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  1. WA NEWSPremiumMan injured after being run over in swag at rodeo

  2. NO SHED, NO WORRIESPremiumPilbara Men’s Shed a lifeline for mental health and mateship

  3. Courts & CrimePremiumTennis West breaks silence over case against Gero coach

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  5. AviationCommentsPremiumVirgin Australia’s new WA FIFO fleet takes flight

A WA solar farm and battery energy storage system will power BHP's iron ore port facilities. (Supplied/AAP PHOTOS)

MiningCommentsGovernment bank floats $126b Pilbara clean energy spend

A report commissioned by the federal government’s green bank has argued that $126 billion should be spent over the next 25 years on shared renewable energy infrastructure in WA’s iron ore heartland.

Adrian Rauso

Karratha Kats’ Corby Wellington handballs during the tense fourth quarter in the league preliminary final.

NPFLPremiumKarratha Kats secure spot in 2025 grand final

It was a full day of high-stakes football at Bulgarra Reserve on September 6, as preliminary finals across the league, women’s and reserves divisions delivered fierce competition and close finishes.

Madelin Hayes

Exmouth Boat Harbour.

LOCAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS PremiumNine locals step up for Exmouth council election

The candidates for the Exmouth local government election have been announced, with nine residents vying for a spot on the council.

Madelin Hayes

Foundry Tavern has opened in Karratha, at the former Milky Lane site.

LOCAL DINING PremiumFoundry Tavern promises cheapest parmy in Karratha

Just one week after burger franchise Milky Lane closed its doors in Karratha, hospitality group Stardeck has launched a new venue in its place, promising an “honest upmarket bar/tavern” experience.

Madelin Hayes

Nikki Justice will tour the Pilbara this month with her show One-And-A-Half Weddings And A Funeral.

COMEDY Nikki Justice brings comedy show to the Pilbara

Growing up in a crime family, joining the circus, and marrying a bikie are just some of the tales Pilbara audiences can expect to hear during Nikki Justice’s comedy show.

Madelin Hayes

12 candidates are vying for a seat on the City of Karratha council.

WA newsPremiumTwelve candidates put their hand up for Karratha council

Twelve candidates have put their hands up for the five council seats up for grabs in the City of Karratha local government election, scheduled for October 18. 

Madelin Hayes

Furry friends could soon have a new spot to play in Karratha.

LOCAL COUNCILPremiumPremiumNew dog and bike park on the cards for Karratha

The City of Karratha has announced it will develop a master plan for Richardson Way, which could soon be home to a new fenced off-lead dog park and bike park.

New base stations will improve connectivity in the Kimberley.

WA News PremiumPremiumMobile base station’s built around the Kimberley

Three projects completed across the Kimberley region through the Regional Connectivity Program. Building better connected communities across the North West.

Pilbara Community Men's Shed members Mick Bryne, Matt Bryne, Tony East, Matt Newman, Ian Waterstrom and Gary Fitzgerald.

NO SHED, NO WORRIESPremiumPremiumPilbara Men’s Shed a lifeline for mental health and mateship

Despite not having a dedicated ‘shed’ to socialise in, the Pilbara Community Men’s Shed still operates as a thriving group where men can meet and have a yarn

The 2025 North West Athletics Championships are expected to draw more than 200 athletes, parents and supporters from across the region.

REGIONAL SPORT PremiumNational athletics talents to visit Karratha

Two of Australia’s rising athletics talents will visit Karratha as part of the 2025 North West Athletics Championships.

Madelin Hayes

Toby Eardley is recovering in Royal Perth Hospital after being struck by a vehicle while asleep in his swag at the Robe River Rodeo.

WA NEWSPremiumPilbara rallies behind cricketer after rodeo incident

The Pilbara community has rallied in support of Karratha cricket player Toby Eardley, who was seriously injured in an incident at the Robe River Rodeo campgrounds in Pannawonica.

