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The Perth man killed by a shark while spearfishing off Rottnest Island on Saturday was taking part in a members-only spearfishing competition, and was also a member of the Kingsley Football Club.

New baits have been approved to combat a mouse plague that has ravaged WA's regions.

Thousands of mice have been running rampant in towns including Northampton, Mullewa and Ravensthorpe. Now, farmers have a new tool in their fight against the rodents.

For the third time in club history, the Dockers have won nine consecutive matches. It previously occurred in seasons Fremantle reached the preliminary finals. What’s stopping them making it 10?

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The Kalgoorlie store was raided on the same day the laws kicked in, and police allege it resulted in the seizure of nearly 2000 illegal cigarettes and about three kilograms of loose tobacco.

The first closure order was issued following a police raid on a Kalgoorlie barber shop.

A man who died after he was bitten by a shark off the coast of Rottnest Island at the weekend has been identified as prolific spearfisher and father-of-two Steven Mattaboni.

The charter pilots escorted the passengers from their virus-infected cruise ship to Australia and voluntarily quarantined with them on Friday night.

Four of the state’s top legal minds have signed a public notice stating that a number of remote and regional courthouses would be temporarily closed for a three-month period as security for the buildings cannot be provided.

Since 2000, 22 people have been killed in shark attacks off the WA coast.

The incident happened just before 10am on Saturday morning near Georgie Bay, one of the island’s northern beaches.

It was a court battle that began in a small 12-sided building in Roebourne and ended up creating history - the largest figure ever handed down in Australia for Native Title compensation.

The Western Australian Planning Commission has approved a development application for a portion of the Perth Park project, including a portion of the Burswood racetrack.

Documents released under freedom of information laws reveal Alcoa’s Willowdale mine is currently being investigated over land clearing.

Brenda Walker, an award-winning author and sister of Cold Chisel musician Don Walker, was killed in Perth’s Kings Park in December 2024.

Six passengers from a cruise ship struck down by the hantavirus have touched down in Perth after the government secured a plane to fly them back from The Netherlands on Thursday night.

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May-Ring Chen, 69, appeared in the State Administrative Tribunal on Thursday, in the first court hearing related to a police raid across Perth and regional WA last year. 

“They come tearing down the road doing wheel stands with no lights on or helmets.”