A stoush has broken out between working tourists and residents of an upmarket part of Albany, southern WA, over public facilities at one of the city's most popular beaches.

Local communities say they need help managing overtourism as mass visitation creates issues for wildlife, raises evacuation concerns, and poses safety risks.

The WA government offers financial compensation to owners of now-illegal rapid release firearms and introduces another general buyback scheme, as the minister apologises for the "trouble" caused by the scheme.

Residents of a southern WA town are creating a makeshift supermarket in their town hall after their only option was taken out by fire.

The sight of thousands of salmon off WA's Cheynes Beach has sparked excitement for another bumper fishing season.

From an election triumph, to a prayer for peace — the ABC's finest photographers roamed far and wide to capture these stunning images throughout the month of March.

Feral deer populations are booming, damaging farms and costing millions, but some are turning them into a business opportunity.

A record number of influenza cases has been recorded in Australia, jumping 50 per cent from the same period last year. Experts are predicting flu season to come earlier than usual.