Perth News & Information

The Mental Health Commission asked the question as part of its 2025 Drug Attitudes survey, but a WA MP said the response from residents was rarely acted on.

A new report warns the State Development Bill exposes WA’s already fragile integrity system to further political influence.

For the first time at the Channel 7 Rockingham Beach Cup this Sunday, every rider in the saddle will be a woman.

At 82, the Perth man has made medical history as Australia’s record holder for living the longest with a mechanical heart valve prosthesis.

The founder of Australia’s first gaming disorder clinic and an internationally renowned botanist have been recognised at the State’s 2026 Australian of the Year awards. 

Cold case detectives are investigating a dramatic police chase which saw a shotgun fired at officers in 2007 – and brazen burglary days prior – after two men previously arrested over the incident were released.

Tonight’s Powerball prize is the largest to be won by a WA player in more than three years.

The Perth-based ex boyfriend of a backpacker murdered 20 years ago claims the investigation was tainted by a ‘deep-seated bias’ against him after a coroner found it was unlikely he could have killed her alone.

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital’s emergency department continued to be disrupted on Thursday with patients temporarily relocated after a sewage spill two days ago.

Footage has revealed an Australian Border Force ship leaving the Broome Port while carrying four fishing boats as a part of its secretive deal to buy up boats to give to people smugglers.

Once dubbed Australia’s most wanted criminal, Brett Maston has copped more jail time.

An international autism expert says children who wait years for diagnosis miss a crucial opportunity to ‘reshape the brain’ through early intervention, as evidence suggests a diagnosis may not be lifelong.

The footage, captured by a 9News Perth drone, shows the Australian Border Force’s 110-metre Ocean Shield leaving Broome Port carrying the four fishing boats.

‘I was completely dumbfounded after finding out I’d won, I couldn’t believe it.’

A man watched in horror as his new Audi plunged to the ground from a car stacker in his apartment building.

West Australian stargazers have been treated to a dazzling light show thanks to a spectacular aurora illuminating the night sky on Wednesday evening. SEE THE PICS.

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A 20-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder following a disturbance at a home in Perth’s south-east. 

It comes as Perth’s building industry continues to grapple with soaring material and labour costs.

Cinque Mingma Angel Crimson Brothers, 24, appeared in court charged with one count of unlawful possession and for being a tenant who permitted a premises to be used for prostitution.

Community noticeboards for suburbs across Perth have received an uptick in the number of posts from the “family businesses”, which all claim to be doing it tough and make emotional pleas for work.

Residents living three Perth suburbs are becoming increasingly frustrated with their telcos, after logging the highest number of mobile phone and internet complaints in the State. 

Western Australia has seen the biggest annual increase in mortgage sizes. Investors are flooding the market ahead of Labor’s five per cent deposit scheme for all first homebuyers.

Two Great Southern childcare centres were temporarily shut down on Friday over safety concerns for staff after a senior employee’s husband was charged with producing child abuse material.

A Labor MP has yelled ‘fuhrer’, likening Liberal powerbroker Nick Goiran to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler during an explosive debate in State Parliament. 

A 56-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter after a woman lost her life in a multi-vehicle car crash in Metricup last month.

The Education Department has been forced to intervene after Harrisdale Senior High School banned a Year 12 student from using the phrase ‘Free Palestine’ for a yearbook quote.

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Todd McKenney is back home in Perth, where he is set to delight audiences as a singing and dancing feline in the 40th anniversary Australian tour of CATS.

The report was tabled in parliament on Tuesday afternoon after the draft version, meant to be a confidential cabinet document, was leaked. But there are notable changes. 

An Albany man has been jailed and declared a serial family violence offender as the court reached the point of last resort in sentencing him after multiple family violence convictions.

Former senator Linda Reynolds faces a new legal front in a fresh battle against the Commonwealth and its lawyers, in a long-running dispute.

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Politicians from all sides of the Upper House say they’re ready to sit more days before the summer break in order to get a raft of legislation through before the end of the year.

It’s that time of the year again, and experts say West Australians must get used to the new buzzy normal as temperatures continue to heat up.

The blackout prompted staff to prepare for the possible cancellation of non-emergency surgeries. 

Police are bracing for domestic violence crimes to spike 50 per cent over summer as families grapple with increasing financial pressures and alcohol use in the lead-up to the festive season.

Women in regional towns and remote Aboriginal communities are feeling more comfortable coming forward to report domestic violence, according to WA’s top cop.

It would not be proper to celebrate at the WA Day Festival without a sausage sizzle. And this year Coles will be serving up thousands of snags to raise funds for Telethon. 

Thousands of WA children are living with an emerging and often misunderstood neurodivergent condition characterised by an extreme, involuntary need to avoid everyday demands and expectations.

A wing surfer has lived to tell the tale of a terrifying encounter with a white shark, saying he fell onto the predator.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA’s second annual Diversity and Inclusion Awards gala recognised the businesses that go above and beyond.

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Hundreds gathered at the State War Memorial in Kings Park to honour fallen servicemen and women in a touching ceremony to mark Remembrance Day.

WA’s coroner is hearing the case of Josephine Jennings, who was last seen in Kalgoorlie in 1997.

The 15-year-old boy was taken to hospital.

A hydrofoil rider has told of the terrifying moment he ‘thought he was gone’ after he was sent flying through the air and dragged under water by a shark at a Prevelly surf break.

Emergency services are on site responding to the scene.

Higgins and her husband, David Sharaz, have been ordered to pay Higgins’ former boss, former Liberal senator Linda Reynolds, upwards of $341,000 in damages.

The encounter was captured on a local surf camera, with the man seen riding with several others at 5pm before his board is suddenly sucked under the water.