Rebecca Trigger
Rebecca Trigger is a journalist and producer for ABC News. She has worked for the state newsroom in Perth and the National Investigations Team in Sydney.
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Latest by Rebecca Trigger
Cultural, mental health training unlikely to have prevented fatal shooting of Aboriginal woman, inquiry told
By Piper Duffy, Alice Angeloni, and Rebecca Trigger
A policewoman who saw a fellow officer fatally shoot an Aboriginal woman with known mental health issues tells a coronial inquiry additional training was unlikely to have prevented the victim's death.
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Family of WA woman shot dead by police anxious for answers ahead of inquest
Five years after a 29-year-old Yamatji woman was shot dead on a suburban street in regional WA, her family want the officer who pulled the trigger moved to a different beat.
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'That's hostage justice': Lawyer's fears for Australian woman charged with drug importation in Japan
After 18 months awaiting trial for allegedly trying to import 2 kilograms of methamphetamine into Japan, WA grandmother Donna Nelson is allowed to spend time with her three-year-old granddaughter.
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WA grandmother's trial for allegedly importing 1.9kg of drugs into Japan delayed at last minute
The trial of Donna Nelson, the former Greens candidate accused of smuggling drugs into Japan, is delayed just two days before it was due to commence, with some of her family already en route to the country.
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'Fixated on power': US Navy chief issues warning on China amid WA's thawing relationship with superpower
By Rebecca Trigger and Daryna Zadvirna
Just 24 hours after Chinese Premier Li Qiang dined on West Australian lobster and rubbed shoulders with the state's powerbrokers, a US Navy chief uses his Perth visit to urge a cautious approach to Australia's rekindled relationship with the superpower.
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Physiotherapy boss who 'groomed' young female patients jailed for sexual abuse at clinic
The former part owner of what is now one of WA's biggest physiotherapy chains is jailed for sexually assaulting five teenagers and young women during massage treatments at his clinics.
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As people come to terms with yet another DV murder, the families of women killed by men shake their heads
The sister of Lynn Cannon, who was killed by her estranged husband in Perth, says her family's tragedy has been repeated by the Floreat murders.
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Three people dead after shooting in Floreat, in Perth's west
By Rebecca Trigger and Ruby Littler
A third person has died after being rushed to hospital following a shooting Perth's western suburbs.
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Brittany Higgins's wedding prompts judge to give her more time to file documents related to defamation case
The WA Supreme Court agrees to give Brittany Higgins more time to file legal documents so she can focus on her wedding next month, as she fights to protect a trust set up in her name from Senator Linda Reynolds.
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Defamation trial between Linda Reynolds and Brittany Higgins appears likely as mediation collapses
Senator Linda Reynolds' defamation action against her former staffer Brittany Higgins appears destined for trial as mediation talks in Perth break down again.
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Prosecutors seek jail term for carer as he admits leaving non-verbal man in locked car on 40C day
Perth carer Tsz Wing Tam pleads guilty to leaving his client, a 25-year-old non-verbal man with autism, locked in the back of a car outside Joondalup's shopping centre during a heatwave.
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Perth 'extreme heat mortality events' predicted to rise five-fold by 2050 if temperatures keep rising
By Rebecca Trigger and Tabarak Al Jrood
A study commissioned by WA's Department of Health examines heat-related impacts on health in Perth amid climbing global temperatures, and the results paint a troubling picture.
Rape charges against Perth bikie Troy Mercanti dropped amid coercion fears for alleged victim
By Andrea Mayes and Rebecca Trigger
Notorious bikie Troy Mercanti is awarded costs after rape charges against him relating to an alleged incident in Karrinyup are dropped in a Perth court today.
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'No cell or conspiracy': Police seize Perth teen's mobile phones as stabbing attack motivation probed
By Daryna Zadvirna, Andrea Mayes, Rebecca Trigger, Grace Burmas and staff
Police have seized items from the family home of a 16-year-old schoolboy who was fatally shot by officers as they probe the motivation behind his weekend knife attack.
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Perth bikie Troy Mercanti faces court charged with raping and assaulting woman
Perth bikie gang member Troy Mercanti faces court for allegedly raping and assaulting a woman at his northern suburbs home.
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Perth high school teacher jailed for secretly recording three female students with iPad in class
The 42-year-old used a school-issued iPad to take pictures of the girls' while they attended his classes, with the alarm being raised by other students who noticed it.
Brittany Higgins fails in bid to delay defamation trial brought by Senator Linda Reynolds
By Rebecca Trigger and Nicolas Perpitch
Linda Reynolds is suing Brittany Higgins and her fiancé David Sharaz over social media posts made in July last year.
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Brother who found heavily pregnant sister dead denies claims he was involved in murder
The lawyer of an accused killer on trial for bludgeoning to death a pregnant woman who was carrying his child has accused her brother of being involved in her death.
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Murdered pregnant woman Janet Dweh pursued by second married man before death, defence lawyer claims
Defence lawyers for a man accused of killing his pregnant lover claim another married man was in love with her and was "desperate to know" who the father of her unborn child was.
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Heavily pregnant nurse killed by lover after she refused to abort baby, prosecution claims
A Perth man is on trial for murder after he allegedly killed his lover, a nurse who was eight months pregnant with their baby.
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While all eyes have been on the failed Bruce Lehrmann defamation case, another legal drama is playing out in WA
Senator Linda Reynolds sues her former political staffer Brittany Higgins and Ms Higgins's partner David Sharaz for defamation over a series of social media posts — and neither side appears willing to back down.
'Unspeakable tragedy': Boy's suicide in state care prompts doubts about system's ability to cope
The death of a 10-year-old Indigenous boy raises serious questions about how well the system is coping with a surge in children in state care in Western Australia. WARNING: This story contains distressing content.
Assassinated bikie boss Nick Martin stole club money to fund lavish home renovation, court hears
The assassination of bikie boss Nick Martin happened just months after he was asked to step aside over fears he was stealing club money to fund a lavish home renovation, a Perth court has heard.
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Perth woman found guilty of attempted murder after injecting ill husband with insulin
A former nurse accused of trying to carry out a "mercy killing" of her seriously ill husband by injecting him with insulin is found guilty of attempted murder.
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Charges against Meta discontinued in WA after move by Andrew Forrest targeting false crypto ads
Criminal charges against Meta Platforms, formerly Facebook, are discontinued in the WA District Court, after mining magnate Andrew Forrest targeted alleged scam advertisements used to defraud Australian investors.
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