The Latest Breaking News from Western Australia

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visits Perth for the first time since election win

Anthony Albanese thanks West Australians for their support during his first trip to the state since becoming Prime Minister, and recommits to visiting WA regularly.

ABC News · Jun 5, 2022

The ultra-polluting Scarborough-Pluto gas project could blow through Labor’s climate target – and it just got the green light

The Albanese government has this week thrown its support behind what’ll be one of Australia’s most polluting developments: the Scarborough-Pluto gas project in Western Australia.

The Conversation · Jun 3, 2022

Anthony Albanese says live sheep exports won’t be phased out before 2025

PM reveals Labor remains committed to ending trade but first needs to consult with farmers and Western Australian government

The Guardian - AU · Jun 3, 2022

Kimberley 'meteor shower' is debris from a Chinese rocket falling out of orbit

A "meteor shower" that lit up the skies over northern Western Australia earlier this week was the wreckage of a rocket falling back to Earth.

ABC News · Jun 1, 2022

WA eases COVID-19 virus, vaccine rules

Western Australia has eased a range of COVID-19 restrictions and mandates as vaccination rates continue to climb.

AAP · Jun 1, 2022

Meet the world's largest plant: a single seagrass clone stretching 180 km in Western Australia's Shark Bay

Next time you go diving or snorkelling, have a close look at those wondrously long, bright green ribbons, waving with the ebb and flow of water. They are seagrasses – marine plants which produce flowers, fruit, and seedlings annually, like their land-based relatives.

The Conversation · May 31, 2022

World's largest plant discovered right under our noses in Western Australia

Genetic tests have revealed that a seagrass meadow in WA's Shark Bay is actually a giant clone of itself, and is estimated to be at least 4,500 years old.

ABC News · May 31, 2022

Telehealth usage at an all-time high in Western Australia, clinical psychologist says

Driving thousands of kilometres to access specialist healthcare is a hurdle many people face living remotely, but medical professionals say the growth of telehealth is allowing more people to access care.

ABC News · May 31, 2022

Senior citizens forced to leave Boddington to access aged care services

After 51 years living in the same regional community in Western Australia, Beryl Batt's parents had no other option than to travel more than 90km away to access aged care, despite an effort by the town to keep the seniors at home.

ABC News · May 29, 2022

Tour operator says no passengers were thrown into water in Horizontal Falls boating accident

The tour operator at the centre of a boating accident in Western Australia's Kimberley region says the vessel didn't capsize and no passengers were thrown into the water.

ABC News · May 28, 2022