Australia's long-awaited naval shipbuilding plan acknowledges South Australia will struggle to provide the thousands of skilled workers needed for a massive expansion of the Navy's fleet, with foreign workers and interstate talent needed to help meet ambitious production deadlines.
A man serving a life sentence for murdering his business acquaintance is considering a fresh appeal in response to a DNA scandal that has rocked WA's justice system.
A well-known pearling company which supplies jewellers around Australia failed to provide adequate buoyancy equipment and a supervisor to a diver who died while on a run off the WA coast, an inquest into the man's death hears.
The Transport Workers' Union is partnering with Beyond Blue to tackle the problem of mental health in truck drivers, with one in five workers in the industry experiencing mental health issues.
A battle is brewing within WA Labor over the position of party President, with Premier Mark McGowan's preferred candidate, United Voice Secretary Carolyn Smith, facing a challenge.
With only five rounds until the Super Rugby finals, the Australian conference title remains up for grabs with the Reds and Force breathing down the neck of the Brumbies.
The WA Liberal Opposition expresses support for the State Government's shark mitigation strategy, but says it should still allow for sharks involved in attacks to be killed.
The brother of Ben Gerring, who was fatally mauled by a shark south of Perth, convinces the Government to pay for a beach enclosure at Falcon Beach, where the attack took place.
Tucked away at the back of a car park, in a basement below a gallery in a Perth university, sits a museum most West Australians would not even know existed — and there is push to give it a proper home.
Amid a difficult year for rugby union in Western Australia, the Western Force women's team looks to lift the state's fortunes at the National Women's XVs Championships.
WA Police launch an internal investigation after a man who was tasered during a "struggle" with officers outside a stationery shop in Perth dies in hospital.
A Perth woman's backyard composting disaster leads to a new start-up business designed to take the hassle out of turning food scraps into super-nutritious plant food.
Mining exploration companies say the Federal Government's "betrayal" and decision to dump an incentive program will cost jobs in regional Western Australia and Queensland.
Australia's next big export industry could be its sunlight and wind, as game-changing technology developed by the CSIRO makes it easier to transport and deliver their energy as hydrogen, which can be used to power cars, buses, trucks and trains.
West Australian authorities appeal for help in locating an 11-year-old girl who was last seen at the Department for Child Protection's Cannington office two days ago.
Apples, pears, and stone fruit will be allowed to enter all states from Western Australia with the tomato potato psyllid quarantine effectively lifted.
WA's Corrective Services Minister Fran Logan promises to "put the hammer down" on the private operator of Melaleuca women's prison, which has been fined three times for breach of contract since it opened in December.
A social media movement that encourages people to give away unwanted possessions is introducing neighbours while helping to reduce consumption and waste.
Perth taxi drivers say they face losing their homes and their retirement plans have been shattered by the rise of Uber, as they cling desperately to the hope a government review may provide them with compensation.
Lawyers say drug-fuelled disputes are rife at the new Melaleuca women's prison, leading to assaults and a decision to ban Legal Aid staff from the facility over safety concerns.
