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Juan Daniel Visagie, who has a history of domestic violence offences, is sentenced to 11 years in jail for killing his baby daughter.

A bushfire burning in the suburb of Aubin Grove forces the closure of Perth's Kwinana Freeway, with lives and homes under threat.

Firefighters are responding to bushfires in Perth's north and south that are threatening lives and homes on a sweltering spring day.

A Perth court has been told a 77-year-old man will maintain he is innocent of murdering a woman who vanished in Perth almost 40 years ago.

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The fight over the looming closure of a critical women's crisis centre in Perth next week escalates, with Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas insisting it is what his community wants.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics survey finds around 16 per cent of women have experienced some form of economic abuse. A leading women's advocate says it's a form of abuse that too often is flying under the radar.

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West Australians are gearing up for a "very unusual" run of hot November weather, with the temperature tipped to reach the high 30s for the next five days. 

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Apartment buyers in limbo after cracks appear in million dollar investment.

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Six months after BHP admitted to underpaying workers and incorrectly deducting leave, the union has called on the mining giant to directly engage with employees and offer a realistic repayment timeline.

John Hancock and Bianca Rinehart appear in WA's Supreme Court together for the second day as they continue their very public legal feud with their mother over mining royalties they claim their grandfather left for them.

A former client liaison officer for Niche Living has told of daily phone calls from "desperate people" seeking answers about when their homes would be completed.

Is the mask mandate coming back? Are there new booster shots? When can I go back to work? Everything you need to know if you get COVID-19.

Single mum Bethany Evans put down a $100,000 deposit on an off-the-plan apartment two years ago. When cracks appeared, she realised there was no way out.

Former Department of Housing contractor Craig Robert Dale pleads guilty to defrauding the remote Kimberley community of Warmun to the tune of $2.7 million.

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Harley Reid is officially heading to West Coast after selecting the Tongala young gun with the first pick of the 2023 AFL Draft, with some surprising draft picks creating some memorable scenes later on.

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The Safe Night Space has been keeping vulnerable women off the streets and out of violent homes for more than two years, but with its doors set to close in days, women who use it are left fearing what happens next.

A senior Indigenous leader criticises revellers for drinking on the sacred 2.7 billion-year-old rock, saying festival organisers and attendees "need to go read a bit of history".       

Storms carrying the risk of heavy rain, large hail, and damaging winds are set to hit much of northern and eastern Australia this week while Western Australia bakes under a potential record-breaking November heatwave.

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Perth