13+ hour, 5+ min ago   (266+ words) September 14, 2026 — 9:51am An Australian man and his two young children have been found dead inside a Bali home in what authorities suspect was a double murder suicide. The bodies of Perth man Damien John Shaw, 56, and his two children, aged 4 and…...

15+ hour, 17+ min ago   (420+ words) After a long and arduous process the children’s hospice in Swanbourne has reached practical completion. Premier Roger Cook, Health Minister Meredith Hammat and Health Infrastructure Minister John Carey attended the impressive $38.6 million facility called Sandcastles (Boodja Mia) this morning to…...

21+ hour, 22+ min ago   (571+ words) September 14, 2026 — 1:35am A man in his 60s, currently working as a teacher at a northern suburbs high school in Perth, has been found guilty of threatening to kill his neighbour’s dogs, in addition to trespassing on and damaging their property, following a…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (555+ words) September 13, 2026 — 2:52pm Perth’s CBD is set to become home to over 100 new social and affordable rental apartments. Set to be constructed by 2029, the 30-storey development will bring 174 new apartments to Roe Street. Housing and Works minister John Carey said the state…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (436+ words) September 11, 2026 — 9:07am Fremantle’s horror first-quarter efforts in recent finals will be well and truly in the spotlight when they take on Geelong in Friday night’s blockbuster semi-final showdown in Perth. The Dockers won a club-record 19 games in the regular season on…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1053+ words) Updated September 10, 2026 — 11:07am,first published 9:00am Water Corporation urged Western Australia’s peak environmental body to recommend reimposing strict guidelines on Alcoa’s mining operations near Perth’s drinking water supply, according to newly released documents. And further documents, obtained via Freedom of Information requests…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (635+ words) West Australian drivers are on notice as police expand the suite of drugs that can be detected during roadside tests. New tests will be able to pick up traces of cocaine in drivers’ systems, on top of the existing ability…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (818+ words) Great crudites, kangaroo cevapi, parsnip ice cream: this green-thinking restaurant helmed by a talented chef looks set to be one of the year’s key openings. When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. But what do you do if your…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (432+ words) September 9, 2026 — 12:17pm Fremantle’s “once-in-a-generation” star Shai Bolton is being tipped to bounce back with a vengeance when he takes on Geelong in Friday night’s AFL semi-final blockbuster in Perth. The Dockers are staring down the barrel of a straight-sets finals exit…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1016+ words) September 8, 2026 — 2:29pm The fallout from the Secret Harbour byelection continues to grip West Australian politics, with Premier Roger Cook blaming One Nation’s historic win on the online immigration debate, not his government’s performance. Much of the political discourse of the first…...