Madelin Hayes

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Attorney General Tony Buti will intervene in the long-running legal case against BGC. Inset: One of the defective Iplex pipes.

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Fresh twist in BGC saga as customers receive lifeline

Hundreds of WA customers living in new homes prone to leaks and flooding due to faulty piping have received some welcome news ahead of a State Administrative Tribunal hearing.

John Flint

Angela Margaret Rainbow leaves Perth Magistrates Court today.

Courts & JusticePremiumIdentity of Perth therapist accused of $7m fraud revealed

The owner of an occupational therapy business accused of an invoice scam that siphoned millions of taxpayer money meant to be used to help veterans has failed in a bid to suppress her identity.

Caleb Runciman

Barry Wayne Lawrence pictured outside Perth Magistrates Court this week.

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Fears over ‘bikie links’ of child worker accused

Disturbing allegations have emerged about a Department of Communities employee charged with sex offences involving a teenager in his care as it was revealed police also raised concerns he had bikie connections.

Caleb Runciman

Internal affairs investigators are probing two separate scandals at a city bar where the officers had gathered.

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WA police jobs on the line after depravity at staff party

Two WA police officers are fighting for their jobs and one is receiving counselling after a booze-soaked staff party ended with a sexual assault and a vile act of public indecency.

Ben Harvey

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Angela Margaret Rainbow leaves Perth Magistrates Court today.

Courts & JusticePremiumIdentity of Perth therapist accused of $7m fraud revealed

The owner of an occupational therapy business accused of an invoice scam that siphoned millions of taxpayer money meant to be used to help veterans has failed in a bid to suppress her identity.

Caleb Runciman

Karen Anne Webb pleaded guilty to 17 charges of stealing as a servant on Thursday.

Courts & JusticePremiumMt Barker clerk admits to stealing $156k from her workplace

The clerk of a Mt Barker business has admitted to stealing more than $150,000 from her workplace over a two-year period, after details were revealed in her first court appearance on Thursday. 

Melissa Sheil

In 2022 people living on and around Clements Place and were told PFAS likely to have originated from Jandakot Airport, had contaminated their groundwater. 

WA NewsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumPerth properties ‘unsellable’ due to undrinkable tap water

Perth residents who say they are trapped with ‘unsellable’ rural properties because of contaminated groundwater want their land fast-tracked for residential development.

Dr Rhys Bellinge, an obstetrician, gynaecologist and fertility doctor from Perth, who has been charged with manslaughter and dangerous driving over a fatal car crash in Dalkeith.

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PremiumDay in the life of rich doctor imprisoned in WA’s worst unit

Rhys Bellinge, the rich-lister obstetrician who killed a woman in a drunken car crash in Dalkieth, is living in a prison unit known as Fraggle Rock because it is home to the State’s worst paedophiles.

Roger Cook has defended his government’s decision not to tell the public about the long-running contamination.

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CommentsPremiumTests show PCH drinking water contaminated with toxic metal

The drinking water at Perth Children’s Hospital was contaminated with lead as recently as last year. The shock test results and remediation were kept quiet, until now.

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Major crash detectives are seeking help from the public after a fatal crash in the Wheatbelt.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumDriver killed in horror rollover in Wheatbelt

Emergency services rushed to the scene of the crash in Newdegate this morning.

Hannah Cross

Jockey Tash Faithfull has been suspended after causing rider Holly Watson to fall in the Coolgardie Cup.

RacingPremiumTop jockey suspended in wake of Coolgardie Cup fall

Prominent WA jockey Tash Faithfull has copped a 26-day suspension for causing rival rider Holly Watson to fall at the 200m mark in the $100,000 Coolgardie Cup at Kalgoorlie-Boulder Racing Club on Sunday.

Ernie Manning

A man alleged to have used a 3-D printer to create firearm parts, and who is claimed to have threatened a teenage girl, has been granted bail.

