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.

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.

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.

Two WA Police officers who were chasing a car minutes before it crashed at high speed into a tree in Perth, killing three passengers, deliver emotional testimony to an inquest about what happened.

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.

Police say card-skimming devices fitted to two Perth ATMs allowed scammers to steal tens of thousands of dollars from the bank accounts of unsuspecting victims, with a 32-year-old Estonian man charged.

An inquest into the death of a notorious Perth criminal dubbed "the Porsche kid" is told a prison guard said she "didn't care if he died" during a standoff that ended with him trying to take his own life.

The parents of a boy who suffers from a rare genetic condition say his life would be at risk if he is deported, after his application for permanent residency was rejected over the cost of his care.

Gerard Ross vanished while holidaying with his family south of Perth in 1997 and the 11-year-old's body was found a fortnight later. Now police are launching a new push to find his killer.

The heavy industrial area of Kwinana is home to Perth's only remaining beach shack community, but there are fears a new container port could destroy the simple lifestyle the locals have worked so hard to preserve.

Test all-rounder Mitch Marsh is likely to miss at least the first Test of the season after punching a dressing-room wall during Western Australia's Sheffield Shield draw with Tasmania, breaking his bowling hand.

The WA Government finds a way to hit Opposition Leader Liza Harvey where it hurts most, and deliver generous cuts to TAFE fees for students in the process, writes Jacob Kagi.

More than 60 West Australian homes and businesses are having their electricity cut off on an average day for failing to pay their bills, with the number more than doubling in just three years.

One West Australian is tasered the equivalent of every weekday by police officers, new data obtained by the ABC via Freedom of Information shows.

Alison Coats was juggling a new job at an inner-city law firm and raising three young boys when her life "imploded". She is just one of a growing number of people who have struggled to stretch the household budget to pay the bills.

A man with a disability was strip searched and prosecuted after a false claim he was photographing children at a beachside suburb, leading to calls for an apology from WA Police.

Perth Glory fans could be forgiven for being sceptical of Kristian Popovic's spot in a team coached by his dad Tony, given the club's somewhat disastrous history of father-son duos.

A police officer who was filmed on mobile phones driving into an 18-year-old man in Perth's south-east last year, knocking him down and sending him to hospital, is found guilty of dangerous driving.

An inquest into the deaths of two children murdered by their father at their home has heard police took almost three-and-a-half hours to attend the house after their mother raised the alarm.

WA Police are forced to apologise after saying Craig Peacock, who double-dipped on his taxpayer-funded allowance to enrich himself and benefit friends including two MPs, would not face criminal charges.

A team of WA Police officers will be deployed to Japan as part of a revived investigation into former trade commissioner Craig Peacock, accused of misusing his position to pocket $540,000 in taxpayer funds.

900,000 people read Alex Reiff's searingly honest account of how he felt when he lost his job. Much to his amazement the searingly honest LinkedIn post in which he shared his fear and uncertanties quickly went viral. This Indianapolis sales executive’s experience of loss is being repeated globally. Around 700, 000 Australians, across a multitude of industries, have lost their jobs due to the fallout from the pandemic.  Now the word “unprecedented” has been bandied around a lot, but this kind of mass layoff hasn’t happened in this country since the “recession we had to have” in the early 90s. For many, losing their job will be not only an economic crisis but a psychological one. Alex Reiff, full-time dad  Aliya Rao, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Singapore Management University author of forthcoming book Crunch Time: how married couples confront unemployment. Janna Koretz , clinical psychologist specialising in mental health challenges associated with high pressure careers, founder of Azimuth Psychological in Boston. Deirdre Dowling, freelance classical musician, based in Paris, now back in Australia due to the pandemic. Silvia Regos, business growth advisor and coach who made a major transition in her career two years ago. Producer: Maria Tickle

The Barossa Valley wine industry is starting to look forward after a low wine yield and coronavirus clusters created a rough start to the year.

Sharing with you one of the ABC's other great podcasts. Join Jan Fran and friends as they take life’s prickly bits and make them sweeter and easier to deal with.

Find out how match fixing works. It's ubiquitous and now recognised as the biggest threat to sport integrity.

ABC North Coast resident arts reviewer, Jeanti St Clair looks at the Northern Rivers Portrait Prize.

Ian Blayney is a regional MP who decided to quit the WA Liberals and move to the Nationals. But everyone, especially his own former party leader, is being strangely nice about it, writes Jacob Kagi.

Port Beach's Coast pub and surf life saving rooms should be moved and some Rottnest Island holiday bungalows should be pushed back from the beach in the long term, a report into WA coastal erosion hotspots says.

Large numbers of Chinese tourists are flocking to the pink lake near Port Gregory in Western Australia, but has it become a victim of its own popularity?

Brutal heat and bitter cold have cost farmers in WA more than 1.5m tonnes in crops over the course of a fortnight, according to a grain industry report.

Friends and relatives of a woman who died in hospital after being shot by police on a suburban street in Geraldton question why police did not employ pepper spray or a Taser instead, as a protest erupts outside the local police station over what they say was excessive force.

As family and friends of Joyce Clarke demand to know why the young woman was shot dead by police, a tragic picture of her early life blighted by drugs and mental illness is beginning to emerge.

Beekeepers have lost up to 70 per cent of honey production because of "horrendous" conditions, and the effects of another bad season could be felt by other food crops.

A 32-year-old man whose car hit a power pole with enough force to split it is the fourth road crash victim within 24 hours, with SA Police saying speed is a major factor behind a surging death toll.

Setio Shanahan was out exercising in a local park with a weight vest when police were called. But police say the public has the right to report "unusual behaviour".

A purpose-built home for people with a disability in Mount Gambier has sat vacant for eight months despite having clients ready to move in.

Brooke Littlewood was facing a two-month wait for a regional psychologist when she decided to create a series of beer coasters for others who may be struggling.

The head of Angel Flight calls for a Senate review into an ATSB report that found the charity is seven times more likely to be involved in a fatal crash, but the authority says its calculations were correct.

Livestock handlers are concerned about safety regulators around the country understanding the hazards of handling livestock, after SafeWork SA mishandled an investigation into a saleyard fault.

With the help of 15,000 festival goers at the weekend's triple j One Night Stand donating more than $22,000, Lucindale's pool is now weeks away from opening.

A growing number of people with chronic diabetes are building their own artificial pancreas which has some health professionals seriously concerned.

A routine car search by Limestone Coast police has led to an investigation into whether south-east drug users are using Australia Post as a courier service to send and receive illegal drugs.