A woman who suffered burns to nearly 40 per cent of her body after her estranged husband allegedly set her on fire has been described as…
The man set to become WA's next premier will face one of his final hurdles on his way to the top job today.Key points:Roger Cook…
The union for Western Australia's nurses and midwives has been fined $350,000 for a strike outside state parliament last year that attracted thousands of nurses at the height of…
Thousands of Perth commuters will soon be caught up in one of the largest rail shutdowns the state has ever seen.From later this year, the…
Patients are being diverted from Peel Health Campus south of Perth, following the discovery of mould in its air conditioning system.Key points:Ambulances have been diverted from…
An elderly Perth doctor who had been held captive in West Africa after being kidnapped in Burkina Faso has been released more than seven years later.Kenneth Elliott,…
An emergency warning has been issued for an out-of-control bushfire heading toward homes in the south-eastern fringe of Perth.The bushfire in Whitby in the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale started…
The mother of Cleo Smith says her family remains angry and heartbroken after the sentencing of their five-year-old daughter's kidnapper.Key points:Ellie Smith says what happened…
Dozens of protesters gathered outside Banksia Hill Juvenile Detention Centre to voice concerns over the treatment of detainees following last week's riot involving 47 inmates.Key points:Roughly 50 people rallied…
As a teenager in a small WA regional town, Emily Bonser had the world at her feet.Key points:Emily Bonser was sexually abused by teacher Leith WoodsThis week,…
A number of streets in Fremantle have been closed to make way for a roving rock 'n' roll event, inspired by the late, great Bon Scott…
A West Australian woman who murdered her three young children because she was not coping with her responsibilities as a single mother has been sentenced…
The sale of nicotine vapes and e-cigarettes without a prescription has been illegal in Western Australia for several years, but not a single retailer has…
A teacher has admitted six charges of sexually abusing a teenage student at the regional West Australian school where she worked, but denied a further…
WA Police have charged three men over the alleged kidnapping and extortion of a 68-year-old Chinese man.Key points:Police have charged three men with kidnapping and extortionOfficers…
When Greg Axtens came out as a gay man in 1978, it took his parents another five years to come to terms with his sexuality.Key points:Gay…
Dozens of firefighters are tackling a massive blaze at Pickles Auctions at Bibra Lake, in Perth's southern suburbs.Smoke is billowing from the blaze at the Sudlow…
Eleven-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater has opened up about the "elephant in the room" — the prospect he is cut from the professional tour and…
Homicide detectives have charged a man with the murder of his partner after an incident at their family home in Perth's east on Monday night.Key points:The woman died…
Western Australia's premier says it's "unfounded" to have a fearful relationship with the state's largest trading partner, as he travels to China for the first…