Nicolas Perpitch

For Western Australia's outgoing COVID-era chief health officer Andy Robertson, the 2020 spread of the "novel coronavirus" was not the first time he had been part of story of global significance.

Survivors of the Stolen Generations in Western Australia can now apply for $85,000 in compensation as part of a government redress scheme.

A major upgrade of the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre is axed to help pay for three major Perth and Mandurah hospital projects under a $1.5 billion health infrastructure fund.

Brittany Higgins abandons her appeal of a WA Supreme Court finding that she defamed her ex-boss and former Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds in a series of social media posts.

A full-scale replica of the Juukan Gorge rock shelter, destroyed by mining company Rio Tinto, will be built over the remains of the original in Western Australia's north.

Perth man is charged with allegedly importing 185 kg of methamphetamine and a conspiracy to steal $300,000 cash in a foiled roadside armed robbery.

As the WA government prepares to pass 'post and boast' laws targeting people who promote their offences on social media, critics say there will be implications for freedom of speech.

A teenage boy accused of killing a Perth woman while riding a high-powered electric motorbike is released from custody.

A teenage boy charged with killing a Perth woman while riding an allegedly unlicensed high-powered electric motorbike is charged with two further offences relating to the incident. 

The WA Liberal Party supports a motion to abandon a target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, putting added pressure on Australian Opposition Leader Sussan Ley to drop the policy for the federal party