A WA magistrate has questioned why a young woman is facing the brunt of WA’s illicit tobacco laws after police raided the store she was working at in Mandurah this month.
Rachel Fenner
A WA man has been jailed after the Australian Federal Police caught him carrying $33,000 in cash suspected of being linked to criminal activity in his luggage at Perth Airport.
Caleb Runciman
Heat records are expected to tumble across Australia this week as some parts brace for temperatures which are expected to nudge 50C.
Steve Zemek, Phoebe Griffiths, Aris Schuler-Shah and Liam Beatty
New data reveals Australia Day violence has reached epidemic levels, with an expert warning drinking alcohol and heat make a dangerous mix.
Phoebe Griffiths
WA leaders say this Australia Day take on extra significance in the wake of the Bondi massacres.
Joe Spagnolo
Primary school students are leading the charge in reviving the trend of walking or riding to school, but experts say better infrastructure is needed to get more kids out of cars.
Jessica Evensen
Jack O’Brien defies death in the Southern Ocean to tell cautionary tale of the perilous coastal rocks off the Esperance coast.
Justin Bianchini
Nearly 8000 submissions have been made to the Cook Government on proposed tougher road rules for young drivers, with a final decision on controversial new changes set to be made this year.
Parents are fundraising to install air-conditioning in their kids’ schools rather than waiting on the Cook Government to lower the temperature in classrooms.
Kirsty Lichtenstein
Tropical Cyclone Luana has made landfall, as residents are urged to brace for heavy rains, possible flooding and gale-force winds.
Liam Beatty
In a fresh blow to former western suburbs power couple Andrew and Natasha Donnelly, the beleaguered pair are now being prosecuted by Australia’s corporate regulator.
John Flint
Notorious Mongol bikie Troy Mercanti could face up to five years in prison after being charged with allegedly breaching an anti-consorting notice.
Millions will swelter over the Australia Day long weekend, with forecasts of extreme heatwave temperatures, while a cyclone is headed for one state.
Aris Schuler-Shah
Anthony Albanese has heaped praise on the Australian of the Year finalists, describing Sunday night’s awards ceremony as his favourite event as PM.
Nearly 800 WA drivers a day have been pinged for dodgy driving by AI safety cameras in the first three months of them being in effect.
Oliver Lane
Thousands of WA families are unable to afford school bags, stationery and hygiene products, with one local charity scrambling to meet record demand ahead of the first day of term.
Rhianna Mitchell
A prisoner has died after suffering a medical emergency at Acacia Prison in Wooroloo.
Amy Cavender
Evacuation centres have been set up as a category two system continues to intensify off the WA coast.
Amy Cavender and Tegwen Bescoby
Heavily armed police descended on a home following reports of an incident involving a firearm in Mandurah on Friday.
A woman has been charged after allegedly assaulting a cabin crew member while on a Perth-bound flight – with footage capturing the moment she was led away in handcuffs.
Emma Kirk
Researchers at UWA’s Centre of Evolutionary Biology said the topic has been long debated among experts.
Tegwen Bescoby
Millions of Australians are bracing for extreme heatwave temperatures which could surpass 50C in some areas – prompting one state to initiate a total fire ban.
Hundreds have gathered to pay their respects to a beloved Labor figure who died after an alleged nightclub attack.
Phoebe Griffiths and Nathan Schmidt
Anthony Albanese has flown to Perth to attend the memorial service of the party’s former WA secretary Tim Picton after he was killed in an alleged one-punch attack in Northbridge.
Caitlyn Rintoul
