughes: ‘I had six months to live’

WA car mogul John Hughes has revealed he has skin cancer but has beaten an initial prognosis that it could claim his life within months.

Kim Macdonald

ExclusivePremiumPerth MP reveals his family’s private pain

Nothing can prepare you for the news your unborn baby has no heartbeat. But one in four families will hear it, including Perth MP Patrick Gorman and his wife Jess Bukowski. This is their brave story.

Lanai Scarr

Times LifeYornup stalwart brings life to community

Bridgetown and Yornup communities all the better for Peg Campbell’s input.

Tristan Wheeler

Town in mourningPremiumTributes flow for popular rider killed in crash

Zayde Graham, 18, was a keen motocross rider — man of few words who loved adventure. Family and friends pay tribute to a life tragically cut short as detectives work to find out what happened.

Steve Butler

ExclusivePremiumPraise for ambos after baby Anthony born ‘on the road’

For proud parents Kiara Cutmore and Matt Branch-Smith, driving through Gidgegannup will forever carry special memories after their son was born in the back of an ambulance in the Perth Hills.

Rourke Walsh

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