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Youth facility 'improved' despite rooftop stand-off

A youth detention centre where six inmates climbed onto a roof during a stand-off with authorities has improved in recent years, a government minister says.

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Work begins to replace 'inhumane' youth detention site

Early work has started on a $158 million youth detention facility to house challenging detainees currently being held in a wing of an adult prison.

AAP

High security centre to be 'world's best' youth prison

A new 30-bed, $100 million youth detention facility will be "the best of its kind in the world", the WA Government says.

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Serial shoplifters, retail worker attackers face jail

Penalties for violent attacks on Western Australian retail workers have been bolstered while serial shoplifters could face jail under new laws.

AAP

New laws will ensure DV accused lose access to guns

Police will no longer need a warrant to seize firearms from gun owners accused of domestic violence under amendments to WA laws being debated in parliament.

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Behind every statistic there is someone like Jenny or Gretl. Their friends and family say things must change

Unheeded warnings and outdated gun laws are being scrutinised in the aftermath of another domestic violence tragedy in Perth

The Guardian - AU

WA minister says threshold for police intervention must be lower after Perth shooting double murder

Paul Papalia flags changes to ‘inadequate’ laws following claims that police were warned about killer Mark Bombara’s arsenal of firearms

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'Idiotic' outback gold ore stealing ring busted

More than a dozen bikies face charges after police swooped on an outback gold ore heist involving a suburban home being used as a processing facility.

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Guards watching movies when teen self-harmed in custody

An interim report into the death of an Indigenous teenager after he self-harmed in youth detention has found multiple system failures.

AAP

WA minister defends actions after teen died in custody

A West Australian government minister has blamed his advisors for the information he gave media after a teen self-harmed in detention and died.

AAP

Indigenous boy fighting for life after custody incident

A 16-year-old boy is in a critical condition in hospital after he was found unresponsive in his cell at the Unit 18 detention facility in Western Australia.

AAP

Indigenous boy, 16, in critical condition after being found unresponsive at WA youth prison

Boy resuscitated at Casuarina prison before being taken to Perth’s Sir Charles Gairdner hospital

The Guardian - AU

High-powered guns surrendered, destroyed in buyback

High-powered and military-style firearms worth up to $18,000 each have been surrendered to authorities following a West Australian government buyback.

AAP

Cleo Smith abduction: how a solitary ping to a mobile phone tower was key to finding child

WA police minister discloses fresh details in the capture of Terence Kelly, while Cleo’s parents reveal the lingering effects on the family

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Defence Strategic Review concludes WA's northern coast a 'primary area of military interest'

Australia's first major defence force review in a generation says the nation's geographical benefits are "radically reduced", with WA's north now a "primary area of military interest".

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How WA Police's new search powers aim to disrupt organised criminals' ability to distribute drugs

Citing lessons learned during COVID border closures, the WA government hands police "world-leading" search powers at its border crossings to stem the flow of illegal drugs into the state.

AAP

Fresh push for changes to 'distorted' GST system

The distribution of GST among states is an "affront to decency" and must be rectified by the federal government, Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas says.

Daily Mirror

Key workers eyeing move to Australia with more than 50,000 Brits tempted to quit UK

A A delegation of Australians will start visiting jobs fairs across the countries today and 50,000 people have already shown an interest in joining the exodus.

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Daily Mirror

Thousands of Brits urged to live in stunning city where pay is three times more than UK

A team of Australians on the hunt to fill 31,000 job vacancies are heading for British soil in a bid to lure over skilled workers to Perth - where it's said you could earn up to three times as much

Daily Mirror

Terrifying hidden bunker found beneath sofa with arsenal of high-powered weapons

The bunker was hidden under a decoy sofa and the video shows it lifted to reveal a set of stairs that leads down to a shooting range with a vast amount of guns

Belfast Live

Jobs in Australia: Government of Western Australia to visit UK and Ireland in search of staff

They're looking for teachers, nurses and other skilled workers such as builders and plumbers - and many of the vacancies pay more than double the average UK salary

Evening Standard

‘We are here to steal your workers’: Londoners to be offered new life Down Under

A delegation from Western Australia is coming to the capital to recruit police officers, nurses and a range of other workers

Wales Online

'We are here to steal your workers' Aussies want to tempt people Down Under

Delegation to UK selling the surf and sun lifestyle to recruit more than 30k workers to Western Australia

ABC News

WA high-powered weapons ban surprises pastoralists after bunker uncovered

The WA government and police say the discovery of a suburban weapons cache highlights the need for reform, but pastoralists and farmers are sceptical.

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WA farmer who survived childhood sexual abuse says gun laws may worsen stigma around getting help

Sexual abuse survivor says he found help but worries new gun laws may stop other farmers accessing mental health support out of fear of losing their weapons.

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