70 m. ago WA news LIVE: Wastewater survey reveals WA tops nation for meth use

Follow our live coverage here.

Politics

5 h. ago The premium Perth postcode with a higher crime rate than one of the city’s poorest suburbs

Which suburbs have the worst crime statistics, Perth’s golden triangle, or the KGB - Koondoola, Girrawheen and Balga? New data from WA Police hides some surprises.

Events

15 h. ago Tougher laws on vaping, illegal tobacco may struggle to hold back the tide

A Herald investigation shows the extent of illegal tobacco and vaping across inner Sydney.

Events

16 h. ago Charges laid after north shore teal candidate targeted in Liberal

Tina Brown, along with Philip Ruddock and his wife, has been threatened in a series of anonymous letters authored by a Liberal volunteer.

Events

16 h. ago Perth woman’s nightclub Nazi salute costs her $1000 fine and her job

Theresa Plunkett-Hill was kicked out of Connections last month by a German security guard. In response, she yelled “heil Hitler” before performing a Nazi salute three times.

Society

24 h. ago Perth’s south records strongest winds in 35 years in wild storm

The fast-moving storm cut power to 10,000 homes, with the SES receiving 65 calls for assistance.

Events

25 h. ago WA news LIVE: Perth hills driver to fight charges over Christmas Day head

Follow our live coverage here.

Politics

25 h. ago WA news LIVE: Measles warning after three cases linked to Perth

Follow our live coverage here.

Events

28 h. ago Militants posing as Gaza aid workers killed in Israeli air attack

Israel has released vision of the moments before armed militants posing as US kitchen workers in Gaza were killed in a targeted airstrike.

Events

29 h. ago This Sydney woman lost $200K to a notorious street scam. Her family blames a ‘zombie drug’

Dozens of Sydney women have been targeted on the city’s streets in the past two years. The fraudsters may be using a dangerous drug that sends victims into a compliant delirium.

Politics

29 h. ago From secondhand shops to a sweet peach negroni, this Lego Masters star has Perth sorted

Alex Towler spends his workdays making Lego sculptures. It’s harder than it sounds, and sometimes you need to unwind, stat. Here are his top Perth picks.

Politics

33 h. ago Rods turning for Norfolk as big Chilean copper targets loom large

The rods are turning at Norfolk Metals’ Chilean copper project where the company will look to prove up some stellar historical drill hits with a view to low-cost heap leaching.

Events

34 h. ago Low supply, elevated demand keeps Perth house prices at record high

Cotality’s latest data has revealed Perth was only second to Darwin for dwelling value growth through July.

Politics

36 h. ago Ellenbrook teen jailed after Children’s Court backflips on sentence

A Perth teenager who coward-punched a fellow student at an Ellenbrook shopping centre has had his suspended sentenced overturned.

Events

41 h. ago Elderly driver mounts footpath, ploughs into CBD store pinning shopper

An 87-year-old man will undergo a driver’s licence review after the Mercedes-Benz he was driving careened into an Asian grocery store on Elizabeth Street.

Politics

42 h. ago Rods are turning for Norfolk as big Chilean copper targets loom large

The rods are turning at Norfolk Metals’ Chilean copper project where the company will look to prove up some stellar historical drill hits with a view to low cost heap leaching.

Events

45 h. ago WA news LIVE: WA’s top cop wants power to close down convenience stores selling tobacco

Follow our live coverage here.

Politics

52 h. ago Three Sydney men arrested over alleged planned public shooting

Police overnight have arrested three men in Sydney over an alleged plan to use vehicles in a public place shooting.

Events

53 h. ago Second Perth man claims ankle surgery cost him his lower leg

Wayne Rance went in for ankle surgery in the early days of his retirement. He never anticipated he would end up needing his entire lower right leg amputated.

Politics

53 h. ago The Perth artists using technology to give a new perspective on the city’s shot

The shot-hole borer plague is one of the subjects of an innovative immersive art project leading to a $75,000 commission.

Technology