Western Australia

Fremantle Dockers show they have the steel to be best in AFL ABC Online16:41Victoria NFL

Recent finals history is against Freo, but these numbers could save them ABC Online15:02Victoria NFL

Greek Australian community farewells Peter Katsambanis Neos Kosmos00:34Australia Politics Greece Australia

Former Victorian and Western Australian MP Peter Katsambanis dies Neos Kosmos11:25Australia Politics Greece Australia

Coal workers back strike action at heart of WA's energy grid ABC Online01:09Energy and Utilities

Northrop Grumman, Icrar deliver high-speed optical comms in Western Australia Asia Pacific Defence Reporter18:16Astronomy Australia South Pacific

WA awards grant for drone detection research Australian Aviation17:01Astronomy Australia South Pacific

Sitzler wins $172m Acacia Prison expansion contract in Western Australia World Construction Network05:30Australia South Pacific

Concerns for Myanmar seafarer missing for four days in Western Australia Democratic Voice of Burma22:26Myanmar Australia South Pacific

Mystery surrounds seafarer missing in WA's far North ABC Online02:26Myanmar Australia South Pacific

Build it and they will come: The urgent grid upgrades WA needs to quit coal and power green industry RenewEconomy10:03Australian Real Estate Energy and Utilities South Pacific

Logistics giant backs plans for state’s first electric freight network, possibly with Chinese trucks and battery swaps The Driven21:12Australia South Pacific

Former Liberal candidate cautioned over Lgbtqia+ comments ABC Online04:37Australia Politics New York

Golfers despair as rabbits damage one of Australia's best courses ABC Online18:06Australia Politics New York

Boy with scalp ripped open waited two days for medical flight to Perth ABC Online23:08Perth

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In the last half-hour

Growing pains in Rockingham before Aukus subs even arrive ABC Online19:12

In the last 4 hours

WA expands medical capability on its rescue helicopters Australian Aviation17:01

Fremantle Dockers show they have the steel to be best in AFL ABC Online16:41

Court hears how Mexican police found bodies of Australian brothers ABC Online16:14

Earlier today

Dockers and Cats put season on the line in semifinal showdown ABC Online05:08

Being a renter, Jenny missed out on solar boon but that is about to change ABC Online04:50

Former Liberal candidate cautioned over Lgbtqia+ comments ABC Online04:37

Police use of force under review after 63yo woman pushed to ground ABC Online04:31

Royal Australian Navy trials remotely piloted aircraft systems from offshore patrol vessels in Western Australia Defence Connect02:12

‘Bullies’: Woolworths staff storm Perth IGA The West Australian00:35

Yesterday

Electoral Matters Committee heads to Darwin and Perth for September hearings Parliament of Australia21:40 10-Sep-26

BHP subsidiary class action begins over public holiday work ABC Online20:07 10-Sep-26

Farmer's legacy lives on in wildflower he discovered before tragic death ABC Online20:02 10-Sep-26

What drove the Tasmanian devil out of northern WA? ABC Online19:27 10-Sep-26

Four-day week the answer to country town's staffing challenges ABC Online18:10 10-Sep-26

How this Perth man keeps Dockers fans pumped up from the top ABC Online17:24 10-Sep-26

Outbid by $60k, Karli won her dream home with a heartfelt letter ABC Online17:01 10-Sep-26

Recent finals history is against Freo, but these numbers could save them ABC Online15:02 10-Sep-26

Rio Tinto wins Aboriginal consent for Winu copper mine The Northern Miner14:05 10-Sep-26

Stalwart says fishing industry facing wipe-out without radical change ABC Online02:51 10-Sep-26

Greek Australian community farewells Peter Katsambanis Neos Kosmos00:34 10-Sep-26

In the last 7 days

Image Resources NL Announces 43% Increase in Durack Mineral Sands Resources ShareCafe23:16 9-Sep-26

Logistics giant backs plans for state’s first electric freight network, possibly with Chinese trucks and battery swaps The Driven21:12 9-Sep-26

Mining boom leaves little room for tourists in Australia's gold capital ABC Online20:34 9-Sep-26

Perth music teacher charged with producing child exploitation material ABC Online20:21 9-Sep-26

Former VicRoads staff blame privatisation for state's crumbling roads ABC Online19:33 9-Sep-26

'It won't work': WA opposition blasts 'State of Energy' ad campaign ABC Online17:44 9-Sep-26

Dockers goalsneak Dudley reflects on improbable AFL rise ABC Online17:17 9-Sep-26

Staggering price tag for states worst hit by rising seas revealed ABC Online15:21 9-Sep-26

