Home
Search
thewest.com.au

  1. Shooting starsCommentsPremiumSophie Coffin joins team to empower young Aboriginal women

  2. Championship call-outPremiumKarratha Netball Association needs you!

  3. COURTS & JUSTICEPremiumRelatives of Ms Dhu inch closer to compensation payment

  4. ‘Ongoing Investigation’PremiumAdministrators called into northern WA’s only big abattoir

  5. CrimePremium‘Senseless’ pet duck killings leads to police investigation

CommunityPremiumWA council goes green, developing community recycling centre

The Town of Port Hedland is set to build a new community transfer and recycling centre.

Gabrielle Waite

road tripPremiumStrike threatens champs bid

Tense time for young teeballers bound for Perth

Laura Newell

Tilt at national championshipsPremiumThe Pilbara’s Alexis Strange ready to contest national event

The Pilbara’s Alexis Strange to compete in national championships.

Laura Newell

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
CrimePremium
The West Australian exclusive
‘He wouldn’t let them go’: Family of cable tied kids speak

An Aboriginal woman who tried to rescue her young relatives, who were allegedly cable tied by a tradie outside a Broome home, claims the accused threatened to hurt the children.

Caleb Runciman

Regional WACommentsPremiumMinRes’ huge $50k donation towards new 4WD ambulance

Onslow’s St John Sub Centre has received $50,000 in funding towards a new four-wheel drive ambulance, which the not-for-profit says will help them when dealing with off-road emergencies. 

Harriet Flinn

Youth ParliamentPremiumYouth Parliament applications open for Pilbara young people

Young people in the Pilbara are being called to become the next generation of youth leaders in a unique opportunity to represent their electorate and participate in democratic processes.

Katya Minns

Women in resourcesPremiumPremiumPilbara representation at CME Women in Resources Awards

Two Pilbara resource programs and a Port Hedland woman who pivoted from a career in the arts to becoming the first female Aboriginal open crane operator have been shortlisted for the Women in Resources Awards.

Regional WAPremiumPremiumPilbara residents urged to take part in skin-cancer trial

“We want to help regional and remote regions like the Pilbara to put an end to delays in skin cancer diagnosis due to a lack of convenient health services.”

Environmental stewardshipPremiumPremiumWA Govt commits $4.4 million for seed production trials

The State Government will spend $4.4 million to boost native seed production in WA’s north in response to soaring demand from land restoration and carbon farming projects.

Regional WAPremiumPilbara Bankwest branches on the chopping block

Among the closures announced are the Karratha and Port Hedland branches, while the Newman branch will be rebranded. 

Laura Newell and Sean Smith

CommunityPremiumMultimillion-dollar upgrades to KSHS officially opened

The Cook Labor Government has officially opened multimillion-dollar upgrades to Karratha’s only public high school, with ‘state of the art’ facilities to prepare students for future workforce opportunities.

Katya Minns

Subscriber Exclusive

updated
updated
WA NewsPremium
updated
Teen girls flown to hospital after serious Karnup crash

Two teen girls were flown to hospital, and another taken by ambulance after a serious crash south of Perth early on Friday evening.

Caleb Runciman

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
MH370 10 years onCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Widow Danica Weeks believes ‘foul play’ involved in MH370

Time has not healed Danica Weeks, who lost her husband Paul when MH370 disappeared, but it has changed her thoughts about what happened to the fateful flight.

Kim Macdonald

CourtPremiumVegan activist Tash Peterson to face three trials this year

Animal rights activist Tash Peterson is set to fight three court battles this year after the controversial vegan elected to challenge the latest claims against her.

Emily Moulton

COURTS & JUSTICEPremiumEmotional scenes as accused killer denies murdering mum

Family and friends of Tiffany Woodley — the Bedford mum allegedly murdered by her ex-partner — were unable to control their emotions in court when her accused killer denied he took her life.

Emily Moulton

Promotional

In Case You Missed It

Shocking discoveryCommentsColes takes kidney beans off shelves after horror ‘rat find’

Coles has taken the drastic move of withdrawing its home brand kidney beans from shelves in WA after a horrible find in a can of the product — with a mum claiming a dead rat was inside.

Troy de Ruyter

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
MH370 10 years onCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Widow Danica Weeks believes ‘foul play’ involved in MH370

Time has not healed Danica Weeks, who lost her husband Paul when MH370 disappeared, but it has changed her thoughts about what happened to the fateful flight.

