Latest state news
Trainee teacher charged with online grooming
6:49pm A 21-year-old Yanchep man has been charged with "online grooming" following a three-month operation by the Online Child Exploitation Squad.
Rio native title deal irks splinter group
5:54pm A native title group in Western Australia's Pilbara has inked a land use deal with Rio Tinto despite objections by rival claimants.
Image shown of boy in dryer before death
5:48pm About one year before a three-year-old boy was found unconscious in a washing machine with his dead pet cat, he was photographed sitting inside a dryer with no door.
Whittakers Mill faces imminent closure
Lee-Maree Gallo 5:28pm In an economic blow for the town of Greenbushes the local timber mill is being forced to shut down after talks between its owners and the State Government over viable log volume failed.
Corruption in WA agencies 'on the rise'
Robyn Preston 5:01pm West Australian agencies have been warned to tighten background checks on employees, after a state audit has revealed that workplace corruption appears to be on the increase.
Troy Buswell top of the Dry July charts
4:21pm Booze has not always been the best influence in the life of West Australian Treasurer Troy Buswell.
Ex-WA premier faces insider trading trial
3:16pm Former West Australian premier Brian Burke has pleaded not guilty to four charges related to insider trading.
Mother finds daughter being groomed by online 'predator'
Anne-Maree Leonard 2:54pm It was almost by accident the mother of a 14-year-old Bunbury student found out her daughter was being groomed by an online predator.
Unexpected $250m bill for faulty power plant
ALEISHA ORR 2:26pm Opposition leader Mark McGowan has called for the resignation of government minister Peter Collier over what he called the mismanagement of the Muja AB Power Plant.
Push to protect ancient rock art
1:04pm The Greens want Aboriginal rock art in WA's Burrup Peninsula protected and for the area to be given world heritage status.
Act on footage quickly, judge told
12:15pm A judge has been urged to decide quickly if CCTV footage of an ex-policeman apparently punching a prisoner can be released to the media.
Kid in car as 'drunk' man crashes
ALEISHA ORR 10:08am A man was allegedly driving a car when he was more than five times over the legal alcohol limit with a six-year-old child in the vehicle.
Motorbike fell on man running from cops
ALEISHA ORR 9:48am A man who tried to flee police twice had his escape stifled when his motorbike fell on top of him.
Gina Rinehart's son fighting for fairness
Gina Rinehart's son John Hancock says he is fighting for fairness in his family's multi-billion-dollar trust stoush, regardless of his feelings towards his sister Ginia.
Sci-fi fans pay dearly for whatever takes their fantasy
JILLIAN MCHUGH While hundreds of Star Wars fans will be lining up to meet Princess Leia at the Supanova pop culture expo, comic book collector Luke Caporn – who has a collection worth $75,000 - will be going to collect a one-off piece of artwork from one of his favourite artists.
Fed funding for Oakajee to float away
The $339 million in federal funding allocated for the stalled Oakajee port project cannot be used by the West Australian government for other purposes.
Space
Curtin searches out new lunar craters
Researchers at Curtin University say they have potentially identified hundreds of previously-unmapped craters on the moon.
Police warn outback travellers to stay with their car
Robyn Preston Police have issued a warning to outback travellers, urging them to not to panic and stay with their vehicle should they get lost or break-down, in remote Western Australia.
Carles to sue over 'revenge' claim
The defamation battle between Treasurer Troy Buswell and his former parliamentary lover Adele Carles has taken a new twist.
Italian tourist charged with Subi hit-and-run
A 29-year-old Italian tourist has been charged after a hit-and-run that left a man seriously injured in Subiaco early on Sunday morning.
'Stomping, yelling and muffled cries': neighbour fronts washing machine death inquest
ALEISHA ORR The inquest into the death of a three-year-old boy, whose body was found in a washing machine, will continue in Perth on Tuesday.
Ginia Rinehart disparaged, court told
Gina Rinehart's son John Hancock has made "highly disparaging" remarks about his youngest sister.
Man trapped in car after Coolup crash
A man was trapped in his car after a two-car accident at Coolup this morning.
Ex-boarders seek sex abuse compo
Ex-boarders at WA state-run country high school hostels have applied for ex-gratia payments for alleged sexual abuse.
Ram raider might be hoping for lotto luck
ALEISHA ORR A vehicle was used to ram the shop front of a newsagency in Mandurah about 12.30am.
Robber uses pedal power to flee
ALEISHA ORR A man who used a machete to rob a pharmacy fled the scene on a bicycle.
More industrial action at Perth Airport
ALEISHA ORR Security screeners at Perth Airport are continuing their push for better pay by refusing to do bag searches.
School's grief over pupil's tragic death
Robyn Preston The principal of St Gerard’s Catholic Primary has spoken of grief within the community over the death of 11-year-old student Dorin Prince.
Perth woman joins effort to save elephants
ALEISHA ORR A Perth vet is set to head to Thailand to help in the fight against a deadly virus that could threaten the future of elephant calves born in captivity.
Truckie fight ends in shovel bashing
Robyn Preston A 46-year-old Forrestfield tow-truck operator has been charged for allegedly hitting another on the head with a shovel, during a fight.
