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Caught on cameraGuard who knocked out Perth shopper’s teeth avoids jail

A sacked security guard who gloated about brutally bashing a Belmont shopper — knocking out his front teeth — has avoided jail, leaving his 31-year-old victim feeling ‘let down’ by the justice system.

Shannon Hampton and Cassidy Mosconi

Shock allegationsFormer teacher accused of sexually abusing ex-students

A former South Thornlie Primary School teacher allegedly told one of his victims after he digitally raped her that he ‘could do whatever’ he wanted and that he ‘could get away it’, a court has heard.

Emily Moulton

PM BriefingThis afternoon’s top stories from The West

McGowan and Kirkup to face-off after the Liberal leader waved the State election white flag, Perth students behaving badly after tradie attack and Facebook ‘re-friends’ Australian news.

Hard yards neededKirkup’s white flag a ‘ploy to score sympathy vote’

A senior McGowan Government minister has offered a scathing assessment of Zak Kirkup, accusing the WA Liberal leader of coveting the spotlight but “running away” from scrutiny.

Josh Zimmerman

Widow’s winTootsie towing others into Buckeridge bingle

Len Buckeridge’s widow plans to bring in other family members after sons Andrew and Sam fail in bid to tone down a $115 million-plus Supreme Court action.

Neale Prior

Rebels bossSW bikie president holds fire on bail application

The South West president of the Rebels bikie gang has again faced court after previously pleading guilty to a string of drug, steroid and stealing charges.

Jackson Barrett and Daryna Zadvirna

Case ‘breakthrough’Another cop says he didn’t see ‘Hayley’s earring’

The second forensic police officer involved in seizing a seat cover from the ute allegedly used in the murder of Hayley Dodd says he did not see the earring found in the fabric over a decade later.

Shannon Hampton

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Critics mock Kirkup but will his huge gamble pay off?

What was shaping up to be the most one-sided election in WA history just got interesting. The result remains predictable, but Zak Kirkup’s brave move has completely rewritten the campaign playbook.

Peter Law

Vital package$18M poured into Wooroloo blaze recovery

Communities that were affected by the devastating Wooroloo bushfires are set to receive an $18.1 million recovery support package to aid the ongoing rebuilds.

Brianna Dugan

In the darkBright signs banned for ‘polluting’ coastal views

Complaints about ‘visual pollution’ from people in beachside suburbs has led to an illuminated sign ban in the northern suburbs.

Nadia Budihardjo - Stirling Times

Changing handsIconic Balfour Downs station set to fetch up to $40m

A Chinese billionaire is selling his East Pilbara cattle station — just the fourth time in a century the property has been put up for sale — to focus on his WA wine business.

Jenne Brammer

‘Petrified’Staff at tradie attack school ‘fear for their lives’

Teachers working at a school where students attacked two tradesmen say they are ‘scared for their lives’ every day and are ‘petrified’ to go to work.

Bethany Hiatt

‘Swastika attacker’Indigenous MP slams PM’s ‘silence’ on racist attack

Indigenous senator Lidia Thorpe has slammed the Federal Government for its ‘silence’ on the racist attack on an innocent mother and her daughter in Perth this week.

Sarah Steger & Annabel Hennessy

Everyday heroesBrave citizen’s arrest of ‘swastika attacker’ lauded

‘Without you guys doing that we wouldn’t have achieved this so quickly.’

Sarah Steger

‘The WA way’Front-running McGowan responds to Kirkup’s white flag

Mark McGowan has declared ‘the West Australian way is to never give up’, hours after Opposition leader Zak Kirkup’s extraordinary admission his party had no chance of winning the State Election.

Josh Zimmerman

Unmasked‘Swastika attacker’ in court over ‘vile race assault’

The man charged after allegedly trying to set fire to an indigenous woman and her daughter — while sporting a Nazi swastika — has appeared in court, with police making a special request.

Tim Clarke

Baring allStudents at tradie attack school ‘moon’ cameras

Teens at the Rockingham school where a father and son tradie team were attacked have mooned The West Australian as police today visited the property to get to the bottom of what caused the violence.

Jake Dietsch & Bethany Hiatt

Rebates pleaLand tax incentives needed to lure investors

There are calls for short-term incentives such as land tax rebates to help entice investors back into the market, as economists predict prices could jump 12 per cent this year.

Kim Macdonald

Square metresAMP sale a litmus test for CBD market

Perth has marked its first major sales campaign of the year with the listing of the city’s AMP building, which is expected to fetch at least $230 million.

Kim Macdonald

Sign of the timesBank of China to look over Perth

China’s growing financial influence over WA is set to be symbolised with a new rooftop sign on Allendale Square.

Kim Macdonald

Off with their headsLiberals face ‘decapitation’, warns Zak Kirkup

After already conceding the WA election, Liberal leader Zak Kirkup says a complete Labor victory could risk the State’s democratic processes.

Charlotte Elton & Ben O'Shea

Magnolia humbugPanel blasts disclosure by The Agency’s hostile suitor

The Takeovers Panel has squashed a hostile bid for property management group The Agency after finding gaping holes in funding disclosures.

Neale Prior

READ THE CHARGESDrugged up bikie boss back in court

The South West president of the Rebels bikie club, who’s set to go on trial later this year, is back in court. Read the long list of charges he is facing and just how many bail applications he’s made.

Jackson Barrett