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As the federal government tightens migration rules and hikes salary thresholds, regional small businesses are struggling to retain essential international staff. In the tiny South West town of Balingup, one cafe owner's battle to keep a beloved worker highlights the growing divide between metropolitan policy and country realities.
Suspended Perth paediatrician Chia Liang Saw has had his bail revoked after being hit with 15 additional child sex abuse charges. Police now allege the medical practitioner targeted 18 young victims, some through hidden cameras in his local clinics.
Western Australia's Court of Appeal has dismissed Mitchell Forth's attempt to reduce his nine-year manslaughter sentence for his role in the death of 15-year-old Cassius Turvey. The decision brings relief to the victim's family, who criticized the appeal as a painful waste of resources.
An 18-year-old driver has been sentenced to 19 months in an adult prison following a tragic 2025 off-road crash near Logue Brook Dam that claimed the life of 15-year-old Caitlyn Bragger. The court heard the young driver delayed his guilty plea until adulthood, forcing him to serve his time in an adult facility rather than juvenile detention.
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