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Local Government Minister Hannah Beazley speaks about her decision not to suspend the Shire of Coolgardie council in Coolgardie on Monday, October 13, 2025.

Electoral ReformPremiumKarratha council votes no on compulsory voting

Karratha councillors have voted 5-4 against compulsory voting and four-year election cycles — directly rejecting reforms flagged by the State’s Local Government Minister after WA turnout hit a new low.

Ross McRae

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 27: Lawson Humphries of the Cats reacts following the AFL Grand Final match between Geelong Cats and Brisbane Lions at Melbourne Cricket Ground on September 27, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Morgan Hancock/AFL Photos/via Getty Images)

Rising StarPremiumHumphries ready to lead Cats’ backline in 2026

Following a standout performance for WA in the State of Origin, Lawson Humphries has opened up on the “fatigue” that he said slowed him down in 2025 and why he’s now ready to lead the Cats’ backline

Liam Murphy

The Shooting Stars room at Hedland Senior High School.

WA news PremiumShooting Stars support assured for three more years

A three-year support promise has been given to a program that combines advocacy, health, wellbeing and cultural identity to empower young Pilbara and Kimberley to make informed choices. 

Laura Newell

Emerging players from Karratha made their mark in the junior leg of the WA Country Championships in Perth last month.

Future StarsPremiumKarratha Cyclones juniors shine at WA Country Championships

Emerging basketball players from Karratha made their mark during the junior rounds of the WA Country Championships in Perth last month.

Liam Murphy

A dust storm approaches Onslow in WA's north west on Sunday 1 March at approx. 6pm. MANDATORY CREDIT: Robert Ross/Severe Weather Australia Robert Ross/Severe Weather Australia

Severe WeatherVideoCommentsThunderstorm creates dramatic dust spectacle in WA town

A powerful thunderstorm generated downburst has been blamed for the dramatic dust storm that swept through a WA town.

Ibanez Taylor

WA Regional Business Excellence Awards 2025.

Business Excellence AwardsPremiumPilbara businesses named finalists for regional awards

The Pilbara’s business prowess is set to take centre stage at the RCCI WA’s upcoming Regional Business Excellence Awards with several Broome businesses selected as finalists

Cain Andrews

The WA Royal Flying Doctor Service made 1965 patient retrievals in the Pilbara in 2025, representing an annual increase of five percent, according to the service’s latest report. 

Health PremiumPremiumRFDS WA makes nearly 2000 Pilbara patient retrievals in 2025

The WA Royal Flying Doctor Service made 1,965 patient retrievals in the Pilbara in 2025, representing an annual increase of five percent, according to the service’s latest report.

Kimberley Pilbara Cattlemen’s Association chief executive Bron Christensen.

Government ExclusionPremiumPremiumKPCA excluded from WA fuel supply consultation

The State Government has left northern WA pastoralists in the cold after excluding their peak advocacy body from a fuel supply working group, with confidence in the supply chain rapidly plummeting.

Karlka Nyiyaparli Aboriginal Corporation has partnered with Meat and Livestock Australia.

Surging forwardPremiumPremiumNew partnership to drive northern pastoral innovation

Partnership signed between Meat and Livestock Australia and Karlka Nyiyaparli Aboriginal Corporation to boost pastoral innovation and Indigenous employment

O’Marion Clifton (with bass) and Jensen Nulgit (standing).

Education PremiumLittle Rhythms, Big Stories program

Perth Symphony Orchestra, with Telethon brings music program, Little Rhythms, Big Stories, to Kimberley and Pilbara

Phoebe Solon

Karratha Kats and Northern Spirit Warriors battle it out on the Karratha basketball courts.

Basketball PremiumKats and Warriors vie for division one grand final spot

The Karratha Kats and the Northern Spirit Warriors will go head-to-head in the KBA’s senior men’s division one preliminary final on March 19 to see which team will play in the grand final.

Cain Andrews

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Former NBL1 West basketball player Roosevelt Aaron Williams Jnr has been jailed for sexual assault.

CourtPremium‘Sexual piece of meat’: WA basketballer admits raping friend

Vile text messages a NBL1 basketballer sent to his mates after raping a female friend have been aired in court as he’s jailed for the horrific crime. WARNING: DISTRESSING DETAILS

Hannah Cross

Dramatic images captured the bloodied aftermath of a light plane crash in Broome, showing a person being airlifted from the wreckage by a rescue helicopter and blood smeared across a wing. 

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Bloodied photos taken moments after Broome plane crash

A man who escaped the wreckage managed to pose for a photo on the wing as blood was dripping from his head. 

Caleb Runciman, Cain Andrews and Simone Grogan

Brodie Jake Dewar is accused of attacking the respected Labor strategist outside the Paramount nightclub in Northbridge about 5.30am on December 27.

Court & JusticeVideoPremiumTim Picton’s accused killer allegedly breaches strict bail

The 20-year-old man charged with fatally coward-punching Tim Picton has allegedly breached his strict bail conditions, prompting prosecutors to call for his return to custody.

Rebecca Le May

The RAC Rescue helicopter was sent to a road crash in Beaufort River to airlift one woman, while the other died at the scene.

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Crash kills woman, second being airlifted to Perth

A woman has died after a serious car crash on Albany Highway in Beaufort River, with a second woman flown to Perth with critical injuries. 

Jacki Elezovich

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US actor and martial artist Chuck Norris has died aged 86, his family has confirmed. (EPA PHOTO)

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US action ‌star Chuck Norris ‌has died at the age of 86, ‌his family has announced in a social media post.

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Donald Trump says the US is considering winding down its military efforts in the Middle East

Middle EastVideoCommentsTrump says US ‘very close’ to ending war with Iran

Donald Trump says the US is considering winding down its military efforts in the Middle East, saying his country’s objectives against Iran were ’very close’ to being met.

