Courtney Withers

The WA government's controversial $217 million plan to build a street motorsport circuit at Perth's Burswood Park has incurred the wrath of many — and don't dare call it a motorplex.

WA Liberal leader Basil Zempilas commits to doing "whatever it takes" to increase the party's female members, not ruling out 50:50 quotas for preselection ahead of the next election.

Unlike 2022, Western Australia won't determine the outcome of the election — that is done and dusted — but the seats of Fremantle and Bullwinkel are coming down to the wire.

The semi-rural West Australian seat of Bullwinkel, where Perth's urban fringe collides with farming, is shaping up as one of the most fiercely fought battles in the federal election.

The make-up of WA's new look upper house is confirmed by the WA Electoral Commission, with a bigger crossbench including two One Nation members. 

Roger Cook says the courts should keep accused perpetrators "behind bars", as the state's authorities concede they can't electronically monitor people in regional areas.

The delivery of WA's student assistance payments might have been plagued with issues last year, but the government insists it has ironed out the kinks this time round. 

Battery rebates, cost-of-living relief for parents and stamp duty exemptions are set to top the agenda as WA's parliament resumes after another state election drubbing by Labor.

Winning back Tangney will be the Liberals' "number one" target in WA, according to one political expert, but Labor — buoyed by its success in the area in the recent state election, won't be handing it back without a fight.  

Thousands of commuters in Perth's south-east are facing further disruptions, as the state government announces a delay to the reopening of a large section of the Armadale train line.

WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam announces she will not be seeking re-election as party leader, with incoming high-profile Churchlands MLA Basil Zempilas saying he will nominate for the leadership. 

The WA government's new "team-like" multi-ministerial approach to health is being seen as either "breathtaking hypocrisy" or a "strong policy decision," depending on who you ask. Can it fix the notoriously difficult portfolio?

Big swings against Labor in Perth's outer suburbs at the state election has set the stage for a tight contest in the seat of Pearce in the looming federal poll, an expert says.

The WA Greens say strengthening the government’s climate change legislation will be a top priority after they seize the balance of power in the upper house.

There's been fierce debate over the location of WA's new $1.8 billion maternity hospital. So what will people be voting for in tomorrow's state election, which the Liberals have branded a "referendum on newborn safety".

In a hasty debate that tried to race through hot-button issues like cost of living and crime, viewers were left with little new detail.

WA's peak body for community legal services is concerned tens of thousands of people seeking help will be turned away without a significant funding commitment from major the parties.

Dramatic footage shows parts of a remote town underwater in WA's north west after ex-tropical cyclone Zelia turned streets into rivers across the Pilbara region.

An emergency warning is in place for parts of the Pilbara, including the town of Port Hedland, as severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia approaches the coast.

In the first weekend of election campaigning, Labor is promising a multi-million-dollar upgrade to Royal Perth Hospital's emergency department, while the Liberals are committing $91m for urgent care clinics.

Ten people crammed into a four-bedroom house with bunk beds stacked like Tetris — Rebecca Nickels' living situation is the reality for too many West Australians grappling with the housing crisis. So what are the politicians doing about it?

Young families grappling with the cost of living are the focus of policies announced by WA Labor and the Liberals targeting education and health ahead of the March state election.

A 15-year-old boy has been charged and will appear in Kalgoorlie Children's Court after two cars were stolen — each with children inside — within 15 minutes.

The WA Liberal leader's vow not to stand in front of the Aboriginal flag if elected premier has been slammed as "short-sighted" and "divisive" by the former federal Liberal minister for Indigenous affairs.

A long-awaited upgrade to the problem-plagued Peel Health Campus appears a step closer to fruition four years after the state government committed to taking the facility out of private hands.