Jessica Warriner

The policeman shot dead in the line of duty, Brevet Sergeant Jason Doig, is being remembered as a "consummate" community officer of great "integrity" and "wisdom", as his death shocks the South Australian south-east community and the broader police force.

A police officer has died and another is in hospital after a shooting at a rural property in South Australia's south-east. Here's what we know so far.

The state is grappling with the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding towards major road projects, while gaining more than $2b towards the North-South Corridor.

From earlier preschool, to expanded out of hours care — there are a host of changes on the way for families with young children in SA.

Class action proceedings are launched against AGL Energy accusing it of breaching the competition and consumer act in relation to bidding in the South Australian region of the National Energy Market.

Tammy Milne, who has arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, says she was made to feel like a "loaf of bread" and was treated with "no empathy or compassion" after being pulled aside at Adelaide Airport for a search.

Construction industry bodies are warning thousands of workers will be needed to meet demand across the state.

A jockey is suspended for six weeks after a shocking fall at the Perth Cup that led to a horse being euthanased, as the CEO of Perth Racing defends the sport's equine welfare record. 

A 28-year-old man is arrested over a series of car thefts and crashes, including one involving six vehicles, police in Perth say.

The embattled Yagan Square in the heart of Perth's entertainment precinct will undergo a multi-million dollar overhaul after being branded by previous tenants as a white elephant. 

In yet another sign of a struggling WA health system, Perth cancer patient Julia Osborne has been knocked back from receiving her life-saving chemotherapy for more than a week.

Three alleged child sexual abuse victims are rescued as part of an operation involving WA and federal police, as 45 people are charged with a total of 149 offences and more than 35,000 images and videos are seized.

Leaked emails reveal Perth Children's Hospital is still battling staff shortages 16 months after the death of Aishwarya Aswath and that the shortages threaten to compromise the care given to seriously ill babies.

The death of Tricia, the oldest elephant to be cared for by a zoo in Australasia, will spark change in the small elephant family at Perth Zoo.

As West Australians learn to live with COVID-19, fewer people are getting booster shots. But experts say it's not the time to become complacent.

Mark McGowan suggests a quarantine facility being built in Bullsbrook could be used as a deportation centre or for emergency accommodation during disasters, as COVID continues to deplete WA's health workforce.

Western Australia reports a new record in COVID-19 case numbers with another 10,394 infections, although hospitalisations remain steady and there have been no more deaths.

The WA government is asking for suggestions on how to farewell the Bayswater Bridge — the enemy of truck drivers everywhere — which is being upgraded as part of the Metronet project. 

The rules around COVID-19 cases in West Australian schools are updated, with parents and carers no longer required to isolate while providing care to a child identified as a close contact.

Western Australia's hard border is lifted and the state opens back up to the world, prompting emotional scenes at Perth Airport and queues of motorists at road checkpoints as travellers pour in.

Western Australia records 1,098 new local cases of COVID-19, with 15 people now in hospital.

Close contact rules are relaxed for police and health staff to keep them at work as another 1,043 COVID-19 cases emerge in Western Australia, with the Chief Health Officer warning authorities are "probably not capturing everyone" who is infected.

More than 700 new COVID-19 cases are recorded in WA again and the Premier warns the number will soon reach four figures, as a $67 million relief package is announced for businesses affected by restrictions.

With WA's Indigenous vaccination rate sitting 25 per cent below the overall state figure, there are serious concerns about how vulnerable communities will cope with an expected surge in COVID cases.

The number of new COVID-19 cases in Western Australia erupts, with 643 local infections reported plus two travel-related cases, after a series of days with the number hovering over 200.