Shark attack theory in missing man case

Aleisha Orr Fears that a man missing from a Perth beach was taken by a shark are growing as search efforts have so far failed to find any sign of him.

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Tributes pour in for Telethon champion

Allen Newton, Pippa Reed Veteran Perth television and radio presenter Peter Dean was farewelled on Thursday afternoon amid tributes from friends, colleagues and family.

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Collingwood player Williams charged with assault

Collingwood has confirmed that WA youngster Marley Williams has been charged with assault following an overnight incident at a nightclub in Albany.

Dead WA academics remained passionate 'until the end'

A West Australian man has been charged with killing a retired couple in a remote part of southern Tasmania.

Dead mother 'looked like a skeleton'

Rania Spooner A woman with multiple sclerosis, who died in her Bull Creek home while being cared for by her nurse husband, looked "just like a little skeleton" in her final days, the West Australian Coroner's...

Man to face court over violent sexual assault

Aleisha Orr A man has been charged over an incident in which a woman was punched to the face and sexually assaulted in her home.

AFL

Rugby causes AFL finals fixture headache

A Rugby Championship match in Perth on September 8 could cause major headaches to the AFL's finals fixturing, with league boss Andrew Demetriou conceding the issue could have a flow-on effect.

86-year-old alleged paedophile on trial

Anne-Louise Brown Mohammad Hosseini cried as his alleged offences of child molestation were read out in the District Court of WA yesterday.

'I feel dead inside'

Anne-Louise Brown Donna Rasmussen says she “feels dead inside” after the sudden death of disabled teenage son in 2009.

Thailand stab victim 'lived life to the full'

Anne-Louise Brown Geoff Smith was used to dropping his wife Michelle at Perth International Airport – as a travel agent of more than 30 years experience she’d been all over the world. And Monday was no different.

Barnett bets on a Burswood stadium vision

Courtney Trenwith Premier Colin Barnett has confirmed the worst kept secret in Perth - the new sport stadium will be built on the Burswood peninsula.

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Reprimand an overreaction: British sailor

British sailing superstar Ben Ainslie claims his two-race disqualification for an extraordinary post-race attack on a media boat at the world championships is a "massive over-reaction".

Greens say the public wants troops home

Australian Greens leader Bob Brown has challenged the federal government to catch up with public opinion and bring troops home from Afghanistan.

Missing girl, 4, found in remote WA bushland

Aleisha Orr A four-year-old girl missing from a campsite near Mukinbudin, in Western Australia's wheatbelt, and a 36-year-old woman have been found safe and well.

It feels so good to feel the sun again: Perth man rescued in Libya

Rhianna King Fremantle adventurer Tom Smitheringale has been rescued from a Libyan prison after being captured by militants four weeks ago.

World loses last World War I combat veteran after death of Perth digger Claude Choules

Lucy Rickard History's last living link with the battlefields of World War I has been broken with the death of 110-year-old digger Claude Choules.

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Chad Fletcher arrested on drugs charge

Daile Pepper and Aja Styles Former West Coast midfielder Chad Fletcher has been arrested in Sydney, after allegedly being caught with cocaine in a notorious Kings Cross nightspot.

Star Docker on drug charge

David Prestipino WA Police and the Fremantle Dockers have confirmed defender Michael Johnson is being investigated over a drug-related matter from the weekend.

Police now believe missing millionaire was murdered

Aja Styles Police are now treating the case of Craig Puddy as a murder probe after confirming a pool of blood found in his mansion belonged to the missing Perth millionaire.