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Calls for corruption inquiry into McGowan government's alleged G2G passes for Labor donors

The five WA parliamentary crossbenchers join the Opposition in seeking a corruption inquiry into allegations the McGowan government rorted the G2G pass system to prioritise applications from Labor donors.

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Ex police chief sworn in as WA governor

Former WA police commissioner Chris Dawson has become the state's 34th governor following a swearing-in ceremony in Perth.

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Former police commissioner Chris Dawson sworn in as 34th governor of Western Australia

After solving some of WA's most high-profile cases, including the Claremont serial killings and the disappearance of Cleo Smith, former police commissioner Chris Dawson has been appointed as the state's 34th governor.

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WA Police Union claims mental health, not strong employment market, behind officer exodus

The West Australian government rejects claims by the Police Union that dissatisfaction is behind hundreds of officers leaving the force, instead saying it is a sign of the booming economy.

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Claremont serial killer survivor Wendy Davis speaks out, hoping her neglect won't be repeated

In 1990, Wendy Davis was violently attacked by the man who went on to become the Claremont serial killer. Wendy says no-one took her story seriously but the murders may not have happened if they had.

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Jennie and Raymond Kehlet mystery: DPP decide not to prosecute murder of amateur prospector

An outback murder. A missing woman. Seven years on, the unsolved mystery of a couple on the hunt for the "$3 million patch" in WA's gold country remains, with family members learning no-one will be charged despite a coroner finding their loved one was violently killed.

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Cargo ship captain charged after 320 kilograms of cocaine seized in drug bust off WA coast

As more details about the massive drug bust come to light, police claim the drugs wrapped in plastic were thrown off a bulk carrier near Port Hedland, where they were picked up by a smaller sailboat.

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Plan to give police enhanced search powers at WA borders to foil drug importations

A plan to mimic unprecedented powers granted to police during the pandemic to give officers more authority to search arrivals in an effort to foil drug importations sparks human rights and privacy concerns.

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Three men rescued by volunteers off Jurien Bay, WA after yacht capsizes in severe weather

Volunteers have rescued three men after their yacht capsized in "atrocious conditions" off the Jurien Bay coast overnight.

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Sam Lim's unlikely rise from dolphin trainer to federal Tangney MP

Sam Lim's wildly varying career has seen him go from dolphin trainer and businessman to police officer. Now he's the new federal member for Tangney.

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Kyle Hartigan denies he was driving boat in high-speed crash that killed Daniel Lloyd in Peel Inlet

It will be up to a jury to decide who was driving a boat that crashed at high speed into a navigational marker south of Perth, claiming the life of 35-year-old Daniel Lloyd.

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Quade Karsum Jones given life sentence for bashing elderly man who later died in hospital

A 29-year-old man is sentenced to life with a 23-year minimum for a violent rampage in Perth that included the "savage "and "merciless" bashing of an elderly home owner who died later in hospital.

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Full story behind Abrolhos Islands drug smuggling mission revealed for first time

In what reads like a Hollywood movie script, the calamitous series of bungles that led to $73 million worth of drugs ending up on a barren island off Western Australia's coast can be revealed for the first time.

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Antoine Dicenta pleads guilty as details from Abrolhos Islands drug-smuggling trial come to light

The last of five men involved in an international drug ring that attempted to import $73 million worth of drugs into Western Australia admits his role in the bungled importation.

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Police searching for missing woman Jeanne D'Arcy after disappearance from Cottesloe

WA Police launch a land, air and sea search for Jeanne D'Arcy, who left a hotel in Perth's western suburbs late on Wednesday night to go for a walk and failed to return.

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WA Police footage reveals how quick-acting officers saved couple from burning car after Harvey road crash

Footage released by WA Police shows the dramatic rescue of an elderly couple from a car crash.

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Kalgoorlie man, 29, admits trying to sell rifle illegally as police launch new campaign targeting illegal firearms

A 29-year-old Kalgoorlie man who arranged to sell a high-powered rifle illegally has avoided an immediate prison term, just days after Crime Stoppers and WA Police launched a new campaign targeting illegal firearms.

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Fresh arrest warrants issued for convicted sex abuser Charles Batham, NSW police confirm

NSW police issue fresh arrest warrants amid a string of new abuse allegations as an ABC investigation uncovers the lies and double life that allowed fugitive paedophile Charles Batham to evade capture.

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When Sherrie's abuser Charles Batham became a fugitive, she used the internet to track him

The twists and turns, bizarre lies and missed opportunities in the global hunt for child sex abuser Charles Batham are revealed.

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Attacks on officers, escalating criminal violence trigger large-scale police operation in the Kimberley

The state government and WA Police begin a large-scale police response in the Kimberley in a bid to stem alarming rates of youth crime and violence.

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Abrolhos Islands drug-smuggling trial told men were on drinking trip when boat ran aground

Prosecutors say an attempt by three men to import $73 million worth of drugs into Western Australia failed when their boat ran aground on a reef, but defence lawyers say the accused were just "cruising around drinking a few beers".

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Two children, father dead in Huntingdale as WA Police investigate suspected double-murder suicide

A boy, 6, and a girl, 4, are found dead along with their father in what WA Police have labelled a suspected double-murder suicide in Perth's south-eastern suburbs. WARNING: This story contains detail that may be distressing to some readers.

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Landsdale shooting victim Ralph Matthews-Cox in 'wrong place at the wrong time', WA Police believe

A 47-year-old man who died after being shot in Landsdale was not the intended target and was not involved in any activities that would have led to him being murdered, WA Police believe.

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