The Western Australian Labor Party will govern the state for a third consecutive term, after a resounding defeat over the Liberals. Labor premier Roger Cook says his party has been rewarded for delivering a sensible and stable government.

WAtoday pored over the 2024 police statistics to bring you a look at which suburbs have since a dramatic increase in crime in the last 12 months.

SBS News interviews at polling stations shows growing frustration over issues like job security, cost-of-living, and education in Western Australia.

Momentum is building towards a new Supercars street circuit event in Perth amid the overnight Western Australian election result. Earlier this year, WA Premier Roger Cook pledged a promise to build a $217 million street circuit and entertainment precinct in Burswood Park should Labor win re-election.

Sarah Ferguson presents Australia's premier daily current affairs program, delivering agenda-setting public affairs journalism and interviews that hold the powerful to account. Plus political analysis from Laura Tingle.

Parents at a Perth school have been told to keep their kids at home on Wednesday and thousands of homes and businesses remain without power more than 24 hours after rain caused dozens of pole top fires.

Residents in Perth’s east have been ordered to evacuate immediately, with authorities warning lives and home are at risk due to an out-of-control blaze.

WWE is adding more international dates to its 2026 calendar, as it recently announced a "weekend takeover" of Perth, Australia.

Hassan Jabbie denied brutally murdering Janet Dweh inside her Dayton home, but a jury found him guilty due to overwhelming evidence.

WWE headed to Perth, Australia for the Elimination Chamber premium live event, hosting a major show for the first time since Super ShowDown 2018 in the country. After the success of WWE’s trip to Australia in 2024,

Go-Jo, a rising pop star from Western Australia, will represent Australia at the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland in May.