Local candidates have made their initial pitches to the community following the Federal election being called, as the Nationals and Greens announce their preselected picks for the Durack seat.
Matthew Paddick
Jessica Page
In his first major sit down interview as Opposition Leader along with new deputy Ms Mettam, Mr Zempilas told The West Australian he had spoken to MPs about the need to work as a team.
Dylan Caporn
Iron ore road trains are rolling once again on Mineral Resources’ contentious Onslow haul road, but the miner has given no details on any new safety measures put in place to avoid another rollover.
Daniel Newell and Adrian Rauso
Shark warnings have been issued for Exmouth beaches after two fishermen were injured in separate weekend incidents.
Bethany Hiatt
Libby Mettam has stepped down as Liberal leader in the wake of the party’s disastrous State election defeat, clearing the way for Basil Zempilas.
Jessica Page and Dylan Caporn
A generous young jewellery designer recently made a thoughtful donation to SAFE Karratha, using the profits from her business, Rad Designs, to buy pet products for animals in need.
Madelin Hayes
Swimmers from across the Pilbara gathered in Karratha for an exhilarating weekend at the North West Open Carnival, marking the final regional competition of the 2024-25 summer season.
“Imagine you are stranded in the middle of the desert with no food, water or shelter.
The Red Earth Arts Festival is making a grand return this year, with more than 100 performances, workshops and experiences scheduled across four days.
As experts warn of rising heatstroke risks, could this Perth-developed patented cooling vest be the life-saving tool needed for high-risk environments such as mining?
Football West embarked on a Pilbara road trip this month with former Perth Glory captain Tash Rigby; visiting soccer associations across Karratha, Hedland, Newman and Tom Price.
Travelling along the Great Northern Highway up to five times per day, truck driver Gareth Wheeler was curious about a roadside memorial he spotted each time he travelled the road
One of Australia’s best builders - Perth-based Ultimo - has gone under, blaming fallout from the pandemic era for its demise.
Kim Macdonald
A young man who fatally stabbed a teen in a fake drug deal that went horribly wrong didn’t realise a mutual friend had set him up in a plot to steal his car.
Rebecca Le May
A group of bikies who allegedly attacked rivals with pool cues, billiard balls and bar stools at a tavern south of Perth are set for one of the biggest trials the State has ever seen, a court has been told.
Mineral Resources has hit another financial pothole by pulling all iron ore trucks off its trouble-plagued $2.6 billion Onslow haul road after notching half a dozen rollovers on the crucial transport link.
The headmaster of one of Perth’s most prestigious private boys schools used his latest school newsletter to question what message Netflix’s show Adolescence might send boys.
Kate Emery
Mineral Resources and its founder Chris Ellison are facing a court showdown following a series of scandals that have cut the lithium and iron ore miner’s market value in half over the past six months.
Details have emerged of two kayakers stranded in crocodile-infested waters, with one man pinned against a tree for ‘days’ as water rapidly rose around him.
The self-declared crypto trader who killed his mother for her life insurance so he could keep up with the affluent lifestyle of his Insta-famous former partner will spend at least 25 years behind bars.
A 25-year-old high school teacher has been disqualified from teaching after asking one of his students about her sex life and showing his class a naked photo of him and his ‘friend’ naked in bed.
Police failed to follow up on the assault, in which the prisoner also got a broken jaw.
Georgia Campion
Watch and act advice is in place for a bushfire burning near Hill River Nature Reserve, the fire is not contained or controlled.
Artemisia Blythe
Jessica Evensen
A 41-year-old man has been sentenced to nine months suspended imprisonment for deliberately lighting a brush fire near a power station in Geraldton.
An Albany man who assaulted his 103-year-old neighbour over bad parking and left her on the driveway to do his shopping has avoided jail.
Anonymous donations are boosting a WA teal candidate’s campaign, despite her website promising ‘greater transparency and accountability’, it can be revealed.
The US Federal Reserve in a closely watched decision Wednesday held the line on benchmark interest rates though still indicated that reductions are likely later in the year.
Jeff Cox
China announced a “Special Action Plan to Boost Consumption” on Sunday in a bid to prop up domestic consumption in the world’s second largest economy.
Lim Hui Jie
WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW: The British F1 star opened up on his relationship with his Aussie teammate as the pair get ready to do battle in Melbourne this weekend.
Ben McClellan
A three-week market sell-off has intensified, with investors worried tariff policy uncertainty would tip the economy into a recession, something President Donald Trump has not rule out.
Lisa Kailai Han, Jesse Pound
Alleged Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre was charged with breaching a family violence order just days before she made headlines following a bus crash.
Duncan Evans
The Education Department has ordered WA public schools to stop using bicycles or tricycles without chain guards after the tip of a child’s toe was severed in an accident.
Premier Roger Cook has announced that the former WA governor will lead a special inquiry into the State election.
Police are searching for a 17-year-old boy who has not been seen since Monday.
A man who agreed to be paid ‘a few thousand dollars’ to help facilitate a massive drug deal has been handed a year of jail for every day he was involved in the illicit enterprise.