Arrow, BGRE strike office lease deals Real Estate Source11:21 9-Sep-26

Build it and they will come: The urgent grid upgrades WA needs to quit coal and power green industry RenewEconomy10:03 9-Sep-26

Rowlett Automates Hotel Tax Enforcement, Poland’s Building-Level Ban Clears Cabinet, Western Australia Issues Its First … Rental Scale-Up09:44 9-Sep-26

'Wrong decision': New babies' hospital plans slammed by doctors ABC Online05:29 9-Sep-26

Work advances on $1.3bn Women and Babies Hospital in Murdoch, Western Australia World Construction Network05:08 9-Sep-26

Company admits failures for fatal Curtin University roof collapse ABC Online03:11 9-Sep-26

'Taking away my rights': Resident to fell giant tree before council rule change ABC Online02:57 9-Sep-26

Coal workers back strike action at heart of WA's energy grid ABC Online01:09 9-Sep-26

Golden Dragon breathes fire with high-grade WA gold hits The West Australian00:38 9-Sep-26

Black dust pollution sparks push to change Chinese-owned miner's license ABC Online00:30 9-Sep-26

The departing Panther who shapes as Penrith's finals wildcard ABC Online23:24 8-Sep-26

Boy with scalp ripped open waited two days for medical flight to Perth ABC Online23:08 8-Sep-26

Terrain bags $2.5m premium backing for Mid West gold drill blitz The West Australian21:55 8-Sep-26

Years of waiting for diagnosis causing mental distress for women ABC Online18:03 8-Sep-26

Can Australia produce another outback film classic? ABC Online14:58 8-Sep-26

'I made mistakes but I am not a killer': Strobel boyfriend breaks silence ABC Online14:43 8-Sep-26

Singaporean driver who ran over cyclist in Perth pleads guilty to manslaughter AsiaOne04:14 8-Sep-26

Six-day Rfds wait for boy with a shattered kneecap ABC Online03:06 8-Sep-26

Prisoner of war's sister urges Australians to remember horrors of Sandakan ABC Online01:18 8-Sep-26

Six-day medical transfer wait for boy with shattered kneecap ABC Online00:47 8-Sep-26

Korea's space agency eyes deeper role in $2 bil. global telescope network The Korea Times00:13 8-Sep-26

Border Force seizes 1.7m cigarettes, thousands of vapes in WA, NT raids ABC Online23:02 7-Sep-26

Concerns for Myanmar seafarer missing for four days in Western Australia Democratic Voice of Burma22:26 7-Sep-26

Legendary rockers announce Australian show run InDaily Queensland21:07 7-Sep-26

Car plunges into suburban sinkhole in Perth's south ABC Online20:40 7-Sep-26

Invictus Australia Sports Festival 2026 headed to Perth Asia Pacific Defence Reporter18:51 7-Sep-26

Erin Phillips and Bruce McAvaney given SANFL's highest honour ABC Online18:48 7-Sep-26

Judge replaced as alleged killers of Australian brothers face trial in Mexico ABC Online16:15 7-Sep-26

Labor's broken promise on plastic recycling ABC Online15:04 7-Sep-26

Former childcare worker's husband avoids jail for sharing child exploitation material ABC Online05:39 7-Sep-26

Sitzler wins $172m Acacia Prison expansion contract in Western Australia World Construction Network05:30 7-Sep-26

Cricket Australia green lights Bbl privatisation, defying power states ABC Online05:26 7-Sep-26

Man killed after being run over by garbage truck in suburban Perth ABC Online04:02 7-Sep-26

Canadian sailor rescued in the Indian Ocean. ABC Online03:21 7-Sep-26

Solo sailor winched to safety in dramatic Indian Ocean rescue ABC Online03:21 7-Sep-26

Trial begins for five people charged over 850kg cocaine haul near Rottnest ABC Online02:40 7-Sep-26

Mystery surrounds seafarer missing in WA's far north ABC Online02:26 7-Sep-26

Elder among last to remember Australia's forgotten 'parkland' ABC Online18:11 6-Sep-26

Tree-killing beetle still poses major threat, as bird flu takes centre stage ABC Online17:25 6-Sep-26

Perth traveller pain as eruption cancels Indonesia flights The West Australian08:15 6-Sep-26

'Not about revenge': Parents of Perth brothers killed in Mexico to attend trial ABC Online01:27 6-Sep-26

Ex-Eagle says 'conservative and vanilla' AFL club's main focus is money ABC Online23:00 5-Sep-26

50 years of spotting southern right whales off Great Australian Bight ABC Online22:05 5-Sep-26

