A physiotherapist facing 542 corruption charges will have his trial heard by judge alone after the court found there had been extensive media publicity.
The process for obtaining liquor licences in Perth has become less clear after the Commissioner of Police successfully challenged approvals for a new Dan Murphy's store in Rockingham.
West Australian Supreme Court judge Joseph McGrath and former Australian Public Service commissioner Lynelle Briggs have been appointed to lead the federal government's aged care royal commission, which is expected to take 18 months.