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  1. Aboriginal health careChild development, paediatric care forefront of GRAMS grant

  2. MiningBelisama gas processing will not be assessed by EPA

  3. FootballNorth Midlands finalises Country Championships squad

  4. FootballCentral Midlands Coastal finalise Country Championships side

  5. Beach accessCalls for public beach access to be restored after cyclone

Great Northern's Rhama Evans

FootballGreat Northern colts storms into Country Champs grand final

Great Northern colts have clinched a spot in the Country Championships division one grand final after two early wins, including an absolute nailbiter against South West on day one.

Rebecca Ruthven

Jurien Bay volunteer firefighter Danielle Ryder.

Emergency servicesJurien Bay vollie firey rewarded for bridging generation gap

Four young people across the State have been recognised in the WA Fire and Emergency Services Awards — including one Mid West volunteer.

Sally Q Davies

Host Famous Sharron with the award winners.

Arts & CultureGascoyne Art Awards return for 2026 exhibition

Some of the Gascoyne’s amazing artists gathered on Friday night for the opening and awards ceremony of the Gascoyne Art Awards 2026 exhibition. 

Sally Q Davies

Chapman Valley's Taylah Broadhurst gets chaired off after her 100th game

FootballChapman Valley celebrates historic milestone in style

Chapman Valley had two hands on the steering wheel and refused to let go, controlling the contest to secure a 10.14 (74) to 0.0 (0) win against Railways on Saturday at Mazzuchelli Oval. 

Rebecca Ruthven

Uber is on its way to Geraldton.

Uber updateGeraldton, get ready for Uber to arrive in town

The wait is over with Uber finally making its way to Geraldton, with the ridesharing giant issuing a call to locals to sign on as drivers. 

Sienna Seychell

Great Northern's Rhama Evans

FootballGreat Northern colts storms into Country Champs grand final

Great Northern colts have clinched a spot in the Country Championships division one grand final after two early wins, including an absolute nailbiter against South West on day one.

Rebecca Ruthven

A dead petrel (inset) found on Horrocks Beach.

Bird fluDead bird at Horrocks a suspected bird flu case

A tiny coastal enclave in the Mid West is the site of the northernmost case of suspected H5 bird flu in Australia, after a dead petrel was found at Horrocks Beach.

North Midlands will compete for the division three title.

FootballNorth Midlands finalises Country Championships squad

North Midlands Football League has unveiled its 28-man squad ahead of this week’s Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Football Championships taking place in Perth later this week. 

Central Midlands Coastal’s Country Championships squad is finalised.

FootballCentral Midlands Coastal finalise Country Championships side

Central Midlands Coastal has finalised its 28-man squad ahead of the Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Championships in Perth later this week. 

Jazz Clinch

Medieval FayreHear ye, hear ye: Medieval fayre an olde world triumph

Geraldton’s Blue Heelers Square was transformed into an alternate reality on Saturday full of vikings, knights, maidens, sword fighting, jousting and axe throwing.

Sienna Seychell

Host Famous Sharron with the award winners.

Arts & CultureGascoyne Art Awards return for 2026 exhibition

Some of the Gascoyne’s amazing artists gathered on Friday night for the opening and awards ceremony of the Gascoyne Art Awards 2026 exhibition. 

Sally Q Davies

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On the left, mould found in rooms at Rio Tinto's WPV .

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Mould outbreak plagues Rio Tinto camp

Mining giant Rio Tinto admits that one of its primary iron ore accommodation villages requires immediate upgrades after staff blew the whistle on a mould infestation. 

Adrian Rauso

New data reveals the State’s top salesperson is Damyn Strang, of Abel Property, who is largely unknown by the general public and even in his own industry.

PropertyCommentsPremiumSelling the dream: WA’s top real estate agents revealed

Perth’s top real estate agent is selling an astonishing half a billion dollars worth of property each year — and you have probably never heard of him.

Kim Macdonald

A teenager accused of careless driving in Beaufort River fatal crash has made his first court appearance.

courtsPremiumYoung driver in court on careless driving charges over fatal

A young Kojonup man accused of careless driving in a crash that caused the death of a woman and left another with serious injuries has made his first court appearance in Albany. 

Jacki Elezovich

Premier Roger Cook has refused to hold an inquest into the baby's death.

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Cook won’t demand inquest into baby’s death at WA hospital

The Cook Government is continuing its refusals to order an inquiry into the death of a baby girl at Kalgoorlie Hospital despite being willing to take swift action in the past for Aishwarya Aswath.

Charlton Hart

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A senior Taiwanese official released an image of the apparent flight path of the Chinese submarine launched ballistic missile, showing the warhead hitting waters near Tuvalu and Nauru.

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China’s spy ship operation before missile test exposed

Maritime data compiled for The Nightly has revealed at least four hi-tech Chinese satellite tracking vessels were deployed to the region in the days leading up to Beijing’s missile test.

Andrew Greene

Broome in WA's Kimberley region is a hotspot during winter as tourists flood to the north west town to escape the cold. Gantheaume Point.

Kimberley callingPremiumDiscounted travel vouchers launched

A new State Government program encouraging visitors to head north this season is expected to generate more than $1 million in tourism bookings. 

Rebecca Nadge

On the left, mould found in rooms at Rio Tinto's WPV .

