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.

Mother of five never wanted baby whose decomposed body was found in a cooler bag in the shed.

The small town of Walpole is not as well known as Broome or Margaret River but it might just have WA's - or even Australia's - best tour guide.

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

Kiwi scientists have helped reveal the universe in glorious technicolour, with incredible new images reflecting on one of the widest-ever radio-wave surveys of space yet.

Air New Zealand is launching a raid into its Australian rivals' home patch targeting the long haul market across the Pacific.

The scenery along the Gibb River Road is even better than the famed Great Ocean Road, writes Leah McLennan

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

A groom is in mourning after two members of his wedding party were killed in a crash that took the lives of three Kiwis in Western Australia over the weekend.

Three childhood friends from Southland who decided to move to Perth together have been killed in an accident in Western Australia.

Three New Zealand men have died in a single-car crash on an unsealed road in Western Australia's remote Wheatbelt region.

Pamela Wade meets some cute Kiwi expats on an island near Perth.

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

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.

Police officers executing a drug search warrant in West Australia found a three-month-old emu, but didn't uncover any narcotics.

Floral carpets put spring in Anna King Shahab's step on this coastal trail.

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

A dramatic lightning display in northwest Australia is topped by turquoise sea, tumbling waterfalls and hi-def sunsets, writes Pamela Wade.

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

Sue Baxalle has a close encounter of the whale-shark kind at Ningaloo Reef in the far north of Western Australia.

Australia's rocky northwestern tip is a revelation, discovers Sue Baxalle.

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.

Executions, floggings, escapes ... Fremantle Prison is full of stories, finds Pamela Wade.

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

For most Australians, including those in the West, separatist talk is just that - talk.

Airline lays on more flights to Oz's far west for Kiwis, writes Megan Singleton.

Tickle your taste buds with a tipple or two in Western Australia, writes Megan Singleton.