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  1. ‘Well-resourced’CommentsDFES hits back at union claims about firefighting resources

  2. Beware of BluebottlesPremiumRobot government boats to spy on fishermen off WA coast

  3. Tough measuresCommentsPremiumIGA stores ban unsupervised youth at night amid crime spike

  4. COUNCIL CHANGECouncil approves plan to drop down to eight councillors

  5. Editor’s DeskPremiumThe art of losing all the small things

‘vital’PremiumTeachers union kicks off regional blitz for education review

The State School Teachers Union will kick off regional consultation of its inquiry into the state of WA’s public education system this week.

Bethany Hiatt

BAR FIGHTPremiumCrudeli on trial accused of punching pub bouncers

GNFL player and former coach Justin Crudeli is on trial accused of punching two security guards who were trying to evict him from a Geraldton pub, sparking a bar brawl.

Jamie Thannoo

GRAG exhibitionPremiumImpact of settler life in Red Centre the focus of exhibition

A highly acclaimed exhibition, powerfully interpreting the impact and influence of settler culture on desert life, is making its final stop on a national tour at the Geraldton Regional Art Gallery.

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Mandatory mental health checks introduced for WA gun owners

WA gun owners will have to pass a mandatory mental health assessment to legally obtain and keep a firearm licence in a major Australian-first initiative aimed at saving lives.

Shannon Hampton

Car theft spreePremiumPolice search for kids driving stolen car to Perth

Geraldton police are searching for two juvenile boys who allegedly fled to Perth in a stolen vehicle after a car theft spree in Geraldton on Sunday.

Jessica Moroney

Port Project$4.5m port roundabout work to begin next week

Construction of a new roundabout, making transport in and out of the port safer and more efficient, will commence next week after the State Government inspected the port on Monday.

Jessica Moroney

hospital upgradesPremiumPremiumPremier confident Gero hospital upgrade will happen ‘ASAP’

Three companies have officially registered their interest to build the $123 million redevelopment of Geraldton Health Campus, with Premier Mark McGowan confident work will start “as soon as we can”.

Tough measuresCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumIGA stores ban unsupervised youth at night amid crime spike

The owners of Geraldton’s chain of IGA stores say they have been left with no choice but to restrict entry to unsupervised children after 6pm in a bid to combat rising shoplifting and staff abuse.

Wintersun BurglaryPremiumPremiumCigarette machine damaged and whiskey stolen at Wintersun

Police have identified a suspect they allege attempted to break open a cigarette machine inside the Wintersun Hotel and then stole two bottles of whiskey in an early morning burglary.

Bail rejectedPremiumMan denied bail after allegedly striking and choking sister

A man charged with striking and choking his sister, who has a disability, has been denied bail due to the severity of charges.

Jamie Thannoo

DOMESTIC DISPUTEPremiumMan granted bail after being charged with assaulting partner

A man who allegedly stamped on his partner after he brought her to the ground has been granted bail.

Jamie Thannoo

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Margaretic winPremiumPeeved member wins access to Gloucester Park deal papers

Sidelined trots board member Duro Margaretic wins access to sensitive documents in attack on $45 million-plus Gloucester Park sale deal.

Neale Prior

‘Deeply shocked’ VideoCommentsPremiumHeartbreak as friends lay flowers for ‘beautiful Stella’

Mourners have visited the scene of a tragic shark attack, that took the life of 16-year-old Stella Berry on Saturday. 

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The Banksia Hill factory: Inside Perth Children’s Court

Is WA’s youth justice system taking traumatised, troubled child offenders and making them worse? The West goes inside Perth Children’s Court.

Sarah Steger

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WA’s building sector crying out for reform as firms go under

The graveyard of building firms, including some of the biggest names in construction, keeps getting bigger. Here’s what needs to happen to save the industry in WA.

John Flint

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Kimberley floodPremiumGreat Northern Highway to reopen this week

The State Government has announced part of the Great Northern Highway will reopen this week with road repair works soon to be completed.  

Cain Andrews

Tagging debateCommentsPremiumMcGowan open to ‘any’ measures to improve water safety

The McGowan Government is being urged to consider expanding tagging programs to include bull sharks as local councils look into nets in the wake of 16-year-old Stella Berry’s tragic death.

