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The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs.
- 61,231articles · 365d
- 28+ min agolatest article
- Sep 13, 2025earliest in window
- 96%with images
- 180avg words
- premium 22,511
- sport 16,029
- politics 15,196
- business 14,238
- australia 14,089
- local news 10,903
- crime 9,655
- sports 9,277
- lifestyle 8,956
- world 8,080
- opinion 7,842
- world news 6,683
- australia news 6,462
- national 6,186
- regional wa 5,571
- tas news 5,084
- afl 4,992
- entertainment 4,877
- donald trump 3,715
- free 3,639
- Sports & Fitness 16,461
- News 15,988
- Sports 15,521
- Sport 15,351
- Politics 10,246
- Crime & Law 10,046
- Economy, Business & Finance 9,530
- Sensitive Subjects 9,390
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Fire and wind warnings: early spring brings heat risk
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (26+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....
Drying up: Rhine could be 'split in two' by low water
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (26+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....
Big, dark skies bring a depth of thought & memory
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (28+ words) The West Australian Big, dark skies in far north of England bring a depth of thought & memory...
More delays as WA schools wait for air conditioning
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (11+ words) The West Australian...
Kenya floods worsen as death toll rises to 88
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (26+ words) Kenya is on high alert following fresh flooding across several parts of the country which has killed almost 90 people and displaced more than 34,000....
BOM spend extra $1.15m spent on updating rebuilt website
7+ mon, 3+ day ago (472+ words) Bureau of Meteorology’s boss Stuart Minchin has revealed an additional $1.15 million was spent on updating and amending the weather service’s website in late 2025 after an almost $100 million rebuild sparked outrage. The chief executive officer provided an update on the saga…...
BOM tinkers with website after massive backlash
9+ mon, 2+ day ago (302+ words) The Bureau of Meteorology has updated its rain radar and weather map in a bid to make it easier for users to navigate after backlash over its $96.5 million new website spend. The bureau’s website is one of the most visited…...
Rescue efforts intensify in Asia as flood deaths surge
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (295+ words) Emergency crews are racing to reach survivors and recover more bodies after the death toll from catastrophic floods and landslides surged past 1200 in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand, with more than 800 people missing. Days of heavy monsoon rains inundated vast…...
BOM grilled over ‘nightmare’ $96m website
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (397+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....
'Didn't get it right': BOM defends website cost blowout
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (26+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....