A man who triggered a four-day manhunt after fleeing from custody at hospital is recaptured in a dramatic arrest in Perth's north-east suburbs, with a security contractor fined $100,000 over his escape.

Attorney-General John Quigley intervenes to order woman's release from prison for murdering her partner after her history as a victim of domestic violence came to light, declaring "now is the time for mercy".

The ACT is in the spotlight right now for marijuana law reform. But years ago another Australian state went down a very similar path in loosening the law when it came to recreational cannabis use.

The mother of Perth girl Denishar Woods, left with severe brain damage after a severe electric shock, has been waiting for a report into the accident, but it fails to establish who is to blame.

Fremantle appoints former player and current Collingwood assistant coach Justin Longmuir as head coach after sacking Ross Lyon last month, with Longmuir declaring he has "unfinished business" at the Dockers.

Dominic Calabro tied up, bashed and stabbed Andrew Minh Tran before slashing his throat at a house in the Perth suburb of Balga, but claims he was defending himself against "a home invader".

Five people including a young toddler contract measles in the first significant WA outbreak in 20 years, with a New Zealand tourist blamed for bringing the highly contagious virus to the state.

The number of people infected with measles in Perth rises to eight in an outbreak West Australian health authorities believe was sparked by an infected visitor from New Zealand.

Drug experts and welfare groups speak out against the Government's push to drug test welfare recipients, questioning why the bill has been revived despite "comprehensive" opposition from the medical profession.

Two WA Police officers who were chasing a car minutes before it crashed at high speed into a tree in Perth, killing three passengers, deliver emotional testimony to an inquest about what happened.

Terry "Tuck" Waldron was instrumental in the planning and execution of the $1.6 billion Perth Stadium. Now he is facing another challenge overhauling the iconic but ageing WACA Ground.

Three more cases of measles are confirmed in Perth in what health authorities say is an "unprecedented" cluster of cases in the city's south, linked to a far bigger outbreak in New Zealand that has caused pregnant women to miscarry.

A 22-year-old Perth man accused of using a cigarette lighter and boiling water to deliberately inflict serious burns on a two-year-old girl he was looking after claims she pulled a pot of boiling noodles onto herself.

Police say card-skimming devices fitted to two Perth ATMs allowed scammers to steal tens of thousands of dollars from the bank accounts of unsuspecting victims, with a 32-year-old Estonian man charged.

A Perth doctor is warning of the dangers of wearing high-vis shirts in direct sunlight after what she believes is the world's first case of burns from retro-reflective tape.

Managers from the nation's 18 AFL clubs have 10 days to land the deals they believe will propel their side to the next level as the trade period gets underway in Melbourne and star midfielder Tim Kelly is right in the mix for the West Coast Eagles.

An inquiry into the City of Perth wraps up with news some witnesses may be referred to law enforcement agencies for the "appalling lack of respect" shown in the evidence they gave.

The parents of a boy who suffers from a rare genetic condition say his life would be at risk if he is deported, after his application for permanent residency was rejected over the cost of his care.

At Western Australia's upcoming local council elections, 37 of the 138 jurisdictions won't hold a vote because all the candidates have been elected unopposed.

Two years ago, he was playing for Australia and could have been forgiven for thinking he had the cricket world at his feet. Then Hilton Cartwright's form fell off a cliff and he's still trying to recover.

The heavy industrial area of Kwinana is home to Perth's only remaining beach shack community, but there are fears a new container port could destroy the simple lifestyle the locals have worked so hard to preserve.

Paul Gary Turner used his training in commando knife skills to "deliberately and intentionally" stab his former partner and mother of his children to death inside a Perth court complex during a mediation hearing.

A WA mother is vowing to move interstate with her four-year-old son, splitting him up from his sister, if education authorities refuse her requests for him to start school a year later because he "won't cope".

The City of Melville, which includes some of Perth's most expensive riverside real estate, descends into chaos and claims of standover tactics as tensions boil over ahead of this month's local government election.

The Court of Appeal unanimously overturns the convictions of three men found guilty last year of killing a mother who was left outside a Perth hospital in 2016, with the trio now set to face a retrial.

A year after Lachie Yeo was killed in a crash on a WA highway, the man who caused the accident and who was high on drugs when he drove onto the wrong side of the road is jailed for six years.

The man accused of the Claremont serial killings, Bradley Edwards, has pleaded guilty to attacks on two women in the years leading up to the disappearance of Sarah Spiers.

The trial of the accused Claremont serial killer is delayed by a week, a day after his surprise guilty plea to raping a teenage girl and attacking a young woman in her home.

One West Australian is tasered the equivalent of every weekday by police officers, new data obtained by the ABC via Freedom of Information shows.

An audit initiated after London's Grenfell Tower fire which claimed more than 70 lives identifies 14 private West Australian buildings as having high-risk cladding and dozens of others requiring remedial work.

A man with a disability was strip searched and prosecuted after a false claim he was photographing children at a beachside suburb, leading to calls for an apology from WA Police.

The marriage of one of WA's worst sex offenders is one of the key factors why he should not be released from prison because of fears his wife could be "at risk of harm from him".

WA's biggest native hardwood processor is facing accusations it sold thousands of tonnes of jarrah sawlogs to be burnt as low-value charcoal.

A new tax on foreign property buyers was celebrated by WA Labor when introduced less than a year ago, but there was no fanfare when the policy was significantly watered down this week, writes Jacob Kagi.

A 38-year-old Madeley woman has been charged with two counts of murder after her six-year-old and 10-year-old daughters were found dead in their home on Friday.

Three spearfishing teenage divers sought refuge on a reef for an hour waiting to be rescued after bronze whaler sharks began circling them.

A woman accused of killing her two young daughters faces a bedside court hearing in hospital, several days after the girls' bodies were discovered in their home in Perth's northern suburbs.

The WA Government will ban students from using mobile phones, smart watches and tablets in all public schools from 2020 in a major push to reduce distraction and focus on learning.

A Vietnamese man is sentenced to seven years behind bars for growing one of the biggest marijuana crops ever discovered in Western Australia, with an estimated street value of more than $17 million.

The grandfather of two young Perth children murdered by their father tells an inquest he feared for their wellbeing in the months before their deaths.

School leavers celebrations have been canned on Western Australia's Rottnest Island this year, with thousands of graduates expected to flock to the state's South West instead.

Former AFL commissioner Mike Fitzpatrick and his fellow directors of Carnegie Clean Energy emerge as the saviours of the troubled wave energy company, whose shares have been reinstated to the ASX.

Western Australia's second largest timber mill is stripped of a major native timber supply contract after being caught on-selling at least 165 tonnes of marri logs overseas.

Opponents of a voluntary assisted dying bill in Western Australia face fresh accusations of filibustering after a Liberal MP moved hundreds of amendments to the proposed legislation.

A Perth father is jailed for life for murdering his teenage partner after their violent relationship culminated in a "frenzied" and "ferocious" attack.

Perth Glory confirms it has approached Swedish football superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic about playing for the club on a short-term deal in what would be a major coup for the A-League.

The Shirley Finn murder has been labelled a stain on WA Police a brothel madam shot in the head and a trail of suspicion leading to officers and high-profile politicians. As the inquest into the 1975 murder draws to a close, will the truth ever prevail?