Western Australia
1 killed in Cyclone Oli in French Polynesia
PAPEETE, Tahiti -- An official in French Polynesia says swelling ocean waters driven by Cyclone Oli have left at least one person dead on the South Pacific archipelago.
Australian town declared natural disaster after being ravaged by fires
Wildfires raging out of control in Western Australia have destroyed up to 40 homes in an outback town, weeks before the country's bushfire season begins.
Rescue teams try to save beached whales
More than 60 whales are dead and 17 remain stranded after beaching themselves on Western Australia's southwest coast, The Australian reports.
Thousands rally to support WA police
More than 2,500 people have rallied outside Parliament House in Perth to support laws for the mandatory sentencing of people who assault police and other public officers.
100 earthquakes in a month in WA town
There's been a whole lot of shaking going on, of the earthquake variety, in a small West Australian wheatbelt town.
WA 'well-placed' to ride out economic slump
Western Australia's business lobby says the state's economy is well placed to ride out the global financial crisis despite the loss of thousands of jobs.
Volgren’s Perth plant produces bus number 750
Volgren Australia has built its 750th bus at its Malaga plant in Western Australia.
WA residents in east Pilbara prepare for heaviest flooding in years
RIVER levels are easing in the east Pilbara, but some residents are bracing for the heaviest flooding in years.
WA drivers being ripped off at bowser
WA motorists were being “ripped off” by big oil companies because they were not passing on dramatic falls in the price of diesel, according to a leading analyst.
Two dead on WA roads
POLICE said alcohol contributed to the deaths of two people killed in separate accidents on West Australian roads.
Labor slammed in election review
An internal review into the performance of Labor at the state election has slammed its unprofessional campaign, the "toxic" influence of lobbyists such as Brian Burke and a decision not to go with established candidates in winnable seats as reason...
WA lifts ban on GM cotton in Kimberley
A ban on genetically modified cotton crops has been lifted in Western Australia. The WA government announced it would lift the moratorium on commercial production of GM cotton in the East Kimberley region's Ord River Irrigation Area in the state's...
Toxic ties to Alcoa
SICK residents near Alcoa's Wagerup refinery are a step closer in their bid to sue the mining giant accused of poisoning the local air. For the first time, a government report has linked the smell of chemicals in Yarloop with emissions from Alcoa'...
'Dangerous boy' costing up to $500000 a year to detain
The Department for Child Protection in Western Australia is spending up to $500,000 a year to protect individual children deemed to be at risk of harming themselves or the community.
WA unveils 3.8-billion-dollar wish list
The Western Australian Government has revealed its $3.8 billion infrastructure development proposal, hoping to get a slice of the Federal Government’s Building Australia Fund.
Storm bursts dams, sweeps away sheep
WEST Australian farmers are counting costs after a massive storm swept away hundreds of sheep, burst dams and wrecked fences, east of Perth.
Pilot injured in ultra-light crash
THE pilot of an ultra-light plane which crashed in Kununurra late yesterday has been transferred to Perth suffering suspected spinal injuries.
Pilot injured in ultra-light crash
THE pilot of an ultra-light plane which crashed in Kununurra late yesterday has been transferred to Perth suffering suspected spinal injuries.
Shortage of 800 nurses sparks warning care may be delayed
WA’s public hospitals are in the grip of an acute shortage of at least 800 nurses that even relief nurses cannot fill, with a major Perth hospital resorting to sending notes to patients on their meal trays warning of delays in nonurgent care.
Mayor refuses to quit after CCC finding
PROMINENT mayor and Brian Burke ally Stephen Lee refused to quit yesterday, claiming he would seek re-election despite failing to declare that up to $40,000 in election funds came from proponents of a $700 million development south of Perth.