After seeing her 10-year-old son, who weighed 80kg, struggle to finish a school race, this mum decided it was time to make some changes for her family.

Friends and family are using social media to plead for sightings of a New Zealand man missing in Bali.

Vigil to support Anatoria Headland after her two children were found dead in Perth home and their father charged with double murder.

A close friend of an ex-Kapiti woman whose children tragically died in Perth has organised a community vigil as a sign of support. Tara

The Australian creator of the Hamdog is hoping to score big when he auctions off the patent to his weird food creation.

An indigenous Australian man has come up with what many are saying is the perfect response to racism.

Beekeeper charged with bringing cocaine into Australia has applied to go to detention centre if he gets bail.

Greg Pickering reckons he's the luckiest bloke in Australia - and not because he's survived two shark attacks.

Police are trying to determine how a man's body could have gone unnoticed for nearly three days in the toilet of a Perth fast food restaurant.

A woman has died after a shark attack off the northern Perth coast, just days after the death of a surfer.

A body believed to be that of missing 37-year-old Sean Mitchell has been found in Perth's Swan River.

The anxious wait continues for the family and friends of Kiwi man Sean Mitchell who has not been seen for more than a week.

Western Australian police say they're keeping an open mind about the disappearance of a Kiwi man who has been missing for more than a week.

Perth has been left battered by a wild storm that has knocked out power to 60,000 customers.

A woman has been charged with murder after the death of a 41-year-old former Motueka man in Perth.

Food Loose Tours offer an insider's guide to Perth's culinary scene, discovers Sue Baxalle.

The historic West Australian town of Yarloop, south of Perth, will be rebuilt after a bushfire wiped out at least 121 homes.

Overlooked Perth offers Anna King Shahab more dining options than she can possibly hope to sample at once.

A stretch of Australian beach is transformed by abstract artworks, writes Pamela Wade.

Bells, kangaroos and 25kg gold nuggets - Pamela Wade is dazzled in Perth.

A Qantas flight from Dubai to Sydney was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Perth due to an issue with one of its fuel pumps.

Paul Rush hears a charming indigenous account of Western Australia's boomtown.

Sue Baxalle checks in to Perth's new boutique hotel, Alex, which keeps it simple.

Rugby legend Norm Berryman made a lasting impression at the club where he coached kids’ rugby and will be remembered with the Norm Berryman Cup.

An alleged gunman accused of taking up to five people hostage is in a critical condition after reportedly being shot by police in Perth.

An American naval officer has serious injuries after jumping from a 10th floor balcony of a Perth hotel into a swimming pool.

Perth police have launched a homicide investigation into the death of a 40-year-old Auckland man in a laneway yesterday.

Homes have been destroyed by a bushfire south of Perth after strong winds pushed the blaze into Waroona town.