Bridget McArthur

Communities cry out for emergency solutions to a growing homelessness crisis with some residents warning the government that rough sleepers are at risk of dying before homes are built.

Albemarle has revealed it lost more than $1 billion last quarter and its failed Kemerton expansion project is largely to blame. Analysts say it could forecast an end to lithium hydroxide processing in WA.

Corey Devree's family say the 41-year-old's mental health declined rapidly in prison as he tried unsuccessfully to navigate the parole system.

Bunbury Magistrates Court heard Geoffrey Cecil Wilfred Doust hit a horse with his car, shot it multiple times and buried it near his house. 

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is met by angry protesters in Collie, one of seven places nationwide where a power station could be based under the Coalition's nuclear policy.

As Bunbury deals with a record number of people sleeping rough, the Cook government has knocked back the city council's proposal to build a homeless shelter.

Andrew McQualter is appointed as West Coast's new head coach on a three-year deal, with the Eagles praising his "firm vision of what needs to be done" in taking over from Adam Simpson.

Sydney-born Harry Clarke has claimed the world title in men's downhill skateboarding less than eight months after a near-death experience. He hopes his win will help get the sport included in the Olympics.

The death of a friend in jail by suicide prompted former inmate Kelvin Whitwell to become a counsellor on the outside. Now he's calling for WA's prison system to be reformed.

Western Australia's prison system has been under scrutiny, after the suicides of two children in correctional facilities.