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Local Government Minister Hannah Beazley speaks about her decision not to suspend the Shire of Coolgardie council in Coolgardie on Monday, October 13, 2025.

Electoral ReformPremiumKarratha council votes no on compulsory voting

Karratha councillors have voted 5-4 against compulsory voting and four-year election cycles — directly rejecting reforms flagged by the State’s Local Government Minister after WA turnout hit a new low.

Ross McRae

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 27: Lawson Humphries of the Cats reacts following the AFL Grand Final match between Geelong Cats and Brisbane Lions at Melbourne Cricket Ground on September 27, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Morgan Hancock/AFL Photos/via Getty Images)

Rising StarPremiumHumphries ready to lead Cats’ backline in 2026

Following a standout performance for WA in the State of Origin, Lawson Humphries has opened up on the “fatigue” that he said slowed him down in 2025 and why he’s now ready to lead the Cats’ backline

Liam Murphy

The Shooting Stars room at Hedland Senior High School.

WA news PremiumShooting Stars support assured for three more years

A three-year support promise has been given to a program that combines advocacy, health, wellbeing and cultural identity to empower young Pilbara and Kimberley to make informed choices. 

Laura Newell

Emerging players from Karratha made their mark in the junior leg of the WA Country Championships in Perth last month.

Future StarsPremiumKarratha Cyclones juniors shine at WA Country Championships

Emerging basketball players from Karratha made their mark during the junior rounds of the WA Country Championships in Perth last month.

Liam Murphy

A dust storm approaches Onslow in WA's north west on Sunday 1 March at approx. 6pm. MANDATORY CREDIT: Robert Ross/Severe Weather Australia Robert Ross/Severe Weather Australia

Severe WeatherVideoCommentsThunderstorm creates dramatic dust spectacle in WA town

A powerful thunderstorm generated downburst has been blamed for the dramatic dust storm that swept through a WA town.

Ibanez Taylor

The Town of Port Hedland is ramping up mozzie measures.

Deadly virus PremiumDeadly mosquito borne virus found in Pilbara and Kimberley

A potentially deadly mosquito borne virus has been detected in the Kimberley and Pilbara with the Department of Health urging residents and travellers to cover up and protect themselves to avoid being bit

Cain Andrews

Newman Aquatic officers Josh Allen, Marquisha Slater-Hall, Rhashan Hodder, Able Cole and Matt Devet

Education PremiumPremiumYoung Pilbara staff boost skills with aquatic training

Young East Pilbara aquatic staff set to complete specialist training to boost the local workforce and their employability

An artist’s impression of the Hilton Garden Inn that was planned to be built at The Quarter in Karratha.

WA news PremiumPremiumKarratha brings plans for hotel at The Quarter back to life

Long-held plans for a “high-end” hotel in Karratha’s The Quarter are back on the city’s agenda with expressions of interest for the project once again opening this week. 

Exmouth Game Fishing Club president Ian Huxter, Lorena Hrbut and Whitey’s Tackle & Camping Australian representative Tom Miller.

Fishing PremiumPremiumGAMEX Exmouth WA

GAMEX fishing competition in Exmouth reels in a catch of big winners.

Holly Egan at the Kimberley 9s carnival in Broome.

Football PremiumInaugural Pilbara 9’s set to take place in Karratha

AFLW stars Holly Egan and Evie Parker will be in Karratha this week to help coach kids during the Fremantle Dockers’ inaugural Woodside Energy 9’s Community Carnival.

Cain Andrews

Aerial view of the Montebello Islands.

WA news PremiumPilbara fishermen cop large fines

Two Karratha men have faced court and been fined for separate fishing offences in the Southern Montebello Sanctuary Zones.

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St John WA patient transport officer Bec Thompson was on the other side of the windshield when a naked man smashed his head through the front of the ambulance she was driving.

HealthVideoPremiumParamedic relives ‘traumatic’ moment man headbutts ambulance

A St John WA worker has told of how she feared for her life when a naked man allegedly smashed his head through the windshield of an ambulance, as new figures reveal a spike in violence towards paramedics. 

Claire Sadler

Convicted domestic violence offender Rory Vassallo has sensationally stood aside from an executive role of a WAFL club, just 72 hours after he was appointed.

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Convicted DV offender stands aside as WAFL club patron

A convicted domestic violence offender has sensationally stood aside from a prestigious role at a WAFL club, just 72 hours after he was appointed. 

Jessica Evensen

Former NBL1 West basketball player Roosevelt Aaron Williams Jnr has been jailed for sexual assault.

CourtPremium‘Sexual piece of meat’: WA basketballer admits raping friend

Vile text messages a NBL1 basketballer sent to his mates after raping a female friend have been aired in court as he’s jailed for the horrific crime. WARNING: DISTRESSING DETAILS

Hannah Cross

Dramatic images captured the bloodied aftermath of a light plane crash in Broome, showing a person being airlifted from the wreckage by a rescue helicopter and blood smeared across a wing. 

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Bloodied photos taken moments after Broome plane crash

A man who escaped the wreckage managed to pose for a photo on the wing as blood was dripping from his head. 

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St John WA patient transport officer Bec Thompson was on the other side of the windshield when a naked man smashed his head through the front of the ambulance she was driving.

HealthVideoPremiumParamedic relives ‘traumatic’ moment man headbutts ambulance

A St John WA worker has told of how she feared for her life when a naked man allegedly smashed his head through the windshield of an ambulance, as new figures reveal a spike in violence towards paramedics. 

Claire Sadler

Convicted domestic violence offender Rory Vassallo has sensationally stood aside from an executive role of a WAFL club, just 72 hours after he was appointed.

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Convicted DV offender stands aside as WAFL club patron

A convicted domestic violence offender has sensationally stood aside from a prestigious role at a WAFL club, just 72 hours after he was appointed. 

