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    Cleo Smith family’s major life update years after kidnapping

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  5. World politicsPremiumRefugee, Geraldton resident reacts to Iranian leader’s death

Home and Away filmed at Bullara Station

TVCommentsREVEALED: Home and Away WA filming locations

All the locations revealed: Brax (Stephen Peacocke) and Ricky (Bonnie Sveen) make their highly anticipated return to Home and Away 7.00pm Monday, March 9.

Clare Rigden

Harry Taylor will be inducte into the WA Football Hall of Fame

AFLCommentsPremiumHall of Fame honour for top Cat

Dual Geelong premiership player and Northampton Rams product Harry Taylor will be inducted into the West Australian Football Hall of Fame next Monday night.

Glen Quartermain

Warradarge Wind Farm near Eneabba is partly funded by state-owned Synergy.

EnergyCommentsPremiumBrits back new Wheatbelt wind farm ahead of coal shutdown

WA’s scramble for green energy projects is heating up with the British company behind two northern Wheatbelt wind farms lodging plans for an even bigger build.

Matt Mckenzie

Energy Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson and Bright Energy Investments general manager Tom Frood at the Warradarge wind farm.

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
Connection missing in WA Government’s renewables plan

The West can reveal new guidelines to ensure local communities benefit from wind and solar projects excludes major infrastructure that will be needed to connect them to WA’s power grid. 

Jessica Page

The Murchison project received $814 million from the Federal Government’s Hydrogen Headstart fund.

EnergyCommentsPremiumSmaller $15b WA ammonia plant waits on clean fuel buyers

The company behind a $15 billion green hydrogen and ammonia plant in WA’s Murchison is confident it can make a final investment decision by the end of 2027 as it pursues offtake markets beyond shipping fuels.

Katina Curtis

Wave Rally 2026 and inset, this year's winner Anton Pain celebrates.

Wave RallyPremiumIt’s back! Overwhelming support drives Wave Rally revival

Just five days after announcing the event’s cancellation, the Wave Rally World Championship’s organiser back tracked on his decision to cancel the event following an outpouring of support. 

Rebecca Ruthven

Blaze Under 18s has claimed its fourth straight Bat Cave title.

Softball PremiumPremiumBlaze bags four-peat in long weekend softball tournament

Even though it was a general bye round for the Geraldton Softball Association, Geraldton athletes were still very much in action across Western Australia, competing across three major tournaments last weekend.

Iran has threatened to attack any ship trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

Middle East ConflictPremiumPremiumFuel fears and travel chaos flows from Middle East conflict

The Mid West of WA is a long way from the Middle East, but the conflict taking place could see an impact on Geraldton shores. 

Geraldton local and Iranian refugee May Doncon is hoping the latest conflict brings peace for her homeland. Inset (left) as a child before fleeing Iran with her family.

World politicsPremiumPremiumRefugee, Geraldton resident reacts to Iranian leader’s death

Geraldton woman and Iranian refugee May Doncon wants to see Iranian people liberated through democracy and freedom following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Last year’s International Women’s Day breakfast hosted by Women Inspiring Better Business in Geraldton.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAYPremiumLocal women to connect, celebrate International Women’s Day

Women from all professions, backgrounds and experiences across the region will join WIBBS at a breakfast to commemorate International Women’s Day this weekend.

Imogen Wilson

Artists collecting their project items.

COMMUNITY ARTPremiumAbrolhos trash to be transformed into colourful treasure

Geraldton’s Fisherman’s Wharf was a colourful and busy array of artists and locals grabbing rubbish from the ocean on Monday morning — ready to transform it into art worthy of an audience.

Imogen Wilson

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The parents of Cleo Smith — the young girl who was kidnapped from a WA campsite and held for 18 days — have closed the door on a difficult chapter in their lives.

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
Cleo Smith family’s major life update years after kidnapping

The family of the young girl who was abducted from a WA campsite and held for 18 days have closed the door on a difficult chapter.

Kim Macdonald

Hailee Hildebrand was allowed out on day release, only four days after another suicide attempt inside the hospital’s youth mental health ward.

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
Grieving mum’s plea: ‘They were meant to save her’

Stacey Hildebrandt is brokenhearted but insists she wants change — not sympathy — in the wake of her daughter’s suicide while she was an inpatient at Fiona Stanley Hospital.

Jessica Page

Laurence Escalante arrives at the Perth Magistrates Court today. Michael Wilson

Courts & JusticePremiumDramatic scenes as billionaire faces nine new drug charges

Perth billionaire Laurence Escalante has been hit with a raft of new criminal charges as his minder clashed with media outside court in dramatic scenes.

Rebecca Le May

One of seven people charged over a massive cocaine haul found stashed inside a bulk carrier off Perth has had his charge dropped.

Courts & JusticePremiumNew twist as epic trial looms after huge drug bust off WA

One of seven people charged over a massive cocaine haul found stashed inside a bulk carrier off Perth has had his charge dropped.

Rebecca Le May

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Home and Away filmed at Bullara Station

TVCommentsREVEALED: Home and Away WA filming locations

All the locations revealed: Brax (Stephen Peacocke) and Ricky (Bonnie Sveen) make their highly anticipated return to Home and Away 7.00pm Monday, March 9.

Clare Rigden

Ben Harvey explains why Donald Trump has pragmatic and personal reasons for launching US attack on Iran given the regime’s funding of the three Hs of terror.

Up LateVideoCommentsPremiumWATCH: End game for three Hs of terror

Harvey explains why Trump has pragmatic and personal reasons for launching US attack on Iran given the regime’s funding of the three Hs of terror.

