Western Australia

WA Premier Roger Cook will lead his government to a third term. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

Labor clinches victory to govern for third term in WA

WA Labor will hold a third term in office, with the early vote count showing the Liberals failing to gain traction with any significant swing.

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Every politician in Australia will be eyeing the WA election on Saturday, and not because they’re interested in who wins, writes Ben Harvey.

Why every Aussie politician has an eye on WA this weekend

BEN HARVEY: Every politician in Australia will be eyeing the WA election on Saturday, and not because they’re interested in who wins.

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A WA teenager has been charged after allegedly posting threatening messages targeting a mosque southwest of Sydney.

Parents ‘horrified’ over teen’s alleged massacre taunt: ‘Christchurch 2.0’

A teen was arrested in WA just hours after a Sydney mosque, 3800km away, raised the alarm.

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A West Australian teenager has been arrested after he allegedly threatened a mass shooting on a Sydney mosque in an online post. 

WA teen arrested over mass shooting threats to Sydney mosque

A West Australian teenager has been arrested after he allegedly threatened a mass shooting on a Sydney mosque in an online post.

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Chris Barker died during the Indian Pacific Wheel Ride, an unofficial race from Fremantle in Perth to the Opera House in Sydney, in March 2024.

Dad’s voicemails cherished after his tragic death during bike race

‘Just knowing he’s not around, or just a phone call away ... is really tough.’

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A woman has taken a dip in a pond at Westfield Carousel’s rooftop dining space.

Perth shoppers confused over bizarre food court spectacle

One Perth shopper just couldn’t wait to get home before cooling off from the hot weather.

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Former Braeside Primary School principal Geoffrey Noel MacNicol has been charged with child sex offences.

Primary school principal charged with child sex offences

The alleged offences occurred during the January school holidays.

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The couple, whose identity is suppressed, were convicted of child neglect on two grounds - under-nourishing and infantilising their only child - after a four-and-a-half-week trial in November.

Neglectful parents of ‘starving ballerina’ launch appeal

The mother and father of Floreat’s ‘starving ballerina’ are trying to overturn their convictions and hefty jail terms after a District Court trial that gripped WA.

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Preliminary report on the Rottnest seaplane crash has been relieased by the ATSB.

Pilot’s text before Rottnest seaplane tragedy revealed

Text messages have been exposed between a seaplane pilot and aviation company before a fatal island crash, as investigators piece together how three people tragically died.

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Fake butcher profiles have been flooding local community pages, offering cheap meat and scamming people out of hundreds of dollars.

Fake butcher profiles scamming WA locals out of hundreds

West Australians are urged to be alert when looking for ways to slash their grocery bill.

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Police have made a massive MDMA bust on the NSW, Queensland border.

Byron Bay MDMA bust worth $5.5m headed for WA, NSW

Police in two states have executed a huge drug bust after a year long investigation and in the process secured nearly $5.5 million worth of MDMA headed for NSW and WA.

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At his Supreme Court of WA trial last year, Hassan W. Jabbie accused other members of the Liberian community of committing the horrendous murder.

Huge sentence for dad who brutally murdered pregnant lover

The 53-year-old father-of-two said he started hitting her ‘non-stop’ then bludgeoned her, describing ending her life as ‘hard work’ that ‘wasn’t quick’.

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February 2025 is officially the wettest month on record for some north Queensland towns.

Tropical cyclone intensifies as residents ready for more extreme weather

Tropical cyclone Alfred has intensified to a category two storm and is likely to continue worsening.

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