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Shadow treasurer Ben Wyatt concedes WA Labor does not have a silver bullet solution to the state's debt problem, amid accusations from Premier Colin Barnett that it has no plan to reduce borrowings.
Topics: elections, states-and-territories, state-parliament, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedWork stops on about 130 residential home building sites as Perth builder BuiltonCorp is placed into voluntary administration, owing about $16 million to unsecured creditors.
Topics: building-and-construction, wa, perth-6000
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Ken Wyatt, member for Hasluck in Western Australia, has been sworn in as the first Indigenous federal minister, becoming the Minister for Aged Care and Minister for Indigenous Health.
Topics: federal-government, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, australia, wa
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A proposed wave park on Perth's Swan River that would be one of the biggest ever built in Australia has sparked the ire of local residents, who say the surrounding environment will be irreversibly damaged and foreshore access cut.
Topics: urban-development-and-planning, wa, alfred-cove-6154
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| UpdatedAn explosion on a 42-foot boat in the Mindarie Marina, 35 kilometres north of Perth, causes $300,000 damage.
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, fires, mindarie-6030, wa
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| UpdatedA team of researchers is learning more about the behaviours of reef, or coastal, manta rays (Manta alfredi) at Ningaloo Reef on Western Australia's north-west coast.
Topics: conservation, environment, animal-science, science-and-technology, university-and-further-education, research-organisations, research, animals, human-interest, photography, coral-bay-6701, ningaloo-6701, wa, murdoch-university-6150, university-of-queensland-4072, cocos-keeling-islands
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Topics: crop-harvesting, rural, nyabing-6341, wa
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The researchers behind a new WA study say it could be that allowing parents to decide when their child is ready for school prevents ADHD misdiagnosis.
Topics: adhd, children, child-health-and-behaviour, primary-schools, wa
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| UpdatedWestern Australia continues to have the worst performing economy in the nation, with house prices tumbling alongside economic growth and investment contracts.
Topics: economic-trends, business-economics-and-finance, wa
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| UpdatedThe isolated Aboriginal community of Groote Eylandt left reeling after a recent spate of suicides, will benefit from a $10 million boost to funding for a support service.
Topics: indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, community-and-society, suicide, mental-health, youth, australia, wa, nt, sa
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| UpdatedThere are growing calls for a bush-based detention facility in northern WA, with young offenders, police and politicians agreeing children are returning from detention in Perth hardened and more criminally inclined.
Topics: crime, vandalism, burglary, children, police, broome-6725, fitzroy-crossing-6765, kununurra-6743, wa
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| UpdatedDrivers in Western Australia who try to flee a police pursuit will be automatically jailed under a new policy promised by the Barnett Government ahead of the March election.
Topics: traffic-offences, wa, perth-6000
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A late goal from Adam Taggart gives Perth Glory a 2-1 win over the Victory in a thriller in Perth.
Topics: a-league, soccer, sport, perth-6000, wa, australia, melbourne-3000
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| UpdatedA Chinese-Australian man running for Pauline Hanson's One Nation in the West Australian election defends the party leader's comments, saying her "views are not reflective of what they are today".
Topics: government-and-politics, state-parliament, pauline-hanson, one-nation, wa, australia
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Disability advocates and families want West Australian women in government care to be able to choose female carers to assist them with showering and other intimate duties to minimise the potential for abuse.
Topics: disabilities, carers, wa
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The WA Premier says there will be just one leaders' debate ahead of the March state election, but Opposition Leader Mark McGowan accuses him of being "scared" and calls for three.
Topics: states-and-territories, elections, government-and-politics, alp, liberals, state-parliament, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedPauline Hanson concedes it will be tough to keep her planned field of 60 One Nation candidates on message during the WA election campaign, but says it will be up to voters to make their own decision at the polling booth.
Topics: one-nation, elections, states-and-territories, pauline-hanson, bunbury-6230, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedAn 18-year-old woman avoids a prison term for organising an out-of-control party in the Perth suburb of Yokine that was advertised on social media and required people to pay to attend.
Topics: antisocial-behaviour, crime, courts-and-trials, yokine-6060, perth-6000, wa
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Batsman Peter Handscomb wants to prove he is more than just a one-trick pony, but he knows he faces a stiff battle to retain his spot in Australia's ODI side for the long term.
Topics: onedayseries, cricket, sport, perth-6000, wa, australia
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A picture posted on social media showing a pile of decapitated goannas prompts claims of cruelty and calls for Indigenous hunters to respect native animals.
Topics: indigenous-culture, animal-welfare, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, food-and-cooking, aboriginal, broome-6725, wa
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| UpdatedAustralia takes a 2-1 lead in its five-game one-day international series against Pakistan with a seven-wicket win at the WACA.
Topics: cricket, onedayseries, sport, perth-6000, wa, australia
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Ella Azura Pardy is one name you need to know before Usain Bolt's Nitro Athletics event in Melbourne next month.
Topics: paralympics, sport, athletics, cerebral-palsy, autism-spectrum-disorder, perth-6000, wa, melbourne-3000
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TigerAir is given the go ahead by the Indonesian Government to resume flights in and out of Bali from February 3.
Topics: air-transport, travel-and-tourism, lifestyle-and-leisure, wa, australia, bali
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| UpdatedThe WA Premier's comments on burkas — including that they are not part of Australian culture and he would prefer they are not worn — are medieval and unfounded, as almost no Muslim women wear the garment in the state, a senior Muslim leader says.
Topics: islam, religion-and-beliefs, community-and-society, government-and-politics, wa
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Things are about to get weird and wonderful on the streets of Perth as the city kicks off its seventh Fringe Festival on Friday, despite a few minor hiccups including cancellations at Elizabeth Quay.
Topics: carnivals-and-festivals, arts-and-entertainment, events, perth-6000, wa