West Australian police played down reports a man taken into custody today is in relation to the historic Claremont serial killings.

A young woman's Perth investment property has been trashed after the tenants threw a huge party that attracted about 200 teenagers.

A student may not have pleaded his case out of a parking fine, but he has certainly won the support from social media for his hilarious efforts.

A teenager of Maori descent was racially abused and her friend was bashed by a man on a bus in Perth, commuters have claimed.

A schoolboy sent home for sporting a short haircut has earned an army of supporters after his mother vented her outrage on talkback radio.

This record-breaking flight is expected to take off from Perth next week. And at 17.5 hours non-stop, it's only for the brave.

Mother of six did not want baby she starved to death, court told.

A Perth family has copped a $100 fine for parking in their own driveway. They're "really angry", and are determined to avoid paying it.

Mother wants her son to be remembered as a 'beautiful soul' not as a drug addict who was dismembered with a chainsaw.

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 Perth child psychiatrist accused of child pornography offences in Australia and Canada is now facing a similar charge arising from a NZ police investigation.

Worshippers at mosque hear a loud bang and find a 4WD on fire.

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.

Kiwi father Benjamin White, who died in a workplace incident in Australia, was an "incredibly special" man and a "cheeky boy" according to family and friends.

A free guided tour in Perth's Kings Park is a great way to get a feel for the subtly beautiful Western Australian flora, finds Anna King Shahab.

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.