Jessica Evensen

More children are surviving cancer now but the toxic treatment they endure leaves most of them facing a lifetime of health problems, and even an early death.

Health+MedicineCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumInside the devastating reality of surviving childhood cancer

More children are surviving cancer now but the toxic treatment they endure leaves most of them facing a lifetime of health problems, and even an early death.

Standing on the rooftop of Yagan Square, Nokturnl co-founders Ross Drennan and Drew Flanagan have quite the view of Perth’s city centre.

RetailCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumPerth’s ‘dark corridor’ campus boost lights up as hotspot

Nokturnl co-founders Ross Drennan and Drew Flanagan harness power of new ECU campus to breathe life into once-faltering Yagan precinct.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has had a kite in the air for some time now as he prepares his next Budget

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CommentsPremiumCapital gains tax kite continues to fly

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has had a kite in the air for some time now as he prepares his next Budget

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Katherine Meinberg and Gert Jurisoo of Borden with one of Meinberg's handmade 2026 Wagin Woolarama special candles.

Woolly CandlesPremiumWoolly Wanderer candles a hit at Wagin Woolorama

A chance meeting between Estonian couple Katherine Meinberg and Gert Jurisoo on the other side of the world from home sparked a love of farming and a unique business idea for candles

Georgia Campion

Social work students Jaden Delaney, Radha Sivasankaran and Myfy Walster-Jones

Social workPremiumPerth social work students get experience in Kalgoorlie

A group of Perth-based social work students are learning what it’s like to work in regional health as part of a Curtin University placement program in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

Isabella Davis

Peter Young addresses the Harmony Week crowd in St Barbara’s Square on Thursday night.

Harmony WeekCultural song and dance in St Barbara’s Square

A vibrant display of culture and community transformed St Barbara’s Square on Thursday night as part of the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s Harmony Week celebrations.

Isabella Davis

Federal Liberal Member for O’Connor Rick Wilson.

OPINIONPremiumPremiumWhen Canberra overspends, regional WA pays the price

Regional West Australians understand financial discipline. They live within their means and expect their government to do the same, Rick Wilson says.

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & Justice PremiumPremiumDV-accused to be electronically monitored on bail

A Kalgoorlie-Boulder man who unsuccessfully sought to have the court closed when he appeared on domestic violence charges has been released on bail but will be electronically monitored. 

Psychology student Kalie Ashenden with occupational therapy students Amy Donaldson and Phoebe Gaudoin.

Occupational therapyPremiumPremiumOT students sing praises of Full Circle Therapies

Occupational therapy students completing practical work placements in Kalgoorlie-Boulder say working at Full Circle Therapies is “the most incredible experience”.

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An unusual burst of activity early Monday, minutes before a market-moving social media post from President Donald Trump has raised eyebrows.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumBillion dollar ‘bet’ minutes before Trump’s post pays off

‘Someone with access to privileged information appears to have made hundreds of millions in profit by trading on a political secret before it became public.’

Yun Li

Rising oil prices are lighting a price fire under local petrol prices.

EnergyCommentsPremium$US166 a barrel? Middle East clue on where oil is heading

Traders are looking at Dubai’s price as potential harbinger of what could be ahead for other crude benchmarks if the situation doesn’t improve.

Alex Harring

People look at collectable designer art toy Labubu at a Pop Mart pop-up store in Siam Center shopping mall in Bangkok on May 6, 2025. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

CNBC newsPremiumLabubu movie on the way as Pop Mart expands toy franchise

Collectible toy maker and IP powerhouse Pop Mart is teaming up with Sony Pictures to bring its wildly popular Labubu doll to movie theatres. 

Justin Solomon

A cargo ship sails in the Arabian Gulf towards Strait of Hormuz in United Arab Emirates.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumWho’s moving through Hormuz and who’s still stranded?

Iran’s de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has stoked fears of the gravest disruption to global oil supply in history, as the Middle East conflict stretches into its third week.

Anniek Bao

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Dementia Foundation WA Chair Brett Parker.

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Fuel crunch ‘nail in the coffin’ for some WA businesses

The first pulse-check of WA businesses since conflict erupted in the Middle East has yielded “alarming” insights into how fast and far whipsawing fuel and freight prices are spreading.

Simone Grogan

Port Hedland International Airport has cancelled all Qantas and Virgin flights as severe tropical cyclone Narelle barrels down the State’s north-west.

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Flights cancelled as cyclone Narelle bears down on WA

Port Hedland International Airport has cancelled all Qantas and Virgin flights as severe tropical cyclone Narelle barrels down the State’s north-west. 

Katherine Kraayvanger

Treasurer Jim Chalmers warned prices across the economy would stay higher for longer thanks to the war in Iran.

EconomyCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumPerth’s inflation crisis deepens as war pushes prices higher

Perth is enduring the nation’s worst inflation as Treasurer Jim Chalmers warned prices across the economy would stay higher for longer thanks to the war in Iran.

St John WA sent four crews to the scene on South Coast Highway.

Bus crashPremiumPremiumThree people taken to hospital as school bus and truck crash

A school bus and a truck have collided on South Coast Highway in Boxwood Hill, leaving multiple people including children, injured late on Wednesday. 

Two WA universities are rated among the top 10 institutions in the world for mining engineering, the latest global subject rankings reveal.

EducationCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumTwo WA unis among best in the world for mining engineering

Two WA universities are rated among the top 10 institutions in the world for mining engineering, the latest global subject rankings reveal.

Shocking figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics have laid bare a brutal gendered divide.

CrimePremiumWest Aussie women living in DV ‘nightmare’, new data shows

Shocking figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics have laid bare a brutal gendered divide.

Caitlin Vinci