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  1. CommunityPremiumY Newman Early Learning’s Centre major transformation

  2. Environment Research shows Pilbara barking geckos at risk of extinction

  3. School holidays PremiumSchool holiday fun across Pilbara

  4. FDV PremiumState expands Safe at Home program to Karratha

  5. Legend honoured PremiumNPFL legend Peter Lynch celebrates umpiring 800 games

Dampier Junior Soccer Club hosted the region’s first ever Indigenous Round on June 20, a day dedicated to recognising and celebrating Aboriginal culture, connection and community through the game of soccer.

SoccerPremiumDampier Junior Soccer Club celebrates first Indigenous round

Dampier Junior Soccer Club hosted the region’s first ever Indigenous Round on June 20, a day dedicated to recognising and celebrating Aboriginal culture, connection and community through the game of soccer.

Cain Andrews

City of Karratha offices.

Council PremiumCity of Karratha to pay $40k to install new police CCTV

Karratha leaders have hit out at State Government “cost-shifting” after having to pay $40,000 to install new high-tech police cameras. 

Cain Andrews

Pilbara Krocs players, George McCarthy and Tim Boteler

Sports PremiumPilbara Krocs claim Country Week division 3 bronze

Pilbara Krocs secured third place in Division 3 at this year’s CBH Group Men’s Country Championships in Perth, after recovering from a difficult start to the tournament.

Phoebe Solon

Red Dirt Ultra Marathon

Sport PremiumRain, mud resilience at this year’s Red Dirt Backyard Ultra

New course record set at this year’s Red Dirt Backyard Ultra, after competitors spent more than a day and a half running through rain, mud, cold nights and a sunrise in Karratha.

Phoebe Solon

Sophie, Jayde, Molly and Montanna at the NAIDOC youth ball held at the East Pilbara Arts Centre.

NAIDOCPremiumEast Pilbara youth shine at NAIDOC ball

Ninety-five young people from across the East Pilbara dressed in their finest suits and dresses to celebrate culture, connection and community at this year’s NAIDOC youth ball.

Phoebe Solon

North Pilbara celebrate their division three grand final win.

Country Championships PremiumNorth Pilbara claim division three country champs glory

North Pilbara Football League are the division three champions of the Country Football Championships, downing Mortlock by 11 points in a terrific grand final on Sunday.

Cameron Newbold

The North Pilbara Pythons defeated Morlack by 11 points

SportNorth Pilbara Pythons win men’s country div 3 championship

North Pilbara Pythons have become the 2026 Nutrien Ag Solutions Men’s Country Championships Division 3 Premiers, after defeating Mortlock 11.8 (74) to 10.3 (63) in Perth.

MinRes community engagement officer Claire Wheeler, scholarship recipient Serena Maloney and student support manager Kylie Spencer.

EducationPartnership to slow Pilbara brain drain

Shire of Ashburton residents will now have more opportunities to study where they live through a new partnership between Mineral Resources and Pilbara Kimberley University Centres.

The council has scrapped plans for a $100 buy local voucher after delays in budget approval.

CouncilKarratha council scraps $100 buy local voucher

The City of Karratha has scrapped a proposed $100 buy local voucher to owner-occupiers within the GRV residential category to avoid delaying approval of its 2026-27 budget.

Daniel Scott

Local Government Karratha proposes reform for Commonwealth funded projects

The City of Karratha has secured national backing for a plan to ensure local communities are properly equipped to handle the population growth brought on by “nationally significant” projects. 

Cain Andrews

PKKP Aboriginal Corporation HR officer Christine Zaccheus and general manager strategic projects Gary Dean.

CommunityThe PKKP Aboriginal Corporation celebrate 50 years of deadly

The PKKP Aboriginal Corporation celebrated its annual NAIDOC Week community event on July 9 with members, families and the wider community at 7 Hedland Place, Karratha.

Joshua Dowdall

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Jonathan Masih has spoken out about illegal cab drivers.

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Perth’s dodgy taxi scam exploiting West Aussies exposed

WA’s taxi industry has been overrun by a sophisticated network of temporary immigrants who are working illegally for companies which are ripping off customers with inflated fares.

Ben Harvey

Shocking footage of what appears to be a security guard choking a mental health patient at Kalgoorlie Health Campus has surfaced.

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Shocking footage surfaces of patient choked at WA hospital

Alarming vision of a security guard appearing to use a choke-hold and forcibly restrain a hospital patient has surfaced.

Cain Andrews

High achiever sells stunning Dalkeith home.

House That!CommentsPremiumTop doctor looks to sell stunning 1950s Dalkeith property

A stunning Dalkeith home listed on the market proves hard work brings the spoils - at least it has for the owner.

Kim Macdonald

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & JusticePremiumFIFO worker allegedly had 20,000 child abuse images, videos

Police have revealed more than 20,000 images and videos of child exploitation material have yet to be categorised as part of investigations into a 33-year-old FIFO worker.

Tegan Guthrie

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Christian Jack Joseph, 26, is accused of killing a 63-year-old man who was found unresponsive on a Fremantle street in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Courts and CrimeVideoPremiumYoung Perth doctor accused of killing man in Fremantle

A young doctor has been charged with manslaughter after a 63-year-old was found unresponsive on a Fremantle street in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Rachel Tassicker and Bethany Hiatt

A senior Taiwanese official released an image of the apparent flight path of the Chinese submarine launched ballistic missile, showing the warhead hitting waters near Tuvalu and Nauru.

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China’s spy ship operation before missile test exposed

Maritime data compiled for The Nightly has revealed at least four hi-tech Chinese satellite tracking vessels were deployed to the region in the days leading up to Beijing’s missile test.

