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    WA BUDGET
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    This is not a sexy Budget, but it delivers the essentials

  2. COUNTRY WEEK PremiumPilbara Krocs make their mark at Country Week in Perth

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    $14m women’s health pledge left out of Budget

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    $101 million in latest boost to tackle housing supply

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Yindjibarndi elder and artist Wendy Hubert (left) wears a dress from the Ngurrawaana (Coming Home) collection in collaboration with Nancybird.

INDIGENOUS FASHION AWARDS PremiumJuluwarlu shortlisted for national fashion award

The stunning landscapes of Yindjibarndi country are making waves in the world of fashion, thanks to a collaboration between Juluwarlu Art Group and Melbourne-based label Nancybird.

Madelin Hayes

Hedland’s Aidan Hawes and Newman’s Kyrell Dhu at the 2025 Junior Soccer North West Championships.

NORTH WEST CHAMPIONSHIPS PremiumJunior soccer stars shine at North West Championships

Port Hedland was bursting with energy at the McGregor Street Soccer Fields as eager players gathered for the 2025 Junior Soccer North West Championships. 

Madelin Hayes

The Tom Price Emergency Services Cadet Corps is a finalist in the connecting communities award category.

YOUNG ACHIEVERSPremiumYoung Pilbara change-makers named awards finalists

Three Pilbara trailblazers have been named finalists in the 7NEWS Young Achiever Awards for their remarkable dedication to community, leadership and social change.

Madelin Hayes

Wickham Wolves v Karratha Kats Mental Health Round.

NPFL ROUND SEVENPremiumNPFL: Kats claw their way to victory in round seven thriller

The Karratha Kats came out clawing, overpowering the Wickham Wolves in a statement win in round seven of the North Pilbara Football League at the weekend.

Madelin Hayes

Hedland's Trinnity Picks with the ball in the U17s match against Karratha.

REGIONAL NETBALLPremiumNetball fever hits South Hedland for North West Champs

South Hedland came alive at the weekend as hundreds of spectators gathered at Faye Gladstone Pavilion to see some of the region’s fiercest netball rivalries play out at the 2025 North West Championships.

Madelin Hayes

Treasurer Rita Saffioti delivers an address at the Mulataga site in Karratha.

STATE BUDGETPremiumState ministers push housing plan during Budget tour

Karratha is set to receive a significant injection of housing investment, with Treasurer Rita Saffioti and Planning and Lands Minister John Carey visiting the city on June 23.

Madelin Hayes

Pilbara Krocs' Katie Elphick hustles against an Eastern Districts player in the division two grand final.

COUNTRY WEEK PremiumPremiumPilbara Krocs make their mark at Country Week in Perth

The Pilbara Krocs made a strong impression at this year’s country week in Perth, sending two determined women’s hockey teams to the tournament, reaching both the division two and division five grand finals. 

Pilbara Development Commission chair Terry Hill, KDCCI vice-president Elise Gore, MLA Amber Jade Sanderson, MLA Kevin Michel, Pilbara Development Commission CEO Simon Taylor, KDCCI corporate services officer Rachelle Sauddin and KDCCI Grow Local program manager Carly Neuendorf at the Pilbara State Budget Breakfast.

STATE BUDGET What the State Budget means for the Pilbara

The Pilbara has once again been heralded as the ‘powerhouse’ of the State, with the 2025-26 State Budget outlining investments in health, housing, education and economic infrastructure. 

Premier Roger Cook and Fremantle MP Simone McGurk announcing a $17 million women’s health pledge in February

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CommentsPremium$14m women’s health pledge left out of Budget

Funding that was promised to women’s health centres was missing from Thursday’s State Budget, it can be revealed.

Tom Price’s Drive-In Cinema has just recorded its highest-grossing screening in 15 years.

Huge hit PremiumTom Price Drive-In revamp brings crowd back to iconic cinema

Tom Price’s Drive-In Cinema has just recorded its highest-grossing screening in 15 years after a recent revamp that’s drawn crowds back to the iconic outback venue.

Cain Andrews

‘Winpurpurla (Bushtucker)’ by Imelda Yukenbarri Gugaman.

