The Latest Breaking News from Western Australia

Search underway for radioactive capsule missing in Australia

Parts of Western Australia were under a radiation alert on Saturday after authorities said a radioactive capsule used in mining was lost en-route to the state's capital, Perth.

Reuters · Jan 28, 2023

Albany carjacker Shayden Eades broke into house, stole money then threw it from car window

Shayden Phillip Eades has pleaded guilty to 13 charges including stealing, criminal damage and failing to stop following a crime rampage through regional Western Australia.

ABC News · Jan 19, 2023

Disastrous floods in WA – why were we not prepared?

The devastating floods sweeping through the Kimberley region of Western Australia have caused unimaginable destruction, leaving remote Indigenous communities stranded in its aftermath.

The Conversation · Jan 16, 2023

WA recovery begins as floodwaters rise

While severe weather conditions have eased in the Northern Territory, authorities say record-breaking floods continue in WA's Fitzroy River catchment.

AAP · Jan 7, 2023

Much-needed supplies arrive in Fitzroy Crossing crossing as region reels from record flooding

The first major supply of essential goods arrives in Fitzroy Crossing, after flooding from former tropical cyclone Ellie wreaked havoc in Western Australia's Kimberley region.

ABC News · Jan 7, 2023

Attracting doctors to regional Australia is hard but Alex Harris is proof it's possible

Two decades ago Alex Harris heard about a new program sending medical students to live and study in Western Australia's Kimberley. Signing up changed the course of his life.

ABC News · Jan 3, 2023

Westonia's Hood-Penn Museum frights and delights tourists in regional Western Australia

With its lifelike wax doll display, the Hood-Penn Museum is proving to be an increasingly popular — if strange — tourist attraction for the small town of Westonia.

ABC News · Dec 26, 2022

Post-mortem led to aged-care murder charge

A post-mortem found a 70-year-old woman died of strangulation, leading to an aged care worker being charged with murder in Albany, Western Australia.

AAP · Dec 24, 2022

Kojonup wind farm sparks opposition while Collie battery sails through planning approval

Two major green energy projects are one step closer in Western Australia, but while one project has been welcomed by its local community, the other has not.

ABC News · Dec 7, 2022

Kimberley pastoralists first in line for government land degradation overhaul

Pastoralists and farmers from across Western Australia will soon have to comply with tightened land management standards as the state government boosts efforts to reverse degradation.

ABC News · Nov 30, 2022