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The City of Greater Geraldton council is soon to vote on its 2026-27 budget, which is set to include a 4.5 per cent rates rise.

Council budgetPremiumRates relief proposed as rise trimmed back to 4.5 per cent

Greater Geraldton ratepayers could be in store for a little reprieve when they receive their rates bill, with councillors set to vote on a lower than expected rates rise of 4.5 per cent.

Kate Campbell

Member for Geraldton and shadow fisheries minister Kirrilee Warr speaks after the Fish For All rally earlier this year.

Demersal banPremiumThreat accusations fly as fisheries inquiry vote passes

Geraldton MLA Kirilee Warr has denied accusations from Fisheries Minister Jackie Jarvis that the Nationals WA have stood besides fishers that made threats against her family. 

Oliver Lane, Sally Q Davies

Seeding at Perenjori.

Canola SwingPremiumWA growers swinging into canola and away from wheat

Crops across most of the State’s grain-growing areas have been freshened up by recent rainfall, with much of WA’s crop sprouting out of paddocks.

Georgia Campion

Great teachers may never fully know the difference they make. Yet their influence can last a lifetime.

Pom in OzHelping shape young lives is the true value of teaching

A few days ago, I was humbled to hear former student and MasterChef star Luke Harris mention in an interview that I had been an influence on him during his time at school.

Derek Goforth

The State Prosecutor ripped into the ‘glaring inconsistencies’ during cross-examination.

Courts & JusticePremiumFIFO worker’s assault story unravels under cross-examination

A State Prosecutor has accused a FIFO worker of having ‘clear and glaring inconsistencies’ in his evidence, after taking the stand defending claims he violently assaulted his ex-girlfriend at a WA mine site.

Jessica Evensen

Michelle Jones said 20kg of kangaroo feed costs her $600.

Kangaroo awareness PremiumWildlife carer pleads for drivers to check pouches for joeys

Every driver is aware of the risk of hitting a kangaroo on the road, however a local wildlife rescuer is urging people who may be in this situation to pull over and check for joeys. 

Imogen Wilson

Division three champions Central Midlands Coastal.

HockeyPremiumPremiumCentral Midlands Coastal claim country week honours

The Mid West was well represented in Country Championship action, with the region’s top women’s hockey players heading to Perth last weekend — and Central Midlands Coastal taking out the division three title.

The whale carcass at Hill River.

EnvironmentPremiumPremiumWhale carcass in remote river won’t be removed

A whale carcass that washed up in a remote spot in Hill River — about 11km south of Jurien Bay and 10km north of Cervantes — will not be removed.

The redevelopment of Geraldton Health Campus from above.

HealthPremiumPremiumTender awarded for expansion of Geraldton’s renal services

Works to boost Geraldton’s renal dialysis unit are set to start soon after the tender was awarded to local business Crothers Construction.

The erosion along the coastline in Port Denison.

ErosionPremiumCommunity concern for Port Denison erosion at all-time high

Community fears in Port Denison about erosion, which is washing away beaches and putting community infrastructure and even one of the town’s main streets at risk, has only intensified after recent storms.

Imogen Wilson

Steve Pennells with Yeah the Boys author Holden Sheppard.

TV dealPremiumGeraldton author’s sequel set for global TV audience

The rights to develop Geraldton’s acclaimed author Holden Sheppard’s sequel to Invisible Boys into a international TV drama have already been secured, just two months after the book was published.

Sienna Seychell

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Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir has the Dockers firing like no one ever has.

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Motormouth Mitch: Freo's next $2m man who needs to sign

The signature which could cost Fremantle $2 million a season and the forward West Coast could turn to as they try to solve their defensive woes. Mitchell Woodcock takes a look at a big week in footy.

Mitchell Woodcock

Yeah the Boys author Holden Sheppard pictured with Steve Pennells.

TVCommentsPremiumPerth’s gay AFL drama secures global TV audience

In a massive coup for the local screen industry, WA-based production company Deadset Pictures has secured the screen rights to Yeah the Boys.

Caitlin Vinci

City of South Perth council building

Local GovernmentCommentsPremiumThree councillors suddenly quit South Perth over budget fury

The South Perth City council is staring down the barrel of a mass exodus following three resignations in 72 hours, plunging another local government into chaos. 

Jessica Evensen

‘Lethal’ Les Grantham has opened up about his life as a violent bikie before finding a path to peace.

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The dark childhood secret behind ex-bikie’s life of crime

‘Lethal’ Les Grantham, the bullet-riddled bikie left for dead with his tattoos burnt off outside Rockingham Hospital after a falling out with his gang, is taking his first steps on the road to redemption.

Ben Harvey

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A man is dead and his motorcycle passenger is fighting for her life after a bike travelling in a convoy left the road and crashed near Rockingham on Sunday morning.

