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Footage of a dramatic arrest of a 25-year-old woman in Karratha last week has gathered more than 240,000 views on Facebook with police revealing it was the second time they had been called to the property that day. 

Crime Dramatic arrest gathers more than 200k views on Facebook

Footage of a dramatic arrest in Karratha last week has gathered more than 240,000 views on Facebook with police revealing it was the second time they had been called to the property that day.  

Cain Andrews

Tensions rise during the League game between Port Hedland Rovers and Karratha Kats at Colin Matheson Reserve.

NPFL round sixNPFL round six: Goals, grit and a splash of pink

It was another action-packed weekend of footy in the North Pilbara Football League, as round six saw fierce battles, passionate crowds and a community united for a cause.

Madelin Hayes

Pilbara Climate Network spokesperson Rachel Rainey, Save Our Songlines supporter Skylah-Lee Dawson, Josie Alec and Mark Clifton at Hearson Cove, Murujuga National Park.

NORTH WEST SHELF Traditional custodians condemn North West Shelf expansion

Traditional custodians have expressed their dismay over Environment Minister Murray Watt greenlighting Woodside Energy’s extension of the North West Shelf gas project to 2070.

Madelin Hayes

Horizon Power customer and community manager Michelle South, Pilbara MLA Kevin Michel, Thread Together program co-ordinator Bronwyn Harris, Anglicare WA Pilbara service manager Charlene Senior, and Horizon Power community engagement manager Juliane Bush at the opening of the Karratha Thread Together wardrobe.

THREADS FOR COMMUNITYNew wardrobe service opens in Karratha for those in hardship

A permanent wardrobe service has launched in Karratha, providing free new clothing to people experiencing hardship.

Madelin Hayes

Karratha hockey players Flynn Johnstone and Baden Cook.

KARRATHA HOCKEYTigers secure narrow 7–6 win over Panthers in hockey clash

The Tigers have kept their momentum rolling with a narrow 7–6 victory over the Panthers in week six of the Karratha Hockey Association season.

Madelin Hayes

Woodside wants to extend the life of Karratha Gas Plant out to 2070.

Pilbara NewsCommentsPremiumWoodside buys more time for talk on NWS conditions

Woodside’s talks with the Federal Government over the future of the North West Shelf will remain ongoing after the deadline for a response on the environmental conditions was extended.

Matt Mckenzie

Police are investigating two fatal road crashes in the East Pilbara.

CrashesPremiumPremiumPolice investigate two fatal Pilbara road incidents

Two people have died in separate road crashes on Pilbara roads.

Shire president Dale Stewart has met with key ministers and staff over the past week to plead for financial help and an accumulative assessment report to help the town prepare for thousands of new workers.

Renewable EnergyCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumFunding floated for WA towns angsty over renewables rush

A new large-scale wind farm should be returning at least $100,000 a year to regional communities, based on trial guidelines set to be probed by locals who want new energy developers to pay their way.

AMWU WA State secretary Steve McCartney addresses a crowd of nearly 800 at Red Dog Village in Karratha.

WORKERS RALLYPremiumPremiumBechtel workers rally for better pay and conditions

About 800 Bechtel workers united with union spokespeople from the AMWU, CFMEU and ETU outside Woodside’s Pluto Train 2 Red Dog Village on Wednesday night – calling for better pay and working conditions.

Australian TV and film star Humphrey Bower, known for his roles in Blue Heelers and Queen Of The Damned, is bringing his adaptation of David Malouf’s classic An Imaginary Life to Dampier and Cossack.

Classic reimagined PremiumAustralian classic to be performed in Dampier and Cossack

Australian TV and film star Humphrey Bower, known for his roles in Blue Heelers and Queen Of The Damned, is bringing his adaptation of David Malouf’s classic An Imaginary Life to Dampier and Cossack.

Cain Andrews

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MiningCommentsPremiumEco warriors rejoice as salt plan gets canned

Marine environmentalists are “really relieved” a German chemical giant has binned a salt project in WA’s north.

Adrian Rauso

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A view of the airport from the control tower at Perth Airport.

CrimePremiumTwo charged over separate incidents at Perth Airport

One man has been charged and another fined $1500 over two separate antisocial incidents at Perth Airport. 

Dietitian and nutritionist Alissa Erneste pictured at DietWise in North Perth. Ian Munro

Health CommentsPremiumLittle-known eating disorder on the rise in WA

A little known eating disorder commonly seen in children is on the rise in WA, characterised by an avoidance of and aversion to food that is not related to body image or weight concerns.

Rhianna Mitchell

The West Australian’s anonymous columnist The Snitch gives the inside word on what losing the 19th AFL club, Tasmania, could mean for Fremantle Dockers and one of their leaders.

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THE SNITCH: What losing 19th club Tassie could mean for Freo

The West Australian’s anonymous columnist The Snitch gives the inside word on what losing the 19th AFL club, Tasmania, could mean for Fremantle Dockers and one of their leaders.

The Snitch

A record number of Fremantle Dockers scored a perfect 10 in Danielle Laidley’s player ratings.

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PLAYER RATINGS: Record number of Dockers score a perfect 10

Danielle Laidley runs an eye over every Fremantle Docker and West Coast Eagle after round twelve. Who starred and who struggled?

Danielle Laidley

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Two Club Deroes gang members have finally been found guilty of the depraved attack on the woman 22 years ago after she found the courage to testify. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT

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There were 242 passengers and crew members onboard the Air India flight. 

