The Latest Breaking News from Western Australia

The infamous ghost town in Western Australia's north lost several buildings to bushfire on Boxing Day but people with connections to the area were relieved that gravesites appeared unaffected.

Anthony Albanese has toured WA's flood-ravaged Kimberley and spoke of the "great spirit" among Fitzroy Crossing locals he met alongside the state's premier.

Military helicopters airlifted hundreds of people from communities cut off by "once in a century" floods in Australia's northwest, an official leading relief efforts said on Sunday, noting water covered some places "as far as the eye could see".

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday his government was ready to provide whatever support was needed to residents of Western Australia state as record-breaking floods isolated far-flung communities there.

Long-term Fitzroy Crossing resident Dwayne Ben says damage in the flood-ravaged town is extensive as downstream communities prepare for the peak to arrive.

Rodeos are generally considered dangerous events, but the Kalgan Stampede Rodeo in southern Western Australia is working to break that stereotype.

A woman in the water in Western Australia didn't know a large tiger shark was swimming right toward her in a very close encounter.

Two horses tumble to the turf in a shocking incident, with the New Year's Day race at Ascot called off and rescheduled for January 14.

Detainees at the troubled Banksia Hill youth detention centre in Western Australia have lit a fire and climbed onto roof tops on New Year's Eve.

Jake Day, 28, and Cindy Braddock, 25, died in the crash in Western Australia - the children were left to fend for themselves for two days in the outback

WA's preliminary road toll for 2022 stands at 174 deaths, including 112 in regional areas and 62 in the metropolitan area.