A Hong Kong man caught with more than 300 kilograms of methylamphetamine — the largest seizure of the drug in Western Australia — will have to spend at least 18 years behind bars.
Mining engineer graduates are being snapped up by an industry hungry for talent to support growth coming from technology and renewable energy deployment.
Taking in WA's coal mining heartland, green stretches of the south-west popular with hippies and tree-changers, farmland, and parts of Bunbury and Australind, the diverse seat of Collie Preston will be a close race.
The body of a man who disappeared while kayaking on the Murchison River in Western Australia's Mid West is found about six kilometres west of where he capsized.
A dramatic electrical storm brings lightning and some rain to Perth as well as parts of southern Western Australia, sparking a house fire and leaving 7,000 homes without power.
Australia's gender pay gap has narrowed slightly — including those in top-tier managing roles — but only because of an economic downturn, according to researchers.
Perth Wildcats are on the cusp of a second straight NBL championship after an 89-77 defeat of the Illawarra Hawks in game two of the grand final series in Wollongong.
West Australian cyclist Cameron Meyer returns after a two-month break, aiming for success at next year's Commonwealth Games and the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.
Labor defends the credibility of its election promise costings in the face of escalating criticism from the Barnett Government, including accusations any analysis from the party's experts will not be objective.
Leaked emails and promises involving animals are the main talking points on the campaign trail today, as the Premier posed with fish and the Opposition Leader cavorted with dogs.
The West Australian coroner says he is unable to determine if the care of post-surgical patient Christine Stroner at Fremantle Hospital may have contributed to her death after she was discharged.
A West Australian Catholic primary school teacher has been charged with possessing and distributing child exploitation material after a search of the 29-year-old's home.
Sculptor Toby Bell, whose new piece features at Perth's Sculptures By The Sea, is also a surgeon whose understanding of the human form is often reflected in his art.
Perth barrister Lloyd Rayney suffered a "dreadful stain on his reputation" after being named as a suspect in his wife's death, the WA Supreme Court is told.
Free-to-air AFL coverage suffers its biggest blow since South Australia joined the national competition in 1991, with five interstate games to receive delayed broadcasts.
A Sri Lankan-born doctor who killed her abusive husband in Western Australia's Mid West speaks publicly for the first time after being released from prison, saying she is looking forward to a "peaceful life".
Some 46,000 voters have already hit polling booths across Western Australia to have their say in the state election, after early voting was opened up to everyone to reflect "modern lifestyles and employment patterns".
The murder of court registrar Corryn Rayney was one of the biggest legal cases ever heard in Perth, both in the scope of its criminal investigation, and the closeness of the media coverage.
