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  2. ArtsPremiumBiggest year yet for Geraldton Open Studios & Surrounds

  3. Small businessesPremiumStatus quo for many as cafe owners react to surcharge ban

  4. FootballPremiumAwards season wraps up as GNFL clubs crown top players

  5. FootballPremiumGreat Northern unveil new jumper ahead of country champs

The Olive Street housing project in Mahomets.

Housing shortagePremiumHomes in divisive council-led project about to be unveiled

An almost $5 million housing project that grabbed headlines before it even started — sparking debate about whether the local council should step in as a housing provider — is about to be unveiled.

Sienna Seychell

In Situ wins at the Geraldton Turf Club withAustin Galati in the saddle.

Horse racingPremiumHead trackside for Geraldton’s Ladies Day on Sunday

With racing, live entertainment, fashion and free entry, the Great Western Insurance Brokers Ladies Day this Sunday at Geraldton Turf Club offers plenty of reasons to head trackside

Derek Goforth

Geraldton MP Kirrilee Warr wants an assessment of shark stocks.

FisheriesPremiumWarr calls for fresh assessment after shark funding

Geraldton MP Kirrilee War has questioned if the State Government’s $5 million boost for shark mitigation measures go far enough and called for an assessment of the shark population to be brought forward.

Sally Q Davies

The surge protection breakwater under construction at Geraldton Port.

PortPremium$95m surge breakwater at port progressing well

The $95 million project to construct a 750m surge protection breakwater to help Geraldton Port avoid costly weather disruptions is taking shape

Kate Campbell

Geraldton's captain and vice-captain for the Belt Up Country Cup T20 tournament, Kade Gillingham and Jay O'Brien.

CricketPremiumStrong side named for Geraldton in Country Cup

Geraldton selectors have named a strong team for this weekend’s Belt Up Country Cup T20 tournament in Geraldton. 

Victor Tanti

South West secured their seventh straight country championships title.

FootballPremiumSouth West maintain perfect country championship record

A final quarter blitz has seen South West secure their seventh straight women’s country championships title with a eight-point win over Great Northern.

Jack Penniment

Peta McKenzie.

PropertyPremiumPremiumGeraldton real estate agent Peta McKenzie steps up

A Geraldton real estate agent has been appointed to a leading position at the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia. 

GOSS founder and director Emmaline James.

ArtsPremiumPremiumBiggest year yet for Geraldton Open Studios & Surrounds

One of Geraldton’s most exciting and diverse art events is over for another year, with a huge turnout to a week of open studios for a behind-the-scenes insight into the local art scene. 

The Olive Street housing project in Mahomets.

Housing shortagePremiumPremiumHomes in divisive council-led project about to be unveiled

An almost $5 million housing project that grabbed headlines before it even started — sparking debate about whether the local council should step in as a housing provider — is about to be unveiled.

The surge protection breakwater under construction at Geraldton Port.

PortPremium$95m surge breakwater at port progressing well

The $95 million project to construct a 750m surge protection breakwater to help Geraldton Port avoid costly weather disruptions is taking shape

Kate Campbell

Geraldton's captain and vice-captain for the Belt Up Country Cup T20 tournament, Kade Gillingham and Jay O'Brien.

CricketPremiumStrong side named for Geraldton in Country Cup

Geraldton selectors have named a strong team for this weekend’s Belt Up Country Cup T20 tournament in Geraldton. 

Victor Tanti

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Curtin’s vice-chancellor, Professor Harlene Hayne, has slammed the Cook Government’s plans for a uni merger.

STATE POLITICSPremium‘Mega-university’ proposal slammed by Curtin

Curtin’s vice-chancellor is putting up a fight against the State Government’s controversial plan to merge three WA public universities into a mega institution.

Caleb Runciman

Leslie "Lethal Les" Grantham is pictured with family at the Perth District Court today. Michael Wilson

CRIMEPremiumBombshell revelation as bikie turned influencer sent to jail

The former bikie enforcer known as “Lethal Les” — who was tortured and excommunicated by the Comanchero gang — has been jailed over a five-year-old money laundering charge.

Caleb Runciman

The Bunbury Outer Ring Road: the site of unhappiness, according to lawyers.

Herd on the TerracePremiumSouth West family sues Main Roads over snatched land

A David and Goliath battle is looming in WA’s Supreme Court as a South West family sues Main Roads over land snatched to build the Bunbury Outer Ring Road. Plus: Terrace banker bids farewell.

Fortescue chair Andrew Forrest pictured in June at a forum in China.

MiningPremiumTwiggy’s Fortescue sues over leaky mine site pipe

Iron ore giant Fortescue is suing three companies over an allegedly defective pipeline at the dramatically over-budget Iron Bridge magnetite project.

Matt Mckenzie

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A registered teacher has been charged over an elaborate hydroponic cannabis set-up.

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PICTURED: WA teacher accused of drug crimes identified

The 40-year-old fronted Perth Magistrates Court on Friday where prosecutors revealed shocking details about what officers discovered during a raid on a Dianella property.

Caleb Runciman and Jessica Evensen

Nicola Forrest is founder of Coaxial.

FinancePremiumNicola Forrest’s record-breaking $500m-plus donation

Australia’s second-richest woman will put more than $500m into her own philanthropic vehicle Coaxial to help address “devastation” in communities across the country.

Adrian Lowe

Boral maintenance planner Jess Larcombe and concrete truck driver Karma Phuntsho.

DefencePremiumPremiumNaval base construction threatens WA’s mining workforce

WA is facing an unprecedented shortage of tradies as the monster naval rearmament project at Henderson sucks up workers and triggers a bidding war between defence contractors and resources giants.

