Treasurer Rita Saffioti insists she remains ‘very keen’ to redevelop Perth’s much-maligned convention centre, but won’t be rushed into signing a potential billion dollar cheque.
Jessica Page
Bumper winter rains made for an exhilarating Avon Descent for competitors and spectators alike.
Bethany Hiatt
As influencers and advertisers clog up social media feeds and Australians grapple with growing privacy concerns, a shift is taking place as more people seek a private way of connecting.
Rhianna Mitchell
Environmental activists want an exemption from new post and boast laws they claim could see people jailed for filming protests.
Inmates at a Perth prison are under investigation for a ‘disturbing’ scandal that took place while they were assigned to an animal shelter.
Ben Harvey
Police say it is too early to tell whether two shootings at the same Cannington smoke shop over the weekend are linked to a third shooting in Ballajura.
Georgia Campion
Thousands of students at a prestigious Perth university have been told to act urgently amid a data breach.
Transport Minister Rita Saffioti has declared a new tool to alert authorities to threatening anti-social behaviour and body-worn cameras for transit officers will make public transport safer for passengers.
Scarborough residents may be in for a shock on Monday, waking to find the suburb’s infamous beach flooded with WA Police members.
Tegwen Bescoby
Detectives believe a second gun incident in Cannington near a busy Perth shopping centre in the early hours of Sunday morning is related to a similar shooting on Saturday.
WA Treasurer says she’ll block any moves to raise Australia’s GST rate, saying it would further dud Western Australia and increase how the State subsidises the rest of the nation.
Joe Spagnolo
Officials are mulling an increase to the standard size of off-road car spaces, but planners and property groups warn it could increase costs and say parking already takes up too much space.
Oliver Lane
Premier Roger Cook’s plan for two extra holidays a year in WA would result in a $115 million disaster for local businesses, according to the state’s peak business group.
A nurse who suffered permanent injuries in a bike fall is hoping her legal case against the City of Perth will pave a way to justice for future accident victims whose path is currently blocked.
John Flint
Two Perth researchers are leading the world in the fight to cure vascular disease after discovering a way to dissolve the plaque that clogs arteries.
Hannah Cross
The planned redevelopment of the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre is on life support, with a $1 billion plus price tag now putting the project at real risk of being shelved.
Mums and dads across the state are preparing to turn their kids into their literary alter-egos as Book Week returns for its 80th chapter.
Caitlin Vinci
Shocking police figures revealing domestic violence offending reached a decade-high in WA last year only show the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the crisis.
Shannon Hampton and Oliver Lane
Perth is in danger of missing out on a multi-billion dollar boom in business tourism, insiders fear, as State Government plans for an ‘iconic’ waterfront precinct appear to stall.
Emergency WA is urging people in the warning zone to act now and stay safe.
Taylor Renouf
Authorities burst through the door to find 18 people including a security guard and Crown Casino employee in the middle of an illegal game of Baccarat.
Emma Kirk
The newly appointed principal of Hills Catholic school Mazenod College is set to become the first woman to helm an all-boys’ school in WA.
Perth’s newest state of the art police station in Baldivis has celebrated its official opening.
Ian Goodenough, who was the Federal MP for Moore for 12 years, has confirmed he is running for Joondalup mayor.
Liam Murphy
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