Alisha O'Flaherty

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.

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".

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.

Three more cases of measles are confirmed in Perth in what health authorities say is an "unprecedented" cluster of cases in the city's south, linked to a far bigger outbreak in New Zealand that has caused pregnant women to miscarry.

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.