David Johns

The Rats of Tobruk dig in.

Untold History CommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumRats of Tobruk fighting spirit was Diggers at their best

Hemmed into an impossibly hot, dry, dusty and dangerous slice of north Africa in World War II, the Diggers faced seemingly insurmountable odds.

Domain data shows Perth recorded the highest proportion of profit-making house resales nationally — 99.5 per cent — and second-highest for units behind Brisbane at 96.8 per cent.

PropertyCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumWA suburbs where house sellers are raking in biggest profit

Almost every property sale in Perth earned the owner a profit, according to new research.

Survivors perched on the plane's wing while the awaited rescue crews.

WA NewsVideoCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumWATCH: Helicopter rescues Broome plane crash victims

Footage has emerged of the rescue effort involved in winching the victims of the Broome plane crash to safety.

Regional News

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & Justice PremiumDV-accused to be electronically monitored on bail

A Kalgoorlie-Boulder man who unsuccessfully sought to have the court closed when he appeared on domestic violence charges has been released on bail but will be electronically monitored. 

Tegan Guthrie and Isabella Davis

Psychology student Kalie Ashenden with occupational therapy students Amy Donaldson and Phoebe Gaudoin.

Occupational therapyPremiumOT students sing praises of Full Circle Therapies

Occupational therapy students completing practical work placements in Kalgoorlie-Boulder say working at Full Circle Therapies is “the most incredible experience”.

Isabella Davis

Social work students Jaden Delaney, Radha Sivasankaran and Myfy Walster-Jones

Social workPremiumPerth social work students get experience in Kalgoorlie

A group of Perth-based social work students are learning what it’s like to work in regional health as part of a Curtin University placement program in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

Isabella Davis

Rosie Henderson will open her first solo exhibition, Tune In, at the Cannery Arts Centre in Esperance.

Solo exhibition PremiumPremiumEsperance artist to open first solo exhibition

A multidisciplinary artist is preparing to open her first ever solo exhibition, inspired largely by nature in her hometown of Esperance.

City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder chief executive Andrew Brien.

Contract extended PremiumPremiumActing CEO extended as CEO remains ‘unable to return’

Council extends the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s acting chief executive’s contract by four months, with substantive chief Andrew Brien indicating he is unable to return to work before April 6, at the earliest. 

Peter Young addresses the Harmony Week crowd in St Barbara’s Square on Thursday night.

Harmony WeekCultural song and dance in St Barbara’s Square

A vibrant display of culture and community transformed St Barbara’s Square on Thursday night as part of the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s Harmony Week celebrations.

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Rising oil prices are lighting a price fire under local petrol prices.

EnergyCommentsPremium$US166 a barrel? Middle East clue on where oil is heading

Traders are looking at Dubai’s price as potential harbinger of what could be ahead for other crude benchmarks if the situation doesn’t improve.

Alex Harring

People look at collectable designer art toy Labubu at a Pop Mart pop-up store in Siam Center shopping mall in Bangkok on May 6, 2025. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

CNBC newsPremiumLabubu movie on the way as Pop Mart expands toy franchise

Collectible toy maker and IP powerhouse Pop Mart is teaming up with Sony Pictures to bring its wildly popular Labubu doll to movie theatres. 

Justin Solomon

A cargo ship sails in the Arabian Gulf towards Strait of Hormuz in United Arab Emirates.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumWho’s moving through Hormuz and who’s still stranded?

Iran’s de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has stoked fears of the gravest disruption to global oil supply in history, as the Middle East conflict stretches into its third week.

Anniek Bao

A general view of the Port of Kharg Island Oil Terminal, 25 km from the Iranian coast in the Persian Gulf.

CNBC newsPremiumOil’s war-driven volatility pulls in record retail money

The Iran war news flow-driven oil moves are drawing retail investors into the world’s most traded commodity, further fuelling volatility.

Lee Ying Shan

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Designs for the proposed AI data centre in Hazelmare.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumResidents rage over data centre planned next to Perth school

Residents of a quiet pocket in Perth’s north-east are up in arms as the local council considers plans for a three-storey data centre next to a school.

Fraser Williams

Jennifer Turner, is worried about the exposure to secondhand smoke and vape drift in apartments. Sandra Jackson

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‘Serious risk’: Pressure mounts on stalled strata smoke laws

The second phase of a review into WA’s strata laws is overdue by at least eight months, with Cancer Council WA warning that delays were putting the community’s health at risk. 

Claire Sadler

Energy Minister Amber Jade-Sanderson has directed government agencies to purchase power from emerging windfarms.

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CommentsPremiumWA signs wind farm deals in major step to ditch coal by 2030

The State Government has signed contracts to buy future energy supplies from emerging windfarms, in a major step towards exiting coal and powering WA with renewables and gas.

Fuel prices in Perth on Saturday 21st March. Caltex on Lynwood Avenue, Lynwood Stuart Quinn

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CommentsPremiumRecord fuel prices in Perth likely to be smashed again

Petrol and diesel prices in WA have smashed historic records, FuelWatch data confirms. 

Convicted domestic violence offender Rory Vassallo has sensationally stood aside from an executive role of a WAFL club, just 72 hours after he was appointed.

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PremiumConvicted DV offender stands aside as WAFL club patron

A convicted domestic violence offender has sensationally stood aside from an executive role of a WAFL club, just 72 hours after he was appointed. 

Port to pub event. Pictured - Team of 10 Champions Subiaco Sport Steam

Big swimCommentsPort to Pub swim draws 4000 people in stunning conditions

‘Everyone has said they’ve been able to see the bottom of the ocean the whole way —the water has been so clear,’ race boss said. 

Caleb Runciman