Rebecca Le May, Daryna Zadvirna and Josh Zimmerman

‘shocking accident’CommentsPremiumCommentsPremium‘Everything on the table’: Freo to consider shark mitigation

Fremantle Mayor Hannah Fitzhardinge said the City will seek advice on shark mitigation measures for the Swan River, following Saturday’s fatal attack on a teenage girl. 

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CommentsPremiumWA’s building sector crying out for reform as firms go under

The graveyard of building firms, including some of the biggest names in construction, keeps getting bigger. Here’s what needs to happen to save the industry in WA.

Emotional scenes VideoCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumFreo beach re-opens two days after fatal shark attack

UPDATE: The beach where 16-year-old Stella Berry was fatally attacked by a shark on Saturday has been re-opened by City of Fremantle rangers on Monday afternoon.

Regional News

Lengthy prison stint PremiumConcerns disabled man jailed for 451 days and bail ignored

A judge has expressed her concern about why a Kalgoorlie-Boulder man who grabbed the buttock of a 14-year-old girl spent 451 days in custody for an offence she said would not have attracted a jail term. 

Amber Lilley

Voluntary restrictionsCommentsPremiumViolence prompts bottle shop’s self-imposed booze ban

The Desert Inn Hotel in Laverton imposed temporary alcohol restrictions last week to combat alcohol-fuelled violence.

Carwyn Monck

Updated Bushfire warning downgraded for Nanarup and Kalgan

A bushfire alert has been downgraded for parts of Kalgan and Nanarup in the City of Albany.

Cameron Newbold

stay alert PremiumPremiumShark warning after whale carcass discovered at WA beach

A decomposing whale carcass at a WA beach has sparked an urgent alert from authorities warning beachgoers to watch out for increased shark activity.

Kimberley floodPremiumPremiumGreat Northern Highway to reopen this week

The State Government has announced part of the Great Northern Highway will reopen this week with road repair works soon to be completed.  

WRITE OFFPremiumPremiumWhy Virgin won’t repay $500k owed to Karratha ratepayers

The City of Karratha has been left more than half a million dollars out of pocket after the collapse of Virgin Australia Group.

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CNBCCommentsGoogle announces Bard AI in response to ChatGPT

Google has announced an artificial intelligence chatbot technology called Bard that the company will begin rolling out in the coming weeks.

Jennifer Elias

CNBCCommentsPremiumMusk says Twitter is set to breakeven after near bankruptcy

Twitter CEO Elon Musk said Sunday that the last few months have been “extremely tough,” but said the social media company is “now trending to breakeven.” CNBC was not able to independently verify this claim.

Ashley Capoot and Lora Kolodny

The EconomistCommentsPremiumThings are looking up for Meta

THE ECONOMIST: For Mark Zuckerberg, the first three quarters of last year were rough. In July 2022 his social-media empire, Meta, announced its first ever year-on-year decline in quarterly revenues.

CNBCCommentsAmazon beats on Q4 revenue but provides light guidance

Amazon on Thursday issued first-quarter guidance that came in light of estimates, overshadowing better-than-expected revenue for the fourth quarter.

Annie Palmer

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terrifying ordeal PremiumFIRST PICTURES: Water bomber crash scene images emerge

The first pictures from Monday’s water bomber plane crash in WA’s south-east are beginning to emerge.

Phil Hickey

Miracle survival VideoCommentsPremiumWater bomber pilots lucky to be alive after fire crash

The two pilots of an ill-fated water bomber plane that crashed while battling bushfires in the State’s southeast have, incredibly, escaped virtually unscathed.

Peta Rasdien

East coast analysts wrongCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumWA experts hit out after dire property price drop forecast

Perth property prices are tipped to fall by the end of the year, but local experts claim east coast-based analysts don’t understand the Perth market.

PropertyPremiumPremiumBad news for house prices in 2023

A new report on Australia’s property prices predicts three big cities will have major dips in 2023 amid soaring interest rates.

‘Nothing will ever be the same’CommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumSchoolmates gather to mourn shark attack victim Stella Berry

The flow of mourners coming to pay tribute to Stella Berry on Monday afternoon was never ending with the banks of the Swan River in North Fremantle filled with her friends. 

Aircraft down PremiumWater bomber plane crashes while battling massive fire

A water bomber plane has crashed while battling two out-of-control bushfires in the State’s south east.

Kellie Balaam