10 h. ago Perth council grounds Rinehart’s helipad plans for $270m Hancock headquarters

Despite two councillors backing the proposal, and Perth’s lord mayor describing Gina Rinehart as an “amazing Australian”, the council refused the application during Tuesday night’s meeting.

Politics

11 h. ago Flights from regional Western Australia to Perth set to increase

Families in regional Western Australia will soon have to pay hundreds of dollars more to fly to Perth after changes to flight caps.

Politics

18 h. ago Social media fight sparked alleged stabbing at Perth high school, court told

The incident sent the high school into lockdown on Monday, with the injured teen stabbed in the arm and head.

Events

22 h. ago Six teenagers charged over Ellenbrook Secondary College stabbing

The incident sent the high school into lockdown on Monday, with the injured teen stabbed in the arm and head.

Politics

22 h. ago Alcoa butts heads with mines department over Darling Ranges exploration plans

Bauxite miner Alcoa’s plans to drill more than 100,000 holes a year as it explores the Darling Ranges have raised the hackle of WA’s mining department.

Politics

27 h. ago WA students are turning their backs on ATAR. But they’re still going to university

A new report has shown the ATAR plays a smaller and more uneven role in university admissions than many WA students and their families may think.

Politics

35 h. ago Police reveal why it took more than 20 minutes to help paramedics

Police have revealed why it took more than 20 minutes to respond to a call for help from paramedics under attack in Western Australia’s Goldfields.

Events

36 h. ago Student hospitalised after stabbing sends Ellenbrook high school into lockdown

Emergency services rushed to Ellenbrook Secondary College just after 3pm, after what police described as a targeted attack involving a group of armed youths outside the college.

Politics

38 h. ago WA Police issue warning for son believed to be travelling with missing mother

Denise Allan was last seen more than a week ago.

Events

39 h. ago A coroner wants Unit 18 shut ‘urgently’. Roger Cook says it’s ‘the best solution we have at the moment’

Coroner Philip Urquhart said the “harrowing” evidence he heard about Cleveland Dodd’s final days at Unit 18 was some of the “saddest I have presided over”.

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43 h. ago ‘Reminiscent of 19th century jails’: Coroner calls for ‘urgent’ closure of WA youth detention wing after inmate’s suicide

Coroner Philip Urquhart said the “harrowing” evidence he heard about Cleveland Dodd’s last days was some of the “saddest I have presided over”.

Events

44 h. ago Kalgoorlie man arrested after headbutting, punching through ambulance windscreen

Vision captured of the incident shows the man allegedly punching through the glass of the ambulance while covered in blood and slamming his head into the windshield.

Events

66 h. ago Ellenbrook line records millions of boardings in first year of operation

The latest available patronage figures show that October saw the highest number of boardings in a month at 340,000.

Politics

68 h. ago WA renters are forking out more than $37,000 a year. Here’s what needs to change

A new report, from the WA Make Renting Fair Alliance, has found renters across the state are now paying on average $20,000 more per year than they were in 2021.

Politics

3 d. ago The words of a killer: Harrowing details of Warnbro mother’s death aired in court

The house in Warnbro was a place of neglect, stained by meth use. It was in this spiralling chaos that Luke Sekkouah stabbed Erica Hay to death and set her body on fire.

Events

4 d. ago West Australians mourned the Robinson brothers together. Now their case is going to trial

Court proceedings are now in their second year, and the trial of the men accused of murdering the brothers and their American friend will likely go into 2026.

Politics

4 d. ago Less local, higher prices: How will WA’s fishing ban flow through to the public?

Seafood and hospitality industry workers fear Wednesday’s decisions were made with an everyone-in-the-same-fishing-boat mentality.

Politics

4 d. ago WA’s top cop says shooting, arson attacks linked to police crackdown on illegal tobacco

West Australian police believe a shooting at a Ballajura shop overnight and a building fire in Maddington on Thursday are linked to the force’s crackdown on the illegal tobacco market.

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4 d. ago WA news LIVE: Top cop links shooting, arson attacks to WA Police crackdown on illegal tobacco

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Events

5 d. ago When ‘harmless jokes’ aren’t harmless: What it will take to change the story on domestic violence

It doesn’t matter that “it’s not all men”. It’s enough men. Enough to stop women doing things they love. Enough to change how women act and where they go.

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