The Latest Breaking News from Libby Mettam

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The United States presidential election will be held on November 5. In analyst Nate Silver’s aggregate of national polls, Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump by 48.9–46.0. In my previous US politics article on September 9, Harris led Trump by 48.7–46.2.

There are calls for a review into the drowning deaths of two children in a Perth park on New Year's Eve amid claims safety concerns were ignored for years.

A change of leadership for the opposition in Western Australia is on the cards after a Nationals MP swapped camps to join the Liberals.

Indigenous leader Professor Marcia Langton says ‘alcohol restrictions in place at all times — no exceptions’ are an ‘absolutely necessary public health measure’ in the NT to reduce domestic and sexual violence, and a major multinational port operator in Australia paid not a cent in tax despite raking in $4.5…

The WA Liberals are promising an extra 300 GPS tracking bracelets in a bid to reverse a spike in restraining order breaches by violent offenders.

Mark Speakman’s statement comes as Peter Dutton says he will “fight for” constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians

A former state premier says the Voice referendum is a risk "we don't need to take". How will Western Australia's unique landscape and entrenched Indigenous disadvantage affect how it votes?

A heartbroken mother outlines her desperate efforts to get help for her 14-year-old son who took his own life just weeks ago.