WA's government will force the City of Perth and its Liberal-candidate Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas to hand over prime land so it can build a new primary school, in an escalation of an ongoing political stoush.
The daughter of Mark James Bombara, who shot and killed Jennifer and Gretl Petelczyc in their Floreat home, says police were warned about her father's disturbing behaviour.
West Australian teen Cleveland Dodd has been laid to rest, but his family still have questions about the circumstances surrounding his death. Four decades earlier, the relatives of 16-year-old John Pat had similar concerns after the boy died in police custody.
After a morning of confusion and anguish, Cleveland Dodd's funeral has begun, with WA authorities reversing an eleventh-hour decision to block his incarcerated father from attending.
Now the WA government has confirmed it's repealing the controversial Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act, Jake Sturmer explains everything you need to know.
The Supreme Court of Western Australia finds three young detainees were subjected to "solitary confinement on a frequent basis" and were unlawfully locked in their cells at Banksia Hill Detention Centre and Unit 18 for prolonged periods.
Olympic hosts have big dreams of attracting tourists, advertisers and the eyes of the world. But in recent years they have usually been a poisoned chalice, leaving cities littered with white elephants.
In the shadow of the Tokyo Olympics, COVID-19 infections are increasing to records never before seen in the Japanese capital, and doctors are terrified of what happens next.
After years of planning and setbacks, the Tokyo Olympics officially starts today with the opening ceremony, but it all feels very remote to the people who live here.
Officials have spent six years negotiating the agreement, which will provide a legal and administrative framework for both military forces visiting the other country.
Amid political uncertainty in the US and Australia-China relations at a low point, Scott Morrison heads to Japan for his first overseas trip since the coronavirus pandemic began, with the visit highlighting the importance of Tokyo and Canberra's relationship.
First he murdered the Miyazawa family. Then he spent half a day eating their food, browsing their internet search history, and napping on their couch. Why can't Japanese police find the killer?
They're called ghost ships, because they often appear on beaches empty, or with only the skeletal remains of their former pilots on board, and they've been arriving on Japan's shores at an alarming rate.
The Government will soon have access to a wider database of our photographs for facial recognition, but the technology is already being used around the world and in everyday scenarios, such as unlocking a phone or entering a nightclub.
A self-styled financial adviser charged with stealing almost $2 million from victims including fashion designer Lisa Ho is denied bail in Waverley Local Court.
Three Australian men, including the father and uncle of a notorious Islamic State fighter, plead guilty to bribing an official of the Iraqi government to secure construction contracts.