Joanna Menagh

Two women who were eyewitnesses to a fatal boat crash two years ago have welcomed a decision to drop manslaughter charges against the man who was

A Perth childcare worker who, on one day, scratched five children she was supposed to be looking after, has avoided being sent to jail.

The four people accused of murdering Perth schoolboy Cassius Turvey have formally entered pleas of not guilty in WA's Supreme Court.

The former partner of a popular social media influencer is found guilty of murdering his mother as part of a plan to claim life insurance policies he had taken out on her.

WARNING: This story contains details that may distress some readers.

Three men who kidnapped, tortured and tried to extort millions of dollars from a Chinese businessman have been jailed, with a WA judge describing their crime as "hardly the work of criminal masterminds".

A 16-year-old schoolboy, who sold cannabis laced lollies to another student, was running his own "enterprise" from his bedroom, the Perth Children's Court has been told.

WARNING: This story discusses incidents of sexual assault which some readers may find distressing.

The UK rapper Yung Filly has admitted to driving at more than 50 kilometres per hour above the speed limit on a Perth highway while he was on bail over sexual assault allegations.

Some of the 12 women and girls who were drugged, and recorded being sexually assaulted by Adam Charles Lusk, have detailed the devastating impact his offences have had on their lives.