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  1. Geraldton firePremiumBlaze started in Spalding; one home lost, two unlivable

  2. Dongara Against Seismic BlastingPremiumDongara community rallies against seismic blasting

  3. Regional demandPremiumGeraldton houses up 4.8 per cent amid fierce competition

  4. Bushfire PremiumAfter the firestorm: Geraldton assesses blaze aftermath

  5. No more surrendersPremiumCity closes animal management facility until further notice

Question time at State Parliament on Thursday. Pictured is Premier Roger Cook.

state politics CommentsPremiumCook’s ‘inconvenient’ ban sparks fishing industry fury

The Cook Government has conceded the price of fish and chips will likely go up, as Opposition MPs warn small businesses will go bust as a result of new bans on demersal fishing.

Jessica Page

Expansion is under way at Warradarge Wind Farm.

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Asbestos threat spreads to WA wind farm

A big wind farm backed by the State Government has become embroiled in widening concerns about asbestos contamination.

Matt Mckenzie

Abby Green scored 25 for Wanderers before the match was abandoned.

CricketPremiumWanderers win as fire forces match to be abandoned

A bushfire emergency saw a premature end to the Young Motors Women’s T20 match at GBSC Sports Park on Sunday, as Wanderers claimed victory over Chapman Valley-Northampton in unusual circumstances.

Victor Tanti

More kids are skipping classes across WA’s regional area.

EducationPremiumThe regions in WA where more students are skipping school

More kids are skipping classes across WA’s regional areas, with schools in the State’s country cities and towns recording this year’s lowest attendance rates compared with similar regions across the nation.

Bethany Hiatt

Bolta wins the 2025 Regional Championship for jockey Austin Galati

Horse racingRoad to Ascot paved in gold for Bolta

Austin Galati, on board Bolta, secured the $100,000 Regional Championship: Road to Ascot on Saturday.

Stuart Quinn

Jarron Kretschmann will fight allegations at trial that he sexually assaulted a teenage girl and supplied children with alcohol.

Courts & JusticePremiumTennis coach to fight teenage sexual assault allegation

A former prolific Geraldton tennis coach will fight allegations at trial that he sexually assaulted a teenage girl and supplied children with alcohol.

Kate Campbell

Geraldton’s under-11 boys division 3 team wins State Championships.

BasketballPremiumPremiumYoung Buccs crowned State champions

Geraldton’s brightest emerging basketballers have taken to the courts in Perth over the past fortnight in the Basketball WA State Championships., with its youngest side bringing home a title.  

Masculinity has not vanished, despite what the loudest corners of the internet might claim. 

Pom in OzPremiumPremiumReal masculinity needs to build, not bulldoze

Where did masculinity go, and why does it feel like we are tiptoeing around it these days?

Barry Charles Dalton (BCD), far right, with his brothers Don and Paddy.

What I See PremiumPremiumCommunity loses one of its biggest champions in Uncle Baz

Barry Dalton was not just a talented sportsman. He had a unique personality that endeared him to everyone he met.

Gillian Anderson as Constance Van Ness in The Abandons series on Netflix.

ReviewAmerican frontier series builds the tension

The Abandons landed on Netflix recently with 10 episodes ready to go. 

Derek Goforth

Bolta wins the 2025 Regional Championship for jockey Austin Galati.

Horse racingBolta out of the blue for Geraldton trainer

In the space of just 18 months, Bolta has gone from a short-priced Carnarvon maiden winner to the toast of Geraldton racing.

James Gardiner

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Expansion is under way at Warradarge Wind Farm.

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Asbestos threat spreads to WA wind farm

A big wind farm backed by the State Government has become embroiled in widening concerns about asbestos contamination.

Matt Mckenzie

Blake Riley Todd pictured leaving Kalgoorlie Courthouse in October 2024.

Courts & JusticePremiumChild rapist behind bars after suspended jail term appealed

A 20-year-old man who originally avoided immediate jail for having sex with a 14-year-old girl at a birthday party has been put behind bars after his sentence was successfully appealed.

Tegan Guthrie

Banksia Grove woman Josanne Cronin is suing Ramsay Health Care over botched surgery she alleges left her with permanent spinal damage. (File image).

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Woman sues Joondalup hospital for $8m over botched surgery

It is alleged that the surgeon, credentialed by the hospital, removed bone from her spine without authorisation and later performed an unnecessary spinal fusion.

Hannah Cross

The Balga donga is charging $135-a-night with the stunning view and spacious inside, who could pass it up?

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The $135-a-night donga in Balga that’s sparked outrage

A donga in Balga advertised for $135 a night is everything that’s wrong with suburban short-stay accommodation, according to tourism experts.

Kim Macdonald

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Peter Ritter, 29, and Gavin URen, 30, are the two young pilots who tragically lost their lives.

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Likely cause of fatal Kimberley helicopter crash revealed

Pilots Peter Ritter and Gavin U’Ren died after their helicopters collided mid-air last year.

Jessica Evensen

Luke Hanif Sekkouah was due to stand trial for the murder of mother-of four Erica Hay but pleaded guilty to the charge on Tuesday.

Courts & JusticePremiumDV killer admits murdering mum-of-four in last-minute plea

Luke Hanif Sekkouah was due to stand trial for the murder of Erica Hay but pleaded guilty to the charge on Tuesday.

Rebecca Le May

Expansion is under way at Warradarge Wind Farm.

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CommentsPremiumAsbestos threat spreads to WA wind farm

A big wind farm backed by the State Government has become embroiled in widening concerns about asbestos contamination.

