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  1. Local governmentPremium17 candidates nominate as ex-president reveals why he left

  2. FootballPremiumSt Kilda parts ways with Geraldton’s Jack Carroll

  3. Road safetyPremiumDon’t fall victim to silent killer on our roads

  4. SustainabilityPremiumRegional communities in running for WA’s Tidy Town Awards

  5. FootballPremiumTeakle extends with East Fremantle for 2027 WAFLW season

Visiting authors for Big Sky: Li Cunxin, Kylie Howarth and Bruce Pascoe.

ArtsPremiumBig Sky Festival looks to bright future for its 2026 chapter

Geraldton’s biggest literary event, the Big Sky Readers and Writers Festival, is back this weekend, with a variety of panel talks, kids activities, movie screenings and VIP authors. 

Sally Q Davies

Singer-songwriter Tom Curtain with his horse and singing dog Dotti

EntertainmentPremiumDogs singing in a choir alongside singer Tom Curtain

Singer-songwriter Tom Curtain has embarked on an Australian tour accompanied by a “four-legged choir” of dogs he is training to sing alongside him.

Sienna Seychell

A woman died following a random breath test in Geraldton on Monday night. File image

PolicePremiumWoman dies suddenly after roadside breath test in Geraldton

An internal investigation has been launched after a woman died in ‘police presence’ following a roadside breath testing operation in Geraldton on Monday night.

Sienna Seychell

Carnarvon police station.

CrimePremiumJuvenile charged over attack on security guard

A female juvenile has been charged after allegedly assaulting a security guard at a Carnarvon shopping centre last week, leaving them with facial and neck injuries. 

Sienna Seychell

Wanderers celebrate a wicket.

CricketPremiumWanderers, Sporties on top but not without challenge

Only one round of the 2026-27 Young Motors Women’s T20 Series, played last Sunday is done, but both games were competitive with plenty of promising signs across the board.

Victor Tanti

The Geraldton foreshore.

SustainabilityPremiumRegional communities in running for WA’s Tidy Town Awards

Geraldton is among 43 regional towns shortlisted for the 2026 Tidy Towns Sustainable Communities Awards.

Sienna Seychell

Stuart Parsonage, left, and a supporter outside Geraldton Magistrates Court.

Courts and crimePremiumPremiumFormer cop facing 19 charges plans to fight accusations

A former Geraldton police officer is facing 19 charges, including possession of child exploitation material and indecent acts in public, has pleaded not guilty to all counts

East Fremantle captain Tiani Teakle and coach David Emes hoist the WAFLW premiership cup

FootballPremiumPremiumTeakle extends with East Fremantle for 2027 WAFLW season

Premiership-winning captain and Northampton product Tiani Teakle will remain a Shark for the 2027 WAFLW season after a successful first season at the helm

Jack Carroll of the Saints in action against Gold Coast Suns earlier this year. Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images

FootballPremiumPremiumSt Kilda parts ways with Geraldton’s Jack Carroll

Chapman Valley’s Jack Carroll has been de-listed after two seasons at St Kilda, with the club opting not to offer the defender another contract following the conclusion of this year’s trade period.

Independent member for Indi Helen Haines.

What I SeePremiumHow I fear social media will corrupt young minds

What happened to Federal politician Helen Haines was shocking

Peter Fiorenza

From 2028, WA will get two new public holidays, including Show Day, to coincide with the Perth Royal Show.

PoliticsPremiumLaws for new WA public holiday calendar pass Parliament

It’s official — Western Australians will get two extra public holidays

Kate Campbell

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Western Australia’s most vicious rapists and murderers are being quietly released onto our streets because the Prisoners Review Board has determined that protecting the privacy of criminals outweighs public interest.

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WA’s dangerous criminals quietly freed in controversial move

Western Australia’s most vicious rapists and murderers are being quietly released onto our streets because the Prisoners Review Board says protecting the privacy of criminals outweighs public interest.

Caleb Runciman

The pilot, Troy Thomas, was killed in a separate helicopter crash less than a year later.

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Lawsuit against WA tourism operator sensationally dismissed

Chelsea Cortese was suing Avanova Pty Ltd in the WA District Court, more than seven years after she was injured in a helicopter crash, piloted by Troy Thomas, off Raft Point in 2019.

Jessica Evensen

New REIWA president Rob Mandanici told The Sunday Times that rising interest rates and major changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax were having a big impact on property prices.

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Expert’s huge prediction for 2027 Perth property prices

New REIWA president Rob Mandanici said that rising interest rates along with major changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax were having a big impact on property prices.

Joe Spagnolo

A Gosnells father whose home was peppered with more than 20 bullets in a suspected drive-by shooting overnight has recounted how “god” saved him and his children from death. 

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LISTEN: The moment Perth home is peppered with bullets

A Gosnells man whose home was peppered with more than 20 bullets in a suspected drive-by shooting overnight has recounted how ‘God saved him’ and his children from death.

Caleb Runciman & Brandon Demura

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A Kalgoorlie-Boulder mother was handed a 3½ year jail term after being found guilty at trial of breaking into a home and assaulting a woman she believed was pregnant with her partner’s child.

Courts & justicePremiumMum jailed after attacking woman who had affair with partner

A Kalgoorlie-Boulder mother was handed a 3½ year jail term after a jury found her guilty of breaking into a home and assaulting a woman she believed was pregnant with her partner’s child.

Isabella Davis

Member for Secret Harbour Luke Herdegen pictured waving to the public gallery during his inaugural speech at Western Australian Parliament on Thursday.

state politicsVideoPremiumNew One Nation MP’s provocative pitch to govern WA

One Nation MP Luke Herdegen has unleashed on the major parties, using his inaugural speech to accuse Labor of treating voters like fools and vowing that he intends to govern.

