The Latest Breaking News from Western Australia

Roebourne Prison air conditioning plans need to be fast-tracked, Indigenous leaders say

Indigenous leaders in Western Australia's north have welcomed a decision to install air conditioning in all cells at Roebourne Regional Prison, but say prisoners can't wait another summer for heat relief.

ABC News · Nov 24, 2022

Dominant WA close in on Shield win at SCG

Undefeated Western Australia need four more wickets at the SCG to extend their lead at the top of the Sheffield Shield table and send their hosts bottom.

AAP · Nov 24, 2022

Number of homeschooled children in Western Australia almost doubles in six years

The number of children being homeschooled in Western Australia almost doubles in six years, with figures showing a 35 per cent increase in the past year alone.

ABC News · Nov 23, 2022

Cashed-up WA government faces nurse strike

Nurses in Western Australia are again threatening to walk off the job after rejecting the state Labor government's latest pay offer.

AAP · Nov 22, 2022

Green rips through WA on Shield debut

NSW spinner Chris Green has picked up the opening four wickets of his first-class career to put his side in pole position against high-flying Western Australia.

AAP · Nov 21, 2022

WA seeks to modernise abortion laws

The Western Australian government has launched a four-week public consultation period as it seeks to modernise the state's abortion laws.

AAP · Nov 20, 2022

Auditor for obscure Indian company at centre of WA energy crisis 'alarmed' at financial accounts

The auditor of an Indian-owned company at the centre of Western Australia's growing energy crisis says it's "unable" to verify the firm's accounts.

ABC News · Nov 19, 2022

Man charged with murder in WA's Goldfields

Homicide detectives in Western Australia have charged an 18-year-old with murder over the death of another man known to him in the Goldfields.

AAP · Nov 19, 2022

Victoria's economic growth leads nation, as NSW falls to last place

The latest figures on the economic performance of Australia’s states and territories shows Victoria leading the nation and New South Wales falling to last place.

The Conversation · Nov 18, 2022

WA nurses drop strike after new pay offer

Western Australia's nursing union has agreed to call off industrial action, which was expected to impact elective surgeries at Perth's biggest hospital.

AAP · Nov 15, 2022