JURY ART PRIZEPremiumImelda Yukenbarri Gugaman wins Jury Art Prize top award

When Imelda Yukenbarri Gugaman paints, she is passing on stories from her mother, with each brush stroke telling the tales of her country. 

Madelin Hayes

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Brandon James Weston pleaded guilty to four counts of possessing an unlicensed firearm or ammunition and possession of methamphetamine and was sentenced at Mandurah Magistrates Court.

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Bikie associate with lifetime gun ban hides ammo in undies

Police made the shocking discovery after stopping the Mandurah man while he was riding his Harley-Davidson, with a further search of his home uncovering more illegal items.

Rachel Fenner

Launch day of the first locally made WA train in 30 years at Perth Stadium Station. The C series train will roll out across Perth over the next few years.

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Train drivers slam Labor’s railcars: ‘They got it wrong’

Train drivers have slammed Labor’s locally made C-series railcars, with almost 80 per cent believing the trains should be removed from service until key issues are addressed.

Dylan Caporn

Pictured are residents Lorraine, Barbara, Mike, Wayne and Anne at the apartments.

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Sewage backups and building defects plague ‘luxury’ homes

Several seniors who bought brand new ‘luxury townhouses’ in Applecross say their million-dollar plus homes are plagued with building defects.

John Flint

Peter Fogarty, centre, with his daughter Anna and son Mark at The Lodge Wadjemup resort on Rottnest Island.

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‘Whose stupid idea was it to build a hotel on Rottnest?’

West Aussie wine entrepreneur Peter Fogarty threw son Mark and daughter Anna in the deep end to create Rottnest Island resort The Lodge Wadjemup. Think Succession, but with harmony rather than dysfunction.

Simon Collins

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Mr Mercuri broke his tibia and fibula and required immediate surgery on his right leg.

EmergencyPremiumMan breaks bones using himself as human shield in arrest

The 39-year-old broke his tibia and fibula and required immediate surgery on his right leg.

Caitlin Vinci

The crash happened on Great Northern Highway, south of Chittering Roadhouse, about 11.10am on Saturday.

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Driver dies after horror three-vehicle crash in Chittering

A driver has died in a multi-vehicle crash after a road train, tow truck and car collided in Chittering. 

Caleb Runciman

Mitch McGovern has made a heartfelt tribute to his brother Jeremy after the West Coast star was forced to medically retire from the AFL.

AFL CommentsComments‘Love ya mate’: McGovern’s heartfelt tribute to big brother

Mitch McGovern has made a heartfelt tribute to his brother Jeremy after the West Coast star was forced to medically retire from the AFL.

Emergency services have responded to a serious crash believed to have involved a bus near RAC Arena. 

CrimePremiumPremiumEmergency services respond to serious crash near RAC Arena

Main Roads WA has warned motorists to avoid the area and seek an alternate route. 

A white Holden ute — with registration 1BFC417 — was seen leaving the station before it was captured on CCTV speeding through the Rockingham hospital carpark.

CRIMEVideoPremiumPremiumCCTV shows car before injured bikie dumped at hospital

Gang crime detectives have released CCTV of a vehicle swap between bikies moments before a senior Comanchero was shot, burnt and left for dead — as police continue to hunt for the perpetrators.

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Ms Kalgoorlie winner Karlee Andrzejeski, Junior Miss Kalgoorlie Arabella Raptis, Teen Miss Kalgoorlie Antonina Fleming, Mr Kalgoorlie Craig Rankin, Little Miss Kalgoorlie Carline Kelers and Miss Kalgoorlie Camilla Riquelme.

Miss Kalgoorlie PremiumResponse to inaugural pageant ‘way better than expected’

Crowns, tiaras and sashes were everywhere to be seen at Kalgoorlie-Boulder Racing Club this month for the inaugural Miss Kalgoorlie pageant.

Tegan Guthrie

Esperance local Rebecca Healy has a WA art competition about grief.

Art competitionPremiumUnexpected win close to heart

An Esperance local who wrote an expressive piece about losing her father has come out on top in a WA art competition.

Jessica Antoniou

City of Busselton administrative building.

Coastal protectionPremiumBusselton council approved advertising of erosion protection

A new coastal erosion protection strategy project could soon be implemented by the City of Busselton, but the public have the chance to have their say first. 

