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  1. WA news PremiumBreastScreen mobile service offering free mammograms

  2. WA news PremiumPies, coldies and bowls on the agenda thanks to donation

  3. Water wise PremiumCity of Karratha wins Waterwise Platinum Council of the Year

  4. Industry PremiumShire calls for more action on Newman industrial land woes

  5. Sports PremiumRound one Karratha hockey gets off to a strong start

Under the Affordable Airfares Program, discounted flights to Exmouth will be available from Perth through Qantas.

Airfares Discounted flights aimed to boost Exmouth tourism

State Government announces the return of the Affordable Airfares Program, offering discounted flights to Exmouth from Perth through Qantas, with fares starting at $199 one-way.

Phoebe Solon

An AI-rendered image of the giant squid (Architeuthis dux) detected in both the Cape Range and Cloates Canyons

Environment PremiumRare deep-sea creatures discovered in North West waters

A giant squid and a host of rare deep-sea creatures have been discovered in underwater canyons off Western Australia’s North West, offering a glimpse into one of the least-explored ecosystems on Earth

Phoebe Solon

Ka’el Calixto (15) from Nickol is representing the Pilbara electorate on the Community & Disability Services Committee and is among 59 young participants chosen to represent each electorate across the State in the Y WA’s 2026 Youth Parliament program’s 31st year.

Youth Parliament PremiumYoung Pilbara leader picked for Youth Parliament program

Ka’el Calixto, 15, from Nickol will represent the Pilbara at this years Y WA’s 2026 Youth Parliament program

Phoebe Solon

The Quarter, Karratha. Tom Zaunmayr.

WA news PremiumCity opts to retain ownership of The Quarter

The Quarter HQ will not be sold by the City of Karratha. 

Laura Newell

City of Karratha offices.

WA news PremiumKarratha residents potentially set for 4 per cent rates rise

The 4 per cent rise would also apply to commercial and industrial properties, airport and strategic industry sites and transient workers accommodation. 

Laura Newell

Round three of the North Pilbara Football League at Kevin Richards Memorial Oval.

Sports PremiumFalcons, Kats and Sharks dominate across all divisions

Round 3 of the North Pilbara footy league kicked off on May 9, delivering a day of heated victories, high-scoring performances and a thrilling contest in the women’s competition.

Phoebe Solon

Participants in previous nom! sessions.

WA news PremiumPremiumChildhood nutrition in the spotlight

A hands-on program giving caregivers practical knowledge, skills and confidence to make informed food choices, will come to the Pilbara later this month. 

BreastScreen WA’s mobile clinic will be in Karratha and offering free screenings to women over the age of 40.

WA news PremiumPremiumBreastScreen mobile service offering free mammograms

BreastScreen WA is bringing its free mammogram screening service to Karratha from June 6 to July 6. 

Onslow Sports Club president Tara Colum and MinRes port operations manager Paul Wheeler.

WA news PremiumPremiumPies, coldies and bowls on the agenda thanks to donation

Onslow bowls enthusiasts will enjoy newer balls, hotter pies and colder drinks thanks to a donation from Mineral Resources. 

Water Corporation chair Andrea Sutton, Water Minister Don Punch, Leisure Institue of WA's Leith Fradd, City of Karratha's Laurinda Timmins and Steve Wacher.

Water wise PremiumCity of Karratha wins Waterwise Platinum Council of the Year

The City of Karratha has won both 2026 Waterwise Platinum Council of the Year and 2026 Waterwise Gold Aquatic Centre of the Year at the Water Corporation’s Waterwise Recognition event at Kings Park on May 6.

Cain Andrews

There are concerns a $32m investment in the Newman Light Industrial Industry won’t address the region’s constraints.

Industry PremiumShire calls for more action on Newman industrial land woes

The Shire of East Pilbara has warned the recent $32m State Government investment in the Newman Light Industrial Area will not fully address the land constraints facing the region. 

Cain Andrews

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A young man has died after losing control of his car and crashing in the Perth Hills.

Disaster and EmergencyCommentsPremiumYoung man dies after early morning crash in Perth Hills

Major crash detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Hannah Cross

West Australian writer Craig Silvey was charged with distributing and possessing child exploitation material in January after he was allegedly caught actively communicating with other paedophiles on the internet. 

crimeVideoPremiumDisgraced author wrote of teen assault & exploited young boy

Disgraced WA author Craig Silvey published novels that included scenes of a teenager being sexually assaulted by her father, and an underage boy trying to arouse elderly men before he was arrested.

Hannah Cross

Former Federal Police and Customs officer Stephen Michael Adams bragged to stallholders that he 'used to be a bad boy'.

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Freo Markets tenants make horrific discovery about handyman

A notorious sex attacker who became known as the West Perth rapist because of where he stalked his victims has been working as a handyman at the Fremantle Markets.

Ben Harvey

PIND Restaurant, which serves mainly Pakastani food, says it will appeal the finding and $72,000 fine.

CrimePremiumPopular restaurant fined over string of food safety breaches

A desi restaurant in Perth’s east has been fined tens of thousands of dollars after failing to comply with a string of food safety standards.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

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A young man has died after losing control of his car and crashing in the Perth Hills.

Disaster and EmergencyCommentsPremiumYoung man dies after early morning crash in Perth Hills

Major crash detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Hannah Cross

Former Federal Police and Customs officer Stephen Michael Adams bragged to stallholders that he 'used to be a bad boy'.