Jessica Page

Former school teacher Stephen James Warwick outside of court.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremium‘I was horrified’: Ex-student speaks out as teacher in court

A former WA school teacher who was previously recognised with an education award has faced court for the first time accused of sexually abusing a teenager.

The pilot, Troy Thomas, was killed in a separate helicopter crash less than a year later.

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PremiumLawsuit against WA tourism operator sensationally dismissed

Chelsea Cortese was suing Avanova Pty Ltd in the WA District Court, more than seven years after she was injured in a helicopter crash, piloted by Troy Thomas, off Raft Point in 2019.

WA man Revel Downing, 58 died in a plane crash in NSW on Friday. It is understood Mr Downing was a member of the Sport Aircraft Builders Club of WA, alongside the 63-year-old man who died in the crash. Unknown

WA NEWSPremiumPremiumTragedy as Perth man killed in NSW plane crash identified

The identity of a Perth man who died alongside his friend in a plane crash shortly after take-off in NSW has been revealed. 

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Federal member for O’Connor Rick Wilson, shadow minister for skills and training Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and WA shadow minister for Aboriginal affairs Neil Thomson in Kalgoorlie-Boulder on Wednesday.

Haines attackPremiumWilson and Price respond to violent Helen Haines attack

The violent attack on Victorian MP Helen Haines has rattled Federal member for O’Connor Rick Wilson, who told the Kalgoorlie Miner he was particularly shocked the assault happened in a regional town

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Stuart Parsonage, left, and a supporter outside Geraldton Magistrates Court.

Courts and crimePremiumFormer cop facing 19 charges plans to fight accusations

A former Geraldton police officer is facing 19 charges, including possession of child exploitation material and indecent acts in public, has pleaded not guilty to all counts

Sally Q Davies

Waylon Prater has been denied bail.

Crime & courtsPremiumMMA gym owner yells at magistrate after bail rejected

A former MMA fighter and gym owner has been denied bail after seeking release from prison to try save his business due to the violent nature of his charges.

Sally Q Davies

Local leaders including Jackie Jarvis, Sandra Carr and Kirrilee Warr have reacted to the alleged attack on Helen Haines.

PoliticsPremiumPremiumLocal leaders open up about their own personal safety fears

Political leaders and communities have been left shaken by the alleged attack on Federal independent MP Helen Haines, with people in Geraldton and the Mid West, reflecting on their own situations

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumFIFO worker admits to 11 child abuse material charges

A Goldfields fly-in, fly-out worker has admitted to producing, distributing and possessing hundreds of images and videos of child exploitation material

Melissa Raffan and Francesca Mann.

OktoberfestPremiumPremiumA taste of authentic German life here in Geraldton

The Mid West city will experience a taste of Germany this weekend as Oktoberfest returns to Blue Heelers Square for its annual celebration

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Since 1990, only nine days have had a larger jump in the VIX on a smaller drop in the S&P500 than last Friday, according to SpotGamma.

CNBC newsWhy the market’s fragile calm faces a major test

Markets paused their slide this week as the tech sector found its footing following an AI sell-off sparked by high borrowing costs and doubts over data centre returns.

Justin Zacks

By the 1950s, another technological innovation would come along and have a profound effect on women: the washing machine.

CNBC newsPremiumWomen may be at greater risk of AI job losses

The history of technological progress suggests that, as AI spreads, the employment impact will hit women more than men.

Steve Liesman

Amazon’s Bee Frontier device can be worn on a wrist or clipped on to clothing..

CNBC newsPremiumAmazon launches new Bee ‘personal AI’ devices

Amazon is releasing two new Bee listening devices as it moves further into the AI hardware market.

Annie Palmer

HANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 18: Gold bars are on display at a gold jewelry store on October 18, 2024 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of China.

CNBC newsPremiumWhy China is buying so much gold, and means for prices

China’s central bank has bought gold for 23 straight months, and the country is importing more of the precious metal than ever.

Anniek Boa

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Despite being Australia’s best-performing State capital city market, Perth will not be immune to the decline in house values.

Housing MarketPremiumPerth homes set to drop $40,000 in value next year

Experts predict house prices across Australia’s capital cities will plunge by 13.5 per cent by the end of next year – with Perth not immune.

Stephen Johnson and Hannah Cross

A Perth martial arts instructor who drugged and sexually abused four children has been jailed for 19 years.

CrimePremiumMartial arts instructor jailed over vile child sex crimes

Over the course of his 15-day trial, the jury was told that the man — who holds a black belt in Hapkido — repeatedly molested and raped his victims at various properties across Perth.

Jessica Evensen

Staff at Murdoch University are being warned to brace for budget cuts.

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Staff at Murdoch University are being warned to brace for cuts because a massive drop in international student numbers has blown a hole in budget forecasts.

Sydney-headquartered Canva has launched its in-house AI image generator. Britta Campion / The Australian

NEWSPremiumPremiumAussie AI tool better than Google

Months after a costly false start wiped $10bn from its valuation, an Australian tech giant has launched a product that outranks Google, Meta and Microsoft.

You won’t believe the passwords being used by tens of thousands of West Australians — making for a hackers paradise!

WA NewsIs your password on the hackers’ hit list?

You won’t believe the passwords being used by tens of thousands of West Aussies! SEE THE LIST

Georgie Turco and her son Noah (10 months old.

HealthPremiumWA announced as hub for global women and babies centre

Perth will become home to a new global research institute for women and babies, aimed at bringing together world-leading science to tackle devastating health issues such as preterm birth and endometriosis.

Rhianna Mitchell