The Latest Breaking News from Western Australia

Overhaul of WA's anti-discrimination laws to strengthen protections for women and LGBTIQA+ community

Removing the outdated "disadvantage test" for sexual harassment complaints and improving protections for LGBTIQA+ staff and students in religious schools will be among sweeping reforms to Western Australia's anti-discrimination laws.

ABC News · Aug 16, 2022

Top site for WA Aboriginal cultural centre

A proposed new Aboriginal cultural centre on the Perth riverfront is being touted as Western Australia's answer to the Sydney Opera House.

AAP · Aug 15, 2022

Location chosen for new Aboriginal cultural centre to be built in central Perth

A site is chosen in central Perth for the creation of an Aboriginal cultural centre, an attraction Premier Mark McGowan describes as a "great opportunity" for Western Australia.

ABC News · Aug 15, 2022

Perth weather: South-west corner of WA could be in for its coldest day this year

A wintry mix of hail, blustery thunderstorms and even snow flurries is on the cards for Western Australia as the south-west corner of the state, including Perth, braces for what could be its coldest day of the year so far.

ABC News · Aug 8, 2022

WA targets vapes with misleading labels

More than 15,000 e-cigarettes have been seized from retailers in Western Australia as the state cracks down on their illegal sale.

AAP · Aug 5, 2022

Western Australia records first monkeypox case in returned overseas traveller

Overseas travellers returning to Western Australia are urged to monitor for symptoms of monkeypox after the state records its first case.

ABC News · Aug 4, 2022

Tobias Moran granted bail over alleged murder of German backpacker Simone Strobel

The man charged with the alleged murder of German backpacker Simone Strobel is free to return to Western Australia as a magistrate says there doesn't appear to be any evidence connecting him to her death.

ABC News · Aug 4, 2022

Gender pay gap remains worst for women in WA despite uptick in those working, report finds

Women are participating in the workforce at a higher rate than ever before in Western Australia but they still face the biggest gender pay gap in the country, a report finds.

ABC News · Aug 4, 2022

'Decolonising' classrooms could help keep First Nations kids in school and away from police

The recent decision to transport juvenile offenders into an adult maximum-security prison in Western Australia shows the youth justice system is in crisis. The findings of the Don Dale Royal Commission, and the landmark Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody were uncomfortably similar, even though being held almost three…

The Conversation · Aug 4, 2022

Heated WA market impacting social housing

Western Australia's biggest challenge in addressing homelessness is getting money out of the door in a heated construction market, the housing minister says.

AAP · Aug 3, 2022