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Caught outPremiumDrug-flushing Mongols bikie set for jail stint

Clovis Chikonga famously avoided jail despite being caught red-handed flushing a stash of drugs down the toilet. But now it appears his luck has run out.

Emily Moulton

Every AGE CountsCommentsPremiumOlder people’s skills too often overlooked

Is there such thing as ‘too old’? It seems for many Australian employers there is, with the ideal worker getting younger and younger.

Stars brand togetherCommentsPremiumCricket great Justin Langer goes in to bat for Perth

Perth’s Lord Mayor has hit a six with the latest recruit for ‘brand Perth’ — Aussie cricket great Justin Langer — who will join some of Perth’s most influential in a brainstorming session this year.

Charlotte Elton

ageism-old problemCommentsPremiumCommissioner: Employers should prove they’re not ageist

WA’s Equal Opportunity Commissioner has called for radical changes to the law to combat ageism in hiring practices, including requiring employers to show they have not discriminated based on age.

Charlotte Elton

Pieces of historyCommentsPremiumUnearthed photos offer candid glimpse of Noongar life

Dallas Phillips didn’t think much of handing over her mother’s negatives — kept for decades in a chocolate tin — to the State Library of WA. Now she has finally been able to see what was on them.

Rangi Hirini

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Cast asideCommentsPremium
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Knocked back from 237 jobs — because of his age

They are the words that can break the heart of any jobseeker: ‘we regret to inform you’. But 53-year-old veteran Nicolas Winterson is used to hearing them, as are many older people looking for work.

Charlotte Elton

Bush legendsPremiumHow the Ord Valley Muster was born over a few beers

A chat 20 years ago over ‘more than a few beers’ created an annual event that has put the shine back on a very unique Kimberley town.

Steve Butler

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Students ‘shocked’Premium
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Woman teacher storms boys’ change room over ‘misogyny’

A female teacher who burst into a male change room and accused Year 10 and 11 boys at a Perth high school of ‘misogynistic’ behaviour because they were being noisy has been rebuked.

Bethany Hiatt

Distress signalRescue operation to save fishing crew off WA coast

The Royal Australian Air Force and Navy are scrambling to rescue a partially-submerged Indonesian fishing boat with 26 crew members off Perth’s coast after receiving a distress call this morning.

Joey Catanzaro and Michael Traill

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Explained: Key findings of report into PCH tragedy

The West’s State Political Editor Peter Law explains the report into the death of Aishwarya Aswath and how those responsible for the public health system have responded so far.

Peter Law

Plum jobPremiumBHP boss says ore still has plenty to give

Productivity and safety are key issues for BHP’s head of WA iron ore Brandon Craig, who says he still feels positive about the iron ore story.

Stuart McKinnon

Skills programPremiumMeet the new recruits helping ease the labour shortfall

The call for desperately needed skills in booming industries like mining and civil construction is being answered from the most unlikely of places.

Danielle Le Messurier

Electrical stormCommentsPremiumStrike action to ‘cause chaos’ to WA’s power network

Western Power is bracing for chaos across the State’s electricity network as 800 workers prepare for a two-day strike the union says they have no choice but to hold.

Michael Traill

Shock resignationCommentsPremiumWA’s hotel quarantine boss quits after COVID scares

The McGowan Government today announced that Deputy Chief Health Officer Robyn Lawrence would step down after the virus escaped into the community three times in as many months.

Peter Law

City’s bestVideoHigh achievers honoured in Walk of Fame

What do the founder of a $2 billion company, a Brownlow medallist, a Grand Slam title-winner and a world champion medallist have in common? They’ve all been immortalised in Joondalup’s new Walk of Fame.

Tyler Brown

Stalwart diesCommentsPremiumWA media, cricket community mourn loss of Hartley Joynt

Hartley Joynt, a journalist with The West Australian and former Daily News before heading up Community Newspaper Group as its editor-in-chief for 10 years, passed away this week aged 82.

Justin Bianchini

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prioritising the peopleCommentsPremium
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Daylight Saving MP will oppose it for voters

The leader of the Daylight Saving Party Wilson Tucker, who received just 98 votes in the state election, has pledged to oppose daylight saving if it ‘conflicts’ with what his electorate wants.

Charlotte Elton

Injury compensationPremiumDreamworld tragedy at centre of WA family fraud case

The mother of a boy who received a personal injury claim after the Dreamworld Thunder River Rapids Ride tragedy in 2016 has faced court accused of stealing a ‘large portion’ of the payout for herself.

Shannon Hampton

‘taking notice’CommentsPremiumAishwarya’s parents ‘hopeful’ after meeting with Cook

The parents of Aishwarya Aswath have been left feeling ‘comforted’ following an encouraging face-to-face sit down with Health Minister Roger Cook this afternoon.

Sarah Steger

Serial pestPremiumTrial delayed after WA’s-own ‘The Joker’ confuses date

An alleged vandal who parades the city as Batman’s arch nemesis The Joker has had his trial delayed once again after this time claiming he thought the hearing wasn’t on.

Emily Moulton

Union angerPremium‘No FIFO here’: Mona rejects Kemerton worker claims

Contractor Monadelphous has rejected AMW claims it is using interstate fly-in, fly-out workers instead of local workers on Albemarle’s lithium hydroxide plant project south of Perth.

Stuart McKinnon

‘Unconscionable practices’CommentsPremiumTelstra misconduct ‘tip of the iceberg’ for Indigenous

A financial counsellor who helped bring a case against Telstra for exploiting Indigenous customers says it’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to businesses exploiting Indigenous Australians.

Ben O'Shea

Hospital tragedyVideoCommentsPremiumCook sits down with Aishwarya’s parents

Health Minister Roger Cook has arrived at the Morley home of Aishwarya Aswath’s parents to discuss their seven-year-old daughter’s tragic death at Perth Children’s Hospital.

Sarah Steger

Family feudPremiumMum ‘stole large portion’ of son’s injury compo

A mother has faced court accused of stealing a “large portion” of her son’s compensation settlement from a personal injury claim.

Shannon Hampton