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Junbo Shim: Tributes flow for 22-year-old FIFO worker with a ‘cheeky smile’ killed in Forrestfield crash

July 10, 2025
The young man who died after being hit by a reckless driver fleeing police in Forrestfield has been identified as a FIFO worker with a ‘cheeky smile.’

Keaton-Paul Wallace: Former Peppermint Grove businessman charged with breaching VRO, bail

July 10, 2025
A former Perth businessman been arrested for allegedly pursuing another to intimidate and breaching a domestic violence restraining order.

‘Ridiculous’: Shire fires back after court rates win that AMEC claims will cost industry millions

July 10, 2025
A regional WA council celebrating a Supreme Court Judge’s decision to back in a contentious rates charge has slammed the national exploration lobby’s accusation they are treating miners as ‘cash cows’.

UWA developed AI algorithm hoped to improve heart attack risk predictions by giving more personal assessment

July 10, 2025
Western Australian researchers have developed an AI algorithm to better predict the risk of heart disease in a more personalised way.

Car found in search for missing German backpacker

July 10, 2025
Carolina Wilga, 26, had not been seen for 12 days since taking off on a solo adventure in the Wheatbelt.

City of Nedlands under investigation for ‘inappropriate workplace behaviour’ claims

July 10, 2025
More than 70 staff have quit in the last 18 months, prompting the workplace watchdog to scrutinise the besieged council for claims of inappropriate workplace behaviour.

WA news LIVE: Backpacker’s car found in remote WA; Cook rails against LNG ‘misinformation’

July 10, 2025
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As it happened: WA news on Wednesday, July 9

July 10, 2025
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Cook not concerned by Japan on-selling surplus Australian gas

July 10, 2025
The WA premier has just returned from a mission to Japan, where the country emphasised the need for a continued stable supply of Australian gas to stabilise its energy grid.

As it happened: WA news on Tuesday, July 8

July 10, 2025
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Inquest told of fateful decision before surfer killed in Esperance shark attack

July 10, 2025
A WA coroner heard Melbourne man Steven Payne was attacked from behind by a great white shark, believed to be more than three metres long.

Foxes without borders: How far one fox roamed across Perth in just one night

July 10, 2025
Foxes are moving startling distances across Perth suburbs, sometimes in just one night. Now after 150 turtle deaths, an unprecedented response is being launched.

As it happened: WA news on Monday, July 7

July 10, 2025
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Record-setting Fever topple Giants to secure top spot

July 10, 2025
Unbeaten since round two, the West Coast Fever became the first team in competition history to claim 11 consecutive victories at RAC Arena on Sunday.

New figures reveal ‘alarming’ trend in WA schools

July 10, 2025
Education Minister Sabine Winton says violence in WA’s schools is a huge problem that needs addressing as a matter of urgency.

Tarnished Tassal brand targets WA barramundi

July 10, 2025
Canadian giant Tassal is at the centre of a raging debate over salmon farming in Tasmania. Now it plans to grow a major operation in a Kimberley marine park.

‘This can be a wake-up call’: Six people dead on WA roads in grim start to school holidays

July 10, 2025
A single-car crash at the intersection of Patterson and Ward roads in East Rockingham on Sunday morning brought the state’s road toll to 104 for the year to date.

Teenager charged with murder over Midland stabbing

July 10, 2025
The 18-year-old faced court on Saturday after police investigated the death of a man his 30s outside a home in Perth’s east on Thursday evening.

Alleged Perth investment fraudster accused of contacting witnesses in ‘Ponzi scheme’ case

July 10, 2025
Michael Dunjey appeared in Perth Magistrates Court on Friday after being slapped with 33 charges after an investigation into his allegedly fraudulent $149 million investment scheme.

‘Let me drink from that cup’: Walters has last request of Freo teammates

July 10, 2025
Retiring veteran Michael Walters reckons Fremantle can win the AFL flag as early as this year and he’s made his teammates promise to let him be part of the premiership celebrations.

As it happened: WA news on Friday, July 4

July 10, 2025
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As it happened: WA news on Thursday, July 3

July 10, 2025
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WA Police commissioner calls for tougher penalties after sentencing over Anthony Woods’ death

July 10, 2025
Col Blanch attended Reagan Chown’s sentencing on Thursday, afterwards saying he thought those who killed police officers should face a mandatory murder charge.

Bond matriarch Eileen dies in Perth aged 87

July 10, 2025
The socialite passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, in Perth on Wednesday after suffering a stroke on Sunday. 

Premier Roger Cook to consider childcare centre CCTV idea if recommended in State review

July 10, 2025
Roger Cook will consider mandating the rollout of CCTV in WA childcare centres if it is recommended as part of a snap review in the wake of charges against a Victorian childcare worker.

Premier Roger Cook fires up on importance of gas as the world’s pathway to net zero

July 10, 2025
Roger Cook has ramped up his rhetoric on gas, urging industry leaders to do more to dispel ‘misinformation’ about the energy transition and embrace the opportunity for WA.

Perth Airport admits service pressures as it balances huge redevelopment with record passenger numbers

July 10, 2025
With a big development causing traffic congestion, the airport’s passenger numbers hit a record 17.48 million in the 2025 financial year on booming international visitors and bumper FIFO traffic.

