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  2. Flu cases surgeFlu cases in Mid West reach 326, surpassing 2024 total

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Strandline Resources’ Coburn mineral sands project near Shark Bay.

MiningFederal Government drops $160m on collapsed WA mine

A new report shows the Northern Australian Infrastructure Facility and other creditors of Strandline Resources and its Coburn mineral sands mine face a $300m wipeout.

Sean Smith

Former Geraldton MLA Lara Dalton has been appointed as new chair of the Mid West Development Commission.

MWDC chairPremiumDalton’s first post-politics appointment revealed

Four months after her stint in State politics came to an abrupt end, former Geraldton MLA Lara Dalton has been announced as the new chair of the Mid West Development Commission.

Stuart Quinn

Early works on the Nangetty-Walkaway Bridge, with the project set for completion in late August

Bridge worksPremiumNangetty-Walkaway Bridge rebuild nearing completion

The Nangetty-Walkaway Bridge is nearing completion, with the council revealing an update to its progress at Tuesday night’s agenda forum at the Walkaway Town Hall.

Stuart Quinn

Paige Taylor Counsell died on December 15, 2020.

Court & JusticeCommentsPremiumWA miner fined almost $1 million over young worker’s death

The 25-year-old died of blood loss six hours after the incident.

Sarah Crawford

Geraldton's housing market has had seven consecutive quarters of growth, but is starting to slow, according to Domain economist Nicola Powell.

Seller’s marketPremiumGeraldton housing market hits record highs

Geraldton has entered its longest stretch of continuous house growth in nearly two decades, following its seventh quarterly rise in a row.

Kate Campbell & Kim Macdonald

An aerial view of Coral Bay.

Bird deaths mysteryPremiumReportable diseases ruled out in Coral Bay mass bird deaths

An investigation into the deaths of up to 100 birds on a Coral Bay beach has ruled out reportable diseases as the cause, including avian influenza.

Kate Campbell

Chapman Valley's Daniel Borgogno celebrates.

FootballPremiumPremiumRoyals’ sweet revenge as they turn tables on Railways

After two defeats earlier this season, Chapman Valley exacted some revenge against Railways at home on Saturday in round 13 of the Great Northern Football League.

Geraldton Buccaneer Verle Williams takes it to the basket.

BasketballPremiumPremiumBuccs make it nine in a row after slamming win

The Geraldton Buccaneers have stretched their winning steak out to nine games, defeating the South West Slammers by 23 points on Saturday night for the last game of the regular season at Activewest Stadium.

Energy and Decarbonisation Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson.

‘Still waiting’PremiumPremiumGeraldton left out of $342m energy upgrade

The State Government missed a golden opportunity to boost power transmission to Geraldton when it failed to include the city in a $342 million upgrade to the energy grid, according to a local MP.

Dining with friends in Chania, Greece,

What I SeePremiumFriends the extra spice that makes life more enjoyable

I’m fortunate to have a number of good friends. For me, friends provide the mortar in the bricks of life and without them, things would be pretty dull.

Peter Fiorenza

Geraldton's housing market has had seven consecutive quarters of growth, but is starting to slow, according to Domain economist Nicola Powell.

Seller’s marketPremiumGeraldton housing market hits record highs

Geraldton has entered its longest stretch of continuous house growth in nearly two decades, following its seventh quarterly rise in a row.

Kate Campbell & Kim Macdonald

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Dr Tony Buti has announced a new committee to investigate university mergers.The University of Western Australia, Curtin , Edith Cowan and Murdoch Universities will all come under the microscope.

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WA universities set for major shake-up with merger plans

The Sunday Times can reveal the Cook Government has taken a significant step towards a merger in some form between WA’s four public universities.

Joe Spagnolo

It’s understood the man who set off the flare was also armed with a knife.

EmergencyPremiumChaos as flare set off inside busy Perth shopping centre

It’s understood the man who set off the flare was also armed with a knife.

Caitlin Vinci

Tributes have flowed for Ludovica Piscicelli after she was killed in a crash on her way to work in April.

