Western Australia

'I'm somebody now': After 88 years Maisie finally has a birth certificate ABC Online03:04
'Motherships', corpses and 'comical' failures as drug smugglers try it all ABC Online22:04
When Bugurra was 11, her life changed forever. A photo captured the moment ABC Online20:22
Teen seriously injured in e-bike crash in Perth's western suburbs ABC Online08:33
'Disgusting': Aussie's alarm over growing suburban bin 'crisis' Yahoo! Australia07:06
Lavender farms and wildlife trails: Best Perth attractions for a family holiday The Straits Times06:16
Asbestos found in new ECU city campus, but won't be removed before it opens ABC Online01:14

Latest News

In the last 15 minutes

Call for Australia to adopt federal human rights act ABC Online21:06

In the last 2 hours

Heywire winners bring 'raw, honest storytelling' of life in the regions ABC Online20:05

In the last 4 hours

Father's remorse as inquest for boy in state care ends Yahoo! Australia17:44

In the last 8 hours

BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners invests $2bn in Australian power network IPE Real Assets13:41

Earlier today

Flights from regional Western Australia to Perth set to increase 9News (Video)12:13

Family pays emotional tribute to 10yo boy as inquest closes ABC Online11:33

Perth man crowned winner of Australia’s best lawn The West Australian10:13

BHP sells stake in iron ore power network to BlackRock for $2 billion Investing.com07:03

Body of WA man who reportedly fell off jetty in regional Sa waters found ABC Online05:59

Woman accused of murder at aged care home deemed unfit to stand trial ABC Online05:38

BHP signs US$2 billion deal: Here's the key takeaway The Motley Fool (Australia)05:17

BHP strikes US$2BN infrastructure deal with BlackRock’s GIP Proactive Investors (Australia)05:14

BHP Sells Pilbara Power Stake to BlackRock Unit for $2 Billion Yahoo! US04:41

BHP brings in BlackRock's GIP as $2bn partner on WAIO inland power assets Mining Weekly04:26

Six youths charged after teen allegedly attacked at Perth school 9News02:42

Perth student Kate Cleaver wins 2025 Brian White Scholarship AdNews02:11

Canadian traditional owners fear Australian-style LNG development ABC Online01:34

Six teenagers charged after Perth student stabbed in alleged knife attack ABC Online01:28

Yesterday

Isolated families furious over WA's regional flight cap changes ABC Online23:33 8-Dec-25

What is being done about WA's '19th century' youth justice conditions? ABC Online23:01 8-Dec-25

Pilbara iron ore giants take delivery of first “early learner” electric haul trucks The Driven22:56 8-Dec-25

Plenty of other local fish in the sea despite demersal ban, chef says ABC Online22:35 8-Dec-25

Alter Boy's NRG is up for vocalist of the year — yet he doesn't sing ABC Online22:18 8-Dec-25

Warning as worst plague in 40 years descends on Aussie city: 'Driving people crazy' Yahoo! Australia19:04 8-Dec-25

Qantas now operating direct Perth-Johannesburg flights Engineering News13:31 8-Dec-25

Chevron announces Stage 3 FID on Gorgon Riviera Maritime Media13:11 8-Dec-25

Qantas boosts Perth hub with new direct flights to Johannesburg and Auckland Aviation2412:49 8-Dec-25

Police searching for mum and son in Western Australia 9News12:42 8-Dec-25

Search for mother and son in Western Australia 9News (Video)11:47 8-Dec-25

Student stabbed in 'targeted' knife attack at Perth high school ABC Online10:38 8-Dec-25

Perth school locked down after reported stabbing 9News (Video)10:15 8-Dec-25

Death of 10yo in state care may have been accident not suicide, inquest told ABC Online09:50 8-Dec-25

Man in coma after allegedly smashing head into ambulance windscreen ABC Online06:23 8-Dec-25

'Respect' frustrates Reynolds' pursuit of Higgins' cash Yahoo! Australia06:07 8-Dec-25

Perth man guilty of making 'upskirt' videos of women, girls ABC Online06:02 8-Dec-25

Rio Tinto rolls out first Pilbara-made iron-ore rail car Mining Weekly04:54 8-Dec-25

