WA

These lonely sentinels are an anachronism when every commercial ship navigates using now-ubiquitous electronic global positioning, but they retain a special place in the hearts of seafarers.

Green hydrogen might be more efficient than petrol but it doesn't rate against a battery-driven vehicle, and funding it is proving to be difficult with iron ore prices falling.

A cold front moving across south-eastern states is dumping snow, with strong, damaging winds bringing down trees and power lines.

Traditional Owners, pastoralists and scientists are coming together in a bid to stop cane toads invading WA's Pilbara region. 

City of Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas reveals a new plan to transform the riverfront at Langley Park at a cost of "billions" of dollars, which the state government immediately labels a "pipe dream".

Disease authorities say there is potential for the arrival of a bird flu strain that has already been detected in Asia and Antarctica.

A former Catholic priest accused of sexually abusing a nine year-old girl at a WA mission in the 1980s is granted bail.

The attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania has shocked the world, but US presidents are no strangers to attempts on their lives. 

A rapidly deepening low-pressure system in the Tasman Sea will track towards the coast this weekend, the precursor to a bout of severe winter weather across eastern Australia.    

An Australian executive has severe head injuries and is in a US hospital after a mysterious disappearance on a work trip.

The Eagles were kings of the AFL in 2018 but have sunk to the bottom of the ladder. 

A spectacular nova may be about to light up our night sky in the constellation Corona Borealis. If it does, Australians will only have a short window to catch it.

With global butter prices at record highs, shoppers are hurting and Aussie dairy farmers look unlikely to cash in.

DNA analysis suggests dingoes breed with other dogs less than previously thought and reveals key populations predate European colonisation.

Australian Olympic officials have welcomed the partnership between the ABC and Nine, which will see key events broadcast live across the national broadcaster's regional radio network.

Australians are now the biggest consumers of fashion in the world, but this group of grandparents are determined to keep those clothes out of landfill.

Jet James was eight when his mother died tragically. His journey back from childhood trauma led him in an unexpected direction.

The appetite for affordable clothing amid a cost-of-living crisis has given greater power to fast-fashion and it's limiting the scope for small business.

Three separate cloud bands sweeping across Australia during the coming week are likely to drop at least a few millimetres of rain on every patch of ground south of Brisbane to Geraldton.

The honey bee-killing parasite has spread across New South Wales. Now, other states and territories are potentially in the firing line.

After swapping life in the city for sheep and a vegetable garden, the couple is running a thriving gin distillery. Demographers believe more people in their age bracket could make the move to country areas as lower property prices offer more opportunities.

Labor senator Fatima Payman draws heavy fire from her colleagues on Monday morning after she was banished from the federal party for her defiance over Palestine.

A genetic map of the bilby could help us understand how many of the elusive species are still alive and how to combat inbreeding.

The WA and federal governments have reached a migration allocation deal to tackle the state's labour shortages.

The rural lobby group Keep the Sheep will lobby senators, who are set to vote on a bill aimed at banning the live sheep trade in 2028.