Travelling a round trip of more than 600 kilometres to check into rehab has paid off for Sam Turton, but he says others shouldn't have to travel so far.

A candidate for the seat of Albany, Dr Thomas Brough, obtained a restraining order against a woman earlier this week who allegedly abused and made death threats towards him on several occasions.

Harry James Creagh used his position to defraud hundreds of thousands of dollars from the post office in Ongerup.

Australia has some of the best waves in the world and researchers say it could be a global leader in creating electricity from our oceans. So what's the hold-up?

More than 100 millimetres of rain fell in the state's South West on Tuesday, damaging a local landmark and leaving farmers counting their losses.

Licensed recreational abalone fishers will be able to take the molluscs as far north as Geraldton this year for the first time since a mass mortality event in 2011.

The industry is worried it is taking too many crays out of Western Australia waters and wants recreational fishers to do their bit too, but scientists say they are not concerned.

Areas that had multiple fires prior to 2019-20 had greater biodiversity losses when Black Summer fires hit compared to areas that had burnt once or not at all beforehand.