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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.
- by Heather McNeill, Angus Thompson and Hamish Hastie
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.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt, Heather McNeill and Hamish Hastie
Woman arrested in connection with missing Perth brothers in Mexico
Family and friends haven’t heard from Jake and Callum Robinson since Saturday, with the pair failing to check in to their Airbnb.
- by Heather McNeill and Marta Pascual Juanola
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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.
- by Angus Thompson, Heather McNeill, Jamie Freestone and Hamish Hastie
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Detainee accused of violent home invasion wasn’t wearing an ankle monitor
A former detainee accused of a violent assault was not required to wear an electronic ankle monitor and had been bailed by police and courts multiple times this year.
- by Angus Thompson, Heather McNeill and Olivia Ireland
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Mass casualties: 160 whales in beach stranding in WA’s south-west
More than 100 pilot whales have become stranded on a beach near Dunsborough on Thursday morning.
- by Sarah Brookes and Heather McNeill