MenuHomeSearchSearch‌‌The West AustralianTuesday, 11 March 2025NewsChevron Right IconWA NewsWA election 2025CommentsPremiumMcGurk narrowly takes lead in fight for her political lifeThe tight count has placed a level of uncertainty over the Premier’s plans, with questions as to how to best deal with Ms McGurk’s position in Cabinet.Dylan CapornCrimePremiumTop cop says Dante Arthurs should ‘never get out of prison’‘I support people never getting out of prison in that circumstance.’Jessica EvensenCourts & JusticePremiumPerth childcare worker jailed for indecently touching girlA childcare worker who indecently touched a three-year-old girl at a northern suburbs daycare centre had not even racked up a traffic fine previously.Rebecca Le MayNewsPremiumPassenger’s shock attack on airport workerA man banned from a flight to Bali grabbed an airport worker’s throat then kicked her has been ordered to pay thousands in compensation.Emma KirkWA newsPremiumSurfer killed by shark named, partner saw horror from shoreA surfer mauled to death by a shark on a remote beach near Esperance was on the trip of a lifetime when he was killed in front of his devastated partner.Caleb RuncimanWA newsPremiumMan dies after losing control and falling off his e-scooterPolice say the 41-year-old was riding an e-scooter northbound on Wanneroo Road, Wanneroo, about 10.30am on Sunday when he lost control and fell.Jessica EvensenCourtPremiumYouTube star to fight Aussie rape chargesBritish rapper Yung Filly has pleaded not guilty to multiple rape and choking charges in the Perth Magistrates Court, five months after his arrest.Emma KirkNEWSPremiumTeo’s ‘unrealistic advice’ before surgeryHigh-profile neurosurgeon Charlie Teo has settled a civil case with a WA family after he allegedly gave their sick mother “unrealistic advice”.Rhiannon LewinShark bite victimCamera IconIN PICTURES: Inside police & SES search for missing surferPhotos taken at the scene of Wharton Beach in Condingup, 60km east of Espearance, show the desperate efforts WA Police, Marine Rescue WA and SES personnel are taking to find the body of a missing surfer.NEWSPremiumMan shot by cop critically injuredA man who allegedly lunged at officers with a knife after being tasered is in intensive care after being shot by police.Blair JacksonPerth trafficCommentsPart of Roe Highway closed after truck catches fireMotorists are stuck in gridlock as emergency services work to clear the area.Morgan de SmidtupdatedupdatedWA NEWSPremiumupdatedSearch for missing surfer now a recovery effortWA Police have confirmed the search for a missing surfer attacked by a shark on Monday is now a recovery effort, after confronting drone footage emerged showing ‘large amounts of blood in the water’.Caleb Runciman and Bethany HiattUPDATEDPremiumDrone films fatal shark attackA drone has captured a fatal shark attack on a surfer off a remote Australian beach, as police say the man’s body may never be found.Alexandra Feiam and Blair JacksonCourts & justicePremiumCouncillor waged ‘hate campaign’ against millionaire coupleOne of Australia’s top silks, the wife of WA’s former Governor and a strip of dirt on Perth’s most exclusive street are at the centre of a bitter court battle over a councillor’s ‘hate campaign’.Rebecca Le MayWA election 2025CommentsPremiumMettam’s ultimatum as Zempilas waits to declare ambitionsAn incoming Liberal MP told The West Australian timing, not who would do the job, might be the biggest factor.Jessica PageThe West AustralianexclusiveThe West AustralianexclusiveWA election 2025CommentsPremiumThe West AustralianexclusiveJubilant Premier Roger Cook confident his ministry is soundThe three vacancies in Roger Cook’s cabinet are set to be filled by former union boss Meredith Hammat, former town planner Jess Stojkovski and former union lawyer Matthew Swinbourn, according to Labor sources.Jessica Page and Dylan CapornThe West AustralianexclusiveThe West AustralianexclusiveCrimePremiumThe West AustralianexclusiveThousands petition to keep bestial child killer behind barsThe family of a young girl murdered by one of the country’s most evil child killers fear he could reoffend if he is released on parole in just a matter of weeks.Jessica EvensenbreakingbreakingCRIMEbreakingCops shoot man who ‘lunged at them with knife’Police have shot a man who allegedly lunged towards officers with a knife as they responded to a robbery in Gosnells.updatedupdatedWA NewsupdatedBoard found with shark bite marks, surfer missingThe surfboard — covered in bite marks — has been found but there is no sign of the surfer after the shark attack east of Esperance.Caleb Runciman & Bethany HiattCourts & JusticePremiumWoman saw teen pull knife on accused after pole swingA woman who was riding her bike past the oval where Cassius Turvey was attacked has testified she saw a teenager pull a knife on one of the teen’s accused killers after he took a swing at him with a metal pole.Emily MoultonBREAKINGPremiumSuspected shark attack on remote beachA search is underway for a surfer missing following a shark sighting on a remote Australian beach on Monday.Blair JacksonUPDATED‘Disenfranchised’: Shock WA election callThe leader of Western Australia’s opposition has delivered a furious statement calling out alleged failures in the state’s election process.Duncan EvansCrimePremiumThird housemate admits to killing mum in Byford dog parkA woman has admitted to taking part in the group killing of a mother-of-six in a Byford dog park, the third of her housemates to confess to the shocking crime. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT.Rebecca Le MayWA newsElderly man found dead, floating in Hillarys Boat HarbourPolice were called to the popular waterfront after the man’s body was spotted several metres from a number of moored boats and a rock wall.Caleb RuncimanLoad More