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Thousands of people taking part in the almost 20-kilometre Rottnest Channel Swim are told to get out of the water after "extreme" weather conditions forced organisers to abandon the event.

An astronomer believes a fireball observed crossing WA's sky this morning was likely a 10-centimetre meteor that entered the earth's atmosphere and travelled west at 14 kilometres per second.

Former UWA law student Luigi Rayapen is sentenced to more than three years in prison on appeal after initially being handed a suspended jail term for sexually assaulting a woman on Rottnest Island as she tried to sleep.

Former University of WA law student Luigi Rayapan, who only stopped sexually assaulting a woman on Rottnest Island when she grabbed his throat, is given a two-year suspended jail term.

A proposal to build accommodation for 200 of the island's workers sparks concern from an environmental group, but businesses and the island's management say it's the only way to cope with demand.

But only on condition that the site's significant Indigenous history is acknowledged. Nic Perpitch reports.

A major redevelopment of the Rottnest Island Lodge off the coast of Perth receives approval, with conditions to ensure the significant cultural heritage of the site is acknowledged. 

A huge whale carcass is towed away from Perth's holiday playground of Rottnest Island after attracting a large group of sharks, with the island's beaches due to re-open tomorrow.

A large whale carcass off Rottnest Island has attracted many sharks to the area.

From the "population crash" of the swift parrot to shrinking habitat for koalas and quokkas: Can a comprehensive database of threats help halt Australia's terrible record of extinctions?

Winter storms have caused damage to the dunes at the new resort at Pinky Beach. The beach has been closed to the public for weeks, prompting calls for more to be done to protect the island. Claire Moodie reports.

Beach erosion fuelled by seemingly endless winter storms extensively damages the dunes at one of Rottnest's latest tourist developments, with concerns the island off Perth is not being properly protected.

Geraldton's Joanne Norman successfully swims the English Channel as a 50th birthday challenge.

Researchers say more needs to be done to stop the poaching and smuggling of the shingleback lizard to overseas markets.

An extremely rare white-coloured grey nurse shark has been encountered by scuba divers off Rottnest Island in Western Australia.

The juggernaut that is the World Surfing League tour is about to land on WA's Rottnest Island. But authorities have a challenge: How to hold a major sporting event without harming the A-class nature reserve.

Stephen Stewart was born before records began, but he is thought to be 109 years old. The bushman, champion horseman and lore-man has been instrumental in improving working conditions for Aboriginal people — but that is just part of his remarkable story.

Are quokkas really terrible parents? Are daddy-long-legs venomous? Is our coat of arms fashioned on fake news? Here are the answers you never knew you needed to some of the tallest and not-so-tall Australian animal tales.

The World Surf League will hold four events in Australia — at Narrabeen and Newcastle in NSW, and in Margaret River and Rottnest in WA — while dumping the traditional venues of Bells Beach and Snapper Rocks.

A team of Australian researchers is working on the development of an electronic nose to replace sniffer dogs and catch a lot more of the illegal wildlife trade.