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Tiani Teakle has been selected to captain the East Fremantle Sharks.

FootballTeen Tiani to lead the Sharks in WAFLW

Tiani Teakle has wasted no time making a big impression in the footballing world, with the Mid West teenager appointed captain of East Fremantle’s WAFLW side for 2026.

Kate Campbell

Geraldton police have charged three men with drugs and firearms offences.

Crime & CourtsPremiumThree men charged after police allegedly seize 200g of meth

Three men have been arrested after Geraldton detectives say they seized a trafficable quantity of methamphetamine and a homemade firearm at the weekend.

Josephine Hingst

RT's Allianne Calliea and Wendy Yarnold at the Gold Plate Awards.

Gold Plate AwardsPremiumDouble gold for Geraldton restaurant

RT’s modern Australian menu has become a talking point far beyond the Mid West, and earnt two Gold Plate Awards.

Stuart Quinn

Zak Williamson from Sportsmans.

CricketPremiumIntrigue heats up as season remains wide open

The 2025-26 Geraldton Bendigo Bank Cricket League season is shaping up as the best in years, with no predictable results. 

Victor Tanti

West Australian Opera singer Jessica Blunt is looking forward to performing at Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton.

Opera in the RegionsPremiumOpera in the Regions to delight audiences in Geraldton

Opera lovers in Geraldton are in for a treat on Saturday when Opera in the Regions brings the magic of live performance to the Queens Park Theatre. 

Josephine Hingst

An artist’s impression of the Edith Cowan statue in Geraldton.

Edith Cowan StatuePremiumStatue near completion, unveiling date named

Unveiling date announced for statue of Mid West-born trailblazer

Stuart Quinn

The WA Government is spending $459,000 on more fish aggregating devices.

Wet a linePremiumPremiumNew FADs boost Mid West offshore fishing opportunities

The Cook Government is casting new opportunities into the Mid West’s offshore waters, investing $459,000 in WA’s expanding fish aggregating devices program to boost recreational fishing ahead of summer. 

Matthew Nicholson, Member for Geraldton Kirrilee Warr, Jessica Goodgame, Katie Nicholson and MLC Rob Horstman on McHappy Day in Geraldton on Saturday.

McHappy DayPremiumPremiumLocal pollies flip burgers for McHappy Day 2025

Nationals WA politicians Kirrilee Warr and Rob Horstman went from turning up the heat on the State Government in Parliament to donning aprons and flipping burgers at McDonald’s for McHappy Day.

Sportsmans wicketkeeper Darcy Ingle and fielder Lucas McGregor celebrate with teammates after McGregor ran out Chapman Valley-Northampton vice-captain Mitch Marsh.

CricketPremiumPremiumTowns and Wanderer split results, while Sporties down CVN

Towns and Wanderers met twice in the weekend’s Geraldton Bendigo Bank Cricket League — with the results split down the middle.

Experts are encouraging people to make plans for their animals’ welfare in the case of an emergency.

Plan for Animal Welfare in EmergenciesPet and livestock owners urged to prepare emergency plans

WA authorities are urging people who own animals — from dog and cat lovers to horse handlers and livestock producers — to prepare a plan for animal welfare in emergencies as unpredictable summer weather looms. 

Josephine Hingst

Indah Day Spa director Tessa Turner and assistant spa manager Demi Parker.

Pampering praiseGeraldton’s Indah named Australia’s best rural spa

The calmness and tranquillity of Geraldton’s Indah Day Spa has transcended on to a national level, after it was named Australia’s best rural spa at the 2025 Spa and Wellness Awards last month.

Kate Campbell

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Rogue Perth dentist David Hurst and Tanja Dixon, former patient of dentist David Hurst.

HealthCommentsPremiumTop dentist slams regulators’ attempt to stop rorts

Moves to tackle ‘inappropriate conduct’ by dentists amid an explosion in Australians emptying their superannuation accounts to pay for expensive procedures will likely backfire, a top surgeon has warned.

