Paul Gary Turner used his training in commando knife skills to "deliberately and intentionally" stab his former partner and mother of his children to death inside a Perth court complex during a mediation hearing.

The WA Government gives the go-ahead for junior drag racing in WA to restart, after it was suspended following the 2017 death of eight-year-old Anita Board, but lifts the minimum age to 10.

The Court of Appeal unanimously overturns the convictions of three men found guilty last year of killing a mother who was left outside a Perth hospital in 2016, with the trio now set to face a retrial.

A year after Lachie Yeo was killed in a crash on a WA highway, the man who caused the accident and who was high on drugs when he drove onto the wrong side of the road is jailed for six years.

Jemma Lilley loses an appeal against her conviction and will stay behind bars for almost three decades after luring Perth teenager Aaron Pajich to her home and murdering him with another woman.

The marriage of one of WA's worst sex offenders is one of the key factors why he should not be released from prison because of fears his wife could be "at risk of harm from him".

WA's biggest native hardwood processor is facing accusations it sold thousands of tonnes of jarrah sawlogs to be burnt as low-value charcoal.

Almost two centuries on, families in Western Australia's south-west are still waiting for proper recognition of one of the state's bloodiest days but they hope change will come about soon.

A Vietnamese man is sentenced to seven years behind bars for growing one of the biggest marijuana crops ever discovered in Western Australia, with an estimated street value of more than $17 million.

A Perth father is jailed for life for murdering his teenage partner after their violent relationship culminated in a "frenzied" and "ferocious" attack.

A former Perth rugby league coach who spent more than 14 years behind bars for "horrendous and abhorrent" child sex offences is jailed for another seven months for molesting a boy 25 years ago.

WA Police are forced to apologise after saying Craig Peacock, who double-dipped on his taxpayer-funded allowance to enrich himself and benefit friends including two MPs, would not face criminal charges.

A team of WA Police officers will be deployed to Japan as part of a revived investigation into former trade commissioner Craig Peacock, accused of misusing his position to pocket $540,000 in taxpayer funds.

900,000 people read Alex Reiff's searingly honest account of how he felt when he lost his job. Much to his amazement the searingly honest LinkedIn post in which he shared his fear and uncertanties quickly went viral. This Indianapolis sales executive’s experience of loss is being repeated globally. Around 700, 000 Australians, across a multitude of industries, have lost their jobs due to the fallout from the pandemic.  Now the word “unprecedented” has been bandied around a lot, but this kind of mass layoff hasn’t happened in this country since the “recession we had to have” in the early 90s. For many, losing their job will be not only an economic crisis but a psychological one. Alex Reiff, full-time dad  Aliya Rao, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Singapore Management University author of forthcoming book Crunch Time: how married couples confront unemployment. Janna Koretz , clinical psychologist specialising in mental health challenges associated with high pressure careers, founder of Azimuth Psychological in Boston. Deirdre Dowling, freelance classical musician, based in Paris, now back in Australia due to the pandemic. Silvia Regos, business growth advisor and coach who made a major transition in her career two years ago. Producer: Maria Tickle

Sharing with you one of the ABC's other great podcasts. Join Jan Fran and friends as they take life’s prickly bits and make them sweeter and easier to deal with.

On the 17th March Benjamin Netanyahu, the current Prime Minister of Israel will appear in court, charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust. Despite the charges his party won the most seats in the recent election. So why is he so popular and what does it tell us about Israel politics?

Joe Biden has emerged as the Democratic nominee for the United States Presidential race in November. But he’s run twice before and both times been defeated soundly. Why did he win this time and how did he gain the support of African American voters?

720 ABC Perth put the call out for eight young bright things (aged 8 - 12) to become our ABC Bright Young Arts Reviewers for the 2011 AWESOME Festival.

ABC Junior Arts Reviewer, Sofie Kerr reviews the 2011 AWESOME Festival.

720 ABC Perth put the call out for eight young bright things (aged 8 - 12) to become our ABC Bright Young Arts Reviewers for the 2011 AWESOME Festival. On Saturday 19th November, our reviewers got their ABC media passes and headed for a tour of the festival - seeing performances and installations that feature from 19 - 27 November in spots around the city.

720 ABC Perth put the call out for eight young bright things (aged 8 - 12) to become our ABC Bright Young Arts Reviewers for the 2011 AWESOME Festival.

720 ABC Perth put the call out for eight young bright things (aged 8 - 12) to become our ABC Bright Young Arts Reviewers for the 2011 AWESOME Festival. On Saturday 19th November, our reviewers got their ABC media passes and headed for a tour of the festival - seeing performances and installations that feature from 19 - 27 November in spots around the city.

A modest show about Nyoongar identity is a comic insight into living in two worlds, says 720 ABC's cultural correspondent Victoria Laurie

The man who shaped and reformed Australian intelligence services receives an overdue biography.

Renowned sailor Jon Sanders blames a "huge, confused swell" for the sinking his yacht off the coast of WA.

Member for Geraldton Ian Blayney quits the Liberal Party and will sit as an independent while his application to join the Nationals is being considered.

As family and friends of Joyce Clarke demand to know why the young woman was shot dead by police, a tragic picture of her early life blighted by drugs and mental illness is beginning to emerge.

Jayden Whyte tried to get help twice on the day he died. Now he is being remembered through a striking grassroots project that could help others before it's too late.

When Grammy-nominated American jazz performer Joey DeFrancesco sold his blonde-coloured Hammond B3 organ over eBay to an Australian bidder, he had one condition. That it be made available when he played in Australia.

After more than a decade of hard work and lobbying, a south-west Victorian Indigenous site has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.