Western Australia

The baby died in hospital on Saturday.

Residents were rattled awake by the early-morning tremor.

The Treasurer has given a firm commitment to maintaining WA’s current GST share, on his post-Budget trip to Perth.

‘I thought I was safe from this mouse plague . . . I’m not, they’re everywhere.’

LISTEN NOW: Behind the White Line dives into the tense turf war following Operation Beech — a sophisticated police sting which stopped 2.4 tonnes of cocaine from reaching the WA coastline.

A man has been killed by a four-metre shark at the popular Rottnest Island holiday spot of Horseshoe Reef.

A plane carrying six passengers from the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship has touched down in Perth after a repatriation flight from the Netherlands.

The alleged murder ended with the accused being found naked on a castaway ship.

Six passengers are set to land at Perth’s RAAF base before being transferred to the Bullsbrook facility to quarantine for at least three weeks.

This Australian state has delivered a budget with $1bn in cost of living relief – including a payout for every driver.

‘We have to assume given how similar our hospitals are that we could be seeing it somewhere else.’

One of Anthony Albanese’s Labor backbenchers has hit out at WA’s share of the GST labelling it a ‘terrible’ and ‘dysfunctional’ deal which he insisted was ‘bad for my state of New South Wales’.

Popular Australian author Craig Silvey has pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing child exploitation material, but two other charges have been dropped.

The life of legendary Australian sports broadcaster Dennis Cometti was celebrated in a state memorial in Perth on Monday.

The nation farewelled long-time Seven Network sport broadcaster Dennis Cometti at Optus Stadium. Watch Seven’s coverage of the State memorial service here.