The State’s top judges have made the extraordinary decision to axe hearings across regional WA for three months, claiming police will no longer provide courtroom security.
Brooke Rolfe and Cain Andrews
Hannah Cross
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
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.
The Karratha Hockey Association launched its competitive season on Wednesday night with two entertaining matches as both the men’s and women’s competitions got under way.
Phoebe Solon
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.
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
City of Karratha mayor Daniel Scott has welcomed the investment in housing for regional WA in the recent State Budget, saying there’s no better time to take advantage of the Pilbara’s booming economy.
The Shire of Ashburton has welcomed the recent $60.8m investment into the long-awaited Tom Price Hospital redevelopment in the State Budget
Dampier Art Awards exhibition opening celebrated artistic talent from across Dampier, Karratha and the wider Pilbara region
Karratha Hockey Association enjoys it’s busiest and most competitive senior hockey session of the season so far
Two Pilbara residents were ordered to pay more than $2,200 in Karratha Court this week after being accused of taking more than double the legal bag limit of ark shells.
Laura Newell
Tambrey Early Learning Centre in Karratha has been transformed into a lush new play space following major renovations completed on May 12.
Danielle Laidley assesses every Fremantle and West Coast player after a dual-wins Sunday. See who starred and who struggled.
Danielle Laidley
A West Australian Basketball Association referee and another man who is allegedly linked to the investigation into disgraced author Craig Silvey are set to face court on Wednesday.
Claire Sadler
Major crash detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.
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.
The heartbroken wife of a father killed by a four-metre shark while spearfishing off Rottnest has described him as an ‘incredible’ dad who ‘lived and breathed the ocean.’
Bethany Hiatt, Jessica Evensen and Kirsty Lichtenstein
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.
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.
This week’s Federal Budget has brought “nasty” cuts to a popular tourism incentive to the wine industry in a move Forrest MHR Ben Small has called a “betrayal”.
Craig Duncan
People are saying that accounts and finance managers are the biggest winners from Tuesday’s Federal Budget, but not everyone in the sector is celebrating the huge proposed tax reforms.
Sally Q Davies
Geraldton’s RFDS base set to be up and running within the next two years has only received $7.5 million in funding from the State Government – an amount MLA Kirrilee Warr believes to be inadequate.
Imogen Wilson
“I’m not quite sure exactly why I’m doing it,” is not a sentence you expect to hear from someone running the perimeter of Australia, pulling his belongings on a bike trailer behind him.
There was something special about the old video store. Not just the movies themselves, but the whole experience surrounding it.
Despite being accused of taking local jobs, overseas migrants create better workforce security and bolster the Australian economy, farming groups say.
Leaders say that they want to hear the honest truth about what’s happening but almost half of executives surveyed said that a lack of honest feedback is their primary concern.
Sophie Caldwell
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
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.
Laya Neelakandan
School students in one state have been fined more than $820,000 for not tagging on and off free public transport.
Emma Kirk
Six investors of a crucial West Australian rare earths mine have been ordered to dump their shares over concerns about Chinese control of the project.
Blair Jackson
Many of the suburbs developed in the 70s and 80s suburbs are the newest entrants in Perth’s $1 million dollar club, following an astonishing change in buying power over the last five years.
Tourists were still heading to Rottnest Island on Sunday, but were nervous, a day after a deadly shark attack.
Thousands of extra students have flocked to private schools this year as new figures reveal their enrolments continue to grow at a faster rate than public schools — despite rising cost of living pressures.
There is a two-week wait to see a lactation consultant.
Angela Pownall
