Australia’s new emissions reduction target is on the lower end of what serious climate watchers wanted, but it’s still going to be a hard slog to reach it.
Katina Curtis
The identity of a Great Southern man accused of driving a stolen car through fuel bowsers and sparking a fire at a Kojonup petrol station, has been revealed in his first court appearance on Thursday.
Melissa Sheil
Energy stocks have led a dramatic market slump after a $36bn Santos takeover collapsed overnight, wiping billions from the ASX.
Cameron Micallef
Cats coach Chris Scott has spoken publicly for the first time since he delivered a fiery tirade that left a female AFL staff member in tears.
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Australia will join the UK and Canada in recognising the state of Palestine at the UN this month. Jewish groups say the move rewards terrorism.
Duncan Evans
A childcare worker charged with indecently touching two girls says the role made him feel ‘wanted and loved’, and youngsters would sit in his lap because he ‘popular.’ WARNING: GRAPHIC DETAILS.
Rebecca Le May
The government’s tax take from Aussie workers is set to soar by 90 per cent in the next decade, as workers are asked to fund the nation.
Comedians, Hollywood stars, elected officials and even a writers guild have spoken out after Jimmy Kimmel was pulled off air ‘indefinitely’. This is what they are saying.
Max Corstorphan
Australia's future will be determined by what happens in the nation's "Great North", says Midnight Oil frontman and former environment minister Peter Garrett.
Lloyd Jones
A young Frenchman living in the Great Southern has admitted to being at fault in a horror collision in Pallinup that caused the death of a father and serious injuries to his infant son in July.
Hannah Whitehead
Australia could become a major testbed for autonomous vehicles if efforts to develop a national set of road rules for their use are successful.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
A 12-year-old has been charged and another person is on the run after a dangerous police chase in Perth overnight.
Caleb Runciman
A sailing program for people with disabilities has warned it will have to shut down if the proposed Matilda Bay ferry terminal goes ahead.
Oliver Lane
Officers from the WA Police road policing unit were deployed to the Mid West Gascoyne, Pilbara and Kimberley regions on July 30 for a four-week crackdown on drunk and drug-affected drivers.
Jessica Evensen
South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas has announced the shock resignation of two key cabinet ministers, just months before the state heads to the polls.
Thomas Henry
A 44-year-old man has been charged with murder after a man was found dead in a small town in WA.
The State insurer’s annual report reveals that mental health compensation claims by Government workers leapt an extraordinary 23.4 per cent last financial year to a record 882.
Sean Smith
An award-winning Swan Valley distillery has placed itself into voluntary administration less than a year after crowdfunding for an ambitious $30m ‘cathedral of gin’.
Fraser Williams
Lions defender Ryan Lester feared playing for “a year too long” before a chat with a retired former teammate helped convince him to play on next season.
Marco Monteverde
Brittany Higgins is challenging the costs order and damages awarded to her former boss after she lost a defamation battle against the ex-senator.
Aaron Bunch
Enough evidence links an accused murderer to an underworld drive-by shooting to convict him despite not knowing who else was involved, a court has been told.
Tom Wark
A Queenslander and former Pauline Hanson PA will fill a vacant NSW senate spot after a historic vote in state parliament.
Nathan Schmidt
A manhunt spanning more than 1000km is over after a fugitive was located and charged by police following a public appeal for assistance.
Laine Clark
