The Latest Breaking News from Western Australia

Man killed by kangaroo he was keeping as pet in Western Australia

The 77-year-old man was found by a relative with ‘serious injuries’ on his property in the town of Redmond

Evening Standard · Sep 13, 2022

Demon ruck Jackson requests trade to WA

Melbourne ruckman Luke Jackson wants an AFL trade home to Western Australia, which is expected to spark the Demons' pursuit of Collingwood's Brodie Grundy.

AAP · Sep 13, 2022

Perth rental market tightens further as experts tip moderate house price growth

Experts explain why there is likely more pain ahead for West Australian families struggling to get a roof over their heads, as they share their predictions for WA property prices.

ABC News · Sep 11, 2022

How the latest RBA interest rate rise will impact WA, the most mortgaged state in Australia

Data shows WA is the most mortgaged state in the country and has the largest gap between wage growth and inflation, but comparatively low house prices continue to shield sandgropers from further pain as interest rates rise yet again.

ABC News · Sep 6, 2022

High Court backs WA high risk offender law

Western Australia's law enabling the indefinite detention of serious violent offenders has been deemed constitutionally appropriate by the High Court.

AAP · Sep 6, 2022

'Walking on a Dream' the slogan for WA's latest international tourism advertising campaign

"Walking on a Dream" will be the catchphrase for selling tourism in WA for at least the next five years, as a new $15 million global campaign is launched to draw overseas travellers back following the COVID pandemic.

ABC News · Sep 6, 2022

Western Australia has the cheapest energy in the OECD, as prices go sky high in eastern states

The costs of energy have dramatically jumped across Australia as war and shortages make themselves felt globally but WA has been spared the shock

The New Daily · Sep 5, 2022

WA arrests over child exploitation images

Three children have been rescued and more than 40 people charged in Western Australia after a major police operation targeting child exploitation material.

AAP · Sep 5, 2022

Austrian sailor rescued 100km off WA coast

A sailor has been rescued off the coast of Western Australia after his catamaran capsized during an attempt to sail across the Indian Ocean to Indonesia.

AAP · Sep 3, 2022

Cleo Smith's abductor Terence Darrell Kelly to be sentenced in December for kidnapping WA girl

The man who abducted Cleo Smith from her family's tent near Carnarvon in Western Australia's north-west is scheduled to be sentenced before the end of the year.

ABC News · Sep 2, 2022