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  1. ‘Get this sorted’ CommentsPremiumPort Hedland mayor reveals council’s big-ticket items

  2. ‘Important development’ CommentsPremiumBuyback scheme extended as focus shifts to planning

  3. Funding call PremiumCalls continue for an increase to PAT scheme

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‘A safer environment’CommentsPremiumKarijini set to receive huge $16 million upgrade

Karijini is set for an upgrade after the State Government unveils $16 million to improve the park’s roads and tourism infrastructure. 

Xander Sapsworth-Collis

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‘Left me humiliated’: Alleged rape victim’s hospital anger

A mother of two allegedly drugged and raped in regional WA says she was left humiliated and further traumatised after being made to wait eight hours after the ordeal at her local hospital for a DNA examination.

Caitlyn Rintoul

‘bucket list experience’CommentsCalls to ban tourists from Horizontal Falls

The traditional owners of the world-renowned Kimberley attraction have called for a total ban on tourists passing through after a boat careered into rocks, badly injuring 18 visitors.

Rebecca Le May

‘Lucky to be alive’ PremiumCar crashes through fence missing sleeping residents

A car has slammed through a fence, narrowly avoiding sleeping residents inside a home in South Hedland. 

Peter Devlin

Get to know themCommentsPremiumPort Hedland: Meet your council

Some new faces, some old. Four new councillors were sworn in last week. 

‘Get this sorted’ CommentsPremiumPort Hedland mayor reveals council’s big-ticket items

Port Hedland Mayor Peter Carter has revealed how his new council will be run following last week’s local government elections. 

Peter Devlin

‘endless questions’CommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumFamily’s desperate plea for missing Pilbara son one year on

WA Police’s missing persons unit have renewed calls for information about the disappearance of Pilbara man Clinton Lockyer as his family pleaded for help as Tuesday marked one year since he went missing.

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PremiumWA regional MP forced to apologise to alleged rape victim

A WA politician has been forced to apologise to a woman who was allegedly raped months after ignoring her pleas for more help for sexual assault victims.

TechnologyPremiumPremiumEV charging station open

Electric vehicle fast chargers have installed in Karratha, Exmouth and Kununurra as part of the WA EV Network extending into the Pilbara.

‘A safer environment’CommentsPremiumKarijini set to receive huge $16 million upgrade

Karijini is set for an upgrade after the State Government unveils $16 million to improve the park’s roads and tourism infrastructure. 

Xander Sapsworth-Collis

Historic LandingPremiumFirst ever passenger jet lands at Marble Bar airport

The first-ever direct passenger jet from Perth has touched down in Marble Bar as the Shire unveiled its huge airport expansion to serenade the historic plane.

Xander Sapsworth-Collis

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WATCH NOWNew WA true crime series: Vanishing Cousins

The disappearance of two teens from Scarborough Beach in 1974 remains one of Australia’s most baffling mysteries. The West’s exclusive series investigates what happened to Raelene Eaton and Yvonne Waters.

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The West Australian exclusive
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Perth family on dangerous quest to end child marriage

A Perth woman is raising funds urgently needed as her cousin fights to bring home his three half-siblings from Afghanistan, including a 15-year-old forced into marriage.

Gabrielle Becerra Mellet

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Rock the dockCommentsPremium
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More Freo than John Butler, Nat Fyfe and Little Creatures

After more than 35 years in an unfashionable part of the port city, this seafood stalwart remains a quintessentially Fremantle institution.

Simon Collins

House That!CommentsPremiumEx-Eagle kicks $2.55m goal with sale of North Freo home

The life of former footballer John Annear appears to have come full circle, with the Goldfields-born lad planning to spend more time in the country after the sale of his North Fremantle home last month.

Kim Macdonald

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StrandedCommentsMystery illness leaves WA man fighting for life

A Perth man suffering from a mystery illness he contracted during a cruise ship getaway is in a race against time, with his family fearing he may die before he can be flown back to Australia for treatment.

Dedicated advocateCommentsPremiumCassius’ mum nominated for Australian of the Year

Mechelle Turvey has been named as the State’s nominee for the 2024 Australian of the Year award, following her powerful advocacy for the victims of crime in the wake of the alleged murder of her son Cassius.

