Armed with cameras and notepads, thousands of tourists hit tiny towns in WA's Midwest for the start of wildflower season.

A WA government department says the state’s new firearms laws are causing headaches for a program which responds to reports of injured and suffering animals on the roadside.

Police allege the 59-year-old West Australian man communicated with minors and others on social media in order to engage in sexual activity.

The Australian Border Force is launching a reporting function on a popular fishing app, but stakeholders in the far north say the technology means little without more boots on the ground.  

Weakened demand for a specific pigment used in paint prompts Iluka Resources to suspend a significant portion of its West Australian operations. 

Tammin residents are celebrating a 50-year study into trapdoor spiders that unearthed the world's oldest recorded arachnid, and is still going strong.

A popular recycling program in Western Australia is being extended to include wine and spirit bottles for the first time since the scheme launched five years ago.