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Living your best outdoor life could be putting you at risk of the "national cancer", health workers warn. Here's why annual checks should be part of everybody's beauty routine.

It's been billed as Australia's answer to the Golden Globes — or even the Oscars, depending on who you ask — and the stars are gathering for the ceremony on the Gold Coast.

More than 85 per cent of Australians live within 50 kilometres of the ocean, but the variation in weather across any slice of this narrow coastal band is substantial.

How best to address inequality experienced by Indigenous people is again front and centre for politicians, after a long post-Voice referendum hiatus.

New cameras are being installed in WA towns to help monitor and map meteors that pose potential threats to satellites and astronauts.

WA police have charged an 11-year-old boy and are searching for two more suspects after a 69-year-old man was attacked in Bentley.

The victim's widower says he fears the notorious recidivist, who is now in his 40s, will reoffend again.

Four small rural communities in the Great Southern have become the first to trial the Hexa-Cover to prevent water evaporation from dams.

Australia's aged care sector is entering a stage of "critical" reform. So what do you do when a loved one is hesitant to accept requisite care later in life?

Three men in their 20s were in the vehicle when it dropped 20 to 30 metres off a cliff 10 kilometres north of Horrocks Beach.

The ABC's political docuseries Nemesis is back. We unpack the biggest moments from episode 2, with political analysis from Annabel Crabb. 

Nicholas Visser first contacted the girl on the social media app Snapchat, then told an internal school investigation the friend request was a mistake he made after a night of drinking.

Experts say it's not all bad news for the WA native numbats, with recent monitoring suggesting the ant-eater is doing well in other areas after decades of decline.

Poor engagement and consultation has led to "material distrust" of renewable energy developers in regional communities, according to a much-anticipated review.

Unpacking two key issues confronting his government — the cost of living and youth justice — gives some hints about the kind of leader Roger Cook is, and what West Australians might be able to expect from him ahead of the 2025 election.

Expensive school uniforms with logos and monograms do nothing to help kids learn, so why are we paying so much at the uniform shop?

With temperatures in some areas soaring above 40 degrees, this is Perth's second heatwave since the year began.

Look back on the month that was in this series of fascinating photos from ABC journalists and contributors across Western Australia. 

The government has been locked in a stalemate with the exporter over the fate of over 15,000 livestock since it ordered the ship to return amid Red Sea security concerns.

Western Australia will be the first state to have fully funded state schools, with other states being urged to signs similar deals.

Like many young Australians 26-year-old Cody is struggling with the housing crisis and with dwindling vacancy rates in Perth she, her partner and her friends have landed at her grandmother's place as a last resort as their search continues.

The situation has put into stark focus the live export industry, with one federal MP saying it's a marginal trade and exposes animals to intolerable conditions.

Assistant Police Commissioner Darryl Gaunt says the additional officers are experienced in dealing with cultural tensions.

WA Labor leader Roger Cook says his party is unfazed by the star power of the celebrity politician, who is seeking Liberal preselection.

Basil Zempilas was engaged in a conversation with a journalist, talking about reading the news during a tennis final, when an off-the-cuff comment triggered a social media storm.