Heather McNeill

Perth

Deputy Editor/ Chief of Staff at WAtoday

Deputy editor, chief reporter ✏️ | WAtoday | Fairfax [email protected]

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Police forced to call off search for missing Perth man

1 month ago | watoday.com.au | Heather McNeill

SaveNormal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeA Perth man who was travelling from Chidlow to Kalgoorlie has not been seen in nearly three weeks, as police ask for the public’s help to find the father-of-two. Paul Lamp, 54, travelled to Northam on Friday, May 9, where he stayed overnight. The following day it is believed he got cash out and purchased a small amount of food from a Northam supermarket before travelling to Kalgoorlie later that afternoon.
Twiggy drops off as three West Australians make AFR’s Rich List top 10

1 month ago | watoday.com.au | Heather McNeill

West Australian mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has fallen out of the Australian Financial Review Rich List top 10 for the first time in more than 15 years. The iron ore tycoon was ranked the richest man in Australia from 2020 to 2023, before beginning to slide down the rankings following his split from wife, Nicola, and the dividing of their shared fortune in 2023. Andrew and Nicola Forrest on the banks of the Swan River in Perth in 2023.
Twiggy drops off as three West Australians make AFR’s Rich List top 10

1 month ago | smh.com.au | Heather McNeill

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. West Australian mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has fallen out of the Australian Financial Review Rich List top 10 for the first time in more than 15 years. The iron ore tycoon was ranked the richest man in Australia from 2020 to 2023, before beginning to slide down the rankings following his split from wife, Nicola, and the dividing of their shared fortune in 2023.
Twiggy drops off as three West Australians make AFR’s Rich List top 10

1 month ago | brisbanetimes.com.au | Heather McNeill

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. West Australian mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has fallen out of the Australian Financial Review Rich List top 10 for the first time in more than 15 years. The iron ore tycoon was ranked the richest man in Australia from 2020 to 2023, before beginning to slide down the rankings following his split from wife, Nicola, and the dividing of their shared fortune in 2023.
Questions remain for judge as driver in crash that killed Nick Campo learns fate

1 month ago | watoday.com.au | Heather McNeill

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Questions remain for judge as driver in crash that killed Nick Campo learns fate

1 month ago | smh.com.au | Heather McNeill

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The judge sentencing the teenage driver who crashed his ute in North Lake last year, killing passenger Nick Campo, wants to know if the other youths in the car were encouraging him to speed to make it to a nightclub before lock-out. The judge also wants to find out whether the group snorted lines of cocaine with the driver before accepting his offer of a lift in July last year.
‘Bloody idiot’ who had luxury cars confiscated revealed as Perth tech guru

1 month ago | watoday.com.au | Rebecca Peppiatt |Heather McNeill

‘Bloody idiot’ who had luxury cars confiscated revealed as Perth tech guruSaveNormal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeA successful businessman has appeared in a Perth court over allegations he was driving without a valid licence last month, leading to the impoundment of his Mercedes-Benz Coupe just months after police seized his $100,000 Maserati and converted it into a patrol car.
Judge casts doubt on claim Perth hit-and-run driver has the mind of a child

2 months ago | watoday.com.au | Rebecca Peppiatt |Heather McNeill

“One of the most significant aspects of the offending is the need for general deterrence, but a person with an intellectual disability would suggest they are not an appropriate vehicle for general deterrence.”The court heard prosecutors were seeing an immediate term of imprisonment. Outside court, Shaheen told media she was sorry. “I apologise, I am mother, I am woman,” she said. “I am not angel, I am human. I am not doing intentionally.
Judge casts doubt on claim Perth hit-and-run driver has the mind of a child

2 months ago | smh.com.au | Rebecca Peppiatt |Heather McNeill

By Rebecca Peppiatt and Heather McNeill April 29, 2025 — 4.23pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A Perth judge has cast doubt on claims about the culpability of a woman who was due to be sentenced for the hit-and-run of a Willetton schoolgirl two years ago, remarking that a report claiming the driver had the verbal ability of a 10-year-old was “not adding up”.
WA news LIVE: John Howard in Perth to help Liberals win key seats

2 months ago | watoday.com.au | Heather McNeill

In case you missed it, former Prime Minister and Liberal stalwart John Howard flew into town late yesterday after being called in by the party to help muster votes for the upcoming federal election. He spent last night at the launch of the seat of Tangney Liberal candidate Howard Ong. “It goes without saying that every seat is important, just as every election is important,” he said.