Courts
Tribunal finds Perth nurse was caught stealing from disabled patients, selling items on eBay
A tribunal ruled the woman was “not currently a fit and proper person” to hold a nursing registration after she allegedly stole clothing, shoes, toiletries and food from a couple whose disabled children she cared for.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
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‘Unprovoked, gratuitous, brutal’: Two men sentenced over WA grandfather’s murder
Raymond Smith, 68, died alone and in pain after three men broke into his house and brutally attacked him in December 2023.
- Rebecca Peppiatt and Jamie Freestone
- Exclusive
- Veterinary health
Celebrity Perth vet banned after fabricating debt, posing as lawyer
Dr Peter Ricci wrote letters to a club secretary pretending to be a legal representative, falsely accusing the woman of harassment, stalking and intimidation.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
- Exclusive
- Domestic violence
‘Profound injustice’: 16 experts demand inquest for Epstein survivor Virginia Giuffre
A rare intervention by some of Australia’s most prominent domestic violence experts warns it would be a “profound injustice” if potential systemic failures were not scrutinised.
- Carla Hildebrandt and Melissa Fyfe
- Exclusive
- WA
The $16m Osborne Park hospital, the gym upstairs, and the battle over dropped weights
A state-of-the-art day hospital that specialises in spinal injections for pain management has taken a neighbouring gym to court after claiming throbbing music and the noise of dropped weights was impacting their business.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
Court told there could be more alleged victims of WA paediatrician facing child sex charges
It is alleged the offending occurred with patients inside Chia Saw’s consulting rooms.
- Heather McNeill and Jamie Freestone
Floreat dad accused of starving his daughter pushes for charges to be dropped
The man and his wife are facing a re-trial over allegations of neglect and infantalisation of their teenage daughter.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
Former chairman seeks $10 million from WA rare earths developer
The former chairman of a major WA-based mineral explorer is suing the company for performance rights worth around $10 million.
- Michael Philipps
- Exclusive
- Construction
Perth house relocator leaves trail of clients, contractors claiming he owes millions
A group of aggrieved clients claim James Thomson owes them money. He claims he is the victim of an online smear campaign.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
Plot to smuggle Queensland fugitive bikie to Indonesia foiled
Three people have been charged over their alleged roles in a plan to smuggle the alleged outlaw motorcycle gang member from Western Australia using a luxury yacht.
- Aaron Bunch