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The illicit tobacco ladder puts WA in fourth place behind New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland.

The measure, set to cost $70.1 million in the state budget, was announced by Premier Roger Cook on Sunday.

Perth woman Belinda Lawrence was 43 when she was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer. She found talking about her plans for after she passed was “a powerful thing when you get struck by something so out of your control”.

RAC has serviced Western Australians for 100 years. See how the evolution of the roadside assist has changed over the years.

Two men convicted over the brutal death of a pigeon, described by a magistrate as ‘disgusting’, ‘disgraceful’, ‘vile’, ‘abhorrent’, ‘incomprehensible’ and a ‘betrayal of humanity’ have had their sentences slashed by the Court of Appeal.

Sandipan Dhar died in the emergency department at Ramsay Health Care’s Joondalup Health Campus on March 24, 2024 due to complications from undiagnosed acute blastoma leukemia, a curable blood cancer identifiable with a blood test.

WA’s regions rely disproportionately on diesel – to move goods, power machinery and sustain production. When prices spike, there are few substitutes and limited capacity to adjust.

Gnowangerup has experienced almost 200 earthquakes since the start of 2026, with the number of tremors localised to an area about 10 kilometres to the north-east of the town near several farms.

The video has circulated widely online and appears to show the aftermath of an alleged incident from Sunday last week, involving a group of teenagers on public transport.

Parents at a primary school in Perth’s north who lobbied to stop the appointment of a new childcare provider want the education department to do more to vet companies for breaches. 

Mason Cox is being urged to be his big and brash self when he makes his Fremantle debut in Sunday’s western derby clash with West Coast.

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Eight-time world surfing champion Stephanie Gilmore remains winless in her return to full-time competition, suffering a narrow round-one loss at Margaret River.

A former Nationals MP has raised concerns about an evangelical festival set to be held on the Geraldton foreshore – taking particular issue with advertising from the event’s organisers.

John Bain owns Rump Shakers in Southern River, and said the brisket bandit struck about 8.30pm on Wednesday.

The State of Western Australia, the chief executive of the Department of Justice and the superintendent of Hakea Prison have been named as defendants in the legal action.

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The billionaire descendants of iron ore pioneers Lang Hancock and Peter Wright have been locked in a bitter dispute over mining royalties for more than a decade.

The state will set aside $250 million from its upcoming budget to guarantee the purchase of up to 50 per cent of off-the-plan apartments or townhouses at yet-to-be-built projects.

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