PM takes election battle on well-trod path to wild west Anthony Albanese has prioritised Australia's mining state, visiting WA for the 30th time as prime minister to try to sandbag support. AAP · Mar 30, 2025
Flood alerts as Tropical Cyclone Dianne makes landfall Tropical Cyclone Dianne has made landfall in northern Western Australia bringing damaging wind gusts and rain but is expected to weaken within hours. AAP · Mar 28, 2025
I Photographed This Boxer Dog Holding His Favorite Things (13 Pics) A local legend in his home city of Perth, Western Australia, he is a loveable goofy boy who has perfected the art of holding things. Like, any things! The post I Photographed This Boxer Dog Holding His Favorite Things (13 Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda. Bored Panda · Mar 28, 2025
Child removal 'deepening wounds' in Indigenous families First Nations children in one state are 20 times more likely to be in out-of-home care than non-Indigenous kids, a report from Human Rights Watch has found. AAP · Mar 26, 2025
Synchronised bleaching: Ningaloo and the Great Barrier Reef are bleaching in unison for the first time This summer, an intense marine heatwave struck off northwestern Australia, driving sea surface temperatures up to 4°C above the summer average. The large mass of warm water has slowly moved south from the Kimberley region and through the Pilbara, leaving a wave of underwater destruction behind. Now Ningaloo Reef is… The Conversation · Mar 24, 2025
Great Barrier Reef & Ningaloo Simultaneously Hit With ‘Heartbreaking’ Coral Bleaching Severe and simultaneous coral bleaching has been found in both Western Australia's Ningaloo and the east coast's Great Barrier Reef. Pedestrian.tv · Mar 23, 2025
Woodside’s bid to expand a huge gas project is testing both major parties’ environmental credentials Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has indicated a Coalition government would quickly approve a giant gas project off Western Australia which will release billions of tonnes of greenhouse gases until around 2070. The Conversation · Mar 20, 2025
WA come up just short of fourth-straight Shield final Defending champions Western Australia toiled valiantly but came up just short of booking their place in a fourth consecutive Sheffield Shield final. AAP · Mar 18, 2025
Less than 1% of the world’s biggest radio telescope is complete – but its first image reveals a sky dotted with ancient galaxies Part of the world’s biggest mega-science facility – the SKA Observatory – is being built in outback Western Australia. The Conversation · Mar 17, 2025
Rocchiccioli stars as WA roll Victoria in Shield clash Western Australia are 1-10 in reply to Victoria's 197 at the end of an intriguing opening day of the Sheffield Shield clash at the WACA Ground. AAP · Mar 15, 2025
Fatberg weighing 30,000kg is pulled from a sewer in Western Australia The blockage – thought to be the state’s biggest ever – was discovered during routine maintenance The Guardian - AU · Mar 14, 2025
After 30 years on the outer, unions could soon return to the Pilbara. Here’s why that’s a big deal A battle is underway on the mine sites in Western Australia’s remote Pilbara region. Unions are keen to get back into the iron ore industry after decades on the outer. Mining companies are desperate to keep them out. The Conversation · Mar 14, 2025
Search suspended for 'gentle giant' taken by shark Steven Payne's family has paid tribute to the "smart, kind and funny" surfer as a search for his remains was called off after he was fatally mauled by a shark. AAP · Mar 12, 2025
Police say surfer ‘taken by shark’ in Western Australia Search for missing surfer now a recovery operation after evidence of bite marks found on surf board. Al Jazeera · Mar 12, 2025
The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2025 British rapper Yung Filly pleads not guilty to rape charges in Australia Internet personality will next appear before Western Australia’s District Court in June
AAP · Mar 9, 2025 Konstas helps NSW grind out Shield draw at the WACA Sam Konstas has scored a half-century as NSW held firm to fight out a draw with Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield clash in Perth.
The Conversation · Mar 9, 2025 Another decisive Labor win in WA, but much remains at stake The Roger Cook Labor government has been returned comfortably to government in Western Australia, securing a commanding, even if reduced, majority in the Legislative Assembly.
AAP · Mar 9, 2025 Labor vows to fight hard after massive WA election win Federal Labor is eyeing off more seats in Western Australia and has pledged to fight hard to win them after Premier Roger Cook secured a landslide victory.
Space · Mar 7, 2025 Scientists discover Earth's oldest impact crater in Australia This week, geologists announced they discovered the world's oldest known impact crater. It's in Western Australia's ancient Pilbara region.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 7, 2025 WA election: the west may already be won for Labor – it’s just a matter of by how much The biggest unknown in the largely predictable Western Australia election campaign is the extent to which Libby Mettam’s Liberals can re-emerge from the political wilderness
AAP · Mar 6, 2025 Bird on song but Warriors keep four-peat hopes alive Three-time defending Sheffield Shield champions Western Australia are fighting hard to remain in the finals hunt after day one in Perth against NSW.
The Conversation · Mar 6, 2025 Earth’s oldest impact crater was just found in Australia – exactly where geologists hoped it would be We have discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater on Earth, in the very heart of the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The crater formed more than 3.5 billion years ago, making it the oldest known by more than a billion years. Our discovery is published today in Nature Communications.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 5, 2025 Western Australia has one story about the gas industry. It won’t accept dissent from ‘over east’ Saturday’s state election is unlikely to unseat Labor premier Roger Cook but, with both major parties supporting gas expansion, WA’s record threatens any national progress on emissions
AAP · Feb 26, 2025 Aussie quick Behrendorff walks away from state cricket Jason Behrendorff has confirmed he has played his last game of 50-over cricket, with the left-armer to only feature on the global Twenty20 franchise circuit.
The Conversation · Feb 25, 2025 Labor likely to win WA election, but the campaign is exposing faultlines in the state’s politics With Western Australia heading to the polls on March 8, the Cook Labor government will likely prove the exception to the rule that incumbency is a liability for contemporary governments.