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  1. MasterChefPremiumEliminated local MasterChef star grateful for top-six finish

  2. Fingers crossedPremiumCrop forecast finds WA grainbelt looks deceptively good

  3. FootballPremiumBrigades hold off spirited Rovers to return to top three

  4. CommunityPremiumCommunity feedback on Maitland Park project wanted

  5. TAFEDingo joins TAFE in on-country experience to Mullewa

Kirrilee Warr, Jerry Clune, Mark Keogh, and Sandra Carr.

EnvironmentPremiumWA-made solar power grid opens at Geraldton Airport

The future of Geraldton Airport is looking bright with the completion of a WA-made solar power grid, supplying reliable and green power to the crucial infrastructure. 

Sally Q Davies

The Geraldton Marine Rescue team is in desperate need of funds to boost its capacity and improve working conditions. Pictured are GMR vice-commander Ian Astill and commander Julie Ann Sproule.

Marine RescuePremiumGeraldton Marine Rescue needs community help to keep afloat

The Geraldton Marine Rescue team is calling out to the local community for support as it battles to find funds for the lease on a new operational base, set to cost $100,000.

Imogen Wilson

The Cliff Head clean up cost has been estimated at $200 million, but that’s not including the onshore part of the project.

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Cliff Head clean-up bill could be hundreds of millions more

The bill to remove a mothballed oil rig off WA’s Mid West coast could be ‘way more’ than current estimates, an expert says, after its would-be acquirer collapsed.

Rebecca Le May

Seven councils in the Mid West and Gascoyne will share in almost $400,000 of State Government grants to help protect WA communities from bushfires. 

Government grantsPremiumMid West councils receive bushfire protection grants

Seven councils in the Mid West and Gascoyne will share in almost $400,000 of State Government grants to help protect WA communities from bushfires. 

Sienna Seychell

Railway's captain Jesse Adamini handballs to Sean Fletcher.

FootballPremiumRailways steamroll Mullewa, Royals crowned in northern derby

Railways are back in second spot in the Community Bank Geraldton GNFL ladder after steamrolling a hapless Mullewa side by 192 points at Recreation Ground on Saturday afternoon. 

Rebecca Ruthven

A DWER inspector takes soil samples from around Beachlands.

Dust upPremiumDWER inspectors in Geraldton to gather more dust samples

Environmental inspectors have been out and about in Geraldton this week, on a mission to collect more samples for the ongoing investigation into dust emissions. 

Imogen Wilson

The Geraldton Marine Rescue team is in desperate need of funds to boost its capacity and improve working conditions. Pictured are GMR vice-commander Ian Astill and commander Julie Ann Sproule.

Marine RescuePremiumPremiumGeraldton Marine Rescue needs community help to keep afloat

The Geraldton Marine Rescue team is calling out to the local community for support as it battles to find funds for the lease on a new operational base, set to cost $100,000.

Kirrilee Warr, Jerry Clune, Mark Keogh, and Sandra Carr.

EnvironmentPremiumPremiumWA-made solar power grid opens at Geraldton Airport

The future of Geraldton Airport is looking bright with the completion of a WA-made solar power grid, supplying reliable and green power to the crucial infrastructure. 

Rovers' Cam Hoefhamer.

HockeyPremiumPremiumRovers winning streak ends in Murchison draw

Rovers finally met their match in the men’s A-grade competition after dropping their first points of the season in a 3-all draw against Murchison on Friday, in round nine of the Geraldton Hockey Association.

The one-way and two-way designs for Maitland Park.

CommunityPremiumCommunity feedback on Maitland Park project wanted

The City of Greater Geraldton is urging the local community to have its say on the highly anticipated Maitland schools precinct project.

Imogen Wilson

Denmark Walpole's Josh Kennedy goes back to kick.

FootballPremiumJK boots six in special GSFL appearance

For the first time since Northampton’s breakthrough premiership in 2023, Josh Kennedy returned to the footy field at the weekend in the Great Southern Football League.

Rebecca Ruthven

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A record 38 suburbs have joined the million-dollar club for the first time this year. SEE THE LIST

propertyCommentsPremiumPerth’s million-dollar club explodes with 38 new suburbs

An inner north suburb of Perth that has been the longstanding butt of toilet jokes is among the record 38 suburbs to join the million-dollar club for the first time this year. SEE THE LIST

Kim Macdonald

Officers rushed to the Mills Street property about 6.15am where they found a 35-year-old female dead..

CrimePremiumInside the ‘violent’ complex connected to Perth mum’s death

Neighbours have described a long history of disturbances at the complex connected to the suspected murder of a Perth mum, with locals claiming screaming and yelling was frequently heard.

Brooke Rolfe

Marie-Anne Keeffe is under investigation for her personal promotions of wellness products.

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WA Health probe director’s social media product endorsements

A WA Health bureaucrat has been promoting health and wellness products to her 44,000 social media followers, prompting a review by the department.

Caleb Runciman

A young man has died in a horror crash in the Wheatbelt. 

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumDriver killed after 4WD flips in horror crash in Wheatbelt

A young man has died in a rollover near Toodyay.

Brooke Rolfe

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The homicide squad are questioning a 16-year-old boy after his 35-year-old mother was found with fatal stab wounds at a Bentley unit on Mills Street about 6.15am on Tuesday. 

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Mum found dead tried to get son help before alleged murder

A mother who was allegedly stabbed to death by her teen son tried to get help from authorities for years, according to a neighbour who knew the pair and who recently saw them ‘looking happy together.’

