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Australian man, children found dead in Bali in suspected double-murder suicide
14+ hour, 50+ 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…...
WA news LIVE: Children’s hospice in Swanbourne now complete
17+ hour, 2+ 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…...
WA teacher sentenced over trespass, threats to kill neighbour’s dogs
23+ hour, 6+ 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…...
Over 100 new social and affordable homes to be built in Perth CBD
1+ day, 9+ 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…...
‘There’s no defence’: Man arrested over video of three-year-old steering car
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (510+ words) September 13, 2026 — 12:07pm An Alkimos man has been charged with reckless driving after footage emerged of a toddler behind the wheel of a ute and steering it through suburban streets. WA Police allege a 30-year-old man uploaded video footage to social media…...
A fall on a tram cost a passenger his life. Older riders want change
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (756+ words) September 13, 2026 — 11:30am When Garry Ledger fell on a tram and hit his head last August, there were initially no signs of a major injury. The 78-year-old South Australian had just boarded the route 16 service towards the city. He was busy tapping…...
Fierce finals furnace burns on slow-starting Dockers
3+ day, 15+ 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…...
From ground to market: Why WA holds the key to Australia’s critical minerals push
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (699+ words) September 11, 2026 — 3:00am Australia’s critical minerals are in huge demand, but new analysis reveals while finding the resources has been relatively straightforward, there are still major hurdles in developing the projects to the production phase. However, the head of Perth-based Association of…...
Alcoa was warned about its mining by the WA government – then handed an exemption
4+ day, 13+ 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…...
Why ‘Moose’ is Fremantle’s rock amid the chaos
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (853+ words) Move over Wharfie Time. Because if Fremantle are to break their flag drought this year, there’s a fair chance it will be thanks to “Moose”. It would be easy to describe Alex Pearce as Fremantle’s captain courageous and leave it…...