A man whose boat sank is rescued by fishermen taking a closer look at what they initially thought was debris in the water off Port Kennedy, with his survival put down to his "mile a day" swim regime.
Senior ministers in the Barnett Government lash WA Labor Leader Mark McGowan over his plan to cut public sector pay, executive positions and departments.
Liz Parnov's Rio Olympics dream was shattered when she broke her leg in April, but the Australian pole vaulter is already jumping again and focussing on the Tokyo Games in 2020.
A new use for the metal vanadium — better known for its steel-making qualities — is emerging as energy savvy consumers continue to look for better ways of storing solar power.
Grain Producers Australia has raised a number of concerns about the proposed acquisition of WA-based plant breeding company Intergrain by Adelaide based rival Australian Grain Technologies.
More than a dozen critically endangered numbats are adapting to their new home inside a predator-proof zone in Western Australia's outback, with the hope they will breed and help boost the species' chance of survival.
Health authorities take the unprecedented step of offering free vaccinations against the potentially lethal W strain of meningococcal to young children and teenagers in the WA Goldfields in a bid to prevent an outbreak turning into a crisis.
An investment adviser says Australians should be prioritising memories over buying stuff this Christmas as well as ditching the "really bad deal" of credit cards.
Labor Leader Mark McGowan says he plans to cut the number of highly paid bureaucrats in the public service across Western Australia if he wins next year's state election.
Researchers at the University of Western Australia have developed a new touchscreen device designed to help firefighters in the field accurately predict bushfire behaviour.
As WA's alpaca shearing season gathers steam, a family of three hit the road to oblige a growing number of owners before heading of to the United States to do it all again.
The waters of Cockburn Sound south of Perth are being tested for potential contamination by toxic firefighting chemicals used at the HMAS Stirling navy base last decade.
A grassroots group of people affected by disabilities calls for assurances they will not be worse off under a state model of the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Liberal candidates are urged by Premier Colin Barnett to use his "rock star" deputy Liza Harvey to boost their election chances as his personal approval rating remains at a record low.
Guests on a day-long cruise, linked to the mysterious death of a 35-year-old man, were "inebriated" and "staggering around" the boat, a Perth court hears.