Chalice unveils plan for Australia’s first primary PGM mine Mining Weekly04:30 8-Dec-25

Cleveland Dodd's care in youth detention 'inhumane', coroner finds ABC Online03:14 8-Dec-25

Qantas launches Auckland-Perth service, new Johannesburg route New Zealand Herald03:06 8-Dec-25

Rio Tinto’s first Pilbara-made rail car built by Gemco in Karratha Business Wire (Press Release)02:31 8-Dec-25

Perth IT professional Michael Clapsis jailed over years-long hack The Greek Herald01:57 8-Dec-25

In the last 7 days

How would your social feed look if you controlled what you saw? ABC Online23:48 7-Dec-25

Perth's new bin rules bring maggots and bad smells to angry residents ABC Online23:16 7-Dec-25

Looking back on 25 years of hitchhiking in the Pilbara, Kevin has many tales to tell ABC Online22:35 7-Dec-25

WA power producers accused of overcharging on wholesale electricity ABC Online22:19 7-Dec-25

Coroner to deliver Indigenous teen's inquest findings Yahoo! Australia17:45 7-Dec-25

WA Uber passengers get lowest rating in the nation The West Australian17:05 7-Dec-25

Small tremor of magnitude 2.8 just reported 7 miles southwest of Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia Volcano Discovery15:57 7-Dec-25

Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia Volcano Discovery15:57 7-Dec-25

A new direct flight between ‘Perthfontein’ and Joburg has launched The South African13:20 7-Dec-25

Naked man smashes ambulance windscreen in Kalgoorlie-Boulder ABC Online09:16 7-Dec-25

'I'm somebody now': After 88 years Maisie finally has a birth certificate ABC Online03:04 7-Dec-25

Findings set to reveal dysfunction that led to WA's first youth detention death ABC Online01:18 7-Dec-25

All-abilities nippers surf lifesaving program extended to regional WA ABC Online01:07 7-Dec-25

Tradies, nurses and young Aussies at risk of December mistake that will haunt them for years Yahoo! Australia01:00 7-Dec-25

Cyclone Joan's fury remembered 50 years on ABC Online23:05 6-Dec-25

ASC ramps up WA recruitment Asia Pacific Defence Reporter22:20 6-Dec-25

'Motherships', corpses and 'comical' failures as drug smugglers try it all ABC Online22:04 6-Dec-25

When Bugurra was 11, her life changed forever. A photo captured the moment ABC Online20:22 6-Dec-25

Boy riding e-bike hit by car in Perth 9News (Video)11:54 6-Dec-25

Han Xu stars in home debut as Perth Lynx defeat Melbourne Boomers CGTN09:24 6-Dec-25

Teen seriously injured in e-bike crash in Perth's western suburbs ABC Online08:33 6-Dec-25

'Disgusting': Aussie's alarm over growing suburban bin 'crisis' Yahoo! Australia07:06 6-Dec-25

Community raises funds after two children charged over Geraldton fire ABC Online06:48 6-Dec-25

Lavender farms and wildlife trails: Best Perth attractions for a family holiday The Straits Times06:16 6-Dec-25

Man charged after allegedly acting disorderly and aggressively at Perth Airport 9News02:39 6-Dec-25

Bunbury elders write children's book in Noongar preserve culture ABC Online02:07 6-Dec-25

Asbestos found in new ECU city campus, but won't be removed before it opens ABC Online01:14 6-Dec-25

Roger Cook wants to use parliament to avoid Fomo. Not everyone is on board ABC Online01:06 6-Dec-25

Baby blue whale numbers peak at just the right time off WA coast ABC Online00:11 6-Dec-25

World's largest mistletoe among flora blooming for Australian Christmas ABC Online21:58 5-Dec-25

Sydney's west could crack 40 degrees as heatwave rolls across Australia ABC Online20:14 5-Dec-25

Chevron Approves $2B Gorgon Stage 3 To Boost Australian Gas Supply Benzinga16:45 5-Dec-25

Police charge children over Geraldton bushfire that destroyed home ABC Online14:36 5-Dec-25

HCL Technologies announces collaboration with The University of Western Australia The Business Standard10:35 5-Dec-25

