The Cool Down

Officials impose sweeping ban that will have major impact on fishermen: 'It's going to come as a shock to a lot of people'

The goal is to give struggling fish populations time to recover and protect the fishery for the long term. Officials say the ...

Long-haul wonders: How best to explore Bali's terraced rice fields, Phuket's limestone cliffs and Australia's diverse landscapes

Fly with Singapore Airlines and your holiday begins in the sky. You'll be treated to the warm and friendly service of the ...
Nikkei Asia

Footloose in Perth, the gateway to Western Australia

PERTH -- On Australia's western coast, Perth stands quite alone; the closest major city, Adelaide, is more than 2,000 kilometers away. However, the capital of the state of Western Australia has not ...
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Permanent demersal fishing ban begins for parts of Western Australia coast

Commercial fishers are no longer able to catch demersal fish along a nine-hundred-kilometer stretch of Western Australia’s South Coast. The WA government ban aims to shore up numbers of species that ...
Couriermail

Hundreds of kilos of shark heads dumped outside minister’s office over fishing ban

Police allege the men from Bunbury in West Australia’s southwest travelled about 100km to Fisheries Minister Jackie Jarvis’ electoral office in Margaret River and dumped shark heads and fish remains ...
The Guardian

Christmas Day weather forecast: possible rain in eastern states but extreme heat in Western Australia

Sydney can expect showers and a top of 23C, Melbourne a chilly 17C and Brisbane a balmy 34C Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news ...
THE WEEK

A luxury walking tour in Western Australia

Running between Cape Naturaliste and Cape Leeuwin in the far southwest of Australia, the Cape to Cape Track is one of the country’s loveliest coastal paths. It is 76 miles long, but largely flat, so ...
Australian Football League

Western Australia adds seven more players to squad for AAMI AFL Origin

Another pair of premiership teammates will reunite for the 2026 AAMI AFL Origin match, as the AFL today confirmed seven additional selections for Western Australia. Callum Ah Chee and Brandon ...
The New Indian Express

University of Western Australia to open Chennai campus at DLF Cybercity by August 2026

CHENNAI: The University of Western Australia (UWA) will establish a 50,000 sq ft campus at DLF Cybercity in Chennai as part of a Rs 500-crore investment by the Western Australian government to set up ...
The Australian Financial Review

Western Australia’s GST defence comes with a catch

Don’t try suggesting to any West Australian that the state’s special GST deal is unfair to less wealthy compatriots across the Nullarbor. It’s an article of state faith that a resources-rich West ...
Yahoo News Australia

Cost of Aussie dinner table staple set to soar after fishing ban along 900km of Aussie coastline

The risk status of demersal fish in Western Australia has prompted a major new ban. Source: Getty/Government of WA You'll likely pay more for a fish meal at a restaurant or fish and chips shop this ...