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  1. Last chancePremiumAlleged Batavia Motor Inne stabber arrested for bail breach

  2. GOATWilliamson continues to break milestones in storied career

  3. Geraldton crimePremiumMan fronts court on alleged screwdriver assault

  4. GNFL Saints’ miracle win over Rovers opens up top four race.

  5. BasketballBuccs home support proves too much for the Redbacks

Top that PaddyVideoCommentsHigh Ryder acting on ‘instinct’ for glorious GNFL hanger

A Geraldton footballer says he was just ‘acting on instinct’ when he took an unbelievable hanger at the weekend, which has gone viral and been described as a ‘mark of the century’ contender.

Jake Santa Maria

Green bike stolenPremiumWebberton store’s third break in this year

Police are appealing for the public’s help to identify a green Kawasaki motorbike stolen from a Webberton motorcycle store, which has been targeted for the third time this year. 

Jessica Moroney

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The West Australian exclusive
Calling it quitsCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
St John WA chief steps down amid patient death scandals

Michelle Fyfe has resigned following months of intense scrutiny of her running of the State’s ambulance service – and the deaths of at least three West Australians while waiting for paramedics.

Josh Zimmerman

‘Mischievous’ move CommentsPremiumKalbarri apartment block to remain open amid false rumours

A WA union which owns scores of units at an accommodation complex in Kalbarri has dispelled rumours the site will be closing at the end of the week. 

Phoebe Pin

Serious injuriesPremiumCyclist woman in stable condition after crash

A 79-year-old woman cyclist who suffered serious injuries after she and a car collided on Shenton Street last week is in a stable condition in a Perth hospital.

Jessica Moroney

Can you help?Police seek public’s help to identify man in obscene act

Geraldton detectives are seeking the public’s help after a man was reported to have committed an obscene act in public on the weekend.

Jessica Moroney

Voice for the bushCarnarvon publican endorsed as by-election candidate

Carnarvon publican Merome Beard has been officially endorsed as the Nationals WA candidate for the North West Central by-election, due to be called in coming weeks.

Final warning PremiumPremiumCarnarvon airport operator warned over spear gun incident

A Carnarvon airport operator accused of allowing a passenger to carry a spear gun airside has been given one last chance to comply with security protocols. 

GOATWilliamson continues to break milestones in storied career

Brigades great Dale Williamson passed two milestones over the weekend — kicking his 800th goal in his 200th game.

Geraldton crimePremiumMan fronts court on alleged screwdriver assault

A Northampton man has fronted court after being accused of striking his partner with a screwdriver during a domestic dispute. 

Phoebe Pin

Green bike stolenPremiumWebberton store’s third break in this year

Police are appealing for the public’s help to identify a green Kawasaki motorbike stolen from a Webberton motorcycle store, which has been targeted for the third time this year. 

Jessica Moroney

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New chapterCommentsPremiumBig energy at the top of a changing Woodside

INSIDER: Meg O’Neill has ambitious plans about how to grow Woodside Energy in a climate-conscious world.

Danielle Le Messurier

Foul PlayMUST WATCH: Explosive documentary exposes truth about Pinder

A new video series from The West Australian explores the rise and fall of Wildcats superstar Kendal ‘Tiny’ Pinder. Former teammates, coaches and his son reveal what went on behind the scenes. WATCH IT IN FULL

Daryna Zadvirna

Snapped upVideoCommentsPremiumREVEALED: Perth’s 20 fastest-selling suburbs

These are the areas where homes are snapped up almost before the ‘For sale’ sign goes up in the front yard — and the median sale price has gone up too. FIND OUT WHERE THEY ARE HERE

Kim Macdonald

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Sentence slammedPremium‘Destroyed my life’: Victim of drug-fuelled crash speaks out

When 23-year-old Georgia Moloney went out to celebrate her friend’s birthday on a spring night in 2020, she could never have known it would be a night that changed her life forever.

Jacinta Cantatore

Alarming dataPremiumWA country town’s massive consumption of ecstasy revealed

A WA country town consumed more ecstasy than anywhere else in the country last year, meanwhile, Perth recorded the highest average capital city consumption of meth.

Daryna Zadvirna

Spent conviction granted PremiumMan punched ex-partner as she held three-month-old baby

A 20-year-old father repeatedly punched his ex-partner in the head as she held their three-month-old baby because he was mad she did not immediately come to help him when he asked, a court was told.

Tegan Guthrie

NAIDOC Week 2022PremiumPremiumGet up, Stand up, Show Up for NAIDOC Week

The South West will be urged to ‘Get up, Stand up and Show up’ as part of various events set to take over the region for this year’s NAIDOC Week celebrations.

Fined for assaultPremiumPremiumFined for assault on ex-girlfriend

A 21-year-old who grabbed his girlfriend’s neck and pulled her by her hair after he was accused of being unfaithful has been fined $1000.

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The West Australian exclusive
‘put your seatbelt on’
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Mum’s heartbreaking plea after daughter dies in horror crash

The devastated mother of an 18-year-old girl who died in a car rollover near Kalgoorlie made the tragic revelation a decision not to wear a seatbelt may have cost her daughter’s life.

WA News

Parkfield crashWitnesses sought over serious crash in Australind

Major Crash detectives calling for witness to come forward after a serious crash near Australind in the early hours of Sunday left a 23-year-old man with serious injuries.

Jacinta Cantatore

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Underworld figure guilty of bomb blast which killed WA cop

After almost three decades, justice has finally been served for the family of a WA police officer who was killed in a bomb blast in 1994, after the underworld figure responsible was convicted of his murder.

Shannon Hampton

Freebie overCommentsPremiumCommentsPremium‘I’d find something else to do’: WA Museum free entry to end

Visitors to the new WA Museum have baulked at having to pay for general admission after free entry ends in October, saying they’re already forking out for parking, warning it will deter visitors to Northbridge.

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opinion
David GossageCommentsPremium
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CommentsPremiumKeep WA’s volunteer firefighters under local control

Handing control of WA’s bush volunteer firefighter brigades to a Perth-based bureaucracy could have disastrous consequences.

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
‘look at diversity’CommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
CommentsPremiumWA Govt introduces gender equality clause for suppliers

Companies that supply goods and services to the WA Government will be put under the microscope for their gender equality policies under a new program that seeks to flex its massive buying power.

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opinion
Kim MacdonaldCommentsPremium
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Pay airfares of would-be migrants to solve skills crisis

If we don’t put in the extra yards to get skilled migrants, how will we compete against all the other countries crying out for them amid building booms across the globe?

Kim Macdonald

Kim Macdonald