The Latest Breaking News from Col Blanch

The use of controversial spit hoods to block detainees from spitting has been discontinued in most parts of Australia, but WA prisons and police say they need to keep using them.

Residents in the coastal town are reaching for closure and moving ahead from the kidnap case that gripped the world.

A covert police operation stops 2.4 tonnes of cocaine, linked to the Mexican drug cartel, from entering Australia. The seizure has led to 12 arrests.

The prime minister's visit to Alice Springs this week has left leaders across the border in WA questioning whether the same national attention would help solve their region's youth crime problem.

New police recruits in Western Australia are being trained to use leg straps over the potentially lethal prone restraint, in which a person is held face down on their stomach, often with physical pressure applied.

Relatives of a 20-year-old woman who is fighting for her life after being hit by a police car say they are "shocked and distraught" after viewing CCTV footage of the incident.

Kathy Penny calls on social media companies to put a stop to ‘hatred and revenge’ following comments about her son

At least 38 rallies held in cities and towns across Australia, including in Sydney and Perth

A serving Indigenous WA Police officer calls on the Police Commissioner to apologise and retract his comments on the alleged murder of Cassius Turvey. WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that the following article contains the names and images of deceased Aboriginal people.