A mum who almost starved her childlike ballerina daughter to death and denied her medical treatment has made a bold bid in court. A mother who was jailed for almost starving her ballerina daughter to death has been denied bail.

A woman charged with murder over the death of a baby will not appear in court on Friday because she remains in hospital, police say. Detectives questioned the 28-year-old after the infant was found dead when police arrived at a home in Baldivis, in Perth ’s south, on Thursday morning.

The man accused of giving the Nazi salute several times while at a Perth pub declared ‘I love Australia’ as he left his first court appearance this morning. David Pye’s hatred for ‘poisonous’ ex-Rebels bikie boss Nick Martin motivated him to hire an assassin, prosecutors have argued as closing submissions in his high-profile murder trial begin.

Metallica concertgoers in Perth have made some shocking claims about the use of illegal drugs in the crowd while the rockers belted out their hits at Optus Stadium.

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Theena Barton revealed as postie killed in West Perth crash. “As inquiries continue, police believe the Isuzu D-Max may have been involved in an earlier collision with a Suzuki Vitara. No injuries were reported from the earlier incident,” WA Police said on Thursday.

To crime news first up, and a 34-year-old man from Dawesville has been charged with 59 offences – 38 of which relate to offending against children between 2022 and 2025. Mandurah Detectives have alleged the man used text messaging and social media apps to meet and establish a connection with young girls aged between 12 and 15.

The Osborne Park Football Club has now been suspended from the Perth Football League as the fallout from a controversial “Silly Sunday” costume continues.

England’s selection panel faces crucial decisions this week as they finalise the starting eleven for the first Ashes Test against Australia in Perth, starting November 21st.

Sunday Shootout: Broc Feeney dominated Sunday's Boost Mobile Top Ten Shootout in Perth. While Feeney was the biggest winner, Waters was the biggest mover, having qualified seventh. Reigning champion Will Brown and Penrite Racing driver Matt Payne will launch from third and fourth. Click here for session report.

The jump is the fasted monthly gain since June 2023, with the WA market showing little signs of slowing down. The data, released by Cotality, is likely a response to multiple interest rate cuts this year,