Western Australia

A woman died following a random breath test in Geraldton on Monday night. File image

Woman dies suddenly after random roadside breath test

An internal investigation has been launched after a woman died in ‘police presence’ following a roadside breath testing operation on Monday night.

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WA detectives have charged a teenager after a drive-by shooting at Gosnells on Saturday. (Aaron Bunch/AAP PHOTOS)

Teenage boy charged after alleged drive-by shooting

A teenager who allegedly shot a hail of bullets from a rifle at a home with people inside in a drive-by shooting is facing eight charges.

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Emily Livia and Callum Robinson at a wedding in San Diego in 2023.

Girlfriend’s short, angry response to Mexico murder sentence

The girlfriend of Callum Robinson has issued a three-word statement after the three men who murdered Callum, his brother Jake and their American friend Jack Carter Rhoad were sentenced to life in jail.

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In its 59th year the iconic 26-hour fundraising event has broken yet another record, with the remarkable generosity of the WA community taking the final tally to an incredible $101 million.

WA raises record-breaking $100 million for Telethon 2026

In its 59th year the iconic 26-hour fundraising event has broken yet another record, with the remarkable generosity of the WA community taking the final tally to an incredible $101 million.

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Little Telethon stars Aiden Narsico, Olivia Street and Paige McKay meet Natalie Barr, Fat Cat, Emma Memma and Larry Emdur.

Telethon kicks off in spectacular style across Australia

Now in its 59th year, WA’s iconic fundraising event kicked off in spectacular style, and for the first time, the rest of the nation is seeing the magic of Telethon as it is beamed on Channel 7 across Australia.

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The 79-year-old grandmother was taken to hospital in Bali after a devastating fall in a restaurant.

WA grandmother fighting for life after Bali freak accident

‘A simple lunch at a restaurant and a visit to the ladies’ bathroom has ended up being a nightmare beyond belief’.

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WA made up seven of the country’s 10 worst-rated passenger airports.

REVEALED: The WA airport crowned the worst in Australia

WA made up seven of Australia’s ten worst-rated airports, with the state not having any airports that ranked in the country’s best ten.

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Passengers on board the Rome-bound Qantas flight from Perth Airport recall bedbugs crawling all over them as they slept.

Disgusting new details emerge from Perth’s bed bug flight

‘The bugs just kept coming. They were in my husband’s shoes, crawling up our legs, crawling on our jumpers.’

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Former Bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders was a sexual predator hiding in plain sight. 

Inside double life of the evil bishop hiding in plain sight

Christopher Saunders had spent 25 years forging a career in the Catholic Church, but simmering beneath his philanthropy was a shocking truth: the clergyman was living a sinful and sleazy double life.

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A Perth woman has revealed the horrifying moment a group of strange men took her photo at a pub and used AI to turn it into sexualised content. 

Perth woman’s horror after men turn pub pic into AI porn

A Perth woman has revealed the horrifying moment a group of strange men took her photo at a pub and used AI to turn it into sexualised content.

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Two decades after it opened to raised eyebrows, Henderson is the heart of Australia’s biggest rearmament since World War II.

Inside WA’s massive new defence hub

Two decades after it opened to raised eyebrows, Henderson is the heart of Australia’s biggest rearmament since World War II.

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ASC CEO Alex Walsh says AUKUS will bring Western Australia long-term economic sustainment.

Nuclear subs bring more benefits than national security

ALEX WALSH: Nuclear powered submarines will bring benefits far beyond the shipyard gate.

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Rockingham is becoming the biggest naval centre in the southern hemisphere, and HII’s Eric Chewning has the seaside town in his sights.

All compasses point to Rockingham as city rides defence wave

Rockingham is becoming the biggest naval centre in the southern hemisphere, and HII’s Eric Chewning has the seaside town in his sights.

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Jim Penn, a retired fisheries scientist with more than 40 years of experience in stock assessment in WA and overseas, is calling for an independent reassessment of the white shark population

Should we cull great white sharks off the WA coast?

The State’s former chief fisheries scientist warns WA’s great white shark population has been dramatically underestimated for decades, and there could be up to 10,000 of the predators along our coastline.

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A Chinese military representative will attend this week’s massive Army conference in Perth as security is stepped up around the city’s event featuring hundreds of weapons companies.

Army expo steps up security as Chinese attendance confirmed

A Chinese military representative will attend this week’s massive Army conference in Perth as security is stepped up around the city’s event featuring hundreds of weapons companies.

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Kaine Fisher, 22, was rushed to Royal Perth Hospital with critical injuries on September 21 but sadly could not be saved.

Tributes for landscaper killed as he tended friend’s garden

Family say the 22-year-old was the ‘truest definition of selfless’.

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A 21-year-old Wattle Grove man has been accused of filming a woman using a Betty Burgers toilet in Perth’s CBD.

Woman allegedly filmed in public toilet near popular Perth burger shop

Police fear a man accused of filming a woman in a toilet may have struck other stores.

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A 21-year-old Wattle Grove man has been accused of filming a woman using a Betty Burgers toilet in Perth’s CBD.

Perth man accused of filming woman inside Betty Burgers’ toilet

A man who allegedly filmed a woman inside a toilet cubicle has been charged and police are appealing for other possible victims to come forward.

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