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Prominent Perth doctor Anthony Bell cleared of assaulting wife, former human rights lawyer Rabia Siddique

Dr Anthony Bell is acquitted of assaulting his wife during an argument over another woman last year, as the judge suggests Rabia Siddigue had "engaged in a vendetta" against her husband.

ABC News · Apr 4, 2023

Court hears former human rights lawyer Rabia Siddique allege husband's push left her with serious wrist injury

A former human rights lawyer tells a court her husband, a prominent Perth doctor, pushed her to the ground and left her screaming in pain during an argument over another woman.

ABC News · Apr 3, 2023

Workpower to take over Activ's WA workshops employing people with disabilities

Last May, Activ Foundation announced it would close its large-scale industrial worksites, putting the employment of hundreds of West Australians with disabilities at risk. But now a new organisation will take over.

ABC News · Mar 27, 2023

Tributes flow for Perth Zoo's beloved elephant, Tricia, who died aged 65

Generations of West Australians share stories of their memories with Tricia, after the beloved elephant died on Wednesday night at the age of 65.

ABC News · Jul 7, 2022

Women who made abortion legal in Australia say now is the time for further reform

The architects of the first law to decriminalise abortion in Australia say the overturning of Roe v Wade in the US was a huge setback for reproductive rights, and further changes are needed at home to better enshrine access.

ABC News · Jul 3, 2022

'Outraged' women gather in Perth for nation's first protest sparked by US Roe v Wade decision

Australia sees its first major protest in the wake of the Roe v Wade decision with hundreds of people gathering outside the US Consulate in Perth.

ABC News · Jun 27, 2022

Superannuation losing value in the stock market crash may not be cause for panic, experts say

Anxiety among retirees is on the rise as the value of their superannuation shares falls, but experts say there's one key thing that the stock market plunge hasn't changed.

ABC News · Jun 18, 2022

The RBA interest rate rise will hit WA most, and it's not just mortgage loan holders who will hurt

With the highest inflation rate in the nation, West Australia is expected to be hit especially hard by the interest rate hike, leaving many questioning how they're going to manage.

ABC News · Jun 7, 2022

CCC begins public examination into Department of Communities following Paul Whyte fraud case

Former Department of Communities director-general Grahame Searle will take the stand as part of the Corruption and Crime Commission's public probe into how disgraced bureaucrat Paul Whyte was able to steal $27 million of taxpayers' money.

ABC News · May 23, 2022

Federal election sees Hasluck on the line as Labor seeks to unseat Indigenous Affairs Minister Ken Wyatt

Labor sets its sights set on the bellwether seat of Hasluck, a sprawling electorate north-east of Perth that senior Labor MP Jason Clare claims is the key to winning the federal election.

ABC News · May 5, 2022