Andrew Greene

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumFIFO worker allegedly had 20,000 child abuse images, videos

Police have revealed more than 20,000 images and videos of child exploitation material have yet to be categorised as part of investigations into a 33-year-old FIFO worker.

Broome in WA's Kimberley region is a hotspot during winter as tourists flood to the north west town to escape the cold. Gantheaume Point.

Kimberley callingPremiumPremiumDiscounted travel vouchers launched

A new State Government program encouraging visitors to head north this season is expected to generate more than $1 million in tourism bookings. 

On the left, mould found in rooms at Rio Tinto's WPV .

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CommentsPremiumMould outbreak plagues Rio Tinto camp

Mining giant Rio Tinto admits that one of its primary iron ore accommodation villages requires immediate upgrades after staff blew the whistle on a mould infestation. 

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Kelpies for kids at Claremont Showgrounds. Georgia, 13, Danika, 10 and Matilda Pitts, 15 of Brunswick with 'Alby'.

TelethonCommentsCountry brought to Perth for sick regional kids missing home

Country families who have needed to spend time in Perth while their children receive medical treatment were given a chance to reconnect with a piece of home through a new event designed just for them.

Sophie Gannon

The Safer Streets Patrol has safely disposed of 5085 syringes found on the street so far this year.

SyringesPremiumExpanded team sees syringe disposal more than double

Discarded syringes left on the street continue to be an issue in the community, with 5085 picked up by City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder staff so far this year, more than double from the same time last year.

Tegan Guthrie

The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s animal management facility.

Pound report PremiumReport to consider pound dog desexing policy

A Kalgoorlie-Boulder councillor would like to see a no-kill policy at the local pound, as the deputy mayor’s push for a report into compulsory desexing of adopted pound dogs was backed unanimously.

Tegan Guthrie

A peak agricultural body has rubbished the conservative water limits proposed in the latest draft management plan for the Fitzroy Derby river in WA's far north.

Water DisputePremiumPremiumPGA warns of restricted growth from Fitzroy River plan

A peak WA agriculture body has warned that economic development in the State’s far north would be held back by the “conservative” water limits in the latest Fitzroy-Derby River management plan.

Amy May was crowned Ms Kalgoorlie at the 2026 Miss Kalgoorlie Pageant.

Pageant winnerPremiumPremiumMs Kalgoorlie encourages others to ‘try and try again’

This year’s Ms Kalgoorlie pageant winner has set her sights on a modelling career while encouraging others to never give up on their dreams.

The Eastern Goldfields Historical Society is seeking information about these debutantes.

History mystery Can you help the historical society name these people?

The Eastern Goldfields Historical Society is seeking the public’s help identifying and shedding light on this photo.

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Android figures at the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, US.

TechnologyCommentsPremiumGoogle loses fight on record $6.8 billion antitrust fine

Europe’s top court has dismissed the tech giant’s appeals against the 2018 EU ruling.

Arjun Kharpal

Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve. Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged and were split over whether they expect to raise rates this year.

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Warsh’s taskforces are the key to understanding the new Fed

Fed chair Kevin Warsh stuck to his long-stated belief in his first press conference on Wednesday that ‘inflation is a choice.’

Matt Peterson

Ships anchored on May 16, 2026 in the Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran.

EnergyCommentsPremiumCrude oil tumbles after Trump says Strait of Hormuz to open

Tanker traffic plunged in early March due to Iranian attacks, causing the biggest oil supply disruption in history.

Spencer Kimball

Cathie Wood, chief executive officer of Ark Investment Management LLC.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumInvestors who took a chance on SpaceX now reap the rewards

For nearly two decades, some of the world’s most prominent investors quietly accumulated stakes in SpaceX while the rocket maker remained largely off-limits to the public markets.

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Reece Whitby has been left without two of his most high-profile decisions after the reshuffle.

State PoliticsVideoCommentsPremium‘Enough of overspending’: Cook accused of demoting Whitby

Premier Roger Cook has fended off claims he has demoted Minister Reece Whitby by taking away his Tourism and Road Safety portfolios as part of a significant cabinet reshuffle.

Oliver Lane

17-year-old Tunchanok Donhomla was found in a suitcase by a railway track in Pattaya.

WA NewsNew details reveal life of murdered teen left in suitcase

New details reveal what the 17-year-old had told her family before she travelled to Pattaya, where tragically she would be killed and stuffed in a suitcase days later.

Zosia Melanczuk

Major Crash investigators have asked witnesses to come forth.

PolicePremiumPremiumElderly man critically injured in three-wheeler crash

An elderly man driving a three-wheel motorbike has been critically injured in a crash in Perth’s north. 

Connor Thompson, 21, pictured at Mellen Events’ Claremont office. ABS data has revealed it is increasingly common for people to need more than one job.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumYoung WA workers forced into multiple jobs to stay afloat

Fresh data has revealed West Aussies aged 20 to 24 are now the most likely cohort in the State to be juggling more than one profession amid rising living costs.

Perth man Cameron Hughes died in a Bali immigration detention centre while awaiting deportation for an alleged breach of visa conditions. Unknown

WA NewsCommentsCommentsPerth dad found dead in Bali

The 39-year-old, who had lived in Bali for 15 years where he was married with an eight-year-old son, was awaiting deportation over visa issues.

Christian Jack Joseph, 26, is accused of killing a 63-year-old man who was found unresponsive on a Fremantle street in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Courts and CrimeVideoPremiumYoung Perth doctor accused of killing man in Fremantle

A young doctor has been charged with manslaughter after a 63-year-old was found unresponsive on a Fremantle street in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Rachel Tassicker and Bethany Hiatt