A new brand of militant activists hope to derail the WA Government's plans to build an outer harbour by waging an environmental war similar to the successful campaign to kill off the Roe 8 highway expansion.

Geelong's chances of making it past a red-hot Richmond in next week's preliminary final are dealt a big blow, as Tom Hawkins is given a ban for striking unless he appeals successfully.

The Landgate deal represents a sizeable change in position by WA Labor, a party that spent years fighting tooth and nail against privatisations but just locked in one of the state's biggest-ever deals with the private sector, writes Jacob Kagi.

Researchers are reporting an "alarming" loss in the number of qualified teacher librarians in schools, and they warn student literacy will continue to suffer if the trend is not reversed.

As the voluntary assisted dying debate rages in Western Australia, David Goodall's family is still processing the 104-year-old's decision to travel to Switzerland to end his life.

Roger Federer will play in Sydney, Rafael Nadal in Perth and Novak Djokovic will join Nick Kyrgios in Brisbane as the ATP Cup draw keeps major stars apart ahead of inaugural tournament in Australia in January.

It is not just Perth feeling the exceptionally early burst of spring warmth, with central parts of Western Australia sizzling in record-breaking heat this past week.

A teenage driver is jailed for running a red light and fatally crashing her car at high speed into an elderly woman in the Perth suburb of Floreat.

A career criminal who was banned for life from driving is jailed for crashing a stolen car into a family's van, ploughing it into a Woolworths truck and claiming the life of a five-year-old boy and injuring six of his relatives.

Police rule a woman whose body was found on the verge of a road in the Perth suburb of St James died due to a medical condition and say there are no suspicious circumstances.

Australian cricket great Nicole Bolton didn't know if she would ever play cricket again when she walked away from the sport last year after a crippling bout of depression and anxiety.

The culture within the Perth City Council reached its "zenith" in the lead-up to its suspension, breeding an environment unlike anything one of its councillors had experienced previously, an inquiry hears.

As the Cottesloe community remains split over the future of the Indiana tearooms, just down the road City Beach is reaping the rewards of a multi-million-dollar facelift.

Australia's biggest ever lottery prize, $150 million, is up for grabs on Thursday night, but if you are joining the throngs rushing to get a ticket be warned winning the nine-figure windfall could change your life for better and worse.

Comedy legends Steve Martin and Martin Short discuss comedy and their 30-year friendship ahead of their Australian tour.

Suspended Lord Mayor of Perth Lisa Scaffidi tells an inquiry into the council that she supported a decision to activate a crisis management plan because an "extraordinary situation" had unfolded within the organisation.

Arum lilies may be visually spectacular, but for more than 100 years they have been been suffocating the natural bush and backyards in the South West corner of WA.

When you think of traffic congestion, you probably think of cars bumper-to-bumper on the freeway during weekday peak hour, but there are several hotspots around the city where weekend traffic is even worse.

WA Premier Mark McGowan never needs a second invitation to express his disdain for the Maritime Union of Australia and its leader Christy Cain, but they may just be stuck in a loveless marriage, writes Jacob Kagi.

As more couples leave the decision to have children until later in life, or decide against having them at all, their parents are grappling with the prospect of missing out on the grandparent experience.

A community of just 600 people isolated in the Indian Ocean is being inundated with the world's plastic waste. It is now finding innovative ways to fight back.

Remote working means you can work in your pyjamas, avoid peak-hour traffic and pick and choose your hours. But would you miss the office gossip and, even worse, would the boss forget about you?

A second Brownlow Medal leaves Nat Fyfe in rare air among some of the AFL's all-time greats. But guiding the Fremantle Dockers back to the finals and to their first premiership would cement his legacy, writes Clint Thomas.

The AFL advises that West Coast Eagles player Willie Rioli tested positive in an in-competition drug test for "a metabolite of cannabis", having previously tampered with a sample in a separate test.

Western Australia moves significantly closer to legalising voluntary assisted dying with the State Government's euthanasia bill sailing through the Lower House of Parliament but it still faces a major hurdle.

A six-year-old boy dies after being struck by a car in the carpark of a popular sporting ground in Perth's south.

When Keennan Dickie contacted police for help after her rib was broken in a violent robbery, she was instead arrested and sent to jail for failing to pay traffic fines, a situation branded a "shame on WA".

Former Perth Wildcat Greg Hire had a difficult upbringing and says he does not know where he would be without basketball but now he is facing up to his sporting mortality.

A man who triggered a four-day manhunt after fleeing from custody at hospital is recaptured in a dramatic arrest in Perth's north-east suburbs, with a security contractor fined $100,000 over his escape.

At least 20,000 short-term rental properties in WA would be forced to register their details as part of a mandatory scheme designed to level the accommodation playing field and give peace of mind to consumers.

Attorney-General John Quigley intervenes to order woman's release from prison for murdering her partner after her history as a victim of domestic violence came to light, declaring "now is the time for mercy".

State-owned power provider Synergy records a massive loss, far higher than the $180 million loss forecast over three years, blaming a "challenging energy landscape" and the rapid uptake of rooftop solar.

The ACT is in the spotlight right now for marijuana law reform. But years ago another Australian state went down a very similar path in loosening the law when it came to recreational cannabis use.

For the first time in history, the mayor of WA's biggest council will be chosen directly by residents, but the campaign has been marred by allegations of criminal damage, sabotage and online abuse.

The mother of Perth girl Denishar Woods, left with severe brain damage after a severe electric shock, has been waiting for a report into the accident, but it fails to establish who is to blame.

A farmer who trains backpackers in grain and livestock farming says demand for good seasonal workers in WA is outstripping her ability to supply them and her agency is stretched to the limit.

Fremantle appoints former player and current Collingwood assistant coach Justin Longmuir as head coach after sacking Ross Lyon last month, with Longmuir declaring he has "unfinished business" at the Dockers.

Forecasters are predicting more hot weather to come after the city recorded an average maximum temperature 2.6C higher than normal and received less than half its average rainfall for the month.

Crabs, birds and fish are just some of the marine life that could be decimated by the proposed Point Grey marina south of Perth, according to Mandurah locals, who say extensive dredging will have a "catastrophic" impact.

Tim Kelly confirms what Geelong supporters have feared for some time, a trade request to join the West Coast Eagles for the 2020 AFL season.

Drug experts and welfare groups speak out against the Government's push to drug test welfare recipients, questioning why the bill has been revived despite "comprehensive" opposition from the medical profession.

There was a time when everyone's important documents letters, photographs, diaries were tangible objects, but as life moves to the cloud we could lose it all.

Thinking about going into small business? Matt Godfrey ditched his career as a geologist to sell dumplings from a food truck. His best advice is to find a gap in the market and be realistic about money.

Terry "Tuck" Waldron was instrumental in the planning and execution of the $1.6 billion Perth Stadium. Now he is facing another challenge overhauling the iconic but ageing WACA Ground.

Three more cases of measles are confirmed in Perth in what health authorities say is an "unprecedented" cluster of cases in the city's south, linked to a far bigger outbreak in New Zealand that has caused pregnant women to miscarry.

A 22-year-old Perth man accused of using a cigarette lighter and boiling water to deliberately inflict serious burns on a two-year-old girl he was looking after claims she pulled a pot of boiling noodles onto herself.

More than 25,000 homes are without power across Perth as a strong spring storm bringing wind gusts of more than 100 kilometres per hour knocks trees and branches onto powerlines and turns off traffic lights across the city.

While the release of Jody Gore has shone a spotlight on the ability of Aboriginal women to access justice, Australia is continuing to turn a blind eye to violence against Indigenous women, writes Hannah McGlade.