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An Australian resident of more than four decades is deported to the United Kingdom after his visa was cancelled due to a drug conviction, with a last-minute appeal rejected by the Federal Court.

Property prices in Perth have reached record highs in recent months and are expected to rise even further in the coming year, with a prediction they will increase between 8 and 11 per cent.

Women escaping domestic violence often find themselves homeless, and the organisations assisting them are under increasing strain. This survivor is now returning the favour, volunteering for an organisation that once helped her. 

For three decades, hundreds of notebooks filled with detailed descriptions of sacred Indigenous practices were locked away in a museum's archives. Now, Ngadjuri man Vincent Copley Junior hopes to finally have access to his great-grandfather's history.

Rockingham locals call for the state government to take action over the rapidly declining population of little penguins on Penguin Island, with just 114 birds remaining.

21-month old Sandipan Dhar died in hospital with leukaemia after his parents raised concerns with GPs and hospital staff on several occasions about a persistent fever.

A third person has died after being rushed to hospital following a shooting Perth's western suburbs.

The WA government will introduce knife laws it says will be "the toughest in the country", effectively allowing officers to scan people in any public place.

Australia's major health insurers are at odds over how to treat the diabetes and weight loss medication Ozempic, with one insurer slashing benefits amid a worldwide shortage.

Drowning in HECS debt amid a housing affordability crisis, students are choosing frozen yoghurts and bubble teas to pep themselves up when saving feels futile.

Turtles endemic to WA that have long been under threat now face their biggest challenge yet, as drying wetlands force them to travel into the path of predators and traffic.

An inspection report finds the Yongah Hill Immigration Detention Centre in Western Australia is "no longer fit for purpose" while raising serious concerns over safety conditions and the level of care for detainees and staff.

Suicide prevention advocates speak of the devastation wrought on the family of a 10-year-old boy who died by suicide in state care, describing the emotional reaction of his parents after seeing their son's body.

Through increased funding, the Western Force women's team is laying the ground work for future generations of professional female rugby players. 

A teenager who stabbed a fellow student in a premeditated attack at Carine Senior High School in Perth is sentenced to two years and seven months in juvenile detention.

The 27-year-old man was employed by the National Disability Insurance Scheme to work at aged care facilities around Perth and allegedly assaulted the elderly resident at a home in the western suburbs.

A Qantas flight lands safely in Perth after passengers hear a "large bang" and pilots are forced to shut down one of the plane's engines on their descent, with engineers now inspecting the Airbus A330-200.

Former NBL player Tiny Pinder is sentenced to eight years' jail and will likely be deported over two violent sexual assaults.

Tens of thousands of tourists flock to an island off Perth's southern coast each year to see its population of little penguins, but as numbers of the birds plummet, scientists and volunteers team up to do something about it.

The West Australian government says the pay difference between male and female retirement incomes has been too wide for too long, with a new initiative announced in a bid to bridge the gap.

A 27-year-old woman avoids jail time after pleading guilty in the Perth Magistrates Court to assaulting and choking her seven-month-old baby.

Joshua Duperouzel is sentenced to life in prison after he shot dead a man at a semi-rural property in Perth because believed he owed a $3,000 debt.