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Man dies after being bitten by shark off Western Australian coast
Government department says man was in the water around Michaelmas Island, near Albany, when he was bitten by a suspected 4.5-metre shark Get our breaking news email , free app or d…
Typhoon Jangmi threatens Japan as Europe swelters
Powerful winds and rain expected in parts of Japan and Australia, while temperatures in Spain could hit 40C A powerful tropical storm is forecast to track near Okinawa, Japan, on M…
Thousands without power in Perth as destructive storms hit WA
Wind gusts up to 125km/h forecast to hit city as residents urged to stay away from windows Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Tens of thousands of residen…
‘Once in five-year’ storm set to hit WA’s coast over long weekend
The Bureau of Meteorology is warning the “deep low” system will begin impacting west-facing towns as far north as Geraldton as of Saturday evening, before moving down the coast and…
Diphtheria outbreak reaches WA’s prisons
Two cases of the bacterial disease have been linked to West Kimberley Regional Prison, although a Justice Department spokesperson says they did not contract it while incarcerated.…
Will Western Australia be ‘cooking with gas’ in the 2030s?
WA’s 15 per cent reservation policy is often held up as an example for the eastern states to emulate, but the reality is it is not living up to expectations.…
Scientists Detect an Elusive Giant Squid and Many Other Surprising Marine Animals Near Western Australia Thanks to DNA in the Water
Mucus, feces, skin and other shed tissue allowed researchers to investigate which creatures have been swimming in two deep-sea canyons without having to observe or catch them…
Chris Bowen says he has made it ‘crystal clear’ to BHP and other big polluters they must cut emissions onsite
Mining giant’s backsliding on climate commitments due to ‘weakness’ of policy, Kate Chaney says Adam Morton: Big Mining gets a $4bn tax break to use fossil fuel. It’s a strange way…
BHP defies its own climate strategy to spend hundreds of millions on polluting diesel trucks in Pilbara
Exclusive: Mining giant says technology is not yet advanced enough to run a fully electrified fleet but experts say it is hooked on federal fuel tax credits Read more from the BHP …
Four people lose their lives on WA roads during National Road Safety weekend
The accident’s occurred across WA over the weekend as police urge drivers to be careful on the road.…
Man dies in ute rollover
A man has died and several people have been injured after a ute rollover at Jingalup in Western Australia.…
Coral refuges in Western Australia resist 2025 bleaching through record marine heat
AI cameras continue to catch WA drivers pulling ‘insane’ stunts
During a budget estimates hearing on Wednesday morning, Police and Road Safety Minister Reece Whitby has slammed a “hard core of drivers” who continue to do the wrong thing on the …
'Greg' the frog found hiding in bag of salad released by housemates in Western Australia
When Australian farmer Rhys Smoker announced he’d found a live frog in a bag of lettuce, his housemates didn’t believe him.…
Profit ‘aspiration’ or target? WA energy minister cops grilling over future of Synergy
Amber-Jade Sanderson labelled attempts to return the state-owned energy utility to a profit-earning entity as an “aspiration”, before quickly correcting herself.…
A Dimpled Koala Fossil Found in a Cave in Western Australia Revealed Why This Previously Unknown Species Went Extinct
The new study found that they lost their arboreal habitat due to a drying climate, a dire warning for the modern-day marsupials that face a similar threat…
Mouse plague ravages WA's Mid West
New baits have been approved to combat a mouse plague that has ravaged WA's regions.…
Tributes flow for father killed by shark in WA
A Perth father killed by a shark off popular holiday spot Rottnest Island has been described as a devoted father and true gentleman.…
Six shops ordered to shut under new illegal tobacco laws
More than 140,000 illegal cigarettes have been seized and six stores ordered to close down, days after Western Australia's new tobacco laws came into force.…
Six stores issued closure orders as WA's war on illegal tobacco heats up
The first closure order was issued following a police raid on a Kalgoorlie barber shop.…
France says cruise ship Andes virus matches known South American viruses
PARIS — France’s Pasteur Institute said it has fully sequenced the Andes virus detected in a French passenger from the MV Hondius cruise ship and f...…
Man killed by 13ft shark in Western Australia
The attack occurred at Horseshoe Reef - north-west of the popular Rottnest Island near the city of Perth, local police say.…
Man dies after shark attack
A man has died after he was mauled by a shark off Rottnest Island in Western Australia.…
Man killed in great white shark attack in western Australia
The 38-year-old was bitten at a popular diving and fishing spot near the city of Perth, police say.…
State opposition claims closure of regional courthouses ‘a system-wide failure’
Four of the state’s top legal minds have signed a public notice stating that a number of remote and regional courthouses would be temporarily closed for a three-month period as sec…
Experts offer theories on why WA is 'wild west' for ADHD prescriptions
With WA home to seven out of Australia's top-10 highest ADHD prescribing neighbourhoods, experts, psychiatrists and doctors weigh in with their theories.…