Samantha Goerling

With one of the nation's highest proportions of Airbnbs, some of WA's most popular tourist towns face a dilemma. Tourism is their biggest breadwinner — but with a housing crisis in full swing, short-term stays are pushing more and more locals away.

Local Government Minister Hannah Beazely condemns the emergence of "extremist" candidates nominating for the state's forthcoming council elections.

When pandemic border closures separated a father and son, they launched a wine label together. Now they are back in the same state and working closely together. 

A long-time winemaker says he opened his door to explosions and a black ball of smoke as a fire caused by a cordless screwdriver destroyed a lifetime collection of tools and machinery.

Katanning volunteer Aron Burnett is one of a string of Australians flown in to deal with the worsening fire crisis across central and western Canada.

A tenant advocacy group says long-term caravan park residents in regional Western Australia who are weeks from eviction are largely unaware of their rights.

Not all West Australians harmed by the forced removal of First Nations children in the 20th century will see reparations under a long-awaited redress scheme.

Chance Bali encounter inspires lifetime pursuit of sunfish mystery

Australian fringe surfer James McAnaulty pushes the boundaries of the alternative surf movement, sliding down the face of waves on a goon bag.

Surfing has been a big part of Australian culture for decades and it usually goes hand-in-hand with a board.

Renters of an Albany property are looking for a new place to live after a stolen vehicle smashed into their house overnight.

A WA south coast tourist town closes its free caravan and campervan campsite, offering a low-cost campground in its place amid fears tourists will head elsewhere.

When he went to rehab, Denzel Coyne learnt how to carve artefacts such as spears and shields. It would change his direction in life.

Noongar man Denzel Coyne's early life was filled with struggles no child should face.

Four whales have died and wildlife workers are attempting to rescue the remaining three that are beached in the state's south.

The woman was with her children and heading to a popular fishing spot when she fell down a gully in Torndirrup National Park.

As people hit the road across Australia for the Easter holidays, Albany's Allan Faulkner hopes his tracking of the state's road toll will help save lives on WA's roads.

Caravan park residents fear they will be left out of pocket and with nowhere to go despite ex gratia offers ahead of their eviction after the sale of Rose Gardens caravan park.

Residents of a WA Wheatbelt town want the state government to repair vacant, disused public housing to help others sleeping rough.

Rarely found in the Southern Ocean, a 2.5-metre sunfish washed up on WA's Lowlands Beach between Denmark and Albany could be a sign of a warm current moving south, a marine ecologist says.