Perth
‘It is tough’: West Coast Eagles boss defends club’s strategy amid grim season
Club chief executive Trevor Nisbett said he stood by coach Adam Simpson and the players, and dispelled rumours circulating about the club.
- by Holly Thompson
Latest
Former Matildas coach Alen Stajcic to lead Perth Glory
Stajcic has set his sights on turning Perth Glory back into a powerhouse after being appointed coach of the embattled A-League Men side on a three-year deal.
- by Justin Chadwick
Linda Reynolds sues Brittany Higgins for defamation over Instagram post
The Liberal senator has made good on her threat to sue for defamation over a social media post accusing her of harassment.
- by Jesinta Burton
Perth family daycare in police sights over ‘fraudulent’ childcare subsidy claims
A family daycare centre in Perth has had $5 million worth of assets seized by the Australian Federal Police after an investigation into alleged fraud.
- by Holly Thompson
Exercise as medicine: How a Perth scientist is using the gym to revolutionise cancer treatment
A shocking personal loss led ECU Professor Rob Newton to reject traditional methods of treating cancer and advocate exercise, even during chemo and radiation.
- by Mark Naglazas
Opinion
West Coast Eagles
West Coast have a mighty rebuild ahead of them. Here’s where they should look outside the draft...
West Coast have made their intentions clear to rebuild via the draft. But there’s real merit in trying to seek out a heap of West Australians playing interstate.
- by Paddy Sweeney
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Bushfires
Welcome to the big smoke: hazy days from WA prescribed burns triple in a decade
Spring is coming, and that means the city will be cloaked in days of smoke as authorities take advantage of every opportunity to meet their prescribed burning target.
- by Sarah Brookes
WA surfer survived Margaret River shark attack by ‘punching its head’
Jack Frost was surfing at a popular break when he was knocked from underneath his board by what turned out to be a great white shark.
- by Holly Thompson
‘Idiot John’: Emails lay bare early days of Rinehart children’s failed coup
The WA Supreme Court was read a string of emails exchanged as Gina Rinehart’s son John Hancock attempted to rally the support of his siblings to remove their mother as head of a family trust.
- by Jesinta Burton
‘Dysfunctional’ life of ex-bikie at centre of horror Perth murder-suicide revealed
The ex-bikie who murdered his former partner before dying by suicide first entered Perth’s drug world as a teenager before finding solace in a bikie gang, court documents reveal.
- by Heather McNeill
Banksia Hill guards to get 12 per cent pay boost under new agreement
Guards at Western Australia’s only youth detention centre will get a 12 per cent pay rise in a bid to retain staff at the beleaguered facility.
- by Cameron Myles