Madigan Landry

Several bushfires burning north and south of Perth have caused major power blackouts, including the entire town of Margaret River.

After a five-year wait, conservationists say draft regulations on second-generation rat baits do not go far enough.

WA fishers are raising concerns about a lack of mental health support as the commercial industry comes to terms with a ban on demersal fishing.

The housing crisis is landing at the doorstep of caravan parks and owners like Greg Homer, who says the transition from tourism operator to landlord is taking a toll.  

South-west residents are worried they have been priced out of their home towns after research revealed the region is WA's most expensive area, with nine suburbs now boasting a seven-figure median house price.

A man spearfishing in the state's South West has been bitten by a wobbegong shark, with bystanders stabbing the fish multiple times to remove it from the man's arm.

Margaret River surfer Andy McDonald survives to tell the tale of his encounter with a shark at popular "Bombie" surf break.

Authorities and experts urge people in the state's south to be on alert for measles as the number of community transmission cases continues to climb.

A proposed 20-turbine wind farm at Scott River in WA's South West reaches a development milestone with developers and power provider Synergy lodging formal applications.

A man dies after being pulled from the water at a popular surf break near Margaret River in WA's South-West. 

A mystery disease is leaving critically endangered western ringtail possums blind and paralysed, with carers concerned that things will only get worse in summer.

A paramedic has been sentenced for stealing vials of an opioid used for pain relief, refilling them with saline and returning them into circulation in WA ambulances.

Rat bait poison has been found in threatened northern quoll populations as an overdue report into their use by the federal pesticides regulator is again delayed.

Locals in the WA community of Waroona are welcoming a US-Australia deal set to build a new rare earth refinery south of Perth, but others warn the project will further entrench mining interests.

Advocates are concerned rural and remote children will experience compounding challenges with the looming social media ban for people under 16.

Concerned carers in WA say roaming pet cats will kill thousands of native animals while the state government debates changes to cat laws. 

As the federal Coalition looks to resurrect a nuclear policy, an energy analyst and a workers' union fear the impacts of parliament's inability to agree on Australia's energy future.

A West Australian football club issues a public apology after photos emerge of its president in a Charlie Kirk costume, featuring a gunshot wound to the neck.

After raising biological and foster children on a farm 60 kilometres from the nearest major town, Tracey Angwin says being part of a community is essential for rural mums. 

Market dynamics are stopping live export ships from coming to WA for the rest of the year, raising the prospect of an official end to the trade years before a legislated ban is enforced.

Australind man Brett Anthony Cohen has been sentenced to five years behind bars for the possession and dissemination of "truly vile" child abuse material. He will be eligible for parole in three years.

A species more than 360 million years old is spotted migrating up the Margaret River in the state's south-west after record winter rains. 

Renowned for some of the best beaches in the country, Esperance also holds the unenviable position as the second-tightest rental market in regional Australia.

AI-enabled sentry hives will soon line the main route to Western Australia from South Australia, using cameras and 4G to detect varroa mite.

Whistleblower workers say they raised numerous concerns over dangerous work practices at a Goldfields mine site months ahead of a work-related death this month.