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  1. Elective Surgery GuaranteePremiumLiberals announce Elective Surgery Guarantee

  2. PoliticsCommentsPremiumPremier urges WA councillor to resign amid Russian strife

  3. Turtle SeasonPremiumWest Pilbara Turtle Program to launch for 2024/2025 season

  4. Doubling down Councillor quotes nazi on Russian state news

  5. MiningPremiumWorkSafe charges gold miner and two contractors for deaths

Plunge for PositivityPremiumCold Nips Australian Tour plunges for positivity

Starting the day with a smile and refreshing dip, 22 Hedland locals gathered at Pretty Pool on Sunday for a sunrise plunge in the name of mental health. 

Madelin Hayes

Indigenous AustraliansCourt told Fortescue destroyed more than 100 heritage sites

An Indigenous group suing Fortescue says new evidence shows the iron ore giant destroyed half of the Aboriginal sites on a Pilbara mine.

Aaron Bunch

Critical Minerals PremiumEU-Pilbara ties over critical minerals

The European Union “mirrors Australia’s concerns” about reliance on China for critical minerals, according to the EU’s Ambassador to Australia, Gabriele Visentin.

Natasha Clark

Economy PremiumSeven Pilbara projects share $1 million in RED Grants

Seven Pilbara projects will share in more than $1 million in funding in the latest round of RED Grants aimed at bolstering the region’s employment, business resilience and economic diversity. 

Cain Andrews

Land restoration PremiumAboriginal groups get $2m for land restoration work

Six Aboriginal enterprises across the Pilbara, Kimberley and Goldfields will share in more than $2 million in funding to support the production of native seed for land restoration and rehabilitation across WA

Cain Andrews

Debunked PremiumTGA responds to COVID vaccine contamination claims

The Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration has rