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Girl pulled from Perth beach after getting caught in rip
9+ hour, 2+ min ago (157+ words) A 12-year-old girl is fighting for life after being pulled unresponsive from the water at Trigg Beach by a surfer. WA Police are investigating the incident, which occurred about 6.30pm on Tuesday and unfolded in front of beachgoers days out from…...
Stabbed man crashes car trying to get help
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (378+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. A man who was stabbed and later died in a fatal day of violence…...
Multiple men dead after separate stabbing incidents
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (26+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....
Pike makes his decision on who he will ride in the Perth Cup
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (396+ words) A longtime racing fan, Hayden made his debut as a commentator for Racing and Wagering Western Australia in 2019. After five years of calling and other media roles within racing, Hayden started at The West in 2024 to pursue a new medium…...
Anti-immigration rallies 'sow division' after massacre
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (22+ words) Police warnings could not stop a couple of hundred anti-immigration and anti-government protesters, including recent One Nation convert Barnaby Joyce....
Joyce joins anti-immigration rally despite PM’s condemnation
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (189+ words) Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce has joined an anti-immigration rally at Prince Albert Park in Sydney and is expected to address the crowd. Mr Joyce, who renounced the Nationals and defected to One Nation, has met with about two…...
PM urges people not to attend ‘unauthorised’ Sydney rally
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (402+ words) Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and New South Wales police are urging Sydney residents not to attend an "unauthorised" protest planned for today. "Police are aware of an unauthorised gathering planned for Prince Alfred Park today (Sunday 21 December 2025) and are urging…...
‘Sacked’: Cities brace for Bondi protests
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (638+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....
Apulia shoots to Perth Cup favouritism in dashing Pike ride
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (397+ words) A longtime racing fan, Hayden made his debut as a commentator for Racing and Wagering Western Australia in 2019. After five years of calling and other media roles within racing, Hayden started at The West in 2024 to pursue a new medium…...
‘World of pain’: Magistrate scolds alleged nazi tagger
4+ day, 28+ min ago (52+ words) Caleb Runciman is a crime reporter for The West Australian. He graduated from Edith Cowan University in 2022 and joined Seven West Media earlier that year as a digital producer before joining The West's crime team in 2023. Caleb regularly covers crime,…...