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AI safety cameras catching WA drivers up to no good.

WA’s top cop weighs in on AI traffic cameras as the state prepares to double its fleet

The furore comes as the WA government confirmed it would spend a further $24 million to purchase six new mobile AI traffic cameras.

  • Hamish Hastie

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Peter Damjanovic (inset, top) murdered his ex-partner and mother of his two children, Tiffany Woodley (inset, bottom).

Tiffany died from 42 head injuries in what a judge labelled ‘an extreme form of domestic violence’

Peter Damjanovic was jailed on Thursday for the ‘deliberate, violent and cruel’ murder of his partner and mother of his children in 2023.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Alfred keith Crozier went missing in 2013 after he was accused of abuse.

‘Please forgive me’: Coroner probes Perth dad’s 13-year disappearance after abuse allegations

Canning Vale man Alfred Keith Crozier was confronted in 2013 over allegations he had abused multiple victims. No one has seen him since. What happened to him is now the subject of an inquest.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Tim Picton was remembered at a huge service at Optus Stadium.

WA Labor figure Tim Picton’s alleged killer granted bail

The bail application was not opposed by the Director of Public Prosecutions, but the court heard Picton’s family and friends opposed it.

  • Hamish Hastie
Alex Jeffrey, 28, had all of his belongings stolen days after becoming a permanent resident of Australia.

‘Welcome to Australia’: FIFO worker robbed of everything he owns days after visa approval

Alex Jeffery had no idea his ute that was packed with everything he owned had been stolen from Perth Airport until he got a phone call from police.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Will James King, 19, was arrested by police after he sent messages to the prime minister and NSW premier Chris Minns threatening to kill them.

West Australian teenager pleads guilty to threatening to kill prime minister, Minns

The 19-year-old also sent a message to NSW Premier Chris Minns saying ‘I’ll assassinate you and Albo and the country will be a better place’.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt and Rachael Clifford
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WA Premier Roger Cook addresses the media after a meeting with leaders at Perth Mosque on Saturday.

Perth Mosque vandalised day after alleged ‘mass casualty’ terror attack foiled

WA’s political leaders, police commissioner and Islamic leaders came together on Saturday after graffiti was painted on the doors of the Northbridge mosque.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
WA police outline charges against the man.

Man arrested over alleged ‘white supremacist ideology’ terrorist plot

Guns and knives were seized and a 20-year-old West Australian man is facing a string of serious charges including preparing a terrorist act targeting Muslim places of worship and the State Parliament building in Perth.

  • Holly Thompson and Michael Philipps
Raymond Reddington has been accused of the murder of his wife, Sharon Fulton, in 1986. Her body has never been found. Picture: WAtoday

‘Mum, you are not forgotten’: Sons’ vow after cold case murder verdict

Raymond Reddington denied murdering his wife and mother of his four children after her disappearance in 1986.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Laurence Escalante outside Perth Magistrates Court on Thursday.

WA tech billionaire Laurence Escalante slapped with nine new drug charges

The tech billionaire was back in court on Thursday after has was arrested last month over allegations he assaulted his ex-partner.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt and Amanda Sabatino