Andrea Mayes

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Andrea Mayes

Labor has retained its dominance in the west with yet another emphatic federal election result, picking up an extra seat from the depleted Liberal Party who failed to reverse their significant losses from 2022. And teal independent Kate Chaney is predicted to retain the blue-ribbon seat of Curtin from Liberal challenger Tom White, according to the ABC election computer. Labor has snatched the seat of Moore from the Liberals.

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Andrea Mayes

You can't blame West Australians for waking up with a sense of deja-vu this morning, as we prepare to vote in our second election in just eight weeks. Those who haven't already voted, that is, either by post or at a pre-poll station — and more than 400,000 of us have taken that option. In March, we voted to re-elect Labor to government in WA, with Premier Roger Cook winning a comfortable majority.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Andrea Mayes

Jack Brearley, one of four people accused of murdering Perth teenager Cassius Turvey, has denied using an axe to cut the handles off shopping trolleys on the day the boy was attacked. It's alleged a pole ripped from a supermarket trolley was used to inflict the fatal blow. Mr Brearley blames one of his co-accused, Brodie Palmer, for the fatal assault, although he admits punching Cassius Turvey in self-defence after claiming the schoolboy stabbed him.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | David Weber |Andrea Mayes

Jack Brearley, who is one of the four people accused of murdering Perth teenager Cassius Turvey, will take the stand in the WA Supreme Court. He is accused of bashing the 15-year-old with a metal pole in the eastern Perth suburb of Middle Swan in October 2022. Mr Brearley is set to give evidence on Thursday afternoon. WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains an image of a person who has died, used with the permission of their family.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Andrea Mayes

When her beloved 12-year-old daughter went missing in 1980, the shock and trauma was almost too much for Marion Mott. Lisa Mott had been out playing basketball on a Thursday night in the small town of Collie, about 200 kilometres south of Perth, and was heading home on foot when she parted ways with her friend. She hasn't been seen since. In a video interview with WA Police in 2023 recorded for their Cold Case podcast, Lisa's mother, now called Marion Flower, spoke of the devastating aftermath.