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Freo Markets tenants make horrific discovery about handyman

A notorious sex attacker who became known as the West Perth rapist because of where he stalked his victims has been working as a handyman at the Fremantle Markets.

Ben Harvey

Harley Reid may have left the nest but Luke Shuey remains the pad’s landlord.

House That!CommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumShuey’s $950 a week Eagle nest empty after Reid flies away

Innaloo may not be Perth’s most glamorous suburb, but one of its rental units has the reflected glory of not one, but two AFL greats.

An emergency department nurse who worked several shifts while high on a cocktail of drugs has had her registration cancelled.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumPerth nurse who worked while high on meth identified

An emergency department nurse who worked several shifts while high on a cocktail of drugs has had her registration cancelled.

Nationals MP Lachlan Hunter was booted out and suspended from the Legislative Assembly for the second time this year. 

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Nationals MP Lachlan Hunter has been booted and suspended from the Legislative Assembly, for two days, during a fractious Question Time.

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Wendy and Bruce Blanchard in Kalgoorlie-Boulder after Bruce’s big walk from Perth.

Big walkPremiumBlind and deaf man walks from Perth to Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Heads turned and drivers gawked as a blind man was escorted by police through some of Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s busiest roads and intersections last Thursday.

Isabella Davis

Rox Resources is targeting first gold for mid-next year at the Youanmi gold project south-east of Mt Magnet in the Murchison.

Bringing gold backPremiumGolden times returning to historic Youanmi gold area

Rox Resources is charging toward restarting the Youanmi gold project south-east of Mt Magnet.

Neil Watkinson

Holstein Fresians.

Dairy FuturePremiumAustralian dairy producers bracing for tough season ahead

Dairy producers across Australia are bracing for a season with little wiggle room for error as input costs continue to soar and supply constraints persist.

Georgia Campion

Comparative crop growth at Mindarabin. The results of the seedbed conditioning are right.

New TechPremiumPremiumAg researcher develops seedbed technology to boost yield

A former state government agriculture researcher is developing new cropping technology to increase soil productivity and sustainability, no matter the type

Barman Wally Kimel

Ale’s wellPremiumPremiumA toast to Wally Kimel, Geraldton’s oldest barman

Behind the bar at Wonthella Bowling Club ready to pour a pint and lend an ear is Wally Kimel, who on the cusp of 91 can boast to be Geraldton’s oldest barman — and possibly WA’s and Australia’s too.

Rose Donald, 17, who is on a solo circumnavigation flight of Australia, landed in Kalgoorlie-Boulder on Wednesday.

Big flightPremiumPremiumTeenage pilot’s record-breaking circumnavigation for charity

A teenage pilot from Melbourne touched down in Kalgoorlie-Boulder on Wednesday as part of a record-breaking solo circumnavigation of Australia.

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Strategists such as Galloway can charge more than $15,000 a month for their services.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumMeet the YouTube whisperers behind the biggest video names

With thousands of YouTube creators relying on the platform for income, many are turning to strategists as essential advisors on how to keep videos viral.

Alex Sherman and Zach Vallese

Energy supermajors have experienced a significant share price boost.

CNBC newsPremiumShell tops profit estimates as war drives price surge

British energy major Shell on Thursday reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter profit as the Iran war sent energy prices soaring.

Sam Meredith

A common side effect of many GLP-1 drugs is hair loss. It’s creating a growing market for hair treatment products.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumThe growing hair treatment market from GLP-1s

A common side effect of many GLP-1 drugs is hair loss. It’s creating a growing market for hair treatment products.

Laya Neelakandan

People will be living and working on the moon within the next decade, according to the boss of space tech company Voyager Technologies.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumPeople will be ‘living and working’ on the moon in the 2030s

People will be living and working on the moon within the next decade, according to the boss of space tech company Voyager Technologies.

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Peter Rogers has sensationally quit his role.

WA NewsCommentsPremium‘Falling short’: Another WA councillor dramatically quits

A long time WA councillor announced their resignation on Monday evening, saying the city no longer aligns with their professional values and citing a lack of strategic direction as the reason for the decision. 

Rachel Fenner

A high workload is being blamed for a mass exodus of nurses in WA, but the union says there are signs of improvement.

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WA nurse exodus at crisis level with high workloads blamed

A high workload is being blamed for a mass exodus of nurses in WA, but the union says there are signs of improvement.

Jessica Page

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Six Aussies and a New Zealander stranded on the hantavirus cruise ship will be quarantined at a facility in Perth’s northeast.

Health officials are preparing to quarantine four Australian citizens and a permanent resident.

Public HealthCommentsCommentsNew plan for Aussies on Hantavirus cruise ship bound for WA

There are reports that there is a new plan in place for the five Australian passengers evacuated from a cruise ship hit with a deadly outbreak of Hantavirus who are set to arrive in Perth this week.

West Aussies will be racing to check their tickets.

LottoCommentsCommentsMonday magic spells life-changing win for lucky West Aussie

Monday magic has spelled good fortune for one lucky West Aussie who has scored a life-changing lotto jackpot.

Australia’s Health Minister says the hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship off Spain doesn’t have ‘pandemic potential’ less than 24 hours from the scheduled of a repatriation flight of passengers to Australia.

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WA ‘ready to assist’ with hantavirus passengers Perth bound

Australia’s Health Minister says the hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship off Spain doesn’t have ‘pandemic potential’ less than 24 hours from the arrival of a repatriation flight of passengers to Perth.

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