Emma Wynne

A vision-impaired Paralympic swimmer says he had to involve police when three different Uber drivers refused him transport because he had his guide dog with him.

A century ago, a young woman shot her former fiancé dead in the middle of a crowded Perth ballroom, but was acquitted of murder by a jury. Now, a stage play is retelling the story of Audrey Jacob's astonishing defence.

Playwright Andrew Bovell brings the work that changed his career home to Western Australia.

One of a handful of independent hardware stores remaining in Perth will close its doors in a few weeks, amid tough competition, including from the internet, operators say.

What does it take to become a working artist who can live and breathe a compulsion to create while making a steady income? The 2025 Hatched showcase has the answers.

The work of WA-based professional photographers, that captures everything from animals in Iceland to a local knitting group, is on show at the State Library of Western Australia.

A Perth anaesthetist who spent four weeks volunteering in Gaza says her patients were often wounded while seeking food aid amid the ongoing hunger crisis.

Insurance company analysis shows lane departure warning and lane keeping assist are the least popular features.

The City of South Perth votes narrowly in favour of removing six saplings planted last year on the Swan River foreshore parkland, after complaints they would eventually block views of the city skyline.

The RAC in Western Australia pulls the plug on its "electric-highway" project, 10 years after it pioneered regional electric vehicle-charging networks.

A two-year project to rediscover the original Noongar place names in Perth's southern suburbs has been captured on film.

Searching underwater in the dark for human remains takes a special type of police officer, but it's a job the families of lost loved ones count on.

A nursing student desperate to prove he did not use prohibited artificial intelligence software to complete a workbook says his reputation is on the line, but Murdoch University is holding firm.

WA screen industry workers are calling for the state government to enforce its policy to employ local businesses ahead of the opening of the Perth film studio.

Perth's Alexander Library was new and exciting when it was built in the '80s. And it still feels that way today.

Immigration is often blamed for Australia's woes, but is that fair or accurate? An ABC expert discussion is investigating the issue.

In the mid '70s a young Perth photographer was transfixed by new wave and punk music and began taking photos at gigs. Now he's published a book that captures that time — and some now-familiar faces.

As the WA government attempts to create "Metronet on the Swan" using electric ferries, campaigners want the Matilda Bay terminal moved south.

An application to hold a legal bare-knuckle fight in Perth has outraged some in the community, but the WA government says banning the sport would drive it underground.

A work donated by US artist Brendan Murphy and championed by former lord mayor Basil Zempilas is unveiled in the city's CBD, but some locals "don't really love what he's bringing".

Hundreds of trees and shrubs infested with a devastating borer will be removed from Perth's Hyde Park in an effort to protect historic fig and plane trees. 

Gun owners in WA are required to have their doctor to sign off on their mental and physical fitness in order to hold a firearms licence, and that has GPs worried.

The Financial Counsellors Association of WA warns that private assistance services charging fees to lodge complaints with banks and the financial ombudsman on behalf of customers are not necessary.

Charmed by the small, yellow animated film characters, Perth woman Liesl Benecke filled her house and car with them. Now, it has earned her a world title.

A murder in colonial Perth almost 150 years ago shocked the country and inspired Edith Cowan, the woman on Australia's $50 note, to fight for the rights of women.