Ben Harvey | Tue, March 3

The Supermoon shot from Kings Park.

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CommentsSpectacular Blood Moon captured in Perth’s night sky

Australians have witnessed the last blood Moon for two years. See the photos here.

A fire is burning in Muchea. Pictured is the fire from Bullsbrook.

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BushfiresComments
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CommentsRaging bushfire downgraded after homes put under threat

The bushfire has been downgraded to an advice level but it is not yet contained or controlled. 

The State Government has defended raking in this eye-watering amount in stamp duty in just six months as house prices continue to soar.

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
CommentsPremiumThanks billions! Cook Govt banks eye-watering stamp duty sum

The State Government has defended raking in this eye-watering amount in stamp duty in just six months as house prices continue to soar.

Regional News

Lancelin Sands Hotel owner Glen Trebilcock has taken matters into own hands in the fight against beach erosion.

Sands of timeVideoCommentsIconic WA pub fights for survival as sea closes in

A pub owner has been forced to take matters into his own hands to protect his livelihood. SEE THE VIDEO

Oliver Lane

Energy Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson and Bright Energy Investments general manager Tom Frood at the Warradarge wind farm.

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
state politics CommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Connection missing in WA Government’s renewables plan

The West can reveal new guidelines to ensure local communities benefit from wind and solar projects excludes major infrastructure that will be needed to connect them to WA’s power grid. 

Jessica Page

Military inspired Hotel Sebatikel.

Commercial property CommentsPremiumLuxury in the dunes coming to the Ningaloo Coast

SEE THE PICTURES: Inspired by military bunkers and sand dunes, a new $13m eco-resort on the Ningaloo Coast - the first in 20 years - has been labelled a sustainability work of art.

Kim Macdonald

Jess McKeon and Emme Fraser-Gillard.

Beach fest PremiumPremiumIN PICTURES: No sky too stormy for Middies festivalgoers

Appreciation for Albany’s first beachside music festival last weekend proved emphatic from attendees and organisers alike, with the latter saying they cannot wait to return for a sophomore event next year.

Iran has threatened to attack any ship trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

Middle East ConflictPremiumPremiumFuel fears and travel chaos flows from Middle East conflict

The Mid West of WA is a long way from the Middle East, but the conflict taking place could see an impact on Geraldton shores. 

Tammy Hagan launches March4NETs with Chris Jones.

Walking for a causePremiumPremiumMarch4NETs launched for local awareness

Tammy Hagan and Christine Jones have officially launched Bunbury’s March4NETs — an awareness and fundraising push for Australians with neuroendocrine cancerous tumours

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Airspace closures after the Iran strikes forced airlines to cancel thousands of flights, stranding hundreds of thousands of passengers around the world.

CNBC newsVideoCommentsPremium‘Limited’ flights back on in Dubai after Iran strikes

Airspace closures after the Iran strikes forced airlines to cancel thousands of flights, stranding hundreds of thousands of passengers around the world.

Leslie Josephs

Apple introduces iPhone 17e

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumMore bang for buck in Apple’s new (and cheaper) iPhone 17e

Apple opened its week of product launches on Monday morning with a refreshed low-cost iPhone and a faster iPad Air, as it begins what looks to be a broader multi-day hardware push.

MacKenzie Sigalos

Iranian Navy soldiers at an armed speed boat in Persian Gulf near the strait of Hormuz about 1320km south of Tehran, in April 2019.

CNBC newsThe countries most affected by Strait of Hormuz blockade

A prolonged closure of the Strait would likely lead to a further surge in oil prices, with some analysts seeing oil crossing $US100 per barrel.

Lee Ying Shan

President Donald Trump

CNBC newsPremiumTrump insists trade deals safe as ruling upends tariffs

President Donald Trump defended his tariff agenda during his State of the Union address even as a Supreme Court ruling striking down his emergency tariffs cast fresh confusion.

Anniek Bao

WA News

Electors passed a motion of no confidence in the City of Fremantle.

Local governmentCommentsPremiumNo confidence, no worries: City ignores electors’ concerns

The City of Fremantle is taking a ‘steady as she goes’ approach after electors declared they did not have confidence in how it was managing its finances.

Michael Palmer

An artist's impression of the proposed development.

DevelopmentCommentsPremiumControversial development approved despite expert warning

A doctor fears patient consultations at a medical centre will suffer from an adjoining three-storey development.

Michael Palmer

West Australian shoppers will soon be forking out more at the supermarket.

AgriculturePremiumPremium‘Real pile of strife’: Supermarket prices in WA set to soar

West Australian shoppers could soon be forking out more at the supermarket, with agribusinesses bracing for higher oil and fertiliser prices to bleed into production costs amid war in the Middle East.

Two high-tech US surveillance aircraft have made an ‘unexpected’ stopover into Western Australia just days after the Trump administration began its bombing of Iran, but officials are refusing to discuss details of the visit.

WA NewsPremiumPremiumREVEALED: US spy planes make secret WA stopover

Two high-tech surveillance aircraft made a stopover in Western Australia just days after the Trump administration began bombing Iran, but officials are refusing to discuss details of the visit.

A lucky WA punter has become the first Set for Life winner in the State this year. 

LottoCommentsCommentsWest Aussie ticketholder scores life-changing $4.8m win

The winner has not yet visited the Lotto HQ to lay claim to the enviable prize. 

Austin Appelbee at Lathlain, eager to meet his favourite footy team.

WA NewsCommentsTeen hero’s dream meeting with West Coast after sea rescue

The WA teen who captured global headlines when he swam for four hours through dangerous seas to save his family isn’t showing signs of returning to normal life. 

Brooke Rolfe