2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (436+ words) September 11, 2026 — 9:07am Fremantle’s horror first-quarter efforts in recent finals will be well and truly in the spotlight when they take on Geelong in Friday night’s blockbuster semi-final showdown in Perth. The Dockers won a club-record 19 games in the regular season on…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1053+ words) Updated September 10, 2026 — 11:07am,first published 9:00am Water Corporation urged Western Australia’s peak environmental body to recommend reimposing strict guidelines on Alcoa’s mining operations near Perth’s drinking water supply, according to newly released documents. And further documents, obtained via Freedom of Information requests…...

4+ day, 59+ min ago   (772+ words) September 9, 2026 — 8:30pm Organised crime groups are stealing cars from Australian roads, shipping them overseas and stripping them down to sell the parts in Iran and Russia, insurers have warned, as sanctions make the black market for parts increasingly lucrative. The revelation…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (249+ words) September 9, 2026 — 3:00am The family behind collapsed Sydney developer Bathla Group had grandiose plans for their palatial $5.5 million Dural mansion: a basketball court, multiple swimming pools and a four-car detached garage at the 14,500 square metre property. The company, run by director Bhart…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (667+ words) September 8, 2026 — 2:50pm A man accused of running a $100 million Ponzi scheme through an Ivanhoe law firm told his wife that if anything happened to him, there would be a folder in his office that explained “everything”. The contents of that folder…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (514+ words) September 8, 2026 — 11:35am AI companies and data centre builders have approached the WA government with proposals to build data centres in WA’s Mid West and North West regions, Premier Roger Cook has confirmed. Speaking at a Committee for the Economic Development of…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (616+ words) September 8, 2026 — 3:00am Fracking wastewater ponds could overflow under higher-than-average rainfall conditions that are common in the Kimberley, environmental groups warn, as new documents raise fresh fears of a contamination threat to a nearby major waterway. Texan mining company Black Mountain Energy’s…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (466+ words) September 6, 2026 — 1:47pm Fremantle have vowed to avoid the outside “catastrophising” as they attempt to get their premiership assault back on track. The Dockers were widely tipped to cruise through to the grand final after snaring the minor premiership in stunning fashion....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (448+ words) September 3, 2026 — 7:23am A daycare centre in Perth’s southern suburbs has been forced to close its doors after asbestos, potentially from a nearby demolition site, was found in the centre’s garden, impacting the air quality. Parents were notified the centre would be…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (508+ words) August 31, 2026 — 3:25pm Western Australia continues to top the nation in resources exploration, with new data revealing the state is spending more than all others combined – with a particular focus on gold and iron ore. However, the Association of Mining and Exploration…...