The Latest Breaking News from Western Australia

Filming whale sharks feeding on bait ball at Ningaloo Reef 'most exciting experience', photographer says

Tom Cannon knew he was witnessing a rare natural phenomenon when he captured footage of whale sharks feeding on bait balls on Western Australia's Ningaloo Reef.

ABC News · Dec 24, 2022

Esperance rangers hope cultural burns could buffer remote islands from climate change impacts

A bird colony has gone missing from an island off the south coast of Western Australia. Rangers say cultural burning could prevent such losses in the future.

ABC News · Dec 24, 2022

Northam man accused of lighting fires in Western Australia facing five more charges

A 23-year-old man accused of lighting a string of fires that have burned through hectares of bushland in Western Australia's Wheatbelt has been handed five more charges.

ABC News · Dec 23, 2022

Hail forces Busselton beachgoers to seek shelter during thunderstorm

Melbourne may be the city of "four seasons in one day", but Busselton in Western Australia had a crack at the title on Monday when beachgoers were forced to shelter from hail.

ABC News · Dec 20, 2022

Kwinana big battery project suffers fresh delays, $19 million blowout amid WA power supply fears

Western Australia's first big battery will now cost an extra $19 million and not be available until after summer, adding further pressure to the state's electricity grid.

ABC News · Dec 20, 2022

Gina Rinehart, Kerry Stokes and Chris Ellison in race to stake claim over Perth Basin despite gas price gap

Australia's richest people are in a battle for control of Western Australia's burgeoning onshore gas industry, despite the Commonwealth's decision to cap prices. Energy reporter Dan Mercer explains why.

ABC News · Dec 19, 2022

Christmas spiders on the hunt for mates as summer heats up in Western Australia's south-west

Described as "jewels of the bush", Christmas spiders emerge in prolific numbers across southern Western Australia during the warmer months.

ABC News · Dec 17, 2022

Tim Winton’s Blueback takes on new life as a feature film starring a blue groper and Eric Bana

Tim Winton's 1997 novella Blueback has been adapted to the big screen, filmed entirely on location in Bremer Bay, Western Australia

The New Daily · Dec 16, 2022

CPSU/CSA accepts WA government's latest pay and conditions offer for public sector workers

After months of negotiations, a union representing 40,000 public sector workers in Western Australia accepts the government's wages and conditions offer.

ABC News · Dec 16, 2022

Male pilot killed in WA plane crash

Police are investigating after a male pilot was killed in a plane crash near the border between Western Australia and South Australia.

AAP · Dec 16, 2022