Kim Macdonald

Major developmentVideoEx-AFL player’s son charged with murder of Samantha Murphy

The 22-year-old son of a former AFL player has been charged with the murder of the missing mum, who disappeared without a trace while on a morning run.

PoliceCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumUK cops better get used to Aussie standards: Senior figure

English police officers recruited to join WA Police need to get used to unfavourable comments, one senior Perth figure believes, amid the fallout from Sam Kerr’s criminal charge for ‘racism’.

US election CommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumTrump set for historic election rematch with Biden

Donald Trump and Joe Biden have bitterly targeted one another politically, as the chances of a historic election rematch solidified after both recorded dominant performances on Super Tuesday.

Regional News

Regional WAPremiumSkimpy car wash to help local girls through hardship

With sponges in hand and soapy buckets galore, 15 skimpies will be on standby to clean cars this weekend in support of two local families experiencing hardship.

Tegan Guthrie

updated
updated
WA NewsPremium
updated
Teen girls flown to hospital after serious Karnup crash

Two teen girls were flown to hospital, and another taken by ambulance after a serious crash south of Perth early on Friday evening.

Caleb Runciman

Pool safety City works through backlog of overdue pool fence inspections

The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder is playing catch-up on its backlog of overdue pool barrier inspections after falling more than 600 behind. 

Tegan Guthrie

Woman left ‘mortified’ Ex-City News Kalgoorlie owner puts petition to Parliament

A Kalgoorlie-Boulder business owner who made the “heartbreaking” decision to leave town because of unrelenting antisocial behaviour has joined forces with WA Liberals MP Neil Thomson to petition Parliament.

Historic mine New gold stealing exhibit to open next month

A new exhibit set to transport visitors back in time to learn about gold thieves and the detectives who tracked them down is ready to open next month.

Plate upRare chance to show Augusta identity

Local motorists have a rare chance to claim their Augusta identity with the release of a limited batch of number plates this month.

News Flash

More storiesChevron Right Icon

CNBCCommentsPremiumA stock market bubble? Why analysts say they’re not worried

Despite comparisons with the market conditions of the late 90s, before the burst of the dotcom bubble, UBS strategists say ‘there’s no bubble ready to go pop’. Here’s why ...

Elliot Smith

CNBCCommentsPremium3 simple ways to become more influential at work

You don’t have to be a CEO, or even a manager, to be influential at the office. Just follow these steps from Stanford University lecturer and communication expert Matt Abrahams. 

Megan Sauer

CNBCCommentsPremiumPowell says US Fed not ready to start cutting interest rates

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has reiterated that he expects interest rates to start coming down this year, but is not ready yet to say when.

Jeff Cox

The EconomistCommentsPremiumTwo big problems starve weight-loss jabbers of fat profits

THE ECONOMIST: The companies behind weight-loss drugs known as GLP-1 agonists are now the world’s two biggest pharma firms by market value. But the pair face two similar problems.

The Economist

WA News

NSW NewsPremium‘Distraught’: Desperate search for missing boy

A call has been issued for residents to search their properties for a young boy with down syndrome and autism who has been missing since Saturday morning.

Adelaide Lang

AFLWA footy legends caught up in explosive racism class action

West Australian AFL legends have been caught up in a bombshell racism class action against the football league, with accusations of appalling behaviour against Krakouer brothers Phil and Jimmy.

Troy de Ruyter

CourtPremiumPremiumHow Higgins’ face off with senator fell apart

Brittany Higgins and Linda Reynolds were forced to face each other this week in a bid to avoid a trial, but things did not go to plan.

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
State PoliticsCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
CommentsPremiumPremier’s strong hint of more financial relief measures

Roger Cook has given his strongest indication yet that more cost-of-living-relief is on its way.

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
HEALTHCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
CommentsPremiumFertility clinic using AI to help patients start a family

A new South Perth clinic aims to revolutionise fertility care by providing cutting-edge technology, including the use of artificial intelligence, in a bid to give every person the chance to start a family.

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
HealthCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Kids to be directed to helpline if caught vaping at school

WA and Federal health and education ministers have joined forces to warn school principals of the serious risks of vaping — saying students need support to get help if caught using e-cigarettes.

Joe Spagnolo