Courtney Withers

West Australian hurdler Alanah Yukich raced three events in three days in three different countries to qualify for the Olympics, and now she's determined to make her hometown proud. 

The Kwinana industrial area employs around 40,000 people and brings in $15 billion a year, but as it continues to grow there are serious concerns about how infrastructure will cope.

Conservationists' efforts to protect a swathe of significant wetlands in Perth's south-east take a hit with a local council looking set to push on with plans for industrial park, despite concerns raised by the Environmental Protection Authority.

Police have arrested 13 people — some with alleged links to a Middle Eastern crime group — over the cigarette war that's led to the fire bombings of dozens of tobacco stores across Australia. 

Dry paddocks, dead and dying trees, and empty water tanks — that's the grim situation gripping Toodyay in Western Australia as regional towns pay the price of a long, dry summer.

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.

Federal police arrest a man who allegedly ran naked down the aisle of a Virgin plane on a flight from Perth to Melbourne, knocking a crew member to the floor and forcing the aircraft to turn around.

The Water Corporation is enforcing its annual winter sprinkler ban, but concerns have been raised about the impact this will have on gardens and green spaces across WA.

Protecting victims of domestic violence was promised to be a key plank of the WA budget, but there are concerns the measures do not go far enough to protect vulnerable women. 

Every budget is a tightrope – balancing spending on the now while also preparing for the future. But with cost-of-living pressures biting hard in WA, some feel the government got the mix wrong.

Edwina lives with her two children in a quiet Perth street, but what makes her house different is the panic room with a window that can only be broken from the inside.

There is not one property across Australia that is affordable to someone on youth allowance, as experts call for the federal government to build 25,000 homes a year for the next two decades to ease the crisis. 

Locals in Perth's northern suburbs are cleaning up after an unexpected wild storm dumped more than 130 millimetres of rain.

When her house burnt down, Kristine Meakins and her four children were left with nowhere to go. They now live in a tent in a Perth caravan park — yet another sign of a housing crisis that shows no signs of easing.

Art observers at Perth's Cottesloe Beach for this year's Sculpture by the Sea exhibition are rolling up their sleeves to help create Noongar artist Sharon Egan's display.

Ashley Quadros is accused of driving dangerously when his vehicle lost control and hit a tree in Perth's south-east, killing two teenage boys.

Education authorities move to scrap an automatic 10 per cent bonus added to the ATAR scores of students who are studying harder subjects in Western Australia.

Melbourne school leaver Mansha Arora spent her final year of school juggling study with caring for her mother and working to help support her family.

Councillor Jasmine Hill has been suspended for alleged misconduct including 'screaming' at staff.

Along with other cost-of-living pressures, the price of period products at major supermarkets has been steadily increasing.

As COVID-19 case numbers fall and remain out of the spotlight, some experts reckon it's probably for the best as we enter into a new territory of case reporting.

Emma Walters had been charged with plotting to kill her former partner John Setka, but police have now dropped those and other serious charges. She still faces other charges.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau says there was no protocol in place to confirm the driver of the train, which derailed, killing two people, understood routing changes that had been made.

By the end of this year, Altona's 135-year-old timber pier will be pulled down and replaced by a modern version. Despite mourning the loss of the old, locals say the new design does well to incorporate elements of the historic structure.

A housing program is cutting people's energy bills and keeping people warmer in Victoria's winter months as many struggle with health issues due to poorly insulated homes.