Why didn’t WA’s program to counter violent extremism work?

Why didn’t WA’s program to counter violent extremism work?

A shocking incident in Perth – which WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch said had “all the hallmarks” of a terrorist attack – has highlighted the difficulty of reversing radical ideologies.

  • byHamish Hastie

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‘Radicalised teen’ shot dead by police in Willetton after stabbing
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‘Radicalised teen’ shot dead by police in Willetton after stabbing

A “radicalised” teenage boy has been shot dead by police following an “extremely confronting” incident in Willetton on Saturday night.

  • byHeather McNeill,Hamish Hastie andRebecca Peppiatt
WA’s top cop denies police ignored alleged murder victim’s triple-zero calls in days before her death
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WA’s top cop denies police ignored alleged murder victim’s triple-zero calls in days before her death

WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch has backed a police decision not to attend the Yangebup home of Joan Mary Drane 48 hours before her son allegedly murdered her.

  • byHamish Hastie
Commonwealth prosecutor feared detainee would reoffend before home invasion
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Commonwealth prosecutor feared detainee would reoffend before home invasion

A Commonwealth prosecutor twice raised fears a former immigration detainee would reoffend but did not oppose bail in the months before the man was accused of a brutal home invasion.

  • byHeather McNeill,Angus Thompson andHamish Hastie
Second WA detainee back before the courts after release under controversial High Court ruling

Second WA detainee back before the courts after release under controversial High Court ruling

Kimbengere Gosoge is the second former immigration detainee to have allegedly reoffended soon after their controversial release under a High Court ruling last November.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt,Heather McNeill andHamish Hastie
The phone call between Perth bashing victim and the immigration minister

The phone call between Perth bashing victim and the immigration minister

The Perth grandmother bashed in her own home,allegedly by a former detainee,has taken on the Immigration Minister Andrew Giles over the chain of events prior to the attack.

  • byHamish Hastie andJamie Freestone
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Roger Cook faces defamation threat from teen climate protesters

Roger Cook faces defamation threat from teen climate protesters

A concerns notice – the first step in a defamation action – regarding Cook’s comments was sent to his office on Wednesday morning.

  • byHamish Hastie
Detainee’s ankle monitor removed on government experts’ advice before alleged assault
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Detainee’s ankle monitor removed on government experts’ advice before alleged assault

A former immigration detainee accused of a violent assault during a home invasion had his ankle monitor removed following advice from a board of experts.

  • byAngus Thompson,Heather McNeill,Jamie Freestone andHamish Hastie
Cheap seats are back for tourists wanting to fly to WA’s top end
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Cheap seats are back for tourists wanting to fly to WA’s top end

The subsidies can knock between $400 to $500 off a one-way flight,with some of the new cheap fares already advertised.

  • byHamish Hastie
Detainee released in High Court ruling stands accused of violent home invasion
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Detainee released in High Court ruling stands accused of violent home invasion

A man arrested at the weekend over a home robbery in Perth had been released from immigration detention in November following a landmark court ruling.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt andHamish Hastie
Leon opened a drawer and found the lost history of his WWII veteran father
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Leon opened a drawer and found the lost history of his WWII veteran father

Proudly wearing Frans’ service medals at the King’s Park Anzac Day dawn service on Thursday morning Leon can retell his father’s WWII experience in extraordinary detail.

  • byHamish Hastie