WA government announces $500 million boost for health infrastructure
Half a billion dollars will be poured into bolstering the state’s health infrastructure as the WA government attempts…
Firefighters battling boat fire at Hillarys Boat Harbour
Thick plumes of smoke billowed over a popular harbour in Perth’s north after a 50-foot boat was engulfed…
Six men jailed after police foiled 2.4 tonne cocaine importation operation
Six men involved in one of Australia’s biggest drug busts, which was foiled when police substituted 2.4 tonnes…
Christopher John Sullivan sentenced for stabbing partner Pauline Mountford in Gooseberry Hill
A 74-year-old man who slashed his partner’s throat in their Perth Hills home, then took her phone as…
Two teenagers sentenced to detention over attacks on Perth men lured via Grindr app
Two “cowardly” teenage boys who used a dating app to target gay men in violent ambushes, including one…
WA politicians slam Optus after telco’s outage linked to triple-0 call failures
The WA government has confirmed the death of a 74-year-old man is one of three deaths linked to…
Perth family endure cold, wet winter in bus amid worsening housing crisis
Steve Pountney never imagined he’d be living on an old bus. But after applying for more than 100…
What we know about the Optus outage which disrupted triple-zero calls, resulted in three deaths
It’s been two days since three people, including an eight-week-old baby, died after a devastating Optus outage caused…
Perth childcare worker Robert David Reti found not guilty of indecently touching two young girls
A male childcare worker has been found not guilty in a Perth court of indecently touching two young…
Brittany Higgins files last-day appeal over ex-senator Linda Reynolds’s defamation win
Brittany Higgins has lodged an appeal against a WA Supreme Court judgement that she defamed former Liberal senator…
Qantas axes Perth to Busselton flights less than three months after service launched
Low demand is being blamed on Qantas axing its Perth to Busselton flight less than three months after…
WA Police officers subject to restraining orders desk-bound under gun reforms, union says
WA Police officers are being taken off the beat because new firearms laws mean they can’t carry a…