Jessica Rendall

What we know about WA's missing backpacker

The WA government will establish a new parliamentary inquiry into the safety of e-rideables, sparked by the death of a Perth father in an e-scooter crash last month.

The Lands Minister John Carey moves to excise 3,000 square metres of land at Allen Park after the City of Nedlands blocks plans to transform the space into 'a beautiful oasis'.

The WA government has extended its free RSV immunisation program, which it says protected 22,000 babies last year, resulting in a 57 per cent drop in hospital admissions.

The Liberal candidate for Western Australia's new federal seat of Bullwinkel, Matt Moran, officially concedes defeat.

Thousands of properties are without power after wild weather damaged homes, uprooted trees and downed powerlines in the Perth Hills, with the BOM saying the freak storm was likely a "microburst" rather than a tornado.

Former West Coast Eagles player Adam Hunter is found dead in his hometown of Bunbury aged 43, the latest death to rock the AFL community this week.

A 31-year-old Perth man is due to face court accused of murdering his 72-year-old father and seriously injuring his 52-year-old stepmother at a home in Clarkson.

Rangers and traditional owners are deploying some unusual tactics to cull feral cats on Melville Island, in the hope it will prevent native mammal species from going extinct.

The vulnerable food supply chain in northern Australia could soon be strengthened through new technologies targeting food waste.