Premier Roger Cook handed extra powers as pro-development laws pass WA parliament
WA Premier Roger Cook will be granted extra powers to change the rules on approvals for hand-picked “priority…
Man, 18, charged over allegedly displaying Nazi symobl near mosque in Perth suburb
Police have arrested and charged an 18-year-old man who was allegedly spotted wearing a Nazi symbol near a…
David Sharaz declared bankrupt in federal court hearing prompted by Linda Reynolds
Brittany Higgins’s husband David Sharaz has been declared bankrupt in the Federal Court in Perth, two months after former…
WA government to roll out six more high-tech cameras to capture driver bad behaviour
The West Australian government will spend $80 million on a new road safety program, which includes the installation…
Severe heatwave cancels event, closes popular abalone fishing spot as season begins
A severe heatwave has forced authorities to close Penguin Island and cancel a popular event at Government House…
UK backpacker Alicia Kemp sentenced over e-scooter death of Thanh Phan in Perth CBD
An English backpacker who was drunk when she hit and killed a man while riding an e-scooter in…
Emergency warnings issued for bushfires burning in Kenwick, Bullsbrook
Lives and homes are under threat in Perth’s south-eastern suburbs and in the city’s north-east as two fast-moving…
AC Milan Serie A Perth soccer game in serious doubt amid FIFA roadblock
Plans to host seven-time European champions AC Milan in Perth for an Italian league game are in trouble,…
Three more teenagers charged over stabbing at Ellenbrook Secondary College
A 15-year-old was sitting on a bench at his high school when he was approached by a gang…
AI to be trialled at Royal Perth Hospital in bid to reduce pressure on WA health system
Western Australia’s ailing health system is turning to AI to try and help free up doctors and nurses…
‘Integrity’ of environmental approvals questioned in WA government’s attempt to balance nature and industry in new laws
Western Australia’s beautiful natural environment creates a perennial headache for governments: how to balance environmental protection with the…
Inquest wraps up into death of Perth 10yo boy in Department of Communities care
WARNING: This story contains distressing content. A 10-year-old Noongar boy who died while in state care has been…