'It's heartbreaking': Boy flung down busy road in alleged hit and run
A schoolboy who was flung metres down a busy Perth road in an alleged hit and run is recovering in hospital with his father by his side.
crimeYour web browser is no longer supported. To improve your experience update it here
Western Australia news headlines
This is a collection page for WA news. Check this page for breaking headlines from Perth plus surrounding locations such as Margaret River, Rottnest Island and Broome. Drawing upon 9News team of highly experienced journalists and producers, get latest news faster than any other media organisation. Including comprehensive local Western Australia news coverage today; road accidents, WA weather forecast, crime, mining, shark attacks, WA police news, politics, sports news and airport updates.
Measles alert after patient flies in from Bali to Bunnings
The full range of the person's movements are not known, but officials confirmed several locations that may have been exposed.
national
Population hits new high in post-pandemic migration influx
Australia's population has hit 26.5 million people thanks to a post-COVID-19 pandemic migration boom, new data from ABS shows.
national
Australia's most dangerous roads revealed
Insurance provider AAMI has revealed the most dangerous roads in each capital city.
national
Dozens of calls for help after wild storm front smashes homes, cars
Wind gusts hit almost 130km/h as streets flooded and debris flew through the air.
Weather:contrast(8):saturation(1.26)/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fd359829f-edc0-4c7a-a172-2b5727adcb19)
Reports of gunshots send Perth school into lockdown
"Scared" children as young as six were forced to hide under desks for most of the afternoon as police swarmed the suburb.
Lockdown
Plea to get Australian woman home after 'devastating' fall in Croatia
Family and friends of a Western Australian woman left fighting for life by a "devastating accident" in Croatia are pleading for help to get her home.
health
Girl approached by stranger while walking home from school in Perth
Police are investigating reports a 12-year-old girl was approached by a man while walking home from school in Perth on Monday.
Perth
Millions of dollars worth of meth seized by WA police
Two Estonian men were allegedly sent to Australia by a global crime ring to distribute the drugs.
police
Palmer to return to court over Voice to parliament vote
Mining magnate Clive Palmer will face the federal court again this month in a bid to force the Australian Electoral Commission to count crosses on voting ballots as a No vote.
Western Australia
Woman killed in fiery WA crash
The 27-year-old woman was driving a blue Toyota hatchback when she crashed off Kargotich Road in Mardella in the early hours of this morning.
car crashes
Gunman who wreaked havoc in WA had licence
9News understands the ambulance volunteer could not join either of the armed forces on psychological grounds.
PerthGunman dies hours after colleague killed at grain silo in WA town
A man has died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, bringing to an end an hours-long police negotiation after he is believed to have killed a colleague at a grain silo in Western Australia.
police
Evacuations at Perth Airport after alarms ring out
Travellers have been warned to expect delays as emergency services respond.
Airport
2024 Community Citizen of the Year nominations are now open
If you know someone or a group that's gone above and beyond, why not celebrate them?
Perth
Alleged hit-run driver in crash that put girl in hospital faces court
It took almost two months to find the alleged driver, but after more than 30 tip-offs to police from the public, investigators a arrested 49-year-old.
Perth
Community gather at memorial to mark late Cassius Turvey's birthday
Loved ones were encouraged to lay flowers and leave handwritten cards for the schoolboy, who will be "forever 15".
Australia
Man charged after allegedly trying to drown child at WA beach
Police praised the bravery of bystanders they said stepped in to stop the alleged attempt.
crime
Girl, 8, dies in car rollover near Exmouth in WA
Four others, including a four-year-old boy, were also injured in the crash.
crashes
Two dead and two hospitalised after WA crash
A couple in their 50s have died and another couple, also in their 50s, have been taken to hospital after a car rolled onto its roof in Boxwood Hill.
Perth
Mum of two's killer jailed for at least 19 years over stabbing murder
Paul Cannon, 55, stabbed his estranged wife Lynn, 51, numerous times in their Landsdale home in Perth in December last year, resulting in her death.
courts
Honeymoon nightmare leaves NSW dad fighting for life
The newlyweds' first visit to Perth took a devastating turn as they moved with a crowd walking shoulder-to-shoulder after a concert, when a coward punch changed everything.
national
Childcare centre hit with record penalty
A Perth childcare centre has been slapped with a record penalty after an unsupervised three-year-old was found unconscious with a skipping rope around their neck.
