Nicolas Perpitch

Ahead of new laws cracking down on vape sales coming into effect next week, police are investigating reports bikie gangs are using stand-over tactics on small businesses selling nicotine vapes.

WA politicians have recently been promised a pay rise to bring them in line with other states and territories, but some say it's not enough for an "unstable, unforgiving job".

If you want to get a sense of the "insane" nature of Perth's property market right now and the breakneck speed at which homes are selling, look no further than Craig Townsend's experiences last week.

Nicotine pouches are illegal in Australia, but they've been seized in alarming quantities since the federal government's ban on single-use vapes. Here's why the small sachets have authorities worried.

Award-winning Indigenous musician Emma Donovan will lodge a complaint with the taxi industry regulator after she says two cabs at Perth Airport refused to give her a ride "because of the colour of [her] skin".

Rio Tinto says a new way of treating iron ore for steel production could reduce emissions by 95 per cent. So what's the catch?

Authorities in WA have leapt to defend the way police responded to concerns raised by the wife and daughter of Floreat double murderer Mark Bombara prior to the shootings.

The gunman who shot and killed a mother and her teenage daughter in Perth's affluent western suburbs did so because he thought his ex-partner was at the property.

Police in WA arrest and charge convicted armed robber Brett Maston after he allegedly removed his electronic monitoring device, sparking a day-long manhunt in Perth.

If the Coalition wants to topple the Albanese government next year, they need to gain ground in both WA and QLD. Here's what voters in those battleground seats care about.

Australian sheep farmers say they're angry after a live export ban, looming for years, has been confirmed.

A mother who was the sole and primary carer of her disabled daughter "decided to euthanise her", a court hears, instead of getting her appropriate care.

A Burundi-born man and former immigration detainee is in custody after being charged with breaching visa-mandated curfew conditions.

Evie Lyn Butterworth pleads guilty to unlawfully killing Abbey Sheriff in a high-speed crash on Perth's Kwinana Freeway while speeding and under the influence of a cocktail of drugs.

Linda Reynolds is suing Brittany Higgins and her fiancé David Sharaz over social media posts made in July last year.

Detectives are speaking to the woman's 54-year-old son as they investigate the cause of her death.

The polyphagous shot-hole borer is destroying trees in Perth's iconic parks, and there are fears it could cause an economic disaster should it cross the Nullarbor.

Chudier Pal, who played college basketball in the United States, is sentenced to life in prison with a 15 year non-parole period for the murder of Stephanie Robinson in her Doubleview home.

Matildas superstar Sam Kerr's father says she is "definitely" out of the Paris Olympics in July as she continues to recover from a knee injury.

Mansi Matoo's room at Curtin University has no air-conditioning and is so small, she has to store her clothes in a suitcase under the bed. But her weekly rent has just risen from $145 to $235.

Algal blooms harmful to humans and fish could be a thing of the past thanks to the development of a new clay modified to target the algae's food source.

John Pat's death at just 16 inside an outback police lock-up sparked national outrage and a royal commission. Forty years later, what is his legacy in his hometown?

WA Police say the families whose children drowned in a New Year's Eve tragedy in Perth's Swan River need to be "allowed to grieve" after suffering devastating trauma.

Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas gives his strongest sign yet he will seek WA Liberal Party preselection for the seat of Churchlands, saying he will now turn his mind to a deadline for joining the party.

WA Police are investigating the death of a volunteer firefighter responding to a blaze in the Shire of Esperance in the state's south.