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The company that runs the Perth Mint's cryptocurrency announces it will no longer support the digital tokens because of alleged breaches of Australian and US laws by the mint.

Ten years on from a national apology to thousands of Australians affected by the forced adoption era, survivors head back to Canberra to push for the support they say they were promised, but never received.

Researchers in Western Australia are studying the effects of pregnancy diets on children developing food allergens, but warn changing messages are leaving some parents confused about how to nip allergens in the bud.

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Perth

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Perth

A recount confirms community lawyer Ben Dawkins will replace Alannah MacTiernan in the upper house, but WA Labor veterans declare they don't want him representing their party. 

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Perth

A 24-year-old Perth man faces a possible life jail term after being found guilty of unlawfully killing a cyclist whilst riding his unregistered off-road motorbike at high speed on a pathway he was not entitled to be on.

Footage recorded by a passing cyclist shows the moments after Tyson Denny, who was riding an unregistered off-road motorbike, crashed into cyclist John Peters on a pathway alongside Roe Highway in Perth in June 2021. Mr Peters died later in hospital. Mr Denny, who left the scene and did not go to police despite a truck driver repeatedly telling him to stay, is on trial for manslaughter.

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Perth

Strokes in young people are more common than you may think, which is why this 25-year-old stroke survivor from regional WA is urging young people to learn about the warning signs.

Ashley believed she had one last shot to get help. Like millions of Australians every year, she looked for it in a hospital emergency department.

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Perth

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Perth

A historical bigamy case in Western Australia proves rich pickings for a researcher keen to find out more about the illegal practice of marrying multiple people without a divorce.

For the first time in eight years, Fremantle's men's side enter a footy season being talked about as realistic flag contenders. But will the young team handle the weight of expectation?

West Australians have some way to go before understanding the size of the "storm" around the Perth Mint, or whether it might put a crack in Premier Mark McGowan's teacup, writes Keane Bourke.

Reece Russell manages one of WA's only licensed vape disposal companies and says there is confusion bout how to dispose of used devices as vaping explodes in popularity.

Vapes and e-cigarette cartridges are full of hazardous materials, including toxic liquids, nicotine and lithium batteries that can catch fire, and there is growing confusion over the best way to responsibly dispose of them.

Farmers are raising concerns the federal government's plan to reduce the emissions of big polluters would rely too heavily on carbon credits from agriculture. 

Reigning Super Netball premiers West Coast Fever post a dramatic 62-61 victory over Melbourne Vixens, while Collingwood records an impressive 71-63 win over the NSW Swifts.

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Perth

Artist Bruno Booth is challenging ideas of what it means to be disabled with an obstacle course that shows participants first-hand just how much strength and skill is involved in getting around on two wheels.

The WA government will wait for Commonwealth advice before making a decision on potentially banning TikTok from its devices.

Phil Edman's laptop was the most feared electronic device in WA politics — but the CCC quietly ended its investigation into it almost a year ago, and found it didn't live up to the hype.