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Hannah Murphy

Hannah Murphy

Hannah Murphy is a journalist with WAtoday.

A son lost: Ingrid Bishop and (inset) Josh Warneke.

WA coroner says Broome man’s death was a homicide, sends case back to prosecutors

Coroner Ros Fogliani delivered her findings on the Josh Warneke case after a nine-day hearing at the Broome courthouse last year.

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Hania Ahmad, 9, and her father, Adeel Ahmad.

Pakistani police officer arrested over ‘mistaken identity’ fatal shooting of Australian girl

The Australian family’s hire car was littered with bullets after local police mistook them for thieves.

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The program, which is in its early stages of testing and is known as Creator AI, would allow influencers to chat with fans through direct messages.

This AI-powered ‘news’ page is at the forefront of WA’s biggest stories. There’s just one problem

The page claims a Dockers player caused ructions within the club by refusing to wear a “pride round” jersey, and that a Perth man was on the phone to his wife when he was attacked by a shark. Neither story is true.

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An iron ore train departs the BHP Billiton port facility

‘Economy held to ransom’: Warning as BHP workers vote to strike in Port Hedland

The action would be the first strike in the Pilbara in decades, and the alarms were sounding for those in the mining industry around pending industrial action as far back as March.

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Supreme Court knocks back sovereign citizen’s challenge to WA gun seizure in legal first

George Carey had his firearm seized by police during the raids across Perth and the metropolitan area late last year, after WA Police became concerned with a series of high-profile incidents in the eastern states.

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The complaint concerns facilities from across the state.

WA youth jail officer raped detainee, listened in on calls, human rights complaint claims

The complaint outlined three particularly harrowing stories from detainees across remand facilities, Banksia Hill, Hakea Prison and other locations in WA.

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The cold front moving towards the WA coast on Friday.

‘Once in five-year’ storm set to hit WA’s coast over long weekend

The Bureau of Meteorology is warning the “deep low” system will begin impacting west-facing towns as far north as Geraldton as of Saturday evening, before moving down the coast and smashing parts of Lancelin and heading towards the state’s south west.

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Canning Gun Club prides itself on its commitment to safety and working in line with the state’s firearms act.

Two Perth gun club members had their weapons seized by police. The club had no idea why

The shooters were members of the Canning Gun Club when they had their guns seized and licences suspended following police raids in October last year.

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Generic petrol station fuel photo.

Perth real estate agency cites fuel crisis for handballing inspections to tenant

In an email, Davey Real Estate wrote to tenants advising they would need to conduct their own inspections, which involved taking a minimum of 10 photos of each room.

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Steven Mattaboni was an avid spearfisher.

Perth father was diving in a pair during spearfishing competition when tragedy struck at Rottnest Island

The Perth man killed by a shark while spearfishing off Rottnest Island on Saturday was taking part in a members-only spearfishing competition, and was also a member of the Kingsley Football Club.

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