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.
The chief executive of a Canadian-based environmental firm says he has a solution to Port Hedland's dust problems and plans to launch a dust control trial within months.
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.
After almost dropping out of school in year 10, Indigenous student Joseph Bin Omar returns to his high school to establish an award to encouraging other Aboriginal students to pursue education.
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.
Another anguished treasurer faces the prospect of a mid-year downgrade to his economic forecasts. Perhaps it's time to revisit our resources rent taxes.
Aboriginal families in Western Australia's north are finding ways to reclaim a sacred image that sparked rumours of Arab voyages and aliens during the early days of British exploration — the large, looming Wandjina.
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.
As many as 22 black-flanked rock wallabies, a species that came close to being wiped out by feral pests and predators, are thought to be living in the remote gorges of Kalbarri National Park.
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.
The remote West Australian community of Fitzroy Crossing loses power after a fire at the town's power station on Friday night, as temperatures climb to 40 degrees Celsius.
The Shooters and Fishers party in WA confirms it will run "a very switched-on lady" in the form of Karratha councillor Fiona White-Hartig against Nationals leader Brendaon Grylls in the state seat of Pilbara at the March election.