John Flint

Once dubbed Australia’s most wanted criminal, Brett Maston propelled himself back into headlines last year for cutting off his GPS ankle bracelet while on home detention bail.

Courts & JusticePremiumYears more behind bars for notorious armed robber

Once dubbed Australia’s most wanted criminal, Brett Maston has copped more jail time.

Rebecca Le May

Karara mine was the State’s first big magnetite project.

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WA mine swaps locals with Chinese workers, faces tax probe

Senior employees at Ansteel’s Mid West iron ore operation are being replaced with more than 40 managers and technical specialists parachuted in from China. The miner also faces Australian Tax Office scrutiny.

Adrian Rauso

Researchers said the relentless spread of the toxic amphibians would also put 25 native species at risk of ‘catastrophic’ population declines.

WA newsCommentsPremiumCane toad invasion threatens WA’s lucrative mining sector

Researchers said the relentless spread of the toxic amphibians would also put 25 native species at risk of ‘catastrophic’ population declines.

Bethany Hiatt

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Rogue Perth dentist David Hurst and Tanja Dixon, former patient of dentist David Hurst.

HealthCommentsPremiumTop dentist slams regulators’ attempt to stop rorts

Moves to tackle ‘inappropriate conduct’ by dentists amid an explosion in Australians emptying their superannuation accounts to pay for expensive procedures will likely backfire, a top surgeon has warned.

John Flint

Documents obtained by The Sunday Times show Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School issued a staggering 1,066 suspensions to students in 2024

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The troubled WA school with more suspensions than students

A troubled public school in country WA which was once forced to have police patrol during recess periods due to violence, has handed out more suspensions in a year than it has students.

Charlton Hart

Mineral Resources managing director Chris Ellison.

MiningPremiumPremiumJab for Ellison in ongoing intellectual property slog

The Mineral Resources boss has been accused of undermining the growth of a novel ore transporting system, in the latest claim of a years-long intellectual property blue against his former business partner.

The Education Department has been forced to intervene after Harrisdale Senior High School banned a Year 12 student from using the phrase ‘Free Palestine’ for a yearbook quote.

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CommentsPremiumYearbook quote dropped at WA school for being too political

The Education Department has been forced to intervene after Harrisdale Senior High School banned a Year 12 student from using a phrase.

Karara mine was the State’s first big magnetite project.

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MiningPremium
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PremiumWA mine swaps locals with Chinese workers, faces tax probe

Senior employees at Ansteel’s Mid West iron ore operation are being replaced with more than 40 managers and technical specialists parachuted in from China. The miner also faces Australian Tax Office scrutiny.

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House prices in the Margaret River region continue to climb.

real estate boomPremiumForecast sets Augusta-Margaret River prices to grow

Real estate pundits have extended their forecast for stellar growth in home values across the Capes region.

Warren Hately

Former Geraldton locals Kodie Bedford and Tasma Walton are two of the creative driving forces behind the new TV series Reckless.

Gero girls take overPremiumKodie Bedford talks all things Reckless and Geraldton

Geraldton has a habit of producing powerhouse storytellers — and Kodie Beford is the latest name making waves across national television. 

Josephine Hingst

Kylie Cook sharing her knowledge on how to identify the presence of dung beetles and abundance by simply placing dung in a bucket of water and waiting - the beetles will float to the surface before flying off.

Discovering Dung BeetlesPremiumFarmers get their hands dirty learning about dung beetles

South West farmers have got their hands dirty at a recent event, learning all about farmland’s tiniest  and most underrated workers — dung beetles.

Craig Duncan

Lifestyle appeal is one of the prime factors still driving a surge of interest in Margaret River.

demographics switchPremiumPremiumLatest Shire plan reveals fascinating changes to region

The latest Shire of Augusta-Margaret River corporate plan turns many expectations about the region and its resident on their heads

In total, about 100 supporters got involved in Saturday's protest at Gnarabup.

gnarabup proposalPremiumPremiumSaturday paddle-out protests ‘Preserve Gnarabup’ campaign

Protesters of a planned resort and associated village development at Gnarabup have taken to the water at the beach they say will be swamped once more than 1000 residents are added to the region.

