The Latest Breaking News from Western Australia

Blackstone Inc's (NYSE:BX) $6.3 billion buyout of Crown Resorts Ltd (OTC:CWLDY) got delayed pending regulatory approval despite positive shareholder approval, Reuters reports. Gambling regulators in New South Wales, Victoria, and Western Australia found the Crown unfit to hold gaming licenses at different times. Crown's license for the flagship A$2.2 billion casino skyscraper in Sydney…

The effect captivates thousands of tourists, locals and photographers annually, but it takes a unique combination of low tides, mud flats and the alignment of the earth and moon to create a regular spectacle in Western Australia's north.

The Western Australian government has taken steps to improve ambulance response times in the midst of a surge in coronavirus cases.

COVID-related labour shortages are set to impact Saturday's election as WA records 16,253 new infections — with Mark McGowan saying it is better for the state to deal with surging case numbers now than in the middle of winter.

Police have charged two men with importing 320 kilograms of cocaine into Western Australia.

Western Australia records 14 deaths in the last 24 hours, the highest daily figure of fatalities for the state, as more than 15,000 new cases are reported.

Two men with suspected links to organised crime are charged over a $128 million cocaine seizure in Western Australia's remote Pilbara region, with the drugs allegedly collected from a "mothership" off the coast.

In the first week of the campaign, we journeyed around the country with six politics experts to examine the key seats and issues affecting different parts of the Australia.

This election will be decided in marginal seats, but as we saw in 2019, the variation in state swings can make a huge impact. So what's the situation in your state? Antony Green takes a look.