Perth pen-water swimmers trying to simulate New York's Hudson and East rivers.
One of WA's most senior businesswomen says a proposal to force companies to appoint more women to their boards risks creating a culture of compliance, resentment and mediocrity.
May 24, 2013, 2:30 amA third Perth woman who had a double mastectomy is suing a Perth surgeon for negligence.
May 24, 2013, 2:40 amQantas has finished a $20 million makeover of 15 of its 265-seat Boeing 767 jets, which are used on routes such as Perth to Brisbane and weekend flights to Melbourne and Sydney.
May 24, 2013, 2:30 amPolice want to use teenage cadets in undercover stings on bottle shops to crack down on liquor outlets supplying juveniles with alcohol.
May 24, 2013, 1:20 amFormer Cirque du Soleil physiotherapist Trevor Aung Than helps keep WA Ballet dancers on their toes.
May 24, 2013, 1:00 am
Police are investigating their 12th fatal crash in seven days after the death of a man in Lesley this afternoon.
May 23, 2013, 4:59 pm
The politically sensitive issue of floating liquefied natural gas technology will be the subject of a 12 month inquiry by the powerful Legislative Assembly standing committee on economics and industry.
May 23, 2013, 4:10 pmTargeting specific cells in the body can reverse the effects of cancer on the immune system, WA researchers say.
May 23, 2013, 3:19 pmKimberley gas hub protesters say they have declined an offer to meet with Premier Colin Barnett despite pushing for a meeting with him during the recent election campaign.
May 23, 2013, 2:33 pmA woman crashed her car into a primary school fence in Rivervale earlier today.
May 23, 2013, 1:19 pmAfter a hot, dry start to the year, Australia is in for a drenching over the next three months, a weather forecaster says.
May 23, 2013, 1:09 pm
A University of Western Australia professor who specialises in endangered species reproduction is nervously awaiting news on the potential pregnancy of giant panda Tian Tian in Scotland.
May 23, 2013, 12:44 pmPolice have charged a 29-year-old Adventure World employee after he allegedly stole more than $100,000 from the Bibra Lake business.
May 23, 2013, 12:38 pmWA Police are targeting illegal firearms as part of an Australia-wide campaign to stamp out gun crime.
May 23, 2013, 12:17 pm
A catalogue of errors by a ship’s captain and port master led to the crew of a cargo ship being forced to abandon the vessel as it was battered on rocks at Christmas Island, safety inspectors have concluded.
May 23, 2013, 11:54 am
The family of eight-month-old Nate Dunbar who was killed when a drunk driver crashed into his Merriwa home has welcomed the start of justice today after the woman responsible pleaded guilty.
May 23, 2013, 10:40 amA 32-year-old has been charged after was allegedly caught driving with a blood alcohol level of more than six times the legal limit yesterday
May 23, 2013, 8:00 amPolice have charged a 48-year-old man over the fatal stabbing of a woman at a house in Narrogin at the weekend.
May 23, 2013, 7:56 am
Update 3.50pm: At least 11 people were taken to hospital last night after a South West fast food outlet served them food covered in what is believed to be caustic soda.
May 23, 2013, 7:06 amA rider has died after falling from a horse in Donnybrook in the State’s South West.
May 23, 2013, 5:48 amEleven fatal crashes in eleven days. #perthnews http://t.co/HTSDGDmOWR
Hazel Hawke dies aged 83. http://t.co/EZI8vRIhRB
Inquiry to probe FLNG technology. #perthnews http://t.co/GfmmalWkNl
Cancer breakthrough in WA research. #perthnews http://t.co/3vWCz4f96z
Gas hub protesters snub Barnett meeting. #perthnews http://t.co/N6NVpGMZJW
LIFESTYLE: Tips to help parents tackle kids' acne. #parenting http://t.co/WvmVwD7x8j
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