Latest WA state news
Two multiple car crashes in Perth claim the lives of two men
Emma Young 7:31 AM Two men have lost their lives on Perth roads after horror crashes involving multiple cars in Warnbro and Middle Swan on Monday afternoon.
Johnson fires warning shot to Kiwis after destroying Mt Lawley
Brendan Foster 6:34 AM "It was the fastest bowling they ever faced," Mt Lawley Cricket club president Peter Murphy said about Australian paceman Mitchell Johnson after he ripped through his team's line-up.
Drones threaten WA firefighters
Candice Barnes 6:21 AM Firefighting is one of the most dangerous professions in our community - so why are some hobbyists putting lives and homes at risk by flying drones over an active fire ground?
Bunbury man charged with rape after more than 20 years
4:30 PM Advances in forensic science have led to sexual assault charges being laid against a 54-year-old Bunbury man more than 20 years after the alleged offences occurred.
Australian Liberty Alliance: 'halal meat certification is affecting all of us'
Simon White 3:38 PM A WA candidate for the newly-formed Australian Liberty Alliance says the halal certification of meat is something that affects all Australians and compares Islam to issues with domestic violence.
Collie fatal crash driver pleads guilty in Bunbury Magistrates Court
Molly Baxter and Andrew Elstermann 2:21 PM The man behind the wheel of a car which crashed and killed a young woman and injured two others in Collie pled guilty in the Bunbury Magistrates Court on Monday.
Finks bikie 'stabbed, punched' girlfriend
1:33 PM A former Finks bikie member has gone on trial in Perth, accused of stabbing his girlfriend with scissors and a broken mug, repeatedly punching her and pointing a gun at her.
Fund rail, not Perth Freight Link, says WA opposition leader Mark McGowan
11:57 AM The West Australian opposition says federal funding for the Perth Freight Link should be spent on public transport instead, but the government says that's not an option.
Moral crusader Peter Abetz calls for WA prostitution crackdown
Ray Sparvell 11:55 AM One of WA's most outspoken moral crusaders has supported the "Nordic Position" in the control of prostitution.
Skywalks planned for Kalbarri national park
10:06 AM Tourists will be able to walk 100 metres above the Murchison River Gorge after the West Australian government committed $20 million to build two skywalks at Kalbarri National Park.
'Pleb ban' for Subiaco bar will stand despite social media backlash
Brendan Foster 9:47 AM The Perth fashionista who claims 'plebs' would be banned from his swanky, upmarket bar in Subiaco is sticking by his comment, despite getting slammed on social media.
Hoon with baby in the back clocked at 53km/h over the limit
Brendan Foster A P-plate driver has had his car impounded after being caught 53km/h over the speed limit with a nine-month-old baby in the back of his car in Forrestdale on Sunday afternoon.
Curtin expert: Hillarys sinking as aquifer water supplies are tapped
Ray Sparvell Curtin University scientists have discovered that Hillarys is sinking because of demands on aquifer water supplies.
WA railcar plan could be dumped
The West Australian government needs to "come clean" on whether it still plans to increase Perth's train fleet, the state opposition says.
More than 1000 WA students 'missing'
School attendance figures show the whereabouts of more than 1000 West Australian students was unknown in the past year.
Brentwood residents hang on to most after tax, mortgage, cash
Ray Sparvell Property prices and rents might be down, but many West Australians have more money in the bank after they've paid their mortgage than their eastern counterparts.
Bank fraud: Rabobank trader's Perth arrest
Tom Schoenberg and David McLaughlin A former Rabobank Groep trader charged by US authorities with taking part in a scheme to manipulate benchmark interest rates was arrested in Perth this week.
Toddler in induced coma after being hit by a car in Geraldton
Staff Writers A toddler suffered serious injuries and has been put into an induced coma on Saturday night after he was hit by a car in Geraldton earlier in the day.
Perth's bicycle boulevards - where cyclists get priority over cars
Adrian Beattie Perth will soon have streets where cars have to slow down and follow bicycles.
Merredin mother charged with threatening to kill three-year-old son
Adrian Beattie A mother from Merredin has appeared in court charged with threatening to kill her three-year-old son with a knife and using a shovel to threaten other family members.
Man denies Rockingham sex attack charges
Adrian Beattie A man accused of committing a series of sex assaults while riding a stolen bicycle has pleaded not guilty.
Severe bushfire warning for Goldfields and Gascoyne
Adrian Beattie Weather forecasters have issued a severe bushfire warning for the Goldfields and Gascoyne inland areas.
Giant corals give up ocean heatwave secrets
Adrian Beattie A team of marine scientists have discovered that WA's coral reefs contain weather maps going back hundreds of years.
Broome Magistrate shows mercy to mother of murdered baby
Heather McNeill A Broome Magistrate has shown leniency to the mother of a baby murdered by her former partner.
Man charged over Rockingham sex attacks
Ray Sparvell A man has been charged over two separate incidents in Rockingham where a woman and two teenage girls were indecently assaulted.
Perth man Joshua Terelinck returns to Bali for motorbike crash trial
A Perth man has returned to Bali to face charges over a motorbike crash that caused the death of a local man.
Groom appeals for return of irreplaceable wedding memories
Ray Sparvell A Perth groom has appealed for thieves to return memory cards containing irreplaceable wedding photographs that were in camera equipment inside a vehicle that was stolen.
Freo bans the begging in new crackdown on anti-social behaviour
Heather McNeill It seems beggars can't be choosers in the City of Fremantle.
Perth punter says Ascot track fiasco cost him $10,000 in cancelled bet
Brendan Foster Punters have an endless supply of hard luck stories.
Perth student, 18, twice refused liquor service due to uniform
Ray Sparvell An 18-year-old Perth student claims she was refused service at a liquor store because she was wearing a school uniform - despite producing ID to prove she was of legal drinking age.