Caleb Runciman

HMAS Perth moves into position in front of HMAS Ballarat.

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Senior ADF officer charged over lucrative WA naval contracts

A retired senior naval figure is facing a secret military disciplinary process over unspecified allegations involving lucrative defence contracts in Western Australia. 

Andrew Greene

To other members of Snap Fitness, he was just another man on a treadmill, but this photo shows serial child sex offender Bradley Pen Dragon breaching his strict bail conditions once again.

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PremiumInside the mind of WA’s most notorious paedophile Pen Dragon

To members of Snap Fitness, he was just another man on a treadmill, but this photo shows serial child sex offender Bradley Pen Dragon breaching his strict bail conditions once again.

William Maahes Vigersune leaves Albany Magistrates Court after learning his fate.

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PremiumMan learns fate for nightclub coward punch against teenager

A man who threw the “very definition” of a coward’s punch at a teenager and knocked him unconscious outside an Albany nightclub before goading witnesses, has learned his fate for the serious attack.

Cockatoo Island.

MiningCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumIron ore miner declares insolvency

The Hong Kong company miner on Cockatoo Island off the Kimberley has collapsed into administration, with taxpayers owed money.

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Parks and Wildlife officers in Princess Royal Harbour on Wednesday morning.

WA NewsCommentsShark alert for Albany after dead dolphins was ashore

A shark advice was issued for Albany’s Princess Royal Harbour on Wednesday morning after dolphin carcasses were spotted at Melville Point.

Claire Middleton

City of Greater Geraldton mayor Jerry Clune was ruled to have breached the local government code of conduct over a letter of support he wrote to help the owners of Quiet Life cafe obtain a liquor licence for their plans to expand on a Lester Avenue site they have leased from the council.

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Mayor breached code of conduct over letter of support

City mayor Jerry Clune has been found to have breached the code of conduct for writing a letter of support for a local business — a lessee of council-owned property — to help them gain a liquor licence.

Kate Campbell

Pantry Mama founder and Harvey resident Kate Freebairn is getting ready to release her debut cookbook Easy Sourdough on Any Schedule.

COOKBOOK LAUNCH Harvey’s Kate Freebairn to launch her debut cookbook

After building an online global sourdough community from her home in the South West, a Harvey mum is gearing up to launch her first cookbook showing bakers how to be the boss of their own sourdough. 

Rose Patane

Cameras known as POTBots are used in WRL research

ResearchScientists learning more about juvenile rock lobsters

Scientists are learning more about the growth and survival of juvenile rock lobsters through shallow water surveys along WA’s coast. 

Green sea turtle Nori was found washed up on Preston Beach earlier this month.

TURTLE REHABILITATION PremiumPremiumA stranded green sea turtle was found on Preston Beach

A juvenile green sea turtle found washed up on Preston Beach earlier this month is now recovering and being rehabilitated at Bunbury’s Dolphin Discovery Centre. 

Past and present Brunswick residents cut the cake to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the town hall.

90TH CELEBRATIONS Brunswick community celebrates hall’s 90th anniversary

Residents of Brunswick Junction past and present gathered at the weekend to commemorate a special milestone for the town. 

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Android figures at the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, US.

TechnologyCommentsPremiumGoogle loses fight on record $6.8 billion antitrust fine

Europe’s top court has dismissed the tech giant’s appeals against the 2018 EU ruling.

Arjun Kharpal

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

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Greg Poland leaves the DMJC.

Courts & JusticePremiumTycoon claims access to ministers in audio played at trial

A secret recording at the centre of a long-running defamation lawsuit has revealed property developer and major political donor Greg Poland bragging about the frequent access he enjoyed to government ministers.

Hannah Cross

Richard Thomas Daws, 56, was sentenced in Albany District Court for three counts of producing child exploitation material.

courts & justice PremiumWriter of ‘depraved’ child exploitation roleplay avoids jail

A Denmark man who wrote “enthusiastic” and “depraved” child exploitation material during online role-play fantasies has avoided an immediate jail term.

Melissa Sheil

Dean Barnett, Chief Executive Officer of the Water Industry Operations Association of Australia (WIOA) samples some of the water.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumREVEALED: WA’s best tasting drinking water crowned

One WA town has claimed the title of WA’s best-tasting drinking water. 

Parks and Wildlife Service officers with dolphin carcasses at the Albany Marina on Wednesday morning.

Sad end CommentsCommentsEleven dolphins dead after beaching in Albany’s harbour

Ten of the dolphins which were stranded in Princess Royal Harbour on Tuesday morning but had seemingly headed back to sea have died after stranding again about 100m offshore from the Brig Amity on Wednesday.

In April 2015, WA was rocked by revelations that young Perth doctor Tareq Kamleh had joined terrorist organisation Islamic State in Syria.

WA NewsVideoCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumThe hidden life of Perth’s ‘Dr Jihad’ revealed

He went to a normal school, became a respected doctor and lived ‘a lifestyle not consistent with ... a practising Muslim’. Here’s the inside story into how Tareq Kamleh become an Islamic State terrorist.

Parks and Wildlife officers in Princess Royal Harbour on Wednesday morning.

WA NewsCommentsShark alert for Albany after dead dolphins was ashore

A shark advice was issued for Albany’s Princess Royal Harbour on Wednesday morning after dolphin carcasses were spotted at Melville Point.

Claire Middleton