Perth News & Information

A pedestrian has been injured after a car ploughed into the entrance of North Beach Shopping Centre on Saturday morning, prompting a major emergency response.

As Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles addressed the ALP faithful at the WA state conference in Fremantle on Saturday, he made no secret of the fact he thought 2025 was Labor’s best year.

Marles was a keynote speaker Labor’s state conference in Fremantle this weekend and much of his speech covered how emphatic the state and federal election results were in WA earlier this year.

A new bulk-billed respiratory clinic for children under six aims to address growing demand for asthma treatment and confusion over how to diagnose and manage respiratory illnesses.

Oil and gas companies could soon be barred from fracking in Western Australia entirely, as WA Labor members vote on whether the party should extend an already wide-ranging ban.

Scammers have used an AI-generated deepfake of WA Premier Roger Cook to spruik an investment scam which claims to be endorsed by the Government. 

Year 12s who posted negative comments about a writer after their ATAR English exam have been urged to reflect on the ‘inappropriateness’ of their actions by WA’s School Curriculum and Standards Authority.

A measles outbreak is continuing to spread in one Aussie state, with two new infections in returned travellers.

Craig Dale appeared in West Australia’s District Court on Friday for sentencing on 14 counts of fraud, accused of flittering away millions of dollars paid to him by a remote Aboriginal community for “housing work” on gambling.

Brave firefighters will swap the fire hose for the stage next weekend to launch the annual Perth Firefighters Calendar.

A driver has escaped death after the car he was driving crashed through a train station barrier at high speeds, narrowly missing a moving train and flipping multiple times. 

‘We’re looking at 12 to 18 months and potentially seven or eight more surgeries to get most of her eyesight back — but there’s no guarantee.’

A man has died a week after crashing his motorcycle into a kangaroo east of Yanchep.

A notorious ex-Comanchero bikie shot, bashed and burned by his own club before he was dumped and left dead outside a hospital has sent a message to police and his attackers.

Police have warned the community against “taking the law into their own hands” after a 31-year-old man was arrested and charged over allegedly sending sexualised messages to teenage boys.

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A 35-year-old woman has dodged a jail term despite the court hearing how her daughter ended up high on meth.

Every time Judi Welch sits down to knit a red poppy, her mind turns to her loved ones who served in past conflicts and her own treasured experience in the army.

More than a dozen Year 12s studying an alternative to traditional ATAR subjects for entry to Curtin University have been failed after being caught using artificial intelligence to cheat on assessments.

Police and St John WA paramedics rushed to the scene on Thursday afternoon.

A handful of WA Year 12 students have been caught up in the aftermath of a printing blunder on an ATAR language exam paper.

WA’s peak environmental body has slammed the government over the findings on net zero, stating they had “drunk the gas industry Kool-Aid” and were “allergic” to any serious examination of decarbonisation initiatives. 

WA Police are urgently searching for the 30-year-old.

The state government has stated its priority was the delivery of its hospital building program.

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The Mount Hospital’s $35 million redevelopment, which included the new 35-bed Karri ward and 13-bay day of surgery admission area, was completed in May.

The Bindoon father rushed out of his home wearing nothing but his SpongeBob SquarePants jocks to take on a man allegedly trying to steal his car. WATCH THE ARREST

Regional Western Australians understand the importance of road safety, but reducing the default speed limit to 70kms creates an unnecessary burden on WA.

A socialite and former architect was ’100 per cent’ holding a knife during an alleged attack on her elderly neighbour, according to a witness who captured the incident on video. 

By 14, a young Perth girl had lived in four group homes, had been hospitalised three times after threatening to kill herself and was bounced between 70 care arrangements.

Luck was in the air on Wednesday night for one daring WA punter who is now $1 million richer.

A leading defence industry figure claims the battle to stop Western Australian workers from taking up lucrative opportunities in the mining sector is being won because employees find their jobs interesting.

A Welshpool drill services company has been fined almost $900,000 over the death of a worker, who suffered catastrophic crush injuries when the platform he was standing on tipped. 

A WorkSafe WA investigation is underway.

People in the warning zone have been told to expect large hailstones, heavy rainfall and damaging winds.

The woman, who lives in Perth’s northern suburbs, has been playing her favourite numbers for decades.

Western Australia was slammed with thunder and lightning overnight, but sadly the wet weather isn’t over yet!

A mum who almost starved her childlike ballerina daughter to death and denied her medical treatment has made a bold bid in court.

A mum who almost starved her childlike ballerina daughter to death and denied her medical treatment has made a bold bid in court.

After 42 and a half hours, one very big traveller finally rolled into his new digs — bringing his extraordinary cross-country odyssey to a close.

A man will front court on dozens of horrific charges after he allegedly used social media apps to groom kids before sexually assaulting them.

It’s not your run-of-the-mill criminal trial. A stoush between two wealthy, successful women over a parking spot in the well-heeled western suburbs has landed in court with allegations one brandished a knife.

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The man faces 59 charges including sexually penetrating and indecently dealing with girls aged between 13 and 15 and persistently sexually abusing children under 16.

Fewer students are sitting their ATAR exams in WA – but those who do are scoring higher.

This masthead understands about five of those targeted in WA Police’s Operation Ascendant last month will be taking their fight to the State Administrative Tribunal.

A former bikie who fired a gun through the rear windscreen of a stolen ute as police chased him at high-speeds has pleaded guilty to two charges on the first day of his trial.

It was a meeting of the minds when the four founders of The Kids Research Institute Australia reunited to mark 35 years of groundbreaking medical research.

The Osborne Park Football Club has now been suspended from the Perth Football League as the fallout from a controversial “Silly Sunday” costume continues.

A surfer has drowned at a popular beach near Margaret River after he was pulled from the water around midday on Tuesday.