The Latest Breaking News from Western Australia

On an evening in June 1877, on Fremantle's High Street, the life of Western Australia's first documented Chinese person came to a tragic end.

Well-known local surfer Max Marsden is recovering in hospital after being attacked by a shark in Greenough, near Geraldton in Western Australia.

Eleven-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater is eliminated from the Margaret River Pro in Western Australia and cut from the Championship Tour, in a dramatic moment that is likely to spell the end of his more than 30-year long career.

Australians Callum Robson and Jacob Willcox have survived the elimination second round at the Margaret River Pro in Western Australia

Eleven-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater opens up about the "elephant in the room" — the prospect he is cut from the professional tour and potentially forced into retirement at this weekend's Margaret River Pro in Western Australia.

Travellers from around the world are packing up in Western Australia's remote north after witnessing a rare total solar eclipse that turned day into night.

A large, eclectic crowd of astronomy enthusiasts was left awestruck by the rare, minute-long sight in Exmouth, Western Australia

Sky gazers along the Exmouth Peninsular of Western Australia were amazed by the solar eclipse when the sun was completely covered by the moon, casting a 25-mile shadow

Professional astronomers and amateur cosmologists flocked to a remote part of Western Australia Thursday to witness a total solar eclipse, with the moon blocking out the sun for 58 seconds. Stargazers in Exmouth, on Australia's northwest tip, parked their caravans, pitched telescopes and donned protective glasses to watch the moon…

There are fears Western Australia's south coast abalone sector could be devastated by restrictions flagged as part of the creation of a controversial marine park.

Years of planning, millions of dollars in preparation and thousands of hours of travel come to a head in 58 seconds above Western Australia's north.