8+ hour, 10+ min ago   (357+ words) After a near 18-month stint on the sidelines from competitive events due to injuries, Olympic gold medallist Nina Kennedy has declared she is "so pumped" for her return at the Perth Track Classic. Olympic gold medallist Nina Kennedy's near 18-month…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (27+ words) A 27-year-old Norwegian biathlete has been found dead while at a Winter Olympics training camp. Sivert Guttorm Bakken was known to have a heart condition....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (301+ words) Ben began his journalism career with Community News in 2017, before shifting to sport for PerthNow Local News in 2021 and eventually joining The West in a full-time capacity in 2022. A long-suffering Blackburn Rovers fan and avid follower of numerous sporting leagues…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (25+ words) A former Swimming Australia physiotherapist has faced court on multiple child sex abuse charges to determine if there is sufficient evidence to go to trial....

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (205+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. Police have charged an 87-year-old Burpengary man with multiple sexual offences, alleging he abused…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago   (746+ words) Finding ways to connect with your kids these days can feel a bit like trying to solve The Da Vinci Code. And that's if the code involves loud beats, dimmed lights, and uber-fit people. This week, I took on a…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (26+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (897+ words) A teary-eyed Ariarne Titmus says she hopes to continue her involvement with the Olympic Games by being part of the media coverage for the LA Olympics in 2028. Speaking a day after announcing her shock retirement from swimming aged just 25, the…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (489+ words) Former Block star Suzi Taylor has revealed a major milestone in her self-described "road to redemption, speaking candidly about "beating addiction in the shadow of her repeated run-ins with the law. Ms Taylor, whose real name is Suellen Jan Taylor,…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago   (263+ words) An acrobat has fallen to her death in front of a horrified crowd after a trapeze stunt went catastrophically wrong. The 27 year-old-old identified as Marina B was performing solo in a big top tent in east German city Bautzen when…...