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Adventurous soul mourned after fatal crash near Albany

The young woman killed in a horrific crash in Bornholm on her way to work at a dairy farm is being remembered as a vivacious and adventurous soul who had found her ‘piece of paradise’ in Denmark. 

Jacki Elezovich

A woman stopped from leaving Perth with almost $200,000 in her luggage sparked an investigation that has led to more than $7 million in assets - including a $2m property - being restrained as suspected proceeds of crime.

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The West Australian exclusive
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Shock find in suitcase leads to seizure of $7m in assets

Suspicion first fell over the 65-year-old woman when staff at Perth International Airport detected irregularities while screening her luggage.

Shannon Hampton

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Dr Tony Buti has announced a new committee to investigate university mergers.The University of Western Australia, Curtin , Edith Cowan and Murdoch Universities will all come under the microscope.

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
State PoliticsCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
WA universities set for major shake-up with merger plans

The Sunday Times can reveal the Cook Government has taken a significant step towards a merger in some form between WA’s four public universities.

Joe Spagnolo

Three years after selling out of his Crown Resorts casino empire, billionaire James Packer has a confession.

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The West Australian exclusive
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James Packer reveals thoughts on Donald Trump, Elon Musk

Three years after selling out of his Crown Resorts casino empire, billionaire James Packer has a confession.

Mark Drummond

The new commissioners at City of Nedlands are sworn-in. Pictured L to R are Bianca Sandri, David Caddy and Cath Hart.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumExperience in dysfunctional council to benefit commissioner

The Chief Commissioner tasked with overseeing the City of Nedlands says his experience in a mass resignation of councillors three decades ago will give him better understanding of the task ahead.

Transport Minister Rita Saffioti.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremium‘Concerns’ as location of new ferry terminal announced

Transport Minister Rita Saffioti says the Government has revealed the location of a new ferry terminal in Matilda Bay but admitted some will be unhappy with its site.

Aabi was just two years and nine months old when she died.

HealthPremiumPremiumParents heartbreak after their little girl dies from flu

A Perth toddler has become the sixth person to die from influenza this year amid a horrific flu season gripping WA.

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Education Minister Sabine Winton.

Education supportPremiumAdditional support for education improvement

Five Goldfields-Esperance public schools will receive additional behaviour support co-ordinators to help take pressure off teachers by providing extra assistance for the children who need it most.

Jessica Antoniou

St Mary’s Primary School assistant principal Jenny Gorman and principal Elizabeth Browner.

125th celebrationsPremiumSt Mary's seeks historical donations for 125th birthday

St Mary’s Primary School is gearing up to celebrate its 125th birthday and is calling for donations of old photos and memorabilia to mark the occasion.

Tegan Guthrie

Apprentice Master Scott Bamberry and Kerrisa Simon.

Scooting to successPremiumWunan launches e-scooter building program for at-risk youth

Wunan Foundation kicked off its Still on Track E-Scooter Program last week, which will teach 10 at-risk students hands-on skills like welding and electric scooter assembly. 

Cain Andrews

Robin Miller Dicks

History The Sugarbird Lady’s legacy lives on

As WA battled a polio outbreak in the late 1960s, Robin Miller-Dicks took to the skies, flying solo across the North West to deliver thousands of vaccines to remote communities, helping eradicate the disease. 

Lawrence Mitchell was located on Friday after going missing Wednesday morning.

Missing man found PremiumPremiumMissing 88yo prospector found ‘in good spirits’

An 88-year-old prospector who went missing at Ora Banda on Wednesday morning was located safe and “in good spirits” on Friday after flagging down members of the public.

The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder has been given an environmental protection notice.

Environmental notice PremiumPremiumNotice flags odour and pollution concerns

The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder has copped an environmental protection notice over a smell which has plagued residents for years, as well as suspected pollution of wastewater at Hannan Lake. 

