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A 19-year-old has been charged after allegedly using social media platforms to make death threats to the Prime Minister and NSW Premier.

The man was arrested just after midnight in an outer Perth suburb.

A WA man has been charged with threatening to kill Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and NSW Premier Chris Minns through an online video.

Police are investigating another overnight business fire — just 24 hours after a tobacco shop in Huntingdale went up in flames — as authorities probe Perth’s escalating tobacco wars.

Josh Van Malssen had been abusive to train station staff in June 2023, leading them to place him in handcuffs. Minutes later, he was dead.

Streaming giant Netflix has put a call out for extras wanting to take part in a new TV drama series based in WA. 

Plans to build 22 units on a vacant block in Perth’s inner northern suburbs have been approved.

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development has urged Kimberley residents to be on the lookout for an invasive weed.

Fishing industry members have demanded the Government pause its demersal fishing ban, reopen shark fishing and independently review WA’s fish stocks, amid growing opposition to the controversial move.

Major flood alerts have been issued for multiple states, while other parts of the country experience a heatwave.

Australia’s oldest surviving skate park, the Albany Snake Run, will celebrate half a century of skaters riding — and donating blood to — its storied slopes this weekend.

A man has been taken to hospital after a police pursuit ended near Kelmscott on Wednesday.

The man, who returned to Perth on Sunday, faced Perth Magistrates Court today.

WA is the only Aussie region with more employment openings than a year ago, an encouraging sign for job-seekers that the State’s labour market will start 2026 in good nick.

Residents in suburbs including Hillarys, Sorrento, Quinns Rocks, Butler and Mullaloo have taken to social media express their frustrations in the past.

Arson squad detectives are at the scene of what is suspected to be the latest shopfront destroyed in WA’s growing tobacco wars.

Perth Lord Mayor Bruce Reynolds requested a state government investigation into the city’s workplace culture in December.

The 18-year-old was arrested after seven hours on the run evading a significant police presence which included the TRG.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

The Nationals WA will host a community forum in Albany on the demersal fishing ban imposed by the State Government, with Albany MLA Scott Leary urging people impacted to attend. 

The WA author’s books are no longer being promoted by his publisher after he faced court accused of child sex offences. 

A massive manhunt is underway in Western Australia’s midwest to find fugitive Kenneth Giles who has been on the run for seven days.

Arson squad detectives are at the scene of what is suspected to be the latest shopfront destroyed in WA’s growing tobacco wars.

The Fremantle writer was arrested at his home on Monday after he was allegedly caught by detectives “actively engaging” with other child exploitation offenders online.

The 18-year-old was arrested after seven hours on the run evading a significant police presence which included the TRG.

A suspected arson attack has damaged a tobacco store in Perth’s southeast overnight.

Crime in northern WA is again in the spotlight after a group of children posted videos of themselves allegedly stealing cars in the WA town, while another group allegedly crashed a stolen car into a dam on Friday.

Flashes of blue and gold are back in the bird aviary for the first time in more than a decade after Perth Zoo welcomed two new resident macaws to the crew. 

Charlie Moon’s emotional Australian Idol audition will have you clutching for the tissues.

The WA market has changed dramatically since the Tobacco Products Control Act was passed, with the advent of vapes and a global illicit trade that easily established roots in the state.

The Boddington community has hosted a cook-up to thank local firefighters who gave up their time over the festive period to save the town from an out-of-control bushfire. 

A workshop for LGBTQ+ young people is coming to Kalbarri next week, designed to empower youth to tell their own stories creatively.

Craig Silvey was arrested at his WA home on Monday after he was allegedly caught “actively engaging” with other child exploitation offenders online. 

An 18-year-old has been taken into custody following a major police operation involving tactical response.

Education Minister Sabine Winton has ordered all public schools to stop using books by acclaimed WA author Craig Silvey, just hours after he faced court on Tuesday accused of child sex offences.

The State’s ambulance provider is launching a suite of advanced courses this year in a bid to prepare those in high-risk industries and in remote WA to respond to emergencies. 

The devastating Boddington bushfire has left local farmers Ray and Brenda Farmer dealing with widespread destruction after flames tore through their property on Christmas Day. 

An extreme heatwave will see parts of WA reach close to 50C.

Heavily armed police searching for an alleged gunman in Pinjarra have focused their attention on a house in the town’s north-west.

The videos were posted across social media throughout last month.

Renowned Australian author Craig Silvey has been charged with child exploitation offences after police allegedly found him engaging with other offenders online.

Australia’s most prominent neo-Nazi organisation has announced it will disband ahead of sweeping federal laws coming into effect – but not without taking a parting shot at the government.

Detectives executed a search warrant at the prominent Fremantle novelist’s home and allegedly found him actively engaging with paedophiles online when they arrived.

Craig Silvey was arrested at his WA home on Monday after he was allegedly caught “actively engaging” with other child exploitation offenders online. 

Roger Cook has vowed to break-up the illicit tobacco trade and committed to new legislation — but baulked at the idea of fast-tracking tougher penalties now.

Police are responding to reports of a gunman in the Peel region.

“Significant police resources are being deployed to the area,” a spokesman said.

A 26-year-old motorcyclist has died after a crash on Forrest Highway in West Pinjarra.

Geraldton fishers continue to protest the permanent ban on commercial demersal fishing in West Australian waters, with one resident chaining his boat to the gate of a government office.

Police have issued another direct appeal to accused Mullewa gunman Kenneth John Giles to turn himself in, with the 58-year-old believed to be armed while on the run for the seventh day.