The Suns versus Saints encounter in Townsville kicks off Saturday's AFL action, before the Dockers play the Power, and the Blues look to make it consecutive wins against the Bulldogs. Follow all the live scores, stats and commentary.

Residents near the Greenbushes mine are calling for an abandoned railway to be re-opened amid fears extra trucks on the road will hamper tourism and put too much pressure on a highway.

Liza Harvey will desperately hope her unopposed elevation to the WA Liberals' top job draws a line in the sand under the "chaotic" leadership speculation that has dogged the party for two years, writes Jacob Kagi.

Producer Vanessa Gorman writes about finding the right tone in telling the story of Marite Norris and Anthony Maslin, who spoke publicly for the first time about life in the five years since "their world ended".

A West Australian volleyball coach facing a possible jail term for having sex with a teenage girl who was under his care — including at his family home — did not know it was against the law, a Perth court is told.

Liza Harvey rules out selling state-owned electricity utility Western Power on her second day in the job as Opposition Leader, a shift away from the policy her party took to the last state election and which was retained under Mike Nahan.

For the second year running, a male performance team from Sydney becomes stranded in the desert due to car troubles en route to the Top End.

WA power provider Synergy will slump to almost $180 million in losses over the next four years, according to figures released in State Parliament, as the financial position of the state-owned utility deteriorates.

The City of Fremantle is dumping tonnes of sand in front of buildings teetering on the edge of collapse into the ocean, after recent storms severely eroded the beach and much of the dunes at Port Beach.

Liza Harvey has been elected unopposed as the leader of the WA Liberal Party at a special party room meeting this morning convened after Mike Nahan's decision to quit as opposition leader on Wednesday night.

It is an intriguing building, housing row upon row of small boxes — and with specimens dating back to Captain Cook's maiden voyage, the Western Australian Herbarium is something of a historical secret garden.

Liza Harvey heads the list of possible contenders to become the next WA opposition leader after Mike Nahan ended a lengthy period of speculation by announcing his resignation last night.

Critics will say Mike Nahan's performance as opposition leader made his resignation an inevitability, but supporters have their share of evidence to argue he never stood a chance, writes Jacob Kagi.

What is believed to be the world's first inflatable surf reef is set to be installed at a beach in Western Australia.

WA Opposition Leader Mike Nahan is stepping down following months of speculation and mounting pressure, saying it was always his plan to hand over the Liberal leadership before the next state election.

A WA magistrate issues a hefty fine to the owner of a dangerous bull mastiff that is still at large, after being broken out of a pound a year ago.

Adam Hughes never imagined buying a modest family home in Perth's outer suburbs would lead him into financial turmoil, struggling to pay a mortgage he can no longer afford.

Marija Karovska saw Micheal Spratt trying to steal her son's car in the driveway of their Perth home, but when she ran out and tried to stop the crime she was knocked down and run over twice, suffering fatal injuries.

Mitchell Joseph Brindley admits posting at least 10 images onto false Instagram pages in his ex-girlfriend's name without her consent in the first successful prosecution under WA's new revenge porn laws.

Tiffany Wan helped cover up the murder of her mother, whose body was dumped in a suitcase in Perth's Swan River. But she might still inherit a multi-million-dollar estate.

Electric cars and wind turbines could be pivotal to fuelling the next outback mining boom, with resource companies and start-ups worried Australia is not making the most of a new wave of mining activity across the nation.

A police officer who tasered a motorist while he sat in his car wearing his seatbelt receives an eight-month suspended sentence and is ordered to pay a fine and court costs of more than $16,000.

Girls Academy founder Ricky Grace, former NBA basketball star Luc Longley and Minderoo Foundation co-founder Nicola Forrest are among several West Australians recognised for outstanding community service.

The third storm front in four days smashes into Western Australia, bringing winds in excess of 100 kilometres per hour, driving rain and whipping up dangerous surf along the coast. But relief from the wild conditions is finally in sight.

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