Banksia Grove woman Josanne Cronin is suing Ramsay Health Care over botched surgery she alleges left her with permanent spinal damage. (File image).

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PremiumWoman sues Joondalup hospital for $8m over botched surgery

It is alleged that the surgeon, credentialed by the hospital, removed bone from her spine without authorisation and later performed an unnecessary spinal fusion.

The inmate was found unresponsive in his cell on Friday morning at Acacia Prison in Wooroloo, about an hour east of Perth.

CrimePremiumPremiumInmate found dead in cell at Acacia Prison

St John WA declared the inmate deceased shortly after their arrival to the scene.

Regional News

Spudshed's founder Tony Galati.

Spud KingPremiumPotato baron headed to Mid West next year

WA’s spud king Tony Galati has seemingly confirmed that a Spudshed will be opening in Geraldton in 2026.

Stuart Quinn

Little Cowaramup continues to grow apace.

real estate growthPremiumLifestyle villages driving pressure on Capes region

Questions have been raised about potential changes to the region’s demographics with hundreds of homes slated to cater exclusively for seniors.

Warren Hately

The Cat Empire lead singer Felix Riebl performs during the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s 2025 Sunset at the Soundshell Concert Series.

Concert changePremiumAustralia Day concert cut from annual Sunset series

There will be no Australia Day Sunset at the Soundshell concert next year with the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder choosing to reduce the series to two “high-quality” shows with “high-profile” talent.

Tegan Guthrie

St Mary's Anglican Church and graveyard received a heritage grant.

Heritage PremiumPremiumSouth West history benefits from $1.2 million investment

This week the State Government annouced 39 grant recipients from across the State to support heritage conservation, documentation and interpretation projects with seven recipients in the South West. 

Geraldton Bushfires. Kim Lawson put up signs at her Chapman Valley Road property thanking emergency services

A community ralliesPremiumPremiumHeroism and loss as Geraldton community unites after fire

The destruction left behind by the Geraldton bushfire is confronting, but so too are the stories of courage, endurance and community that emerged as the flames closed in on homes across the city.

A WA tourist hotspot has been transformed through fire and now offers visitors a once in a lifetime chance to see this icon like never before.

Ethereal soundsPremiumPremiumPhoebe Dunbar captures sounds of WA in experimental album

Imagine sitting by the mirrored waters in the depths of Lake Cave — that is the feeling Phoebe Dubar has captured as part of a new experimental album drawing inspiration from sounds across Western Australia.

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BHP has ruled out a merger with Anglo American.

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BHP rules out fresh takeover bid of Anglo American

After reports emerged that a new takeover bid was underway between BHP and Anglo American, the London-listed mining giant flipped, revealing it is ‘no longer’ looking to combine companies.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.

MarketsPremiumNvidia chief’s ‘half a trillion’ chip forecast

Nvidia chief reveals his company has $US500 billion ($770b) in orders, in 2025 and 2026 combined, for its chips that are at the heart of the AI boom.

Kif Leswing

Michael Burry, the former hedge-fund manager who predicted the housing market's plunge, is seemingly bearish on AI stocks.

CNBC news‘Big Short’ investor bets against AI giants

The investor made famous by “The Big Short” who recently roiled the market with a tech short bet, is accusing some of America’s largest technology companies of using aggressive accounting to pad their profits.

Yun Li

Warren Buffett is stepping down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.

CNBC newsPremiumBuffett picks up pace in dishing out billionaire fortune

Warren Buffett has laid out a plan to “step up” the pace of giving away his $US149 billion ($228b) estate to his children’s foundations.

Yun Li & John Melloy

WA News

Emergency services at the scene the crash.

WA NEWSPremiumWoman rushed to hospital after crash in Perth’s north-east

A woman has been taken to hospital following a crash in Perth’s north-east overnight.

Jessica Evensen

An artist's impression on a ferry terminal at Matilda Bay.

WA NewsCommentsControversial ferry terminal to get greenlight

A $29.9m Matilda Bay ferry terminal is set to sail through approval next week, as river users mount a final-hour plea to stop a project they fear will endanger boats and reshape the iconic bay.

Harriet Flinn

Prince William has responded to a letter from Brooke Lane who saw him riding an e-scooter without a helmet just months after losing her brother, Leigh Tagell, in a tragic e-rideable crash.

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CommentsPremiumVictim’s sister shocked after Prince responds to helmet plea

Prince William has responded to a letter from a WA woman who saw him riding an e-scooter without a helmet just months after losing her brother in an tragic e-rideable crash. 

The Cook Government has launched a probe into a $5 million Perth Motorplex tender awarded to a company linked to a senior Coffin Cheater bikie.

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PremiumCops called in over bikie boss links to drag strip contract

The Cook Government has launched a probe into a $5 million Perth Motorplex tender awarded to a company linked to a senior Coffin Cheater bikie.

Christmas lights and wickets falling in a backyard game of cricket signify the year’s end for some, but there is one viral holiday tradition that dominates social media and office chatter.

MusicCommentsCommentsPerth’s favourite artists revealed in Spotify’s roundup

Christmas lights and wickets falling in a backyard game of cricket signify the year’s end for some, but there is one viral holiday tradition that dominates social media and office chatter.

A Lotto player from Perth’s southern suburbs is revelling in a $2 million jackpot win.

LottoCommentsMulti-millionaire punter from Perth’s south snares Lotto win

Lotterywest has revealed where the winning ticket was sold.

Chloe Maher