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  1. MiningCommentsPremiumMake-or-break year ahead for Iluka’s rare earths refinery

  2. Mechanical failurePremiumFIFO plane makes emergency landing at Geraldton Airport

  3. Demersal banPremiumDemersal fishers attend forum in Jurien Bay

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Tyler James Rawiri Brockman, charged with one count of grievous bodily harm, had his first appearance in Geraldton Magistrates Court on Thursday afternoon.

Crime & CourtsVideoPremiumWest Coast Eagles player appears in court on assault charge

A West Coast Eagles player has appeared in court for the first time over a serious assault charge stemming from an alleged street fight in Geraldton in the days after Christmas.

Sally Q Davies & Kate Campbell

Wyalkatchem farming family Tameka Baker, Gavin Garner, and Thea Garner pictured with canola grain at CBH’s Cunderdin site.

It’s Raining Grain!CommentsPremiumWA sets new harvest record with colossal 27m tonne of grain

WA has marked its biggest harvest for the record books with the State’s growers producing a whopping 27.35 million tonne of grain — smashing the previous record of 26Mt set in 2022.

Georgia Campion

John Higham protests against the demersal fishing ban.

Demersal banPremiumFisher’s rooftop protest to end in court date

Geraldton shark fisher John Higham has been charged with trespass after his rooftop protest at the local fisheries office on Monday against the State Government’s demersal fishing ban

Sally Q Davies

Patrick Cripps leads the WA team out onto the field for the 2026 AFL Origin match against Victoria.

AFL OriginPremiumLong live Origin the takeaway from WA vs Vic clash

Despite WA’s 24-point loss to Victoria, the rebirth of AFL Origin was a resounding success, with a huge appetite across the footy world for it to live on.

Kate Campbell

Wanderers celebrate a wicket.

CricketPremiumWanderers edge Sporties for one-run win

The Young Motors Women’s T20 Cricket regular season went out with a bang on the weekend, as Wanderers and Sporties gave us a preview on what’s to come in this weekend’s grand final. 

Victor Tanti

Chapman Valley-Northampton ended Sporties' winning streak in Saturday's match.

CricketPremiumTowns to test a charging Valley in back-to-back games

Chapman Valley-Northampton face tough twin Towns tests, as they continue making a last minute tilt for a spot in Geraldton Bendigo Bank Cricket finals this season.

Victor Tanti

Member for Geraldton Kirrilee Warr MLA with students from Nagle Catholic College at Parliament House in WA.

PoliticsPremiumPremiumCall-out for Youth Advisory Council nominations

Geraldton MP Kirrilee Warr is inviting local young people to take part in a Youth Advisory Council, where they can share their thoughts on local, state, and national issues. 

Dr Tonya Constantine has been recognised for 30 years in rural medicine.

HealthPremiumPremiumFive Mid West doctors honoured for long-term service

The dedication and long-term service of five doctors in the Mid West have been recognised by Rural Health West and WA Country Health Service in an award ceremony last week.

The Geraldton housing market continues to grow.

Property portraitPremiumPremiumGeraldton property market jumps by almost 6pc

Geraldton’s property prices surged 5.8 per cent in the three months to January, according to new data, which has the red-hot regional WA market leading the national pack.

Kate Harrison slides in for Rams.

SoftballPremiumBlockbuster clash rounds out women’s regular season

A pivotal weekend awaits the Geraldton Softball Association with finals just around the corner and ladder positions beginning to harden, with the women’s divisions wrapping up their regular season this weekend.

Derek Goforth

A-grade league best and fairest and Demon Zacc Cross.

Water PoloPremiumDemons, B52’s set for grand final splashdown

It is grand final time for the Geraldton Water Polo Association, with a full day of championship action set for this Saturday at the Aquarena, with Demons and B52’s headlining the day’s fixtures

Derek Goforth

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Police were called to Brightwater in Madeley about 5.20am on Monday to reports that a male staff member had allegedly sexually assaulted a female resident.

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Cops investigating reports of sex assault at aged care home

Sex assault squad detectives are investigating reports of an alleged assault at an aged care facility in Perth’s north.

Jessica Evensen

Grant and Alana Williams.

RACINGCommentsPremium‘Deeply confronting’: Top trainers open up on horror month

WA’s No.1 trainer Grant Williams has opened up on the ‘deeply confronting’ uncertainty over his and wife Alana’s suspension from racing, as the pair won an appeal and further declared their innocence.

Hayden King

Mandurah mum identified as Kwinana Freeway crash victim

TrafficCommentsPremium‘Loving mum’ identified as Kwinana Freeway crash victim

The horrific crash closed the freeway for more than 10 hours.

Rachel Fenner

Underground workers employed by Barminco.

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FIFO workers with no degree making more than $20k a week

Specialised blue-collar workers on Western Australian mine sites are raking in more than experienced surgeons, thanks to a gold mining boom.

Adrian Rauso

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Police Commissioner Col Blanch on Wednesday confirmed the active investigation by his officers had come to an end and it was now ‘under control of the coroner’.

CrimePremiumPolice give update on Mosman Park murder-suicide probe

The State’s top cop has revealed how the investigation into the family’s cause of death is progressing.

Jessica Evensen

A creeping deluge of human waste has seeped into Perth’s Swan River.

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Perth water pipes hit crisis mode after years of neglect

Water Corporation is struggling to provide a basic level of service to customers amid a maintenance backlog of at least five years and urgent repairs including decaying sewerage and lead leaking into pipes.

Charlton Hart

Mandurah mum identified as Kwinana Freeway crash victim

TrafficCommentsPremiumCommentsPremium‘Loving mum’ identified as Kwinana Freeway crash victim

The horrific crash closed the freeway for more than 10 hours.

