Kelsey Reid

Snow has arrived in the island state on Christmas morning, but hotter conditions are expected around the country, including a scorcher in the west.

Tropical Cyclone Grant is expected to remain a category one system as it passes just to the north of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands off the West Australian coast.

Residents on a remote Indian Ocean territory are bunkering down and scrapping Christmas plans as Tropical Cyclone Grant approaches.

Residents in small Pilbara towns with power grids run by mining companies are excluded from home battery rebate schemes.

WA's Pilbara has already endured a seven-day heatwave this month, but many in the town of Roebourne have little more than a hose and wet sheets to keep them cool as temperatures top 45 degrees Celsius.

Canadian hereditary chief Na'Moks wanted to find out what a gas pipeline on his land would look like, so he flew to northern Western Australia.

The works will connect gas fields in the Greater Gorgon Area to existing infrastructure on Barrow Island. 

Western Australia has long prospered off its hefty irone ore mining royalties, but new figures reveal that revenue may drop by billions.

After thousands of hours of recording, the elusive night parrot has been captured on camera drinking from a water hole for the first time, reshaping researchers' understanding of their needs. 

A community brimming with basketball enthusiasts in WA's north aims to join the NBL1 West within five years, becoming the most far-flung team to do so.

With sacred springs and water holes in northern WA drying up, the WA government decides to relocate where it is extracting groundwater from. 

Regional West Australian residents booking flights to Perth beyond June 30 next year face a $400 jump in airfares, as uncertainty clouds the future of the state's price cap scheme.

Residents of a historic WA town are frustrated that their heritage icons are being left in disrepair.

After years of work, the CSIRO officially confirms the discovery of a glowing lantern shark and two armour-less crab species.

A new report shows there are just 16 affordable properties across the state for hospitality and childcare workers. It gets far worse if you live in a regional area. 

Australia's largest shire says it needs state and federal support to repair roads damaged during a cyclone, which provide a "lifeline" to remote communities. 

More than 1,000 fishers hope to reel in a winning catch at Lake Kununurra, where a restocking program and ideal conditions have grown record-size barramundi.

The number of female apprentice jockeys skyrockets across Australia, as women take out seven of 10 cup races across northern WA.

Arnold Carter, 98, leaves behind a legacy of leadership and community spirit after six decades living in Port Hedland.  

Carnarvon publicans, bottleshop owners and tourism operators fear alcohol sales restrictions aimed at curbing crime have cost them years of income due to rules the government now says they've misunderstood.

Residents are frustrated as another WA local government is thrust into the spotlight for mismanagement claims.