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Western Australians are increasingly being driven towards financial distress and homelessness as the cost of renting continues to surge, according to new data from Anglicare WA.

Under the proposed laws, landlords will no longer be allowed to terminate a tenant's lease without giving a reason. The state government says it is taking a "commonsense approach" to addressing a tight housing market.

The WA government is preparing to reshape how the state addresses climate change. ABC News: Charlie Mclean

The WA government concedes the state's greenhouse gas emissions may continue to rise, after the ABC revealed the government is abandoning plans to implement interim emissions reduction targets.

Housing, healthcare and cost-of-living relief are likely to feature prominently in Western Australia's budget as more people struggle.

Some WA families could receive thousands of dollars from this year's cost-of-living relief measures in the state budget. Here's how to work out what you are eligible for.

Woodside-commissioned modelling suggests WA is not on track to reach net zero by 2050, even if its massive Browse gas project proceeds, unless renewable energy is rolled out at unprecedented speed.

New legislation introduced to state parliament aim to prevent Western Australians from having to suffer the financial and emotional strain of not having a home if their building company collapses.

Six passengers from a cruise ship at the centre of a deadly hantavirus outbreak are testing negative for the illness and are symptom-free, the federal health minister says, as they prepare to be repatriated to Australia.

A flight carrying five Australians and one New Zealander who were on board the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship has landed in an air force base in Perth.