Sexual health warning for school leavers as celebrations begin
By Mya Kordic and Pip Waller
Health authorities warn WA school leavers to be aware of an increase in sexually transmitted infections as they embark on end-of-school celebrations.
#SecondaryEducation #SexuallyTransmittedDiseases #Teenagers #ParentingTeenagers #Education #MyaKordic #PipWaller
WA government commits further $147m for new youth detention centre
By Mya Kordic
The WA government pledges a further $147 million to fund the construction of a new youth detention centre in Perth to replace the notorious Unit 18.
#Prisons #StateandTerritoryGovernment #StateandTerritoryParliament #GovernmentandPolitics #Crime #JusticeSystem #MyaKordic
Woman fined after attempting to hide bag of meth in her sausage dog
By Mya Kordic
A 44-year-old woman is fined almost $2,000 after she tried to insert a bag of methylamphetamine into her dog's body.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-20/woman-fined-after-attempt-to-hide-drugs-in-dog-body/106034692
Childcare centre fined $50k after child escapes, wanders onto road
By Mya Kordic
A Perth childcare centre is fined after a child escaped last year, likely by using his "above-average" climbing skills to scale a fence.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-20/perth-childcare-fined-after-child-escapes-onto-road/106030070
'Helping my mob': Calls for more Indigenous community liaison officers on the beat
By Mya Kordic
Cassius Turvey's mother Mechelle is leading the call for WA Police to hire more Indigenous community liaison officers, saying just 20 officers to serve the entire state was nowhere near enough.
#IndigenousAustralians #RuralandRemoteCommunities #Aboriginal #Police #MyaKordic
Perth traffic chaos erupts after train derailed during peak hour
By Mya Kordic
A number of Perth trains are cancelled, causing delays for passengers at peak travel time, after a train came off the tracks at Bayswater Station.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-17/perth-train-derailed-traffic-chaos-at-peak-hour/106020498
#Transport #RailAccidentsandIncidents #RailTransportIndustry #MyaKordic
Trio to face trial over failed Sterling investment scheme targeting retirees
By Mya Kordic
Three men linked to a failed housing scheme which left retirees across the country with huge financial losses deny criminal charges levelled against them in a WA court.
#Courts #HousingConstructionIndustry #CreditandLending #CorporateCrimes #MyaKordic
Man jailed for defrauding millions from remote WA Aboriginal community
By Mya Kordic
Craig Robert Dale is jailed for seven years for defrauding the remote Aboriginal community of Warmun out of $2.7 million, to fuel his gambling.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-07/craig-robert-dale-warmun-fraud-sentencing/104871062
Mother who stabbed daughter's secret boyfriend avoids jail
By Mya Kordic
A Perth mother who stabbed her daughter's teenage boyfriend when she found him semi-naked in the family home avoids a prison sentence.
Breaking: Mother who stabbed daughter's boyfriend avoids jail
By Mya Kordic
A Perth mother who stabbed her daughter's teenage boyfriend after thinking he was an intruder when she found him semi-naked in the family home avoids a prison sentence.
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