Ben Harvey at the Perth Royal Show.

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Are you f***ing serious? The Royal Show has lost the plot

BEN HARVEY: $13 Dagwood dogs and $35 parking. Welcome to the Perth Royal Show.

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Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumLove triangle ends in brutal murder of WA woman, court told

Grisly details of the final moments of Tara Marie Morrison’s life were revealed in the WA Supreme Court where James Anthony Sorgiovanni, 29, and Hannah Louise Glover, 30, stood trial accused of murder.

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Police are investigating after a woman crashed into two homes in Bayonet Head on Sunday.

double crashPremiumWoman crashes car into two homes in Bayonet Head

A woman in her 70s was treated for shock on Sunday after crashing into a house in Bayonet Head, before reversing into another one.

Melissa Sheil

Bridgetown-Greenbushes councillor Simon Robinson has resigned.

CouncilPremiumRobinson resigns from Bridgetown council

A sudden councillor resignation has left the Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes with a vacant seat and the possibility of heading back to the polls for an extraordinary election. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

The Binningup community came out in force for their annual beach clean-up last year.

BEACH CLEAN PremiumBinningup will host its annual beach clean-up on Sunday

People wanting to help look after their coastal environment are being invited to help with a community clean-up day in Binningup at the weekend. 

Rose Patane

Eva Morgan as Skye and Fiona Button as Karen in Stan television show Two Birds, which was filmed in the Goldfields.

TV showPremiumPremiumPreview photos released for TV show filmed in Goldfields

The Broad Arrow Tavern can be seen among first-look photos of the crime mystery TV series Two Birds that was filmed in the Goldfields this year.

Benjamin Henderson-Mason, 11, and Lara Henderson-Mason, 8, at the Lorna Mitchell Spring Festival in Hammond Park on Sunday.

Spring Festival PremiumPremiumCommunity festival springs into action

The Lorna Mitchell Spring Festival united the Kalgoorlie-Boulder community under pleasant Sunday morning sunshine. 

A man threatened to burn a day care centre to the ground.

Courts & justicePremiumPremiumMan jailed after threats to burn down Kalgoorlie day care

A man has been jailed after he threatened a Kalgoorlie-Boulder day care owner out the front of the centre and said he would burn the building to the ground.

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The tipping point will start in Europe, some argue it has already begun in the US ... wherever it happens, it will have fundamental impacts on the global economy and lead to difficult policy decisions.

CNBC newsPremium2029 starts a global tipping point, and it’s not the climate

The tipping point will start in Europe, some argue it has already begun in the US ... wherever it happens, it will have fundamental impacts on the global economy and lead to difficult policy decisions.

Elsa Ohlen

The conversation is reflective of a broken job market because it shows how “the power dynamic is so, so, so skewed toward the employer,” Gavin says.

CNBC newsPremiumIced coffee debate reflects ‘everything wrong with hiring’

Would you reject a job candidate who brought an iced coffee to an interview? Your answer may not matter: Either way, someone on the internet thinks you’re wrong. And a career expert says she’s over it.

Sophie Caldwell

Sam Altman, chief executive and co-founder of OpenAI, left, and Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms, during a state dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping, at the White House last week.

CNBC newsPremiumDebt-hungry AI firms face higher risks as bond yields spike

The AI infrastructure buildout, which has already reached historic levels, is about to get even more expensive.

Kif Leswing, Isabel O’Brien and Seema Moody

The app represents a major push by CEO Mark Zuckerberg into the AI agent market.

CNBC newsPremiumMeta’s Muse AI agent downloads are surging

Meta’s Muse AI personal agent tool has only been out for nearly two weeks, and it’s topping the app store charts.

Jonathan Vanian

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Police are responding to a serious crash that has left one person seriously injured in Perth’s south.

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Rescuers rush to scene after one trapped in serious crash

Police are responding to a serious crash that has left one person seriously injured in Perth’s south.

Caleb Runciman

Nova 93.7 Breakfast team

EntertainmentIconic Perth radio duo over as breakfast show gets new name

It’s been one of Perth radio’s biggest talking points for months — and now Nova 93.7 has made its move.

Matt Zis

Aussie rockers Powderfinger have confirmed two Perth dates for their 2027 reunion tour — but bad news for Fremantle Dockers fans with both shows almost certain to clash with a vital AFL final.

EntertainmentPowderfinger reunion tour set to clash with Dockers finals

Aussie rockers Powderfinger have confirmed two Perth dates for their 2027 reunion tour — but bad news for Fremantle Dockers fans with both shows almost certain to clash with a vital AFL final.

Classroom screen time will be slashed for some of WA’s youngest students under a Cook Government push to improve kids’ learning by limiting their exposure to digital devices.

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PremiumTen WA schools to trial screen time ban in junior classrooms

Classroom screen time will be slashed for some of WA’s youngest students under a Cook Government push to improve kids’ learning by limiting their exposure to digital devices.

Amelia aged 9, with brother Hugh aged 7 from Karrinyup are excited to head back to school.

EducationWA kids counting down to summer with final term of 2026

Heading back to school on Monday is an exciting time for Hugh Rosagro, who can’t wait to catch up with friends he hasn’t seen for two weeks and check that his class axolotls got fed over the holidays.

The children of Sorrento shark victim Greg O’Neill have spoken for the first time about the loss of their dad, urging people grappling over a return to the ocean to “live life to the fullest” and keep swimming.

WA NewsPremium‘Keep swimming’: Children of shark victim speak at memorial

The children of Sorrento shark victim Greg O’Neill have spoken for the first time about the loss of their dad, urging people grappling over a return to the ocean to ‘live life to the fullest’ and keep swimming.

Matt Zis