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Die-hard Sydney Swans group supports AFL team from other side of Australia
The WA Sydney Swans Supporters Club, who support the AFL team they love from 3,000 kilometres away, have been awarded Supporter Group of the Year for the club's sense of community and inclusivity.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: AFL
Manslaughter charge dropped against stepfather accused of neglecting boy left quadraplegic
A Perth man accused of the manslaughter of his partner's 11-year-old son is released from custody, after the charges against him were dropped due to a lack of evidence against him.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Courts and Trials
The NBL season is kicking off
Wildcats captain Jesse Wagstaff shares his thoughts on the upcoming NBL season with Mark Gibson on ABC Radio Perth.
Published: Source: ABC Radio PerthTopic: Basketball
Duration: 5 minutes 24 seconds
At the height of WWII, a bomber took off from southern WA. What happened to it remains a mystery
During World War II, a Beaufort Bomber aircraft took off from Busselton's air force base in WA. Descendants of the missing passengers are now spearheading the effort to locate it.
Published: Source: ABC South West WATopic: World War 2
Rebecca saved for 10 years to afford her dream home, but living in it has become a nightmare
The reality of owning a strata-managed apartment after having saved for it for over a decade has been nothing short of a nightmare for single Perth mother and primary school teacher Rebecca Boehm.
Published: Source: StatelineTopic: Consumer Protection
Duration: 2 minutes 34 seconds
Who you'll probably marry, based on your job
We've crunched the numbers for more than 43,000 job combinations and 2.8 million couples (including 31,600 same-sex couples). Turns out it's not just lawyers, doctors or teachers who stick to their own when it comes to love.
Published: Source: Digital Story Innovation TeamTopic: Relationships
Locals call for iconic Windsor Cinema to be heritage listed, despite pending sale
A much-loved western suburbs cinema is up for sale, but some locals are worried that could mean the art deco building's days are numbered.
Published: Source: ABC Radio PerthTopic: Urban Development and Planning
Duration: 7 minutes 15 seconds
Disgraced cash-for-contracts public servant jailed for 'gross' abuse of power
A former public servant who was paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in kickbacks to award lucrative contracts to his associates is sentenced to more than four years' jail.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Law, Crime and Justice
'Prolific fare evader' tackled to ground at train station in incident probed by anti-corruption agency
Video of a man being tackled by a Perth transit officer, breaking his collarbone, has been released by WA's anti-corruption body.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Crime
Duration: 19 seconds
Consumers need 'early warning system' on businesses behaving badly, report finds
State consumer protection agencies should provide more data about business complaints to help potential customers decide where to spend their money, advocates suggest.
Published: Source: ABC Radio PerthTopic: Consumer Protection
Perth private school principal facing child exploitation charge dies ahead of court appearance
A Perth private school principal dies weeks after being charged with possessing child exploitation material.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Law, Crime and Justice
Changes to how meat is butchered in WA could see supermarkets tighten grip on meat prices
One of Western Australia's largest butchers tells farmers it will no longer process their meat, effectively freezing some out of the state's farm-to-plate market.
Published: Source: ABC Great SouthernTopic: Livestock Farming
The same patch that produced Nat Fyfe has another bright AFL prospect — and he's 'jumped ship' from West Coast to Freo
Lucas Robinson was named WA's most valuable player at the recent AFL under-16 national championships — and the Fremantle Dockers have pulled off a coup, snaring him from right under the nose of bitter rivals West Coast.
Published: Source: WA Country HourTopic: Sport
Family of man who took his own life after being rejected from public housing waitlist call for reform
Gail Thorn knew her brother Jordie's life had been rough in the lead-up to his suicide last year. But she says if she'd known about his struggles with keeping his house and finding another, it could have prevented his death.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Housing Policy
Alleged abuse victim was 'role-playing' being asleep in video recording of sexual abuse, accused rapist claims
Perth civil engineer accused of drugging and raping more than a dozen women tells police one of his alleged victims was "role-playing" being unconscious in a series of video recordings he made.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Courts and Trials
From an 'awful place to visit' to a green oasis, Perth's cultural centre plan suffers cost and timeline delays
Described as a 'hot desert', the Perth Cultural Centre precinct will undergo a $55 million revamp in January. But environmental groups are concerned about the removal of an urban wetland, and it's already blown out in cost.
Published: Source: ABC Radio PerthTopic: Urban Development and Planning
Duration: 1 minute 38 seconds
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