Court dissects Sharaz’s stance on defamation row as peace talks loom
The implications of David Sharaz’s public declaration to bow out of his year-long defamation row with Senator Linda Reynolds are unclear – even to his lawyers.
- by Jesinta Burton
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What West Australians think of the state budget
Amid all the chest-beating spin from the government, each line item in the budget will have a real impact on West Australians. So we asked them what they thought.
- by Hamish Hastie, Sarah Brookes, Holly Thompson, Jesinta Burton and Peter Milne
Your five-minute guide to WA’s budget winners and losers
Treasurer Rita Saffioti has used her first-ever budget to address the key issues facing the state. So, how did you fare?
- by Jesinta Burton
Kevin Brown on aviation, ambulances and the career he almost had
Even as a child, Kevin Brown recalls being mesmerised by the rush of traversing a busy airport and watching the enormous airplanes roaring up and down the tarmac. Now, he’s swapped aircraft for ambulances.
- by Jesinta Burton
‘We’re not bikies’: Motorcycle club fights eviction notice from RSL
The state’s RSL branch claims the Vietnam Veterans and Veterans Motorcycle Club WA Chapter intentionally entered the Sylvia Street premises without its consent.
- by Jesinta Burton and Rebecca Peppiatt
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Defamation
‘He won’t buy a ticket on the Titanic’: Sharaz retreats as bid to delay Reynolds’ defamation row fails
Lawyers for Brittany Higgins’ fiance, David Sharaz, have declared he can no longer fight WA Liberal senator Linda Reynolds’ “titanic” defamation action, as the court rejected Higgins’ bid to delay the looming trial.
- by Jesinta Burton and Ezra Holt
Domestic violence response team bolstered, new hub under state’s $96.4 million funding package
The inter-agency domestic violence response team will operate year-round and a new One Stop Hub will be established for victims as part of a $96.4 million state government package to tackle family violence.
- by Jesinta Burton
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Scams
‘Laws may need to change’: Gina Rinehart lashes Facebook over scam ‘inaction’
Rinehart has conceded a legal overhaul may be the only way to prevent people from being swindled as she lashed social media giant Facebook for its inaction on scam ads and implied the company should foot the bill.
- by Jesinta Burton
From GP to CEO: How this corporate boss brought one skill full circle
Lachlan Henderson was leading a hospital group through a pandemic in the world’s most locked-down city when he got an offer he couldn’t refuse: to return home.
- by Jesinta Burton
‘Without merit’: Gina Rinehart’s eldest children lose last-ditch bid for files
Gina Rinehart’s two eldest children have been lashed by the WA Supreme Court over the “grossly disproportionate” resources devoted to their failed bid for legally sensitive files.
- by Jesinta Burton
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Courts
Man accused of firing rifle, pointing it at staff in WA tavern fronts court
A 41-year-old man accused of pointing a rifle at four staff members in a Wheatbelt pub before assaulting one and firing a shot into the floor has fronted court for the first time.
- by Jesinta Burton