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Sorrento Beach is closed after whale remains washed up near the beach.

PerthUpdate after whale carcass discovered at popular Perth beach

A beach in Perth’s northern suburbs has been closed after a whale carcass was sighted on Sunday morning.

Kellie Balaam

Wind can be one of the toughest conditions to garden in because you can’t see what it’s doing until the damage appears. Leaves scorch, plants dry out faster than expected, branches snap and large, soft foliage can look battered within hours.

GardenPremiumHow to control of damaging winds to protect Perth gardens

Wind is a tough condition to garden in because you can’t see what it’s doing until the damage appears. This is particularly common in Perth gardens, but the answer isn’t to build the biggest fence you can.

Charlie Albone

Enthusiastic gardeners Bron and Phil Genoni have lived at their Banjup property for 27 years and have created a thriving sanctuary where wildlife flourishes and there is always another project to inspire them.

GardenPassion delivers over time in incredible Perth garden

Enthusiastic gardeners Bron and Phil Genoni have lived at their Banjup property for 27 years and have created a thriving sanctuary where wildlife flourishes and there is always another project to inspire them.

Andrea Whitely

Final dance rehearsals are underway for WA’s hottest night, with a dozen of Perth’s best firies busting a move ahead of its annual Perth Firefighter’s Calendar Launch next month.

PerthPerth’s fireys sizzle as 2027 calendar launch looms

Final dance rehearsals are underway for WA’s hottest night, with a dozen of Perth’s best firies busting a move ahead of its annual Perth Firefighter’s Calendar Launch next month.

Jessica Evensen

Dozens of babies have been born across Perth within a 24-hour period in an unprecedented one-day baby boom.

PerthPremiumPerth’s hospitals unprecedented one-day baby boom

There were 34 births at King Edward Memorial Hospital and Osborne Park Hospital on Thursday - more than any other day this year or throughout all of 2025.

Ciara Hain

A rollover has reduced Tonkin Highway to a single lane, causing traffic headaches for commuters heading home for the weekend.

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Grim rollover on Perth highway causing peak hour headaches

Peak hour crashes and a rollover are causing heavy traffic chaos for commuters heading home for the weekend. 

Katherine Kraayvanger

Fitness fans were left stunned when a car crashed into a popular 24-hour gym in Perth’s south on Friday morning.

Disaster and EmergencyEmergency scene as car ploughs into gym in Perth’s south

Fitness fans were left stunned when a car crashed into a popular 24-hour gym in Perth’s south this morning.

Tegwen Bescoby

A group of Year 12 students have ignored shark safety warnings and beach closure signs for a mass dip at Cottesloe Beach.

PerthVideoTeens defy shark warnings at popular Perth beach in mass dip

About 100 students took to the water within the Cottesloe shark barrier enclosure on Thursday, only about 1km from where a whale carcass were found beached hours earlier.

Belinda Hickman

A breakdown on a busy stretch of Canning Highway is causing traffic headaches for commuters heading home on Thursday as peak hour hits.

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Breakdown blocks lane on highway in major peak hour chaos

A breakdown on a busy stretch of Canning Highway is causing traffic headaches for commuters heading home on Thursday as peak hour hits.

Katherine Kraayvanger

The juvenile whale carcass triggered a shark advice alert.

PerthWhale carcass removed from popular beach amid shark threat

A juvenile whale carcass that washed ashore just south of Cottesloe Beach has now been removed and taken to a landfill site, but some Perth beaches remain closed as a precaution amidst the threat of sharks.

Sophie Gannon

Craig Daniel Strawbridge fronted Fremantle Magistrates Court.

CrimePremiumPICTURED: Man accused of fatal hit-and-run faces court

Craig Daniel Strawbridge fronted Fremantle Magistrates Court behind glass on Thursday, just two days after he allegedly crashed into Joseph Paratore and left him for dead on North Lake Road.

Jessica Evensen

A whale carcass washed up at Dutch Inn beach on Thursday morning.

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Whale carcass shuts beaches in Perth’s west as sharks linger

Residents are being warned to stay out of the water.

Zosia Melanczuk

Emergency services attend the scene of a structure fire at Badlands Bar on Aberdeen Street, Northbridge at 4am Thursday morning.

