Latest WA state news
Lesmurdie GP loses job over two-year Medicare oversight
Pierra Willix 1:49 PM A well-loved Perth GP has lost his job after his employer discovered he had been unable to access Medicare benefits for his patients.
WA player wins $23 million in Lotto draw
Fran Rimrod and David Prestipino 1:28 PM One West Australian has 23 million reasons to smile.
Perthonality Tony Galati gets rock-star welcome at Morley Spudshed opening
Emma Young 12:36 PM Pandemonium at the city's newest Spudshed on Thursday revealed the soft spot Perth hearts hold for owner Tony Galati.
Two men charged with Northbridge assault after 'mooning' woman driver
Brendan Foster 11:45 AM Two men have been charged by police with assault after one of them "mooned" a woman driver in Northbridge last week.
Jeff Fenech: 'Ban boxing before allowing Green-Mundine rematch'
11:33 AM Australian boxing legend Jeff Fenech says the sport should be banned in Australia if a proposed rematch between Danny Green and Anthony Mundine is sanctioned.
Southern Cross among most popular tattoo removed at Perth laser clinic
Heather McNeill 11:14 AM Some inked-up regrets are costing up to $15,000 to be removed.
Lachlan's law: daycare pool changes likely after toddler's death
Brendan Foster 10:17 AM The family of the toddler who died after falling in the backyard pool of a Carramar family day care centre have launched a campaign to change laws surrounding home day care, hoping his death won't be in vain.
One of Australia's most wanted fugitives arrested in Kalgoorlie
Brendan Foster, Josh del Pino and Aleisha Orr 10:14 AM A man listed by the Federal Police as one of the most wanted fugitives in Australia has been arrested in the WA Goldfields on Thursday morning.
Animals make a splash at Perth Zoo as temperatures start to soar
Pierra Willix 7:02 PM With temperatures starting to soar ahead of a long-hot summer, zookeepers are doing everything they can to keep the animals at Perth Zoo cool, calm and content.
Perth blogger censored by Facebook over comments about a person who doesn't exists
Brendan Foster 4:57 PM A popular Perth blogger has had his post deleted by Facebook because it "violated their community standards" even though he's writing about a character that doesn't even exist.
Popular Perth beaches closed after 3.5 metre shark sighting
Heather McNeill 3:39 PM A number of popular Perth beaches have been closed following two shark sightings 300 metres off the coast on Thursday morning.
Green's verbal blow at Mundine
Brendan Foster 2:36 PM Danny Green wasted no time launching a verbal blow to his long-time rival Anthony Mundine after he lost his WBC Silver super welterweight title fight to American Charles Hatley on Wednesday night.
Man in wheelchair dies after becoming trapped in Ellenbrook house fire
David Baker and Brendan Foster A man has died following a house fire in Ellenbrook on Wednesday evening.
WAtoday and Radio 6PR scoop the pool at WA football media awards
Brendan Foster Radio 6PR, WAtoday and Fairfax Regional scooped the pool at the WA Football Media Guild awards.
Canal development pushed for Point Peron 'panders to rich few'
Emma Young A canal development, similar to ones banned on the east coast, is being pushed for Rockingham in a move an urban planning expert has labelled as pandering to a "rich few".
Ladies gridiron is back: just don't call it lingerie footy
Brendan Foster The scantily-clad ladies gridiron is back, but whatever you do don't call it a girly, sexist sport, according to West Coast Angels quarter back Tegan Brown.
'How can it be wrong to be competitive?'
Ray Sparvell Embattled spud king Tony Galati is prepared to ignore a Supreme Court injunction handed down on Friday preventing him growing and selling more potatoes.
Police to wear body cameras in WA trial
James Mooney and Pierra Willix WA Police will trial body cameras from early next year, allowing officers to film interactions with the public.
Christmas Island rioters moved to WA prison
Seven men are being transferred from detention on Christmas Island to a West Australian prison, with restraints used to secure the 'extreme risk individuals' during the charter flight.
Australia v New Zealand: How to survive the WACA as mercury heats up
Ray Sparvell Test cricket returns to the WACA on Friday and spectators should slip, slop, slap as the mercury is set to go close to hitting the first century of the day - in the old scale.
Seniors flash mob stuns Cockburn shoppers
Brendan Foster People at a shopping centre in Cockburn on Tuesday morning could have been excused for thinking a bunch of oldies had escaped from a from a nearby home after they started busting out some moves.
Spud king loses Supreme Court bid to grow more potatoes
Ray Sparvell Spud king Tony Galati has lost his fight to stop an injunction against him to grow more potatoes after the Supreme Court sided with the WA's Potato Marketing Corporation.
Toddler who almost drowned in family day care in Carramar has died
Fran Rimrod and Brendan Foster There are fears the toddler that almost drowned in the backyard pool of a family daycare centre in Carramar has died.
Journos Behind (small) Bars: 399 Bar
Brendan Foster It's no surprise that half the city is cramming into small bars on rooftops, laneways, old warehouses and rundown buildings to swill craft beers, cocktails and wines.
BHP FIFO lease extended: Colin Barnett accused of 'screwing' Newman
Emma Young West Australian Premier Colin Barnett is under fire from within his own party for extending a fly-in-fly-out mining camp lease despite calls to move away from the practice.
Kwinana Christian School shutdown avoided but future uncertain
Emma Young Kwinana Christian School has secured the $140,000 emergency funding it needs to stay open until the year's end, but parents, students and staff still do not know whether they will have a school to return to next year.
Baby girl found in suspected drug lab during Belmont home raid
Ray Sparvell A four-month-old girl was found in a Belmont house police believe to be a clandestine drug lab on Tuesday morning.
Hundreds expected to flock to WA war memorials to remember the fallen
Brendan Foster Hundreds of Western Australians will flock to war memorials around the state on Thursday morning to commemorate when the guns finally went silent at the end of World War 1.
Escape from Bali is possible - for a price
Jon Solmundson Volcanic ash may have grounded most planes, leaving hundreds stranded overseas, but it's still possible to get out with some redirection.
Human remains in Broome are those of missing Queensland man Brian Pedder
Brendan Foster The human remains found in Broome last month are those of missing Queensland man Brain Pedder.
