A native title deal being negotiated with a Pilbara Aboriginal group has the potential to funnel up to $100 million a year to fewer than 200 people.
1 hour, 34 minutes ago
West Australians will have to embrace recycled water and suburban infill as the population doubles to around 3.5 million people by the middle of the century.
1 hour, 44 minutes ago
Farmers may have started to win the war against feral animals in the Wheatbelt, with culling programs at the weekend revealing a big drop in pest numbers compared with last year.
1 hour, 50 minutes ago
Neighbours of Thornlie's tree man say they have been threatened and abused by Richard Pennicuik's followers, have had their property damaged and are sick of the spectacle dominating their street.
1 hour, 54 minutes ago
State Coroner Alastair Hope ruled out holding a public inquest into the 2007 death of Chris Mainwaring partly because of concerns about the embarrassment and humiliation it would cause the football and television star's family and close friends.
March 22, 2010, 2:15 amMargaret River has officially joined the ranks of the world’s top 10 surf breaks, being named as Western Australia's first national surfing reserve.
March 21, 2010, 2:24 pmA mother has brought back to life her two year old son after he fell into a water tank at their rural southeast Queensland property.
March 21, 2010, 1:53 pmA 27-year-old woman is recovering in Royal Perth Hospital after the vehicle she was travelling in crashed into a tree in Clackline this morning.
March 21, 2010, 12:05 pm
Thousands of West Australians have donned lycra and helmets and hopped on their bikes to take part in the State's largest single day cycling event this morning- the HBF Freeway Bike Hike for Asthma.
March 21, 2010, 10:43 amAustralia's lenders have lifted interest rates on mortgages by 0.22 percentage points above the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) interest rate rises since July, according to financial comparison website RateCity.
March 21, 2010, 10:15 am
The Australian share market is tipped to open lower on Monday after major US and European bourses fell on fresh concerns about Greece's fiscal position, US healthcare reform and an interest rate hike by India's central bank.
March 21, 2010, 10:09 amTwo fishermen were rescued 22 nautical miles off Mandurah yesterday after their boat broke down.
March 21, 2010, 9:39 am
Qantas says its own customers affected by a British Airways (BA) strike launched on Saturday won't be left stranded, with the company to arrange alternative flights.
March 21, 2010, 8:39 am
An injured Australian soldier continued fighting in southern Afghanistan for two days before he sought help, because he didn't want to let his mates down.
March 21, 2010, 8:14 am
China's capital woke up to orange-tinted skies on Saturday as the strongest sandstorm so far this year hit the country's north, delaying some flights at Beijing's airport and prompting a dust warning for Seoul.
March 21, 2010, 8:07 am
Fremantle coach Mark Harvey will need to win 10 matches this season to keep his AFL job after the club begin talking to the former Essendon champion about a new contract.
March 21, 2010, 8:07 amFour people, including a child, are dead after a police chase ended in a crash in Canberra.
March 21, 2010, 7:51 amThe swing against Labor in Tasmania and South Australia is not an indicator for the federal election, federal Labor frontbencher Craig Emerson says.
March 21, 2010, 7:42 am
The Western Force brought credibility back to their game despite the 14-10 loss to the Waratahs at ME Bank Stadium tonight.
March 20, 2010, 9:01 pm
Score updates in the opening round of the 2010 WAFL season.
March 20, 2010, 4:52 pm
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