2+ min ago  (33+ words) A young man who stomped on an off-duty police officer's face during a drunken altercation has avoided being thrown behind bars after a successful appeal. Cop-stomper dodges imprisonment over 'brutal' attack...

2+ min ago  (33+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. Mother's 'life sentence' after daughter's brutal murder...

just now  (304+ words) One of South Perth's trendiest restaurants is preparing to close its doors next month, with a new Asian-inspired concept to take over the space just days later. Ludo will officially shut on June 14, marking the end of an era for…...

2+ min ago  (379+ words) A dedicated sobering-up centre will shut its doors after criticism the inner city site was a "white elephant" for state taxpayers. The 20-bed facility at Collingwood in Melbourne's inner north will close in mid-2027 as part of a redesign of Victoria's…...

2+ min ago  (37+ words) Retail sales in China, a "gauge of consumption, rose "0. 2 per cent in April, cooling from 1. 7 per cent in March and sliding to their weakest gain since 2022. China's economy loses steam as domestic demand drops...

1+ min ago  (40+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. No new funding under Albanese's affordable housing scheme in 2026-27, inquiry told...

2+ min ago  (573+ words) 88 Energy has supercharged the scale of its South Prudhoe project on Alaska's North Slope, lifting total gross unrisked prospective resources by 35 per cent to 768. 9 million barrels (MMbbls) of oil and natural gas liquids and sharpening the case for its potentially…...

1+ min ago  (36+ words) An innovative training initiative in the Pilbara has allowed local volunteers to compress two years of emergency training into a single nine-day intensive course. Pilbara volunteers learn lifesaving skills in intense nine-day training block...

2+ min ago  (724+ words) Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund has confirmed it will end funding for LIV Golf at the close of the 2026 season. After reportedly losing more than $5 billion since launching in 2022, the breakaway tour is now scrambling for outside investment to survive…...

42+ min ago  (43+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. Aussie country music legend John Williamson pens viral letter ridiculing Pauline Hanson's anti-immigrant policy…...