Western Australia

Police in Western Australia's north are concerned about an increase in children committing sexual assaults, a trend child advocates say is being seen nationally.

WA Labor says it expects the Prime Minister will back down on a threat to prevent $1.2 billion in Perth Freight Link funding being diverted to the party's flagship transport project Metronet.

The WA Liberal Party denies its surge in the polls is due to a preference deal with Pauline Hanson's One Nation, instead attributing the gain to a growing lack of faith in the Labor Party.

The Barnett Government makes a pitch to the third of the state who fish, offering to create artificial reefs and invest more money boosting stocks if it wins re-election.

Main Roads says it is confident the South Coast Highway between Ravensthorpe and Esperance and will be opened to traffic by early next week.

The Liberals and Labor spent much of the week crunching and debating the financial figures — but it was that One Nation preference deal and Pauline Hanson's candidates who dominated much of the debate.

The Brisbane Lions make it three from three with a win over Collingwood while GWS and Fremantle play out the first ever AFL Women's draw.

There are fears cancer survivors are missing out on much-needed rehabilitation because demand for services is outstripping supply.

As the Barnett Government battles for a third term in office, Albert Jacob, John Day and Paul Miles face tough struggles to hold seats normally considered safe.

A Hong Kong man caught with 315 kilograms of methylamphetamine in Perth was recruited in a billiards hall and sent "over the trenches first" by a "sophisticated" drug ring most likely run out of China, a court hears.

The Liberals peddle their cycling policy, Labor talks up patient accommodation and the man behind a micro party preference deal gets paid as the second full week of the campaign winds up.

Widespread rainfall across Western Australia's desert region allows dormant turtles to dig out of their burrows.

Political casualties during the WA election campaign mount as social media posts and inappropriate behaviour continue to land candidates in hot water.

Fundraising for a good cause can be fraught with financial and legal pitfalls, so make sure you know the rules.

Both major parties bring out retired, successful leaders to boost their image as they campaign ahead of the March state election.

Canadian mining giant Barrick Gold continues playing its cards close to its chest regarding the sale of its 50 per cent stake in Kalgoorlie-Boulder's iconic Super Pit.

Carbon pricing, new LNG supplies from US shale gas, and coal demand are all on BP's radar as the world moves towards decarbonisation.

The man who discovered the body of a truck driver in Western Australia's outback more than two years says he is staggered WorkSafe has not released its findings into the death.

Goat meat is now fetching a record price of $6.2 a kilogram in Western Australia.

A high-ranking police officer in WA's Pilbara says Australians have a "militant" response to the prospect of alcohol restrictions.

Aerial food drops and the evacuation of low-lying houses are underway as the Kimberley's Fitzroy River approaches major flooding levels.

Perth doctor Gregory Duck is banned from practising medicine for at least another two years for misconduct with a patient, including over-prescription of drugs and buying her lingerie, which he photographed her in.

The Western Australian education system is failing to meet the needs of some highly disabled children because of inflexibility and a lack of expertise, an experienced educator says.

Australia's new Super Netball competition has not even started and already there are concerns it will be dominated by three new franchises backed by football clubs.