Alisha O'Flaherty

A ban on sugar-sweetened drinks at Western Australia’s public hospitals is aimed at tackling obesity, but the beverages lobby warns it may restrict consumers’ rights.

The parents of seven-year-old Aishwarya Awath who died at Perth Children's Hospital say an apology from Health Minister Roger Cook is "not good enough", as the WA opposition calls on Mr Cook to resign.

Willie Rioli will be eligible to return to football for the West Coast Eagles this season, after the AFL confirms the premiership forward is handed a backdated two-year suspension for drug-related breaches.

It was an extraordinary and highly risky admission by a party leader just two weeks out from a state election, but it’s one the WA Liberals are hoping will prevent a Labor landslide, writes political reporter Alisha O’Flaherty.

WA's Premier says he will not put a timeframe on reopening the state's border, an issue expected to dominate the meeting of the National Cabinet tomorrow following a call by Prime Minister Scott Morrison for the states to "make Australia whole again".

As tens of thousands of fans head to Perth Stadium to watch the state's first AFL game in front of a crowd in more than 10 months, the West Australian Government is being warned its decision to allow the event "could come back to haunt it".

The WA Government is considering a hard border closure to help keep anyone infected with COVID-19 out, with the Premier sending a blunt message to interstate visitors that "we don't want you".

Health authorities confirm a third case of coronavirus in Western Australia after a woman in her 30s returning from a holiday in Europe tested positive to the disease.

Former WA treasurer and leader of the opposition Troy Buswell is due to face court next month charged with six aggravated assault charges against a woman and one count of unlawful damage.

When a nightmare tenant trashed Sarah's house, she left behind a memory card containing content so "sickening" it uncovered one of WA's worst cases of child sex abuse.

An invasive ant species whose bite can be deadly has been found at Fremantle Port, the first time it has been detected in WA, prompting concerns about the spread of the pest.

Potentially lethal ants found at Fremantle Port believed to be from overseas

Fiona Stanley Hospital is ranked the poorest performer among metropolitan facilities in an audit which reveals none of WA's hospitals have fully complied with a mandatory policy to serve healthier food to visitors.

With almost two-thirds of Australia's total exports to China, the West Australian Government is walking a fine line in navigating the state's economic reliance on China in the midst of a trade war with the US.

People are urged to check their travel plans ahead of the long weekend, with a number of large bushfires burning out of control and extreme to catastrophic fire weather conditions forecast for WA's south east until Saturday.

Jake Butcher was 16 years old and weighed 172 kilograms when his doctor warned him he may not live past his teenage years. Now he's one of a growing number of teens turning their lives around with weight loss surgery.

More than two years after his appearance at the royal commission into child sexual abuse, an internal church investigation is launched to examine complaints about the conduct of Roger Herft when he was bishop of Newcastle.

More than two years after his appearance at the royal commission into child sexual abuse, an internal church investigation is launched to examine complaints about the conduct of Roger Herft when he was bishop of Newcastle.

Former boxer Milos Radovic will have to spend seven years behind bars before he is eligible for parole after using a samurai sword to slice open the head of a WA Police officer in Perth’s south.

Police searching for the 67-year-old, who was last spotted asking for direction at a service station, find his body in the Mundaring State Forest, east of Perth.