Builders in Western Australia could be banned from public projects if they do not comply with a new code of conduct introduced by the State Government, as subcontractors at major projects claim to be owed millions of dollars.
Perth Scorchers are dealt another blow with Andrew Tye in doubt for the upcoming Big Bash because of a shoulder injury, further depleting the side's pace stocks.
A man goes on trial in WA's Supreme Court, accused of being the ringleader in a plan to abduct and kill a man whose body was allegedly set alight in a pine plantation over a $3,000 debt.
Water pipes at the Perth Children's Hospital will be flushed again, this time with iced water, in an urgent attempt to clear the lead contamination preventing completion of the hospital building.
Six detainees lock themselves in their cells and three others pelt rocks at prison officers from the roof during more unrest at Perth's Banksia Hill juvenile detention centre.
The West Australian Government comes under fire for allowing preparatory work to begin on the controversial Roe 8 Highway extension before a High Court hearing on the issue takes place.
For the first time, internationally acclaimed UK free jazz pianist and composer Keith Tippett is undertaking a musical residency in Australia, which will culminate in a one-off performance in Perth.
Philip Lako was just 10 years old when he was taken from his family by the South Sudan People's Liberation Army. Now living in Australia, he volunteers helping new migrants settle and adapt to life in WA.
The CFMEU says it has little confidence in proposed arrangements to protect payments to subcontractors under a renewed Australian Building and Construction Commission.
Authorities are warning fuel loads bolstered by a mild, wet spring could see a catastrophic bushfire again strike the Perth Hills, where two blazes have already razed homes in the past decade.
A nine-year-old boy dies after suffering what is believed to be a heart attack on the court during the State Basketball Championships at Warwick Stadium in Perth.
Two WA police officers shoot and kill a dog that attacked them despite being tasered and hit with pepper spray, following a reported disturbance in Orelia overnight.
A Perth woman who supplied heroin to people while on the committee of an organisation that helps drug users is jailed for three years and three months.
A three-year-old boy who was sleeping in the back of his parents' car when it was stolen has been reunited with his parents in Perth, almost two hours after his ordeal began.
The Australian Medical Association condemns the WA Government's management of the new $1.2 billion Perth Children's Hospital, claiming the delayed construction is compromising patient care at the ageing Princess Margaret Hospital.
The Federal Government is threatening to revoke Fremantle's power to hold citizenship ceremonies over its decision to move Australia Day celebrations to another day in a bid to create a more "culturally inclusive" celebration.
Children allegedly abducted from a North Perth childcare centre and sexually abused may face further delays in receiving counselling, because incomplete medical reports are preventing them from giving evidence.
WA Police Commissioner Karl O'Callaghan uses the opening of a new purpose-built police station in Cockburn to highlight a substantial drop in crime in the area over the past 12 months.
