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1 week ago | 
abc.net.au | Grace Burmas |Michelle Stanley
Traditional owners and environmentalists have pledged to continue fighting Woodside's massive North West Shelf (NWS) project by switching their focus to the development of the Browse Basin gas fields off WA's Kimberley coast. The groups have long argued Woodside's industrial developments pose a threat to the ancient rock art in the Murujuga National Park on the Burrup Peninsula. On Wednesday, the federal government approved the company's proposal to continue its NWS operation until 2070.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Tom Wildie |Grace Burmas |Blake Kagi
It was only three weeks ago WA Premier Roger Cook lashed the National Rugby League for its treatment of a bid for a Perth team, accusing the organisation of using his state as a "cash cow". “Given our location on the Indian Ocean rim and in the same time zone as 60 per cent of the world’s population, the strategic value of a Western Australian side should be self-evident to the NRL," he told the Sydney Morning Herald.
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2 months ago | 
abc.net.au | Grace Burmas |Lauren Smith |David Weber |Bridget McArthur
So far in 2025, WA has had three measles notifications — already half the number recorded last year. Cases linked to Hakea Prison have caused delays to proceedings in Perth's District Court in recent days. Senior medical advisor from the WA Department of Health Dr Paul Effler urged people to get vaccinated against the disease.
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Feb 6, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Rhiannon Shine |Grace Burmas
A Productivity Commission report has found just 32 per cent of patients in need of urgent care were seen on time when presenting at WA public hospitals in 2023-24. Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson said WA's high performance in the most critical triage categories showed the system was working well. WA Labor is promising 600 more hospital beds if it is re-elected in March, while the Liberals would offer $20,000 payments to study and work as a nurse in WA.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Grace Burmas |Nicolas Perpitch
The WA government wants to build a bridge over the Helena River connecting two eastern Perth suburbs, as part of a larger $400 million highway upgrade. But construction came to a halt when traditional owners raised concerns about an ancient rock shelter and billabong in its path. Years later there is still no resolution and the site has become a dumping ground for rubbish and hoons.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Grace Burmas
A recent court ruling has set the bar for how far businesses need to go to protect themselves against cyber criminals, according to experts, but the good news is it shouldn't be hard to meet. A trial between two companies was brought to the WA District Court last year to determine who was liable for a payment redirection scam. Lawyers said the decision will likely set a precedent for similar cases across the country, effectively putting the onus on businesses that fall victim to invoice scams.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Grace Burmas
Every journalist has one thing in common — whether it's economics, politics, climate or health, each keeps a list of contacts to call when they need expertise on a specific subject. Often acting as the backbone to reporting, those trustworthy contacts provide pivotal analysis on the stories that impact Australians. But Perth-based author Sisonke Msimang noticed a glaring omission among the regular faces speaking to journalists.
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Dec 23, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Grace Burmas
A 36-year-old man has been charged after he allegedly threatened multiple people with a replica handgun in an inner Perth suburb, prompting police to urge residents to lock their doors. Officers were called to King George Street in Victoria Park around 8.10pm on Monday night following reports a man was demanding car keys from people while brandishing a replica firearm. He then allegedly stole a car from a man aged in his 20s after threatening him.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Grace Burmas |Lucinda Jose
Hundreds of tonnes of honey will be lost as a result of bushfires burning north of Perth, with apiarists expecting the loss of pristine vegetation to impact bee populations for the next decade. More than 75,000 hectares of bush has burned in the fire that has threatened a number of coastal communities for most of the week.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Grace Burmas
The teenagers accused of allegedly starting a bushfire that closed a major highway in Perth's south-east had lost control of a campfire after spraying it with an aerosol can, a court heard. Two 14-year-old boys allegedly set fire to a property near Mustang Road in Champion Lakes on Monday afternoon, which tore through more than 150 hectares of vegetation.