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CommentsPremiumMould outbreak plagues Rio Tinto camp

Mining giant Rio Tinto admits that one of its primary iron ore accommodation villages requires immediate upgrades after staff blew the whistle on a mould infestation. 

Naomi Tekea Craig leaves Mandurah Court House.

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PremiumTeacher who had student’s baby pictured for first time

The Mandurah music teacher who had a baby with her underage student she sexually abused has been pictured for the first time since details of the incident emerged.

Arun Abraham allegedly misinterpreted radiology reports so frequently his colleagues considered him a menace and complained to bosses at RPH, where he had worked since 2016.

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PremiumSuspended cardiologist working in Perth medical centres

A cardiologist considered so inept he was suspended and booted out of Royal Perth Hospital is working in medical centres around Perth.

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Kelpies for kids at Claremont Showgrounds. Georgia, 13, Danika, 10 and Matilda Pitts, 15 of Brunswick with 'Alby'.

TelethonCommentsCountry brought to Perth for sick regional kids missing home

Country families who have needed to spend time in Perth while their children receive medical treatment were given a chance to reconnect with a piece of home through a new event designed just for them.

Sophie Gannon

The Safer Streets Patrol has safely disposed of 5085 syringes found on the street so far this year.

SyringesPremiumExpanded team sees syringe disposal more than double

Discarded syringes left on the street continue to be an issue in the community, with 5085 picked up by City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder staff so far this year, more than double from the same time last year.

Tegan Guthrie

The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s animal management facility.

Pound report PremiumReport to consider pound dog desexing policy

A Kalgoorlie-Boulder councillor would like to see a no-kill policy at the local pound, as the deputy mayor’s push for a report into compulsory desexing of adopted pound dogs was backed unanimously.

Tegan Guthrie

A peak agricultural body has rubbished the conservative water limits proposed in the latest draft management plan for the Fitzroy Derby river in WA's far north.

Water DisputePremiumPremiumPGA warns of restricted growth from Fitzroy River plan

A peak WA agriculture body has warned that economic development in the State’s far north would be held back by the “conservative” water limits in the latest Fitzroy-Derby River management plan.

Amy May was crowned Ms Kalgoorlie at the 2026 Miss Kalgoorlie Pageant.

Pageant winnerPremiumPremiumMs Kalgoorlie encourages others to ‘try and try again’

This year’s Ms Kalgoorlie pageant winner has set her sights on a modelling career while encouraging others to never give up on their dreams.

The Eastern Goldfields Historical Society is seeking information about these debutantes.

History mystery Can you help the historical society name these people?

The Eastern Goldfields Historical Society is seeking the public’s help identifying and shedding light on this photo.

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Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve. Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged and were split over whether they expect to raise rates this year.

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Warsh’s taskforces are the key to understanding the new Fed

Fed chair Kevin Warsh stuck to his long-stated belief in his first press conference on Wednesday that ‘inflation is a choice.’

Matt Peterson

Ships anchored on May 16, 2026 in the Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran.

EnergyCommentsPremiumCrude oil tumbles after Trump says Strait of Hormuz to open

Tanker traffic plunged in early March due to Iranian attacks, causing the biggest oil supply disruption in history.

Spencer Kimball

Cathie Wood, chief executive officer of Ark Investment Management LLC.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumInvestors who took a chance on SpaceX now reap the rewards

For nearly two decades, some of the world’s most prominent investors quietly accumulated stakes in SpaceX while the rocket maker remained largely off-limits to the public markets.

Yun Li

People along the coast of the Persian Gulf, while Iranian and foreign cargo vessels wait in the background for clearance to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

CNBC newsPremiumHow Strait of Hormuz standoff flipped energy security debate

Iran’s influence over the Strait of Hormuz has inadvertently transformed the energy security debate, effectively casting fossil fuels rather than renewables as the primary source of vulnerability.

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Police aircraft followed the suspects before ground teams pursued with the arrests.

Regional WAVideoPremiumWATCH: Police capture suspects following bushland air chase

Police have charged six men after the air wing chased them through bushland north of Kalgoorlie-Boulder and directed officers on the ground to catch them.

Neil Watkinson

19yo South Perth basketball referee Jamie Winfield has been charged with sexual assault Unknown

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Police arrest child sex-accused basketball WA referee

A Perth basketball referee is behind bars and has been hit with a string of new charges after allegedly refusing to abide by a restraining order protecting his young victim.

Hannah Cross

Simon Peter Carman could face life in prison or the death penalty if found guilty of murder.

WA NewsREVEALED: Accused Thai suitcase killer’s final text from mum

The accused killer became emotional after reading the contents of his mother’s message following his arrest.

A man has been charged with shaking an 11-month-old baby.

CRIMEPremiumPremiumBaby critical after allegedly being shaken

An 11-month-old child has been taken to hospital in a critical condition, and a man has been charged with inflicting serious injuries.

A man has been killed after crashing his car on a remote road in WA’s Wheatbelt.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumPremiumMan dies in freak crash on remote WA road

A man has been killed after crashing his car on a remote road in WA’s Wheatbelt on Wednesday.

5-year-old Ava O’Kelly at her Port Kennedy home on Monday.

TelethonVideoCommentsThe young cancer-free warrior set to ring PCH bell

With 100 days to go until Telethon, there’s another highly-anticipated countdown being looked forward to by five-year-old Ava O’Kelly.

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