Man fined for running over elderly woman on mobility scooter ABC Online07:34 5-Dec-25

Elderly accountant jailed for $9.6m scheme ripping off friends, family ABC Online07:18 5-Dec-25

Chevron's Gorgon stage 3 backfill development gets $3b go-ahead ABC Online07:12 5-Dec-25

Mother's grief as 'timeless as my love' on anniversary of son's workplace death ABC Online05:06 5-Dec-25

Candy shop shooting is linked to illegal tobacco 'standover' tactic, police say ABC Online04:20 5-Dec-25

Cost of Aussie dinner table staple set to soar after fishing ban along 900km of Aussie coastline Yahoo! Australia02:52 5-Dec-25

Emerald secures key approvals as Dingo Range Project development advances Proactive Investors (Australia)02:25 5-Dec-25

Miners build massive gold stockpiles at Perth Mint amid record prices ABC Online01:22 5-Dec-25

Fires, heatwaves strike across Australia with extreme warnings issued ABC Online01:05 5-Dec-25

Housing crisis turns caravan park owners into 'landlords' of last resort ABC Online23:35 4-Dec-25

Fishers say WA ban will bring an end to 'decent fish and chips' ABC Online22:44 4-Dec-25

How to see the last supermoon of the year from your city ABC Online20:56 4-Dec-25

Broad heatwave spreads across the state, hottest summer on the cards ABC Online20:31 4-Dec-25

Crash on Perth freeway causes long delays 9News (Video)11:33 4-Dec-25

Major incident causes Perth traffic chaos ahead of AC/DC concert ABC Online08:18 4-Dec-25

Residents' 6-day mobile outage leaves them without essential services ABC Online08:05 4-Dec-25

Saab to enhance Air Traffic Management in Australia’s major airports Saab Group (Press Release)08:05 4-Dec-25

Connections Nightclub celebrates 50 years of community, dancing and pride QNews LGBTIQA+07:04 4-Dec-25

'Well dressed' foreign arrivals found near outback town Yahoo! Australia05:55 4-Dec-25

Missing Woogenellup farmer described as 'irreplaceable' by family ABC Online05:45 4-Dec-25

Harsher penalties for e-rideable offences needed, WA inquiry finds ABC Online04:28 4-Dec-25

Questions surround Australian XI on day one of second Ashes Test ABC Online04:11 4-Dec-25

9News Perth x Rally To Rotto 2026 9News04:08 4-Dec-25

Six foreign nationals found in remote WA detained by Border Force ABC Online03:43 4-Dec-25

Broome man not guilty of murder due to mental impairment ABC Online01:08 4-Dec-25

It has taken 30 years to gain native title determination for Payarri ABC Online00:30 4-Dec-25

Singaporeans return to Western Australia in record numbers TravelDailyNews Asia23:44 3-Dec-25

36-hour recovery saves $400k food delivery for remote community ABC Online23:28 3-Dec-25

WA's surrogacy, IVF laws overhauled as legislation passes parliament ABC Online12:58 3-Dec-25

Fish extinction fears trigger commercial fishing ban on Western Australia coast 9News (Video)11:27 3-Dec-25

Treasurer hopeful Fremantle Traffic Bridge shutdown will be less than a year ABC Online10:46 3-Dec-25

Boat found in search for fisherman missing off Albany ABC Online07:10 3-Dec-25

Fisheries shut for good to save snapper from oblivion Yahoo! Australia07:02 3-Dec-25

Perth lord mayor backs down from workplace culture review amid public backlash ABC Online05:48 3-Dec-25

Parents question post-operative care after son's sudden death ABC Online04:36 3-Dec-25

Safety bureau finds WA pilots were unaware of each other's flight paths ABC Online03:56 3-Dec-25

Millions to be smashed by 4000km heatwave The West Australian03:27 3-Dec-25

Strict fishing bans for Perth, WA beginning early 2026 ABC Online02:38 3-Dec-25

Perth scientists stumble upon 'stunning' rare meat-eating plant 9News02:24 3-Dec-25

New bans for Aussie shoppers as major retailers sound alarm on 'brazen' crime wave: 'Clear… Yahoo! Australia01:47 3-Dec-25

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