The Latest Breaking News from Western Australia

Road train length signage trialled in WA as truck drivers push for more driver education

Community feedback is being sought on signage letting drivers know how road trains are in Western Australia. The trial aims to improve road safety — but one truck drivers says more needs to be done.

ABC News · Nov 4, 2022

Two people injured in helicopter crash at Kumarina, north of Meekatharra

Two people are in a stable condition after suffering serious injuries in a helicopter crash north of Meekatharra in Western Australia.

ABC News · Nov 3, 2022

Cassius Turvey: thousands attend vigils across the country for allegedly murdered schoolboy

Rallies from Perth to Sydney pay tribute to 15-year-old killed on his way home from school in Western Australia

The Guardian - AU · Nov 2, 2022

Former Perth resident arrested in North Macedonia over alleged international crime syndicate

An alleged drug kingpin police say is linked to the seizure of methamphetamine, heroin and millions of dollars in cash in Western Australia has been arrested in North Macedonia after a major joint international operation.

ABC News · Oct 30, 2022

Rain and hail damages record grain crops in West Australian wheatbelt

Unseasonal storms have dumped rain and hail, damaging ripe grain crops in Western Australia just as farmers began harvesting what was expected to be another near-record crop.

ABC News · Oct 30, 2022

A car accident on a farm changed Adam Andrijasevic's life. Two years later, his family is in limbo

A teenager believes he has been let down by authorities following an accident in rural Western Australia that has left him in limbo and his family forced to sell their farm.

ABC News · Oct 29, 2022

Western Australia's long COVID sufferers call for dedicated clinic to treat debilitating condition

Long COVID clinics have been set up in major hospitals in most states and territories, but Western Australia continues to remain without one. Experts want that to change.

ABC News · Oct 29, 2022

West Australian tech experts call for more investment from government as state tries to pivot away from resources sector

As Western Australia tries to diversify its economy away from the resources sector, tech experts are calling for more investment from the government to help keep start-ups in the state, despite the pull from overseas.

ABC News · Oct 28, 2022

Cruise ships are back and carrying COVID. No, it’s not 2020. Here’s what needs to happen next

The Coral Princess, with an unconfirmed number of people testing positive on board, is set to dock at Fremantle, Western Australia.

The New Daily · Oct 28, 2022

Exclusive: T20 World Cup - 'Want to bat like Rohit Sharma and bowl like Kapil Dev': Drushil Chauhan, the 9-year-old kid who impressed Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid in Perth

NEW DELHI: Nine-year-old Drushil Chauhan is now a household name in Perth. You ask for Drushil in Joondalup, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, and people there will be happy to guide you to his place. The neighbors are visiting his place quite often now to meet the kid who…

The Times of India · Oct 28, 2022