Mentally impaired prisoner kept in jail illegally amid Frankland Centre bed shortage
A mentally impaired man was kept in jail illegally and denied suitable mental health care because of a…
Local government watchdog launches inquiry into problem-riddled City of Perth
Dysfunction at the City of Perth is set to be investigated further, with the local government watchdog launching…
Plans for new Perth Women and Babies Hospital slammed by doctors
Plans to manage high-risk births at WA’s new Women and Babies Hospital represent the government doubling down on…
One Nation claims new ‘heartland’ in WA as Labor, Liberals look to learn from defeat
The Labor and Liberal parties are beginning to lick their wounds after suffering a bruising defeat in a…
One Nation secures historic victory in Secret Harbour by-election, taking first WA lower house seat
One Nation has scored a historic win in Western Australia, securing its first lower house seat in the…
Nationals MP suspended from WA parliament over Palestinian art stoush
An art exhibition naming children killed in Gaza has sparked a bitter dispute in Western Australia’s parliament, culminating…
Hanson distances herself from ex-One Nation candidate’s homophobic views
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has distanced herself from a failed Western Australian One Nation candidate’s homophobic statements,…
First home buyers still face uphill battle despite Perth property market cooling
It is a sunny Thursday afternoon in the leafy inner-city Perth suburb of Mount Hawthorn. Tess McKenna is…
WA set to fall short of immunisation targets as free vaccination period ends
Western Australia is set to fall short of the ambitious vaccination targets it set ahead of the flu…
Woodside Energy fails in court bid to force activists to hand over stink-bomb plans
Energy giant Woodside has failed in its Supreme Court bid to force climate activists to hand over documents…
WA minister Paul Papalia quits politics, triggering Secret Harbour by-election
Senior WA government minister and Labor stalwart Paul Papalia has announced his resignation from politics, triggering a by-election…
WA regional courts to reopen a month earlier than planned after security issues
A security shortfall that left more than 20 regional Western Australian courts closed, creating delays, dislocation and reduced…