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‘Unimaginable’: three brothers, friend die in car crash
Four people, including three brothers, are among four people killed in a car accident tragedy on a country road. April 19, 2024 Three brothers, one of them only nine years old, and a family friend have been killed in a car crash in the Western Australian Wheatbelt region. The brothers, aged 21, 19 and nine, […]
Public housing tenants fight to end no-grounds eviction
Two Supreme Court legal challenges in Western Australia could end no-grounds evictions for public housing tenants. April 19, 2024 Two Indigenous public housing tenants facing homelessness have launched legal challenges against the Western Australian government over their evictions. Lawyers for the pair will argue the Department of Communities’ use of no-grounds evictions and fixed-term public […]
Family forced through ‘hoop after hoop’ over boy’s care
A government department failed to support the family of a 10-year-old Indigenous boy before he fatally self-harmed under state care, an advocate says. April 18, 2024 The parents of a 10-year-old boy who took his own life in state care were made to jump through “hoop after hoop” in their failed bid to be reunited, […]
Lehrmann finding debunks cover-up claim, Senator says
Senator Linda Reynolds claims the Lehrmann defamation judgement has “finally set the record straight” over claims she attempted to cover up a rape allegation. April 17, 2024 The Bruce Lehrmann defamation judgement has “set the record straight” on claims of a political cover-up over the alleged rape of a Liberal staffer in 2019, a senator […]
Coles and Woolworths work to restock WA supermarkets
The supermarket giants say they’re working hard to replenish bare shelves in WA but some grocery items will remain in short supply for at least another week. April 17, 2024 Some grocery items will remain in short supply in Western Australia for at least another week, as supermarkets work to replenish shelves after a rail […]
Coroner puts justice department on notice over inquest
The coroner overseeing an inquest for an Indigenous teen who died in detention wants answers from the justice department. April 12, 2024 A coroner has expressed alarm over the “unlivable, disgusting and inhumane” cells in a prison wing where a teenager died after self-harming. Cleveland Dodd was found unresponsive in the early hours of October […]
‘Self-harm points’ in every youth cell, inquest hears
All cells in the troubled youth wing of an adult prison had points that inmates could use to harm themselves, an inquest has been told. April 12, 2024 Every cell in the troubled youth wing of an adult prison had damage that detainees could have used to inflict injuries on themselves, an inquest has been […]
Facebook-Twiggy Australian clickbait battle dropped
Andrew Forrest’s attempt to hold Facebook to account has been dropped as prosecutors decline to file a criminal indictment against its parent company Meta. April 12, 2024 Billionaire Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest’s bid to hold Facebook’s parent company Meta to account in Australia over an alleged clickbait advertising scam has been stymied. The mining magnate launched […]
Facebook-Twiggy clickbait battle returns to court
Andrew Forrest has accused Facebook’s parent company of “blatantly” refusing to moderate fraudulent content as their legal battle returns to court. April 12, 2024 The future of a legal battle that pits Facebook’s parent company Meta against billionaire Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest over an alleged cryptocurrency clickbait advertising scam is set to be decided. The mining […]