Disaster and EmergencyIconic Northbridge venue has close call with nearby blaze

A favourite late-night music venue has had a near miss after it was caught up in a ‘large’ nearby blaze.

Oliver Lane

Joseph Paratore, who was killed in a hit-and-run, celebrates his 40th birthday wit his family.

WA NewsPremiumBeloved Perth father revealed as cyclist killed in hit-run

A Perth father who took part in a charity cycling ride to raise money for cancer research just days ago has been identified as the man killed in a hit-and-run in Bibra Lake.

Caleb Runciman & Rachel Tassicker

One lucky Perth punter has had their life changed forever after nabbing a huge lotto prize earlier this month — and they might not even know yet.

LottoLucky Perth ticket holder sitting on mammoth Lotto windfall

One lucky Perth punter has had their life changed forever after nabbing a huge Lotto prize earlier this month — and they might not even know yet.

Tegwen Bescoby

Trains on the Yanchep and Mandurah lines are delayed this morning after a technical issue disrupted services during the peak-hour commute.

WA NewsPeak-hour delays as technical issue hits Perth train lines

Trains on the Yanchep and Mandurah lines are delayed this morning after a technical issue disrupted services during the peak-hour commute.

Troy de Ruyter

A house has been badly damaged by fire in Mount Pleasant in the early hours of Wednesday, with firefighters suspecting it was deliberately lit.

WA NewsVideo‘Pay your debt dog’: Chilling message at Perth fire scene

A house has been badly damaged by fire in a riverside suburb, with firefighters suspecting the blaze was deliberately lit.

Oliver Lane and Troy de Ruyter

Police allege the devices are continuing to undergo forensic examination.

CrimePremiumPerth man’s devices seized, faces child exploitation charge

A man will appear in a Perth court today charged over child exploitation material that police say was found on electronic devices at his house.

Matt Zis

Western Australia’s most vicious rapists and murderers are being quietly released onto our streets because the Prisoners Review Board has determined that protecting the privacy of criminals outweighs public interest.

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WA’s dangerous criminals quietly freed in controversial move

Western Australia’s most vicious rapists and murderers are being quietly released onto our streets because the Prisoners Review Board says protecting the privacy of criminals outweighs public interest.

Caleb Runciman

The scene of the crash in Bibra Lake.

TrafficDriver flees after cyclist killed in Bibra Lake crash

A 40-year-old cyclist has died in a suspected hit-and-run crash in Bibra Lake, with major crash investigators hunting for the driver and vehicle involved.

Troy de Ruyter

A Gosnells father whose home was peppered with more than 20 bullets in a suspected drive-by shooting overnight has recounted how “god” saved him and his children from death. 

CRIMEVideoPremiumCops arrest 13yo over ‘shocking’ Gosnells drive-by shooting

A 13-year-old boy from Victoria is behind bars after he allegedly fired a semi-automatic carbine rifle at a Gosnells home during a ‘shocking’ drive-by shooting on Saturday morning.

Caleb Runciman

A vehicle breakdown on Kwinana Freeway has slowed traffic to a near-standstill as Perth’s motorists head home on Sunday evening.

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Breakdown on Perth freeway causes Sunday night traffic chaos

A vehicle breakdown on a major Freeway has slowed traffic to a near-standstill as Perth’s motorists head home on Sunday evening.

Katherine Kraayvanger

Fuel Watch data shows the monthly average price for unleaded petrol in the metro area — which has been climbing upwards since the start of the year —  reached a new peak of $2.37 a litre this month, up from $1.68 a litre in January.  (George Chan/AAP PHOTOS)

WA NewsMore pain for Perth drivers as average fuel cost spikes

It’s never been more expensive to buy fuel in Perth than in October, with data showing the monthly bowser price average is at its highest right now.

Bethany Hiatt

New REIWA president Rob Mandanici told The Sunday Times that rising interest rates and major changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax were having a big impact on property prices.

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Expert’s huge prediction for 2027 Perth property prices

New REIWA president Rob Mandanici said that rising interest rates along with major changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax were having a big impact on property prices.

Joe Spagnolo