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Australian man, children found dead in Bali in suspected double-murder suicide
12+ hour, 16+ min ago (266+ words) September 14, 2026 — 9:51am An Australian man and his two young children have been found dead inside a Bali home in what authorities suspect was a double murder suicide. The bodies of Perth man Damien John Shaw, 56, and his two children, aged 4 and…...
Over 100 new social and affordable homes to be built in Perth CBD
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (555+ words) September 13, 2026 — 2:52pm Perth’s CBD is set to become home to over 100 new social and affordable rental apartments. Set to be constructed by 2029, the 30-storey development will bring 174 new apartments to Roe Street. Housing and Works minister John Carey said the state…...
PM ‘stunned’ over Pauline Hanson’s attack on his late mother
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (47+ words) WAtoday Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he was stunned after Pauline Hanson attacked his late mother for living in public housing, saying she was “way out” of the One Nation leader’s league. September 13, 2026 — 11:26am...
‘Nobody will take this beach, or festival, from us’: International names to commemorate Bondi, one year on
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (521+ words) September 11, 2026 — 3:00am When Chanukah falls in early December, the Sydney’s eastern suburbs Jewish community will do as it has done for three decades. It will light a menorah by the sand of one of Australia’s most iconic beaches. Only this year,…...
From ground to market: Why WA holds the key to Australia’s critical minerals push
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (699+ words) September 11, 2026 — 3:00am Australia’s critical minerals are in huge demand, but new analysis reveals while finding the resources has been relatively straightforward, there are still major hurdles in developing the projects to the production phase. However, the head of Perth-based Association of…...
Hands off our gas: WA pushes back against national reservation plan
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (606+ words) September 10, 2026 — 12:17pm Western Australia’s peak mining and energy body remains firm that the state should remain separate from a national gas reservation scheme after the federal government released the proposed legislation for consultation. The Domestic Gas Reservation Bill 2026 aims to establish…...
Alcoa was warned about its mining by the WA government – then handed an exemption
4+ 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…...
WA news LIVE: Council ‘disappointed’ as historic Bassendean fire station hits the market
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (635+ words) West Australian drivers are on notice as police expand the suite of drugs that can be detected during roadside tests. New tests will be able to pick up traces of cocaine in drivers’ systems, on top of the existing ability…...
Sydney photographer wins international award for shot at Tamarama beach
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (126+ words) September 10, 2026 — 3:00am There was a huge swell in the surf that day, the 45-year-old recalled. “It was five, six metres at least. So I decided to jump in the ocean and started capturing these waves. And around half an hour later,…...
Labor planned to end domestic violence in a generation. Instead, sexual violence is at record high
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (753+ words) September 9, 2026 — 3:00am The nation’s leading authority on domestic abuse has warned Labor’s plan to end violence against women and children in a generation is failing as rates of sexual violence in Australia remain at record highs. The Domestic, Family and Sexual…...