WA MP James Hayward could be suspended for ‘lying to court to attend a cannabis expo’

WA MP James Hayward could be suspended for ‘lying to court to attend a cannabis expo’

The MP accused of child sex offences allegedly used his position to get a bail variation to attend an interstate cannabis symposium.

  • byHeather McNeill

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WA native forest logging ban enters endgame

WA native forest logging ban enters endgame

The public can have a say on how old-growth trees will be protected to slow the harms of climate change in the swiftly drying South West biodiversity hotspot.

  • byTim Dornin
Mining activity in WA protected forests,reserves approved 33 times in 5 years

Mining activity in WA protected forests,reserves approved 33 times in 5 years

There has been a jump in mining activity in areas managed by the parks authority while environment groups also rally against exploration applications by two of the state’s biggest miners.

  • byPeter de Kruijff
From mussels to ancient fish,WA freshwater species plummet

From mussels to ancient fish,WA freshwater species plummet

River flows in WA’s South West region have fallen 70 per cent in 50 years and for previously widespread species like Carter’s freshwater mussel,time is running out.

  • byPeter de Kruijff
The WA regional town with 54 young kids and no day care

The WA regional town with 54 young kids and no day care

The idyllic coastal town of Augusta has been fighting for a childcare service for three years,and many others in regional WA struggle with the same problem.

  • byHolly Thompson
Climate change drives Perth’s creation of new blue kangaroo paw

Climate change drives Perth’s creation of new blue kangaroo paw

When plant breeders attempted to make a tougher kangaroo paw that stood up to disease and heat,new colours started to emerge. The resulting varieties could make it Australia’s biggest flower export.

  • byPeter de Kruijff
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WA COVID case numbers could be higher than recorded as one in five PCR tests come back positive

WA COVID case numbers could be higher than recorded as one in five PCR tests come back positive

WA Health figures to 8pm on Sunday revealed there were 109 people with COVID-19 in hospital,with 25,775 active cases in the state and 4037 new positive cases.

  • byPeter de Kruijff
Danish join race for space off WA coast

Danish join race for space off WA coast

A Danish firm wants to install 200 wind turbines off the WA coast between Mandurah and Bunbury that could generate more than three times the power of the Muja coal-fired station in Collie.

  • byPeter Milne
Freight trucks ignite as homes,businesses burn across ‘unprecedented’ fronts in WA
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Freight trucks ignite as homes,businesses burn across ‘unprecedented’ fronts in WA

Homes have been destroyed,schools closed,residents evacuated and NSW firefighters sent to relieve exhausted local teams,as fires engulf vast stretches of WA.

  • bySarah Brookes andAja Styles
WA woman mauled by shark while swimming in inflatable ring near Esperance

WA woman mauled by shark while swimming in inflatable ring near Esperance

A WA woman has been attacked by a shark while swimming alone in an inflatable pool ring just 50 metres from shore near Esperance on Sunday.

  • bySarah Brookes
Homes destroyed in SW infernos as minister warns situation remains ‘dire’

Homes destroyed in SW infernos as minister warns situation remains ‘dire’

A man is in a serious condition in hospital after suffering burns while fighting a blaze in Bridgetown as authorities confirm homes and businesses have been destroyed by twin fires raging in the south-west.

  • bySarah Brookes