Perth
'Nic and I are lockstep': Twiggy speaks about split for first time
Andrew Forrest has opened up about his separation from his wife Nicola, in his first interview since the billionaires split.
business
'Lynn was let down': Police response time probed after murder
Officers took an hour and 15 minutes to reach the domestic violence victim following multiple calls to triple zero.
WA police
Ford recalls more than 4800 cars over safety issue
The defect has the potential to cause rear-end car accidents.
national
WA mum dies after dog bite turns into deadly infection
A Perth mother-of-two has died days after she was nipped by a German Shepherd, with the small wound developing into a rare infection.
dogs
Chevron's LNG plants in Australia face strike action
The boycott will start next Thursday, following an almost unanimous series of votes by union members, according to the alliance, which has a combined 500 workers across Chevron's Gorgon and Wheatstone facilities.
energy
Jury retires in trial of MP accused of child sex abuse
The jury in the trial of West Australian MP James Hayward has retired to consider its verdict.
Australia
Cricket ground bathroom renovations stir up controversy
The $154 million renovation will include a new grandstand and bathroom facilities.
national
WA mum fights for life after rare infection from dog bite
Family's 'shock' as woman left in an induced coma after a dog bite turned potentially deadly when "mostly all of her body has gotten infected".
national
Travel blogger fined more than $1800 after bringing rose into Australia
A woman who took a rose off a plane and brought it into Australia has been fined almost $2000.
TravelMP told cops child abuse admission 'to protect family'
A Western Australian MP on trial for child sexual abuse says he wrote an email admitting the alleged crimes to protect his family and his alleged victim.
courts
Police investigate baby death in car in remote Western Australia
Police were called to a hospital in Fitzroy Crossing after an 18-month-old baby was found unresponsive in a car on Tuesday.
babies
Woman charged over hit-run that hospitalised 12-year-old in WA
A 12-year-old girl was rushed to hospital following the alleged hit-run earlier this year.
national
Fears of gas strikes in Australia trigger price surge in Europe
If workers down tools at three West Australian plants, 10 per cent of global LNG supplies would be impacted.
energy
Perth teen seriously injured in 'senseless' attack
The 17-year-old was jumped by a group of men while walking through Scarborough.
national
Two-day-old puppies 'callously' dumped by road in Perth
The two-day-old litter were found inside a patch of long wet grass in Perth
nationalWA MP fighting child abuse charges 'confessed to wife', court hears
James Dorrin Hayward has pleaded not guilty to four offences relating to the alleged abuse of an eight-year-old girl.
courts
State attracting doctors in droves - but can't house them
They're the lifeline helping Western Australia's ailing health system, but migrant doctors are being forced to live in holiday accommodation.
Perth
Survivors of WA capsized boat tragedy open up about 'heartbreaking' loss
Jason Whitehouse and Phil Miers were freezing and stranded for two hours next to the body of their best mate, who passed away before help arrived.
national
Charges after $224m cocaine haul found in WA
Three Queensland men face life imprisonment after allegedly boating out to pick up a 560kg shipment dropped by a ship.
drugs
Man dead, two more rescued after boat capsizes off Perth coast
Police said it was believed the three men were fishing when they ran into trouble.
Perth
Rinehart urged lawyers to throw son 'under the bus' during legal stoush
The mining magnate pressured the lawyer of her son John Hancock, a court was told.
Gina Rinehart
Dozens forced to travel interstate for testing after minister culls services
Dozens of families are being forced to travel interstate for specialised testing after Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson suspended the service locally.
Perth
'It looked like a murder scene:' Boy attacked by dog in Perth
The dog, described as a bull mastiff, was on a leash at the time.
national
Perth man charged over obscene acts in front of teen girls at shops
A WA man has been charged for allegedly exposing himself and performing obscene acts - including in front of young girls.
police
'These can be made in backyards': Men charged in 3D-printed guns bust
In one raid, police allegedly found four 3D-printed guns, a 3D printer and electronic devices with schematics, and several 3D-printed gun parts.
national
Dad's letter to Rinehart: 'Please leave me in peace'
A court has been read a 1989 letter in which Lang Hancock begs his daughter to stop contacting him.
courts
Gina Rinehart defrauded her children, lawyer alleges
Australia's richest person devised an "egregious" seven-step scheme to defraud her children and lie about it, a trial over billions of dollars in iron ore riches has been told.
Gina Rinehart