Amber Lilley and Daniel Hocking

Rocco Tomlinson, 10, Lucas Bunter, 9, Joshua Bunter, 8, Oliver Bunter, Charlotte Fairclough, Ella Cook, all 11, Jaxon Cook, 9, Arlo Fairclough, 8, and Sienna Ackland, 11.

kids for kidsPremiumPremiumSFX students raise funds for WA kids through Telethon

Year 6 students from St Francis Xavier Primary School in Geraldton are taking part in the 2025 Premier’s Telethon Challenge by Channel 7, raising funds for sick and vulnerable children.

Flowers at the site of the crash that claimed the life of Abby Shiozaki on the Brand Highway in Wandina.

Road fatalities PremiumPremiumMid West road toll climbs with tragic young deaths

The number of lives lost on West Australian roads has surged to a decade high, with 92 deaths recorded already in 2025 - and the Mid West region is among the hardest hit.

Butterabby Headstone

Museum of GeraldtonPremiumPremiumArt exhibition to open featuring prominent Yamaji artists

A powerful new exhibition is coming to the Museum of Geraldton at the end of June, featuring work from two prominent Yamaji artists centring around the concept of silence listening.

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Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell and President Donald Trump.

BusinessCommentsTrump scolds ‘stupid’ Fed after it holds key rate steady

The Federal Reserve has kept interest rates steady amid expectations of higher inflation and lower economic growth ahead, and still pointed to two reductions later this year.

Jeff Cox

Top oil CEOs have sounded the alarm as Israel-Iran strikes escalate.

Middle EastCommentsTop oil execs sound alarm over Israel-Iran escalation

The CEOs of TotalEnergies, Shell, and EnQuest have warned that further attacks on critical energy infrastructure could have serious consequences for global supply and prices.

Sam Meredith

Global investors may be underpricing the impact of a conflict between Israel and Iran, market watchers warned on Monday.

CNBC newsCommentsInvestors shrug off Israel-Iran conflict at their peril

Despite the continued fighting — with hundreds reported dead — global stock markets have sustained positive momentum.

Chloe Taylor

The Insta360 One R displayed in a container of water at the Insta360 booth during CES 2020 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Jan. 8, 2020.

CNBC newsCommentsTrade war not stopping China’s push deeper into the US

Chinese companies are so intent on global expansion that even the biggest stock offering to date on Shanghai’s tech-heavy STAR board counts the US as one of its biggest markets, on par with China.

Evelyn Cheng

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UWA Medical School professor Bu Yeap said the drug could potentially address the root cause of type 2 diabetes.

HealthCommentsPremiumWA research for type 2 diabetes drug gets funding boost

A study looking into how to tackle resistance to insulin in people with type 2 diabetes has received a crucial funding boost.

Oliver Lane

Screen grabs from a 2019 video of Jacob John Dwyer, the armed killer.

Courts & JusticePremiumMan who killed wife’s friend in bizarre bikie drama jailed

A fatal shooting that sparked a manhunt and plunged Perth’s outskirts into lockdown involved bikies, a drug debt and a victim brought along against his will.

Rebecca Le May

Roger Cook’s annual salary as Premier is over $400,000 for the first time. 

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumRoger Cook earning over $400k for first time after pay bump

The salaries of some high-profile bosses have climbed to more than $546,000 per year.

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TravelPremiumPremiumWild reason woman gets kicked off flight

Video has captured a woman causing a wild scene and abusing airline staff on a Virgin flight, with the ruckus kicking off for a truly bizarre reason.

A Transperth bus driver has been charged over a crash where a pedestrian crossing the road was hit and killed outside RAC Arena on Friday. 

CRIMEPremiumPremiumMajor update after pedestrian killed by bus near RAC Arena

A Transperth bus driver has been charged with careless driving causing death.

Premier Roger Cook at a press conference in Willetton on Monday.

state politicsCommentsHow America’s Iran strikes could hit WA drivers

Roger Cook has warned WA drivers to brace for higher petrol prices, in the wake of the latest escalation of conflict in the Middle East.

Jessica Page and Oliver Lane