Coffee on the house across mystery cafes throughout Vincent, but there’s a plastic free twist

July 10, 2025
To celebrate Plastic Free July, City of Vincent staff will be taking to the streets to offer free coffee as a reward to locals who drink from reusable cups.

Police chase leads across regional WA in search for missing backpacker

July 10, 2025
Carolina Wilga, 26, has not been seen for 12 days since taking off on a solo adventure in the Wheatbelt.

Carolina Wilga: Nationwide search for missing backpacker as police investigation intensifies

July 10, 2025
The desperate search for a missing German backpacker has spread across the country as homicide detectives release CCTV footage of her last-known movements at a convenience store.

Eileen Bond: Identities to descend on Perth for funeral at St Patrick’s Basilica in Fremantle on Monday

July 10, 2025
Social, business and political A-listers from across Australia will gather at St Patrick’s Basilica to farewell the socialite.

City of Nedlands under investigation for ‘inappropriate workplace behaviour’ claims

July 10, 2025
More than 70 staff have quit in the last 18 months, prompting the workplace watchdog to scrutinise the besieged council for claims of inappropriate workplace behaviour.

WA news LIVE: City of Nedlands focus of WorkSafe probe

July 10, 2025
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Perth’s ‘most significant’ auction unveils new never-before-seen historical WA treasures

July 10, 2025
After a lifetime of collecting artefacts from WA’s early history, a renowned Peppermint Grove couple are putting it all on sale, in what is being hailed as Perth’s most significant auction of its kind.

100 days to go: Mental health advocate and basketball star Greg Hire taking on Telethon Alcoa Cycle Challenge

July 10, 2025
Basketball legend Greg Hire is known to push his body to the limits for a good cause and with only 100 days to go until Telethon he will be jumping on a bike again to raise funds for WA kids. 

‘Too good to be true’: Elaborate Facebook Marketplace scam duping buyers into driving five hours

July 9, 2025
A Perth man has been lucky to walk away with money in his pocket after being scammed on Facebook Marketplace and experts have issued a warning with the suspicious ad still up awaiting its next victim.

BHP’s top WA exec Tim Day says miner so far unscathed by copper tariffs, cedes ‘the uncertainty is difficult’

July 9, 2025
BHP’s top executive in WA is less concerned with the financial fallout of US President Donald Trump’s latest copper tariff threats than the frustration of trying to do business in an ‘uncertain world’.

Gnowangerup crash claims the life of 45-year-old man, two people seriously injured as WA’s road toll climbs

July 9, 2025
A man has been killed while another adult and an infant have been left with serious injuries after a crash in Pallinup, near Gnowangerup on Tuesday afternoon, part of a horror few days on WA roads. 

Shark warning issued for Pelican Point near Coral Bay as whale carcass floats close to shore

July 9, 2025
A whale carcass has caused the closure of beaches and waters within a 300m radius.

Curtin Uni research finds culturally diverse kids face disadvantage from day one at school

July 9, 2025
Children from different cultural or language backgrounds are twice as likely to start school with delays in communication skills compared to their peers — with girls most at risk.

Phillip Andrew Shanks: Banksia Grove real estate agent given two-year license ban for dodgy act

July 9, 2025
A Banksia Grove real estate agent has been stripped of his license for two years and fined $4000 for the act.

Great Eastern Highway crash: Serious collision in Irishtown shuts road about 10km north of Northam

July 9, 2025
Emergency services are responding to a serious crash in WA’s Wheatbelt region. 

Caroline Wilga: Homicide detectives investigating disappearance of missing German backpacker in the Wheatbelt

July 9, 2025
The 26-year-old German backpacker was last captured on CCTV on June 29 before vanishing in the Wheatbelt.

Major crash investigating after man dies in fatal head-on-collision on Broomehill-Gnowangerup Road in Pallinup

July 9, 2025
Officers from the Major Crash Investigation Section are appealing for information following the death of a 45-year-old man in a horror collision on Broomehill-Gnowangerup Road in Pallinup on Tuesday. 

WA news LIVE: Perth shivers through coldest morning of the year

July 9, 2025
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Perth weather: City’s coldest morning in two years as temperature drops to just 3.2 degrees

July 9, 2025
If you had the electric blanket on high this morning or were struggling to get out of bed, it’s because Perth has just set a two-year weather record.

Cook not concerned by Japan on-selling surplus Australian gas

July 9, 2025
The WA premier has just returned from a mission to Japan, where the country emphasised the need for a continued stable supply of Australian gas to stabilise its energy grid.

WA news LIVE: Perth shivers through coldest morning of the year

July 9, 2025
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Calls to WA poisons hotline for Ozempic and similar semaglutide drugs increased by 88 per cent in one year

July 9, 2025
The number of West Australians who have sought help from the State’s poisons hotline with concerns about negative effects to weight-loss medications such as Ozempic has increased by 88 per cent in a year. 

Joseph Ritchie: Father who suffered serious spinal injury in rugby match showing positive signs in hospital

July 8, 2025
A Perth dad who fractured his spine when a scrum collapsed during a rugby union match is showing positive signs as he continues a ‘long road’ to recovery in hospital. 
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