Courts and crimePremiumAlleged 3-D printed weapon manufacturer granted bail

A Coolgardie man who is accused of 3-D printing firearm parts and threatening to kill a teenage girl has been released on bail.

Jessica Antoniou

Speakers Jade Lewis, Kirsty Dellar and Valeria Mazza at the Yellow Ribbon Project’s HER Community event in Kalgoorlie-Boulder on Thursday.

R U OK? DayPremiumPremiumWomen supporting women

For R U OK? Day, women in the Goldfields have united to check in on one another and feel empowered.

DPIRD says aerial culling of deer is humane, despite claims to the contrary by the Australian Deer Association.

Shooting debatePremiumPremiumInvasive Species Council calls out aerial culling criticism

Australia’s leading invasive species experts have called out criticism which called the State Government’s aerial culling practice inhumane. 

Simon and Nikita Biggs have launched a GoFundMe campaign to help them meet ever-increasing medical costs.

Kidney diseasePremiumPremiumFamily seek support for kidney disease fight

A family who had to leave Kalgoorlie-Boulder when a medical diagnosis turned their world upside down are hoping to raise awareness of diabetes and kidney failure. 

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Sebastian Siemiatkowski, chief executive officer and co-founder of Klarna Holding AB, center, and Michael Moritz, chairman of Klarna Bank AB, center right, during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025.

CNBC newsCommentsCBA-backed BNPL provider Klarna soars on US debut

Klarna competes in the buy now, pay later market with Affirm and Block’s Afterpay business.

Ryan Browne

New safety measures will become the standard of all Air India flights.

World NewsCommentsDeadly crash spurs Air India's ‘new normal’

Air India has pledged a renewed focus on safety after Flight 171’s fatal crash, the deadliest aviation disaster in a decade.

Leslie Josephs

Wegovy producer Novo Nordisk is taking the axe to 9000 jobs.

CNBC newsCommentsWeight loss jab giant to cut 9000 jobs

A pharmaceutical giant that produces one of the most popular weight loss jabs has announced it is cutting 11 per cent of its global workforce.

Katrina Bishop

Macron hit with fresh crisis after Bayrou’s budget plan fails.

World PoliticsCommentsMacron to appoint fifth PM after Bayrou ousted

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou’s government has collapsed in a no-confidence vote over spending cuts, leaving President Emmanuel Macron scrambling to appoint yet another leader.

Holly Ellyatt

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NEWSPremiumState set for two new public holidays

A major mining state will add two new public holidays and shift three existing ones from 2028 in the biggest shake-up of the state's holiday calendar in years.

Elodie Jakes

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Federal PoliticsCommentsPremiumWA MP’s major win after Price sacked from frontbench

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has appointed a key WA ally to replace the shadow portfolio left vacant after Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s dismissal last week.

Caleb Runciman

Premier Roger Cook and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the Austal Henderson shipyard.

Federal PoliticsCommentsComments‘AUKUS in national interest, nothing to with Trump’: Albo

The Prime Minister has rejected suggestions that a multibillion-dollar commitment to establish a critical AUKUS defence precinct in WA is aimed at appeasing US President Donald Trump.

West Aussies will be able to spend a couple of extra days at the beach under a big overhaul of the State’s public holiday calendar.

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CommentsWA to get two new public holidays in major shake-up

West Australians will get two extra days off a year as part of a major shakeup to WA’s public holiday calendar.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s $12 billion shipbuilding investment in WA is about more than just AUKUS.

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CommentsWhy the Albanese Govt’s $12b investment is bigger than AUKUS

Joe Spagnolo: The $12 billion investment in WA’s shipbuilding industry is about trade, votes and — right at the end of that list — AUKUS.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (inset, right) has revealed a $12 billion investment in WA's shipbuilding industry.

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PM to unveil massive $12 billion investment in WA industry

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will fly into WA on Sunday to announce a $12 billion investment in the future of WA’s shipbuilding industry in a major boost to diversifying the State economy.

Joe Spagnolo