Old working dogs refuse to be put out to pasture ABC Online21:01 5-Sep-26

Negotiations over 'Australia's biggest shortcut' near an end ABC Online20:32 5-Sep-26

Perth looks back to the day when Mundaring Weir last overflowed ABC Online19:21 5-Sep-26

Northrop Grumman, ICRAR deliver high-speed optical comms in Western Australia Asia Pacific Defence Reporter18:16 5-Sep-26

Perth firey’s prized 9/11 memento tells story of brotherhood The West Australian14:04 5-Sep-26

Former Victorian and Western Australian MP Peter Katsambanis dies Neos Kosmos11:25 5-Sep-26

Peter Katsambanis remembered as one of Liberal Party's 'finest' warriors ABC Online02:23 5-Sep-26

How Harley Reid copes with the hype of being WA's most famous sportsman ABC Online23:34 4-Sep-26

Broome disappears into thick fog as WA wet season nears ABC Online20:37 4-Sep-26

What Labor's safe seat loss to One Nation means for Australian politics ABC Online20:06 4-Sep-26

Country pub owner proud to keep 'heartbeat' of town going at 86 ABC Online19:26 4-Sep-26

Baowu eyes stake in BHP’s Jimblebar mine: Reuters The Northern Miner15:36 4-Sep-26

Accused Perth fraudster makes extraordinary court admission The West Australian06:19 4-Sep-26

Carolina Wilga reveals fight for survival after becoming lost in WA outback ABC Online02:39 4-Sep-26

Emirates Hosts Inaugural ‘Travel Rehearsal’ Events to Empower Neurodiverse Families Across Australia Emirates (Press Release)01:56 4-Sep-26

In the last month

Heavy metal but no tutus in new Macbeth ballet production ABC Online22:15 3-Sep-26

Shire confirms five dogs poisoned on two streets, killing three ABC Online18:40 3-Sep-26

Dockers wilt against masterful Hawthorn in qualifying final ABC Online17:39 3-Sep-26

Dockers and Hawks meet for massive qualifying final clash ABC Online05:17 3-Sep-26

Realtor raided after allegations agent sold client's home to himself ABC Online04:16 3-Sep-26

Boy, 16, sentenced for black swan cruelty captured on video ABC Online04:05 3-Sep-26

Morley Market business owners still struggling one year after devastating fire ABC Online01:49 3-Sep-26

Southern Cross Care buys inner-city office Real Estate Source01:48 3-Sep-26

Qantas slashes allowance and raises luggage prices for island flights ABC Online00:12 3-Sep-26

This abattoir wants to hire 60 people but just one Australian applied ABC Online21:59 2-Sep-26

Big battery owner slapped with hefty fine for pushing up power prices and “profit maximising” RenewEconomy21:23 2-Sep-26

Insurance delays as Exmouth residents struggle with living conditions ABC Online18:58 2-Sep-26

Golfers despair as rabbits damage one of Australia's best courses ABC Online18:06 2-Sep-26

World leaders missing in action as UN warns of climate target breach ABC Online04:50 2-Sep-26

Boy, 14, charged after man knocked unconscious outside Hungry Jacks ABC Online04:21 2-Sep-26

Boy, 14, charged over alleged rock attack that left man unconscious ABC Online04:21 2-Sep-26

WA government pushes merger of state's only two coal mines ABC Online03:30 2-Sep-26

WA police drop hundreds of AI seatbelt fines to avoid wasting court time ABC Online03:15 2-Sep-26

“Fully funded, fully contracted:” Construction team ready to go on state’s largest solar-battery hybrid RenewEconomy02:36 2-Sep-26

Rare photos found in attic shed light on Indigenous rights movement ABC Online18:09 1-Sep-26

Sunshine and snow: Your photos of WA's wild August weather ABC Online17:29 1-Sep-26

Australian police find meth hidden inside McMuffin breakfast sandwich Global News16:36 1-Sep-26

Midnight power raid by big batteries in regulator’s crosshairs ABC Online16:16 1-Sep-26

Homegrown home battery upstart shares in $1.7 million of funding to boost local manufacturing RenewEconomy06:52 1-Sep-26

Family of Perth man missing in Nepal hoping for 'miracle' ABC Online06:25 1-Sep-26

Family ‘hoping for a miracle’ as Perth man missing in Nepal The West Australian05:22 1-Sep-26

76yo loses retirement savings as granny flat builder collapses ABC Online04:33 1-Sep-26

'No action' against Chris Ellison, MinRes after regulator ends tax probe ABC Online02:41 1-Sep-26

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