Denmark is a unique part of WA.

What I SeePremiumPremiumThe unexpected delight of discovering a hidden little gem

Have you ever been to Denmark? No, I don’t mean to visit our lovely Queen Mary, but the little place tucked away in the Great Southern region of WA. What a little gem.

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Bitcoin on Tuesday plunged below $US100,000.

MarketsCommentsPremiumBitcoin falls below $US100k

Bitcoin on Tuesday plunged below $US100,000 ($154,000) for the first time in more than four months, as cryptocurrency holders backed off the risk-on asset.

Liz Napolitano

As the Trump-Xi meeting looms, here are the five key issues China is hoping to cover.

World PoliticsCommentsFive things Beijing wants from a Trump-Xi meeting

From tariff relief to tech access, these are the five key issues China is hoping to secure when Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet in South Korea this week.

Evelyn Cheng

Wikipedia founder speaks out about the launch of Grokipedia.

BusinessCommentsWikipedia founder takes aim at new rival Grokipedia

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has slammed Elon Musk’s Grokipedia, mocking its ‘praise of the genius of Elon Musk’ and issuing a warning about the new model.

Eric Rosenbaum

Former NBA player Damon Jones has been criminally charged for leaking non-public injury information about LeBron James and Anthony Davis to sports bettors while connected to the Los Angeles Lakers.

SportCommentsNBA scandal deepens with LeBron injury leak

Federal prosecutors say a former NBA player leaked injury details of two Lakers superstars to punters, the latest twist in a gambling scandal rocking the league.

Dan Mangan, Alex Sherman

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Professor Peter Klinken, Chief Scientist of WA.

AwardsCommentsPremiumWA’s brightest scientific minds recognised for innovation

WA’s longest-serving chief scientist has been inducted into the Science Hall of Fame after dedicating more than 50 years to medical research and innovation. 

Jessica Evensen

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley says Labor’s headline election promise to expand bulk-billing has “fallen apart already” with doctors rejecting the chance to sign up to the scheme.

Federal PoliticsCommentsPerth GPs say Labor’s bulk billing vow pushes quick-sessions

Opposition Leader Sussan Leader says Labor’s headline election promise to expand bulk billing has ‘fallen apart already’ as the rates of doctors signing up languishes. 

Caitlyn Rintoul

The 25 minute police chase on August 23 saw the accused ringleader of the network allegedly drive recklessly, at high speeds and refuse to stop for police after they spotted him on a motorcycle. He was dramatically arrested at a service station in Baldivis.

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PremiumRobbery investigation leads to alleged WA NDIS scammer

An accused Perth fraudster who allegedly stole identities and siphoned almost $200,000 from taxpayers in an elaborate disability support service invoice scam, has been charged with more than 160 offences. 

Monday marked a million-dollar payday for one lucky West Aussie who netted Millionaire Medley’s top prize. 

LottoCommentsCommentsWest Aussie makes it rain with stunning $1m Lotto payday

Monday marked a million-dollar payday for one lucky West Aussie who netted Millionaire Medley’s top prize. 

Hyundai telethon car winners Ken Panici-Allen and Mal Trenfield pictured at Hyundai’s Malaga office on Monday.

WA NewsCommentsCommentsTelethon car winners pick up keys to brand new wheels

The two winners were handed the keys to their new 2025 Hyundai i30 sedan N Line’s on Monday morning.

An artist’s impression of the abattoir proposed for Mt Barker.

ABATTOIR EXPLORATIONPremiumMt Barker multi-species abattoir to safeguard service kills

A new multi-species abattoir is on the cards for Mt Barker after more than $90,000 was awarded to explore the farmer-led project put forward in a bid to safeguard service kills for the region’s small producers.

Melissa Sheil