Western Australia

WA's criminal offender rate surges 8 per cent, bucking a nationwide decline, with police suggesting the spike could be related to the high rate of ice use in the state.

Miner South32 trials an autonomous drone developed by Israeli company Airobotics, which is working with CASA to develop national guidelines for their use.

A royal commission should be held to examine the approvals processes for the Roe 8 stage of the Perth Freight Link, the Conservation Council of WA says, as critics of the project hold a rally in Fremantle.

Anna Plains Station in the Kimberley has a new 20ha sub-surface irrigation trial plot.

Fletcher's International Exports general manager Greg Cross says foreign investment is the answer to stop falling numbers in Australia's livestock industry.

A search resumes for a kayaker who is missing and feared drowned in a remote part of the Murchison River in Western Australia's Mid West region.

Malcolm Turnbull's party woes go well beyond Tony Abbott's unholy war — in a fight for their lives against One Nation, some Government MPs might decide they can't battle an anti-establishment insurgency if they are the establishment.

Adelaide keep its unbeaten streak in the AFLW alive with a come from behind 23-point win over the Fremantle Dockers.

After a slow start, the Perth Wildcats hit top gear to overcome the Illawarra Hawks in a 89-77 win in game one of the NBL finals.

Labor announces it will introduce a specialist meth task force if elected, the Liberals promise to build floating fishing platforms, and Colin Barnett has a crack at the media on today's election hustings.

Sandy Baraiolo, a former One Nation candidate for the southern Perth seat of Thornlie, says she has been threatened over the phone after being dumped by the party.

Margaret River locals are up in arms over the education department's plans to pave over a public garden to expand the local high school.

Politics in the far-north seat of Kimberley is breaking new ground, with both major parties fielding Aboriginal candidates for the first time.

Collingwood, the Giants and the NSW Swifts record Super Netball wins in round two at the expense of the Firebirds, Fever and Thunderbirds.

The NSW Waratahs slog their way to a 19-13 win over the Western Force in their season-opening clash.

Colin Barnett denies a claim from the Nationals leader, aired in a media report, that the Treasurer may have supported his proposed levy on BHP and Rio Tinto.

Syrian architect Marwa al-Sabouni has watched her hometown of Homs reduced to rubble, but says the future lies empowering local communities.

A poll in mid-February predicted the WA election would be a dead heat, but a week later another poll showed a swing towards Labor. So which one is right?

Swimmers line up at the start of the 2017 Rottnest Channel Swim.

Near-perfect conditions are not enough to break records in the annual Perth to Rottnest Island Channel Swim, with Jarrod Poort coming in as first solo.

Week three of WA's election campaign saw the leaders go head to head in the only live televised debate, but neither Premier Colin Barnett or Opposition Leader Mark McGowan manage to deliver a decisive blow dispatching their opponent to political oblivion.

Flood-affected farmers in the south of Western Australia say the State Government has been too slow in reacting to their plight, adding there is a lack of comprehension around the scale of the damage.

Over 10,000 footy fans will attend the West Coast's and Fremantle's pre-season clash in sweltering Geraldton.

Despite having Australia's worst-performing economy, WA communities will get nothing from the new $220-million regional jobs and investment package.

One of Western Australia's peak industry bodies says the organic industry in Australia needs to change its zero tolerance standard to the presence of GM organisms in organic crops.