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  1. FootballCommentsPremiumAllstars aim high at Country Championships

  2. Foodies dreamPremiumInternational food festival to hit Hedland

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    Toxic culture in mining sector should outrage us all

  4. Huge moveCommentsPremiumPlan to force entire mining sector to get jab revealed

  5. Tee-ballPremiumNorth West battle it out in tee-ball champs

covid scareCommentsPremiumCOVID Pilbara fears after seafarer wanders off ship

A rogue seafarer found wandering on a Pilbara wharf in the early hours of Wednesday morning has been arrested and flown to Perth hotel quarantine.

Caitlyn Rintoul

electoral reformCommentsPremiumReform ‘a betrayal of trust’ for regional voters

Mining and Pastoral MLC Neil Thomson says the State Government’s Upper House electoral reform is “a betrayal of trust” for regional residents who voted for the party based on COVID success.

Sam Jones and Josh Zimmerman

GolfPremiumStewart takes out Fortescue Open in 50 year anniversary

Sixty nine golfers from across the Pilbara and beyond converged on the Fortescue Golf Club in Newman on the weekend for their 50 year anniversary open championships.

David Eckhart

Locked upPremiumMan jailed for sharing child exploitation material

A 39 year old man has been jailed for possessing more than 140 videos and almost 100 images of child exploitation material on his mobile phone as well as distributing material online

Elliott Turner

Safety firstPremiumMain Roads and BHP embark on road safety project

A major rail improvement project is officially under way in Hedland as part of a BHP and Main Roads WA initiative to improve safety across the mining town.

Danielle Raffaele

Out in forcePremiumMotorists warned to slow down ahead of long weekend

“We want people to get wherever they’re going safely and we want to get the hoons off the road.”

Cheyanne Enciso

TELETHONPremiumPremiumJackson’s The Lap pulls into gym to spread word

Actor and ex-Pilbara local Joel Jackson appeared at South Hedland’s Life and Soul gym on Sunday to spread the word of his family’s Telethon fundraising endeavour

MotocrossPremiumPremiumWatling lifts crown at motocross King of the Coast

The Port Hedland Motorcycle Club played host to the King of the Coast at the weekend, attracting the Pilbara’s best riders

Power of artPremiumPremiumNorth West artists explore local stories in TEND

The showcase is the result of three months of artist-led workshops by Jacky Cheng, Sultana Shamshi and Megan Kirwan-Ward, which immersed Port Hedland creatives in crafting and storytelling.

FootballCommentsPremiumAllstars aim high at Country Championships

Top players from Karratha, Dampier, Hedland, Wickham and Newman have been selected to play against regional heavyweights from the South West, Peel, Avon District and Great Southern.

Cheyanne Enciso

local electionPremiumSeven fight for a seat on Shire of East Pilbara council

A new veterinary clinic and region-wide mental health scheme are among plans put on the agenda by East Pilbara residents vying for seats around the council table at the October 16 election

Elliott Turner

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Suspects’ homes raided as cops hunt Gerard Ross killer

Murder suspects have had their homes turned inside out, items seized and DNA taken during a spate of police dawn raids in the hunt for Gerard Ross’s killer.

Kristin Shorten

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Award-winning Gerard Ross docu-series in full

The Boy in the Blue Cap: The Gerard Ross Story is an eight-part award-winning documentary about one of WA’s most enduring and heartbreaking mysteries. Watch the full series here.

Kristin Shorten

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Fortescue bonus cuts in spotlight

Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest is battling to stave off more resignations of key senior Fortescue Metals Group staff upset over a $50 million cut to their executive bonus scheme, sources say.

Stuart McKinnon

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Boozy driverPremiumSW drunk driver told to “grow up” in court

Perth man driving drunk on Bussell Highway, 50km over the speed limit, is slammed by Busselton magistrate

Taylar Amonini

Behind barsPremiumBoxer could face deportation after GBH assault

A 29-year-old British national could face deportation after he was jailed for punching an acquaintance during a scuffle, breaking his eye socket.

Carly Laden

Picture galleryCamera IconPremiumKimberley kids join Docker for footy on the beach

The Kimberley 9s Carnival welcomed more than 300 primary and secondary students from local and remote schools who had shown strong school attendance and positive social behaviour

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public protectionPremiumPremiumBroome resort thief jailed in ‘unusual’ case

A Broome burglar has been jailed for seven months after he impulsively ran away from a family gathering to steal from a popular local resort

Lame loggingPremiumPremiumNative forest logging labelled “reckless” by industry

The forestry industry has been left reeling in shock at the State Government’s surprise move to ban native forest logging without consultation.

LAND USE AGREEMENTCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumAgreement seals native title rights in Tjuntjuntjara

The State Government has signed an Indigenous Land Use Agreement with the Tjuntjuntjara community after a 20-year campaign by the local Spinifex people.

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‘Over the moon’Soccer star wakes from alleged coward punch coma

A soccer player has reportedly opened his eyes for the first time after being in a coma for two weeks following an alleged one punch attack. Danny Hodgson is also ‘breathing on his own’.

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Coronial inquiryPremiumProbe into fatal cop shooting examines language barrier

The coroner is investigating whether language barriers led to an unarmed Vietnamese man being shot dead by police in his home in Perth’s north-eastern suburbs.

Michael Traill & Cassidy Mosconi

Up in the airPremiumPremiumPremier defends Quigley’s chopper flight with Poynton

Mark McGowan said his Cabinet colleagues are not ‘ministers every minute of the day’ while trying to excuse Attorney-General John Quigley’s trip in ex-Crown Perth director John Poynton’s helicopter.

Judgement dayPremiumPremiumFormer archbishop a no-show at his own hearing

The Anglican Church of Australia’s Episcopal Standards Board held a public hearing via Zoom on Tuesday in one of the final steps to deciding whether Archbishop Herft is fit to hold office.

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CommentsPremiumMidwives at lockdown protest face disciplinary action

The two women were dressed in their work uniforms as protesters marched in the CBD on Saturday against mandatory vaccination and lockdowns.

‘We’re all keen’CommentsPremiumWA teens lead way as vaccine rollout opens up

WA’s vaccination rollout has finally been streamlined for senior high school students, who can now receive a Pfizer jab without making an appointment at the State’s walk-in vaccine hubs.

Michael Traill