A young man died on Valentine’s Day after the car he was driving slammed into a tree in Pingelly. 

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumPremiumValentine’s Day tragedy as man dies in Wheatbelt crash

A young driver has been killed after his car hit a tree in Pingelly.

Underground workers employed by Barminco.

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CommentsPremiumFIFO workers with no degree making more than $20k a week

Specialised blue-collar workers on Western Australian mine sites are raking in more than experienced surgeons, thanks to a gold mining boom.

Regional News

Owner of Wollaston Fish and Chips Samuel Vial.

FISH BANPremiumFish and chips stores collateral damage of controversial ban

While the State Government’s ban on demersal fishing claims to safeguard fish populations for future generations, a Bunbury chippy fears their livelihood is on the line as the new restrictions start to bite. 

Yousuf Shameel

Two pedestrians were hospitalised after being hit by a vehicle in Kalgoorlie-Boulder on Tuesday.

Traffic accidentPremiumPedestrians hospitalised after collision

Two pedestrians were taken to hospital after being hit by a vehicle in Kalgoorlie-Boulder on Tuesday

Jessica Antoniou

Flights between Busselton and Sydney at the Busselton airport started in 2024.

BUSSELTON AIRPORT Fuel issues force cancellation of a Busselton flight

Despite ambitions to take international flights one day, an interstate flight leaving Busselton failed to get off the tarmac last week after issues with the airport’s fuel services

Rose Patane

The Kalgoorlie-Bouder Airport.

Courts & Justice PremiumPremiumMan fined for airport trespass

A man admitted to trespassing on the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport but did not attend court to give any explanation for his actions

The southern Queen of Sheba Thelymitra variegata has been officially listed as critically endangered.

Icon under threatPremiumPremiumQueen of Sheba added to critically endangered list

Twenty-five plants, five reptiles, one marsupial, a fish, an insect and a mollusc were added to Australia’s threatened species list this month, including one of the worlds rarest orchids — the Queen of Sheba.

Brian Ewart, Mary Joy McClare and Reg Green building LEGO at Dardanup Library.

BLOCK-BY-BLOCKPremiumPremiumLego blocks a new leisure for adults living alone

A new social club has been launched at Dardanup Library, for adults who wish to make connections and have a relaxing time building LEGO sets.

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Chinese coffee giant Luckin opened its first flagship with premium drinks as the company takes on Starbucks Reserve.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumThere’s a coffee war brewing in China (and now in the US)

As Starbucks sells off most of its China business, local rival Luckin Coffee is expanding into higher-priced cold brews and other drinks. It’s also expanding its footprint in the US.

Evelyn Cheng

China’s property market, once accounting for more than a quarter of the economy, has seen its annual sales volume halve in just four years.

CNBC newsPremiumS&P bets China property slump will be worse than expected

S&P Global Ratings has lowered its forecast for China property sales this year, barely two months into 2026.

Evelyn Cheng

Elon Musk's mega-merger

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumSpaceX primed to make Elon Musk the first trillionaire

Elon Musk’s net worth soared past $US800b last week after he merged SpaceX with xAI in a deal that valued the combined entity at $US1.25 trillion.

Robert Frank and Lora Kolodny

The plans were discussed at a “Critical Minerals Ministerial” in Washington this week

CNBC newsPremiumUS proposes minerals trade bloc aimed at countering China

The US on Wednesday unveiled new initiatives to mobilise allies into a preferential trade bloc for critical minerals, including coordinated price floors.

Dylan Butts

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Rio Tinto boss Simon Trott

MiningCommentsPremiumRio joins BHP in warning of ‘significant’ union burden

Rio Tinto chief executive Simon Trott has joined his arch-nemesis at BHP in condemning the ‘significant’ rise of union incursions into WA’s iron ore heartland.

Adrian Rauso

West Australian-based shipbuilder Austal has signed $5 billion worth of contracts to produce Army vessels at the Henderson shipyard, in a deal the government claims will generate hundreds of local jobs.

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Austal lands $5b shipbuilding contract creating 1110 WA jobs

West Australian-based shipbuilder Austal has signed $5 billion worth of contracts to produce Army vessels at the Henderson shipyard, in a deal the government claims will generate hundreds of local jobs.

Andrew Greene

Austin Appelbee was awarded the Australian Army Cadets Gold Commendation for his extraordinary act of bravery to save his family who were swept 14km out to sea on kayaks. Image: Australian Army Cadets/7News

NEWSHero teen honoured after epic ocean rescue

A teenager who swam 4km through treacherous waters to save his family after they were swept out to sea has received the Australian Army Cadet’s top honour.

Local councils have been warned to remove any “hostile” noise devices that target rough sleepers by Local Government Minister Hannah Beazley.

state politicsGovernment orders removal of ‘hostile’ noise devices

Days after the City of Perth landed in hot water, councils have been warned to remove any ‘hostile’ noise devices that target rough sleepers by Local Government Minister Hannah Beazley.

Michael Brian Becton, 33, was sentenced to 24 years jail after pleading guilty to 77 offences after WA Police child abuse detectives raided his home in May 2024. unknown

CRIMEVideoPremiumPremiumMonster who raped kids as young as two months jailed

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. A WA paedophile who filmed himself raping multiple children, a two-month old baby and a young girl in New Zealand has been jailed for 24 years. 

Austin Appelbee accepting the Australian Army Cadets Gold Commendation alongside dad Justin and brother Beau.

WA NewsCommentsAustin Appelbee receives bravery award after saving family

The 13-year-old hero was recognised after swimming four kilometres to save his mother and two siblings who were swept out to sea in Dunsborough last month.

Jessica Evensen