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Police at the house of a man accused of throwing a homemade bomb into the crowd at an Invasion Day rally.

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The man accused of throwing a homemade bomb into a crowd of Australia Day protesters in Perth’s CBD will remain behind bars after abandoning a bid to secure bail - and has had his identity suppressed.

Rebecca Le May

Former WA Labor candidate Brad Willis has been fined for a firearm offence.

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Former WA Labor candidate lied to police about his firearms

A former WA Labor candidate who had five guns in his bedroom and lied to police about their whereabouts has been dealt a fine.

Hannah Whitehead

CCTV footage of what police allege is a 14 year old boy recruited by a criminal organisation to firebomb a tobacconist in Baldivis on December 22. Unknown

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Shocking footage of teen firebombing store amid tobacco wars

Exclusive footage shows what police say is a 14-year-old firebombing a Perth convenience store — narrowly avoiding setting himself on fire — in the escalating turf war over illegal tobacco in WA.

Sarah Crawford

Sudirman Kabul being escorted by police after he was sentenced to jail.

COURTPremiumMan who evaded police and drove unauthorised on drugs jailed

A Great Southern man who evaded police pursuit and continually drove while on drugs with a suspended licence has been jailed, fined heavily and had his licence disqualified for several years

Hannah Whitehead

The former teacher appeared in court via audiolink on Tuesday.

CrimeVideoPremiumWA teacher who birthed young victim’s baby admits sex abuse

A Mandurah teacher who became pregnant after sexually assaulting a former student pleaded guilty to all 15 charges on Tuesday.

Rachel Fenner

Police at the Warwick house of a man suspected to have thrown a possible explosive at a crowd in Forrest Place yesterday at an Invasion Day rally. 7NEWS

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Police charge man over Invasion Day rally ‘bomb’ incident

WA Police say a suspected homemade bomb thrown into a crowd of protesters in the heart of Perth’s CBD was designed to explode on impact.

Claire Sadler

Robert Dwayne Watson appeared in Albany Magistrates Court on January 22.

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Fatal crash accused to face new manslaughter charge

A man accused of causing the death of another man in a serious crash on Albany Highway last year will face a new charge of manslaughter, while one of his previous charges has been discontinued

Jacki Elezovich

The Chinese fishing trawler Mega Profit II.

Courts & JusticePremiumTerminally ill drug runner in $91m ice bust released early

An international crime syndicate member who helped import a staggering 182kg of ice into WA has been acquitted after almost a decade behind bars, but will soon die back on home soil.

Rebecca Le May

The 38-year-old was fined for the offences that occurred in his Clive Street shop.

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Man who illegally sold tobacco products cops hefty fine

A man who was found in possession of more than 60,000 illegal tobacco products and a high quantity of cash during a police raid of his Katanning main street store has been dealt a hefty fine

Hannah Whitehead

Police raided Mandurah Mini Mart earlier in January.

Courts & JusticePremiumYoung retail workers role in illegal tobacco sale questioned

A WA magistrate has questioned why a young woman is facing the brunt of WA’s illicit tobacco laws after police raided the store she was working at in Mandurah this month. 

Rachel Fenner

Police say two men and two women were camping at Harvey Dam, near the Nicklup Causeway Bridge.

Courts & JusticePremiumTwo charged for assaulting and stealing from WA campers

Two teenagers have been charged after campers were allegedly assaulted near a popular dam in WA’s South West.

Jessica Evensen

A WA man has been jailed after the Australian Federal Police caught him carrying $33,000 in cash suspected of being linked to criminal activity in his luggage at Perth Airport. unknown

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Man jailed over dodgy cash seizure at Perth Airport

A WA man has been jailed after the Australian Federal Police caught him carrying $33,000 in cash suspected of being linked to criminal activity in his luggage at Perth Airport.

Caleb Runciman

Regen Tremaine Hillbrick-Miles, 31, fronted Perth Magistrates Court from video-link on Saturday after being charged over the January 16 blaze in Collie. Pictured is Mr Hillbrick-Miles next to an image of an unrelated bushfire.

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Accused Collie firebug committed similar offence before

Police said the accused firebug had previously committed a similar offence.

Caleb Runciman

In a fresh blow to former western suburbs power couple Andrew and Natasha Donnelly, the beleaguered pair are now being prosecuted by Australia’s corporate regulator.

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Under-pressure Donnellys defendants in new prosecution

In a fresh blow to former western suburbs power couple Andrew and Natasha Donnelly, the beleaguered pair are now being prosecuted by Australia’s corporate regulator.

John Flint

First look at the Blackburne apartment complex planned at the Ocean Village site.

PropertyCommentsPremiumExtra 17 units set for approval for Ocean Village complex

WA’s peak planning body has approved an extra 17 apartments for the Ocean Village complex in City Beach, while a legal battle between a resident and the Town of Cambridge over the development ensues.

Harriet Flinn

Burchell will be eligible for parole after serving four years behind bars.

Courts & JusticePremiumWA pub boss who raped backpacker sent to prison

A Kimberley pub boss who raped a vulnerable staff member and indecently assaulted multiple others has been sent behind bars for six years.

Rebecca Le May

Fengliang Su was this week jailed for eight years for his role in the drug importation to Perth.

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Man sentenced for minder role in Rivervale drug bust

A Chinese national who agreed to mind a large amount of drugs to pay back a gambling debt owed to his construction sector boss faces deportation after being jailed in WA.

Rebecca Le May

Tyler Brockman has been charged with grievous bodily harm over a fight in Geraldton during his Christmas break. 

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He is expected to appear in court on February 19.

Caleb Runciman and Mitchell Woodcock

Lucas Shawn Cameron appeared via video link at Perth Magistrates Court on Friday.

Courts & JusticePremiumNew development in accused terror attack planner’s case

A young Perth man accused of multiple terrorism offences will spend at least another four weeks behind bars as authorities probe a new development.

Jessica Evensen

Mitchell Forth, 27, was charged with murder alongside Jack Brearley, 24, and Brodie Palmer, 30, over the 15-year-old’s brutal killing. Forth was later convicted of manslaughter.

Courts & JusticePremium‘Underling’ in Cassius murder gives up his appeal

One of three men in prison over the horrendous bashing death of Indigenous teen Cassius Turvey has abandoned his appeal against conviction.

Rebecca Le May

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & JusticePremiumMan allegedly locks tenants out of home after knife threat

A man has been refused bail after denying breaking into a company share house where he allegedly pulled out a knife and locked two of the tenants out.

Jessica Antoniou

Mason Jones (right) arrives to his hearing in a shark costume.

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One of the men accused of dumping 200kg of fish heads and offal outside Jackie Jarvis’ office has turned up to court dressed as a shark.

Will Corbett

Nicole Edwards.

Courts & JusticePremiumRape victim suing police over alleged mishandling of claims

A former WA police officer and survivor of unthinkable abuse from one of the State’s worst rapists, is suing the force over its alleged mishandling of her assault claims.

Cassidy Mosconi 7NEWS

Ronald Houghton, 58, appeared in Albany Magistrates Court on Thursday, charged with producing child exploitation material.

courtsPremiumRavensthorpe man fined for possessing obscene, illegal porn

A Ravensthorpe man accused of producing child exploitation material has been handed a new charge of distributing child exploitation material, and has been fined for possessing “disturbing” pornography

Jacki Elezovich