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Some of world’s greatest football players visit kids at PCH
Ratepayers hit with raise as Shire sets out the bottom line
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Ratepayers hit with raise as Shire sets out the bottom line
How AI is being tested to spot bushfires before they spread
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How AI is being tested to spot bushfires before they spread
Cash says Ley has ‘full support’ despite differing views
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Cash says Ley has ‘full support’ despite differing views
‘Concerns’ as location of new ferry terminal announced
‘Concerns’ as location of new ferry terminal announced
Apartment residents at risk as weak regulation of life-saving systems increases fire danger
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Apartment residents at risk as weak regulation of life-saving systems increases fire danger
Public health survey reveals startling number of workers ready to leave their jobs
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Public health survey reveals startling number of workers ready to leave their jobs
WA universities set for major shake-up with merger plans
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WA universities set for major shake-up with merger plans
Most WA GPs unlikely to take up new Medicare incentives
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Most WA GPs unlikely to take up new Medicare incentives
Home and Away to film in WA for first time in soap's history
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Home and Away to film in WA for first time in soap's history

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Elon Musk’s Tesla sold its crypto at one of the worst possible times.

CNBC newsComments‘Won’t sell’: Musk, Tesla’s multi-billion-dollar crypto miss

Billionaire Elon Musk’s Tesla missed on the top and bottom lines in the second quarter, but another miss was buried in its investor deck.

Ari Levy

Tesla’s slump this year is partly due to backlash against the company in the US and Europe, after Musk spent heavily to help re-elect President Donald Trump.

CNBC newsCommentsMusk warns of a ‘few rough quarters’ for Tesla as sales dive

Elon Musk has warned Tesla faces “a few rough quarters” after the company reported a 16 per cent decline in automotive revenue as sales fell for a second-straight quarter and again trailed analysts’ estimates.

Lora Kolodny

Donald Trump has announced a massive US-Japan trade deal.

TradeComments‘Largest ever’: Trump announces $839b US-Japan trade deal

US President Donald Trump has announced a $839 billion trade deal with Japan, calling it the ‘largest deal ever’, which involves ‘reciprocal’ tariffs.

Lim Hui Jie

In the battle among streaming services to capture and keep subscribers, kids’ shows like CoComelon and Bluey are becoming powerful tools to help win the war.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumAs streaming services chase a profit, kids’ content is king

In the battle among streaming services to capture and keep subscribers, kids’ shows like Bluey are becoming powerful tools to help win the war.

Ali McCadden and Lillian Rizzo

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Supplied pics from the Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services show the conditions inside Hakea Prison.

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
‘Indefensible’: Papalia rejects calls for inquiry into Hakea

The true extent of ‘entirely unacceptable’ conditions inside Hakea Prison won’t be examined in a public probe with the Cook Government rejecting the recommendation.

Charlton Hart

An Adelaide mother has a warning for families thinking of camping this winter after her little boy suffered shocking burns from an old campfire that had not been properly extinguished.

GRAPHIC PHOTOSVideoCommentsMum's warning after son severely burned at WA holiday spot

‘The screams that he made in that moment are just something that a parent will never forget.’

Molly Magennis

A teenager has been charged with manslaughter after a woman was killed in an e-motorbike crash in a park in Perth. Edgewater. 9News

NewsPremiumPremiumTeenager charged after fatal e-bike crash

The teenager was allegedly riding the e-motorbike erratically through the city’s suburbs before hitting a woman, who later died at hospital.

Apartment residents may be unknowingly living in buildings where life-saving fire systems are broken, outdated or never tested.

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
CommentsPremiumShock fire safety findings about prominent CBD office tower

Despite mounting national concern over building safety, WA has no legal requirement for regular checks or reporting on fire protection systems.

Police at the incident in Edgewater.

WA NewsPremiumPremiumWitness recalls finding woman hit by accused motorbike rider

A witness has detailed the frantic attempts of bystanders to save the life of a woman mowed down by an out-of-control motorcyclist as she walked through a park in Perth’s north.

A family has been forced to evacuate their home as it was engulfed in flames overnight in Forrestfield, south-east of Perth. Nine News

NEWSPremiumFamily flee as battery fire engulfs home

A family, including a one-year-old, was forced to flee their home in the dead of night as it became engulfed in flames, the 107th battery blaze to hit the state this year.

Brendan Kearns

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