PolicePremiumMan dead and woman critical after motorcycle convoy crash

A man is dead and his motorcycle passenger is fighting for her life after a bike travelling in a convoy left the road and crashed near Rockingham.

Caleb Runciman

The City of Stirling is investigating a Nollamara backyard development.

PropertyCommentsPremiumPerth neighbours claim granny flat approval gone too far

The City of Stirling is investigating a backyard development after concerns a single granny flat approval has led to what neighbours describe as an ‘accommodation village’ in a residential street.

Liam Murphy

Andy Karl (centre) as the title character in the Australian production of Beetlejuice The Musical.

EntertainmentPopular musical suddenly axed, all Perth shows cancelled

The decision has been made midway through an Australian tour.

City of South Perth council building

Local GovernmentCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumThree councillors suddenly quit South Perth over budget fury

The South Perth City council is staring down the barrel of a mass exodus following three resignations in 72 hours, plunging another local government into chaos. 

Yeah the Boys author Holden Sheppard pictured with Steve Pennells.

TVCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumPerth’s gay AFL drama secures global TV audience

In a massive coup for the local screen industry, WA-based production company Deadset Pictures has secured the screen rights to Yeah the Boys.

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Fisheries officer Jack Dawson.

Operation ElvinaPremiumFisheries identify 11 fish offenders in highway blitz

Fisheries officers have caught several alleged fish offenders red-handed in an intricate multi-service highway search in the Mid West-Gascoyne, landing fishers with a reminder to comply with possession limits.

Imogen Wilson

Shire of Dardanup president Tyrrell Gardiner with the shire's director of infrastructure Theo Naude.

WALGA AWARDS PremiumSouth West local government officials recognised

Local government officials from across the South West have been recognised at the 2026 Western Australia Local Government Association’s Local Government Awards. 

Rose Patane

Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison.

Death in custodyPremiumPrisoner dies following ‘multiple health concerns’

A 42-year-old prisoner has died after presenting with “multiple health concerns” at Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison.

Tegan Guthrie

The Shire of Harvey council is proposing a rates hike of 7 per cent for 2026-27.

REVENUE AND RATES PremiumPremiumShire of Harvey council to discuss revenue and rating plan

The Harvey Shire council will tonight vote on the proposed revenue and rating plan for 2026-27, with the officer’s recommendation suggesting the council adopts the new plan. 

Bunbury Primary School's marimba band perform at the 2026 Bunbury Eisteddfod Gala Concert.

GALA CONCERT PremiumPremiumAnnual gala night showcases Bunbury Eisteddfod’s best

Talented performers from across the South West took to the stage at the Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre at the weekend for the Bunbury Eisteddfod Gala Concert. 

BHP volunteers clean the heritage tram ahead of tourism season.

Tram cleanPremiumPremiumHeritage tram cleaned by BHP ahead of tourist season

Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s heritage tram is squeaky clean after volunteers from BHP’s process team spent Friday afternoon polishing brass and wiping windows.

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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.

Sam Meredith

WA News

One Nation's Rod Caddies is one of the MPs who is still without an office over 12 months since the State election.

state politicsCommentsPremiumGovernment under fire as State MPs left without offices

Five State politicians are still without electoral offices more than a year after they were sworn into office, which they say is down to Government processes holding up the process.

Oliver Lane

Analyses of sex hormones in blood samples taken from young men were matched to cancer outcomes in the same men as they aged.

HealthMen with low testosterone more likely to die from cancer

New research — led by University of Western Australia Professor Bu Yeap — shows men with low levels of testosterone are at higher risk of dying from cancer when they are older.

Bethany Hiatt

Rockingham has topped a list for dog attacks on posties.

Dog attacksMore than 150 fines for dog attacks in Rocko last year

The City of Rockingham says it is working with Australia Post after it was revealed the area is the worst in the State for attacks on postal workers.

Urgent testing underway after dead seabirds spark bird flu fears in South Australia.

HealthVideoCommentsCommentsNation on alert as 13 seabirds tested for deadly bird flu

More than a dozen birds stretching from Geraldton to South Australia’s southern coast are undergoing urgent H5N1 testing after two infected migratory seabirds were discovered near Esperance.

WA Police are seeking the public’s help following unconfirmed reports that a woman was trying to escape a car that was stolen from a leisure centre in Perth’s north. 

CrimeCommentsCommentsCops find stolen car after welfare concerns for passenger

WA Police have located a stolen car following reports that a woman was trying to escape the vehicle on Tuesday. 

A 44-year-old woman was sentenced in Perth's District Court for gaining benefit by fraud.

courtsPremiumWoman fraudulently applied for $100k loan in landlady’s name

A woman has been sentenced for fraudulently attempting to secure a $100,000 home loan under the name of a woman whose home she once stayed in, described as striking at the “heart of financial system”.

Melissa Sheil