So far this year, 167 people in Western Australia have served time behind bars for unpaid fines. Drug trafficker-turned-lawyer Debbie Kilroy has started a campaign to change the law and keep disadvantaged women out of jail.
West Coast has beaten the Bulldogs in Perth thanks to an incredible nine-goal third-term salvo. Earlier, Port Adelaide hammered St Kilda in Shanghai and Essendon outlasted Carlton at a soggy MCG.
It might sound strange, but several Australian families have embraced the idea of camels as pets and their choice could even help struggling Aussie farmers.
Just as they had resigned themselves to a future of renting, a radio advert stopped the Glencross family in their tracks. More than a decade on they remain one of the thousands of success stories from the WA Government's Keystart program.
An explosion of social media sites promoting young Asian women keen for marriage causes a spike in abuse and exploitation, with claims some women are being held captive in suburban homes in situations that could constitute human trafficking.
A Michael Walters goal inside the final minute sees the Dockers pip the Magpies, while the Cats defeat the Swans, and the Crows, Lions and Giants also post wins.
Hundreds of Indigenous people living in communities across the West Australian desert are being signed up to loans by a Gold Coast-based lender they can neither afford nor understand, advocacy groups say.
The sudden closure of two popular Mount Lawley bars sparks fears for Perth's once bustling Beaufort Street entertainment strip, but the former car yard hub of Victoria Park shows how a suburb can revitalise itself.
It's been touted as the next asbestos and compared to the cover-ups by big tobacco companies last century, but agribusiness giant Monsanto insists Roundup doesn't cause cancer.
A foster parent is sentenced to more than 15 years' jail for sexually abusing six children in his care, including one young Perth girl who was not believed when she complained to authorities.
Perth posts its second-driest May on record and shivers through the coolest mornings ever experienced during the month. But get set for a balmy start to winter for the long weekend.
Corrective Services Minister Fran Logan says upgrades and plans for a new prison will address the problems highlighted by the death of a man at Broome Regional Prison.
Smoking rates have dropped massively since the 70s — down from 40 per cent to only 14 per cent — but some areas of the country are not getting the message.
WA Police recognises dozens of former and current Aboriginal officers and employees at its inaugural Aboriginal Service Medal ceremony in Perth, with many speaking of a changing culture within the force.
The body of 34-year-old Jelagat Cheruiyot is found at a block of units in Osborne Park after her family raises the alarm, with homicide detectives saying she appears to have been the victim of foul play.
Ex-Carlton and Richmond player Chris Yarran is sentenced to five years behind bars for a meth-fuelled crime spree across Perth, with a judge saying the sad reality is that his story of drug abuse is not unique.
The Federal Government must have gone to extraordinary lengths to conceal the reported arrival on Christmas Island of 20 Sri Lankan asylum seekers who were intercepted in nearby waters, its Shire President says.
Julie Bishop's sister says the former foreign affairs minister would have done an "amazing job" as South Australia's next governor, but has "another career ahead of her" outside of politics.
Despite recent rain, and snow even in the past few days, soil moisture levels remain relatively low for large parts of the east and west coasts — and the BOM's latest outlook doesn't leave much room for optimism.