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Former West Coast Eagles premiership player Michael Braun has faced Joondalup Magistrates Court over an alleged aggravated common assault from almost two years ago.

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The West Coast premiership star turned up at court to face a charge from almost two years ago.

In tonight’s show, Ben Harvey reveals how a brutal bikie gang rape from 22 years ago has landed two Club Deroes in jail and exposed their gang’s underworld tactics.

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A Matso’s Brewery staff member died at the venue in Broome on Tuesday night.

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Brewery staff have been left shocked by the sudden death of a co-worker at the popular Broome hot spot.

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Port Leander Drive in Port Denison is to be repaved Shire of Irwin

Water messPremiumBurst main still causing water supply issues in Dongara

The Water Corporation has been forced to apologise to residents in Dongara and Port Denison after the Mid West town was left with little or no water after a main burst this week.

Kate Campbell

The Point Moore Lighthouse, seen from above.

Round the twistPremiumStalled land negotiations leave lighthouse in limbo

Plans to develop a precinct around the Point Moore Lighthouse – including guided tours to the top – have hit a roadblock in the form of stalled negotiations over the property next door.

Kate Campbell

The old Town Beach Cafe will be demolished to make way for a large-scale food and beverage establishment.

Local development PremiumTown Beach Cafe demolition to start this week

The old Town Beach Cafe will be demolished to make way for a large-scale food and beverage establishment in the future after a building inspector determined it “no longer safe or suitable for public use”. 

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2024 Cossack Art Awards overall winner Allery Sandy with her artwork, Dry River Bed Burnt Country.

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The Cossack Art Awards are returning in 2025 with a vibrant program of exhibitions, workshops and community celebrations that put creativity front and centre.

Water Corporation chief executive Pat Donovan, Kalgoorlie MLA Ali Kent and Water Minister Don Punch above the Goldfields water pipeline at the Mt Charlotte Reservoir and Lookout in Kalgoorlie-Boulder on Wednesday.

Greater flowPremiumPremiumState Govt to pump $543 million into Goldfields pipeline

A ‘once-in-a-generation’ cash injection of $543 million for the Goldfields pipeline will from 2027 double the water storage capacity of the Binduli Reservoir that supplies Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

Jetstar Asia flights between Singapore and Broome will end on July 29 as Qantas brings 13 Airbus A320 aircraft jets back to Australia.

WA TourismCommentsCommentsTour operators take hit after Broome to Asia flights culled

The burgeoning Kimberley tourism industry is set to be collateral damage in Qantas’ scrapping of its Singapore-based offshoot Jetstar Asia.

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Both sides temporarily slashed tariffs on each other’s imports to allow trade talks to continue, but disagreements remain.

CNBC newsComments‘Battle for the 21st century’ as China, US hold trade talks

US President Donald Trump’s top trade officials met their Chinese counterparts in London on Monday for talks aimed at resolving an ongoing trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies.

Holly Ellyatt

The report, which analysed more than 800 million job ads and thousands of company financial reports across six continents, challenged six common myths about AI’s impact:

CNBC newsCommentsSix AI myths busted: Why it makes workers more valuable

Despite widespread fears that artificial intelligence could automate jobs and cut employees’ wages, AI actually makes people ‘more valuable, not less’, new research by professional services firm PwC has found.

Ernestine Siu

Chinese EV giant BYD slashed prices on May 23, prompting regulators to speak out. Despite that, analysts say that little can be done about the market competition.

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Falling prices of Chinese car exports and secondhand cars with zero mileage are signs of oversupply.

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Elon Musk went scorched earth on President Donald Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' in a post on X.

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President Donald Trump lashed out at Elon Musk as their feud over a major tax bill rapidly ramped up.

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Courts & JusticePremiumBabysitter arrested over string of child sex assaults

A man from Perth’s northern suburbs has been charged with several child sex offences after an investigation by detectives.

Sarah Steger

A pedestrian has died after being hit by a car in the Pilbara. 

CrimePremiumPedestrian dies after being hit by car in the Pilbara

Emergency services were called to the scene after reports a man walking on Throssell Road, South Hedland, was struck by a vehicle on Thursday.

Jessica Evensen

Cold case investigators need your help to solve a ‘terrifying’ armed robbery where a young worker was terrorised over a safe inside a Bakers Delight store more than 16 years ago.

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PremiumDetectives renew probe into terrifying 2009 bakery robbery

Cold case investigators need your help to solve an armed robbery where a young worker was terrorised over a safe inside a Bakers Delight store more than 16 years ago. 

OT Stephanie Clarke with 10-year-old son Alexei Clarke-Jennings. She has launched a digital platform to help with early occupational therapy intervention. Kelsey Reid

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PremiumPerth mum’s OT app cuts down nine month wait

A Perth mum and occupational therapist is trying to combat the long waits for occupational therapy by launching a digital platform.

Amanda Morcom (left) and a protester with signs at the drop in session.

WA NewsPremiumPremiumHeated conversations at consultation for Burswood racetrack

Community members opposed to the proposed Burswood Park racetrack have made their voices heard at the first community information drop in session on Thursday.

A man has been charged with a number of serious offences in relation to an alleged firearm incident in the Wheatbelt. About 5.30pm, Wednesday 11 June 2025, police responded to a report a person had entered a property on Great Eastern Highway in Ghooli, approximately 15km east of Southern Cross, where it was later discovered the person had allegedly stolen a firearm. WA Police

CRIMEVideoPremiumMan sends WA town into lockdown after allegedly firing gun

Residents were urged to stay indoors as police responded to the incident. 

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