Welcome to your new home of news

Welcome to the new thewest.com.au.

The West Australian has teamed up with Yahoo!7 to bring you this new site, which we hope will become one of the most incisive, informative and entertaining news sources in Australia.

This partnership means WA's biggest and most experienced newsroom now has the added power of Yahoo!7's technical innovation and online expertise.

So what can you expect from us?

Our award-winning reporters, photographers and video journalists will file up-to-the minute reports on breaking news, while our expert commentators take you inside the biggest stories of the day.

Our team of business reporters will apply their local knowledge as well as bringing you news on vital national and international stories. You can check share prices and get the latest news on market movements.

WA's best sports writers will bring you the latest on the big events happening here and around the globe, while the resources of Yahoo!7 will bring you live scores, results, fixtures and ladders from leading Australian and international sporting competitions.

Our bloggers will take a sensitive, humorous and sometimes controversial look at life in WA. We will also take you inside The West, showing you how our newsroom works and introducing you to the people behind the news.

Most of all, we want to engage with you. We encourage you to sign in and comment on stories and blogs, vote in our online polls and send in your news tips and story ideas.

Look out for new sections which will come online soon, including full coverage of Fashion, Dining, Motoring, Travel, Music, Arts and Entertainment. And if there's something you want to see on thewest.com.au, don't hesitate to let us know.

Welcome to your new home of news.