Lauren Price

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CommentsPremiumThe Beatles ‘final song’: Purists will wish they let it be

Like Jurassic Park, the studio scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.

‘Blood on your hands’CommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumDaycare centre approved for Parkwood amid backlash

Angered residents in Parkwood are investigating their rights to appeal a State Planning decision that would see a daycare centre built on a busy residential road. 

Decades on the runPremiumPremiumAustralia’s most wanted gangster arrested in Turkey

Australia’s most wanted man, Hakan Ayik, has been arrested in Turkey. Australian authorities have been searching for Ayik since he fled the country in 2010. 

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Nintendo burglaryPremiumPolice allege six kids raid home, stealing gaming consoles

A group of juveniles as young as 10 spent the night in custody after they allegedly stole two gaming consoles from a home in Rangeway early on Wednesday morning. 

Jessica Moroney

Fast exitPremiumNats in shock and disappointed by Beard’s break-up

Blindsided Nationals leader Shane Love claims Merome Beard was “disengaged” from the party for a long time before she confirmed her shock defection to the Liberal Party on Tuesday night.

Anna Cox

Skimpy show PremiumCoyote Ugly-style topless dance show set for The Grand

A Coyote Ugly-meets-country hoedown female dance show will take over a Boulder pub on Friday after a previous skimpy dance show was deemed a “complete success”.

Tegan Guthrie

Huge donationPremiumPremiumCity donates old phones to help family violence victims

Almost 100 mobile phones have been donated to a service providing domestic violence victims with replacement devices.

Puppy farmingPremiumPremiumProposed regulations demand that dogs be sterilised

The City has shared alarming statistics on the number of dogs that could be put down should proposed changes to puppy farming laws be passed.

REQUEST DENIEDCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumPapalia denies request for more consultation on gun reforms

WA Police Minister Paul Papalia has ruled out extending public consultation on the Cook Government’s proposed gun law reforms amid growing calls for the November 14 deadline to be pushed back.

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The EconomistCommentsPremiumWhat a third world war would mean for investors

THE ECONOMIST: Could financial markets once again be underpricing the risk of a global conflict? The fog of war is even thicker for investors than it is for military generals.

The EconomistCommentsPremiumHow Zuckerberg broke free of the metaverse black hole

THE ECONOMIST: Mark Zuckerberg last year performed one of the fastest pivots in tech history. Those moves reveal a lot about his leadership style. They may even end up vindicating his faith in the metaverse. 

The EconomistCommentsPremiumPity modern managers — burnt-out, distracted and overloaded

THE ECONOMIST: Corporate leadership is more daunting, but also more important, than ever.

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CNBCCommentsPremiumHere’s how to scrub your personal info from Google searches

There’s a feature in Google Search that allows you to remove your phone, email and home address from the search page. Here’s how to use it.

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WA Labor’s new approach to pre-selection keeping the peace

Secure spots on WA Labor’s upper house ticket are set to be decided in blocks that will preserve the factional balance in the State party.

Dylan Caporn and Jake Dietsch

‘Hideous purpose’Fears Perth flyers condemning Israel will fuel antisemitism

A flyer decrying Israel’s treatment of Palestinian children has raised fears it will fuel hatred against Jews after it was distributed across a northern Perth suburb.

Tragic discovery PremiumPremiumPolice release name of man found dead in WA bushland

Police have released the name of a 44-year-old man found dead in bushland north-east of Bunbury this week.

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PremiumUnion slams jail term given to WA cop over violent arrest

The WA Police Union has condemned a Perth judge’s decision to jail a constable who dragged and kicked a woman during a traumatic and unlawful arrest, calling the sentence unjust and ‘manifestly excessive’.

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CommentsSevere weather alert cancelled for Perth and South West

A severe weather alert has been cancelled for the Perth metropolitan area and the South West.

Multiple chargesPremiumArrest made over series of devastating Kings Park blazes

An accused firebug has been caught and charged by police over multiple fires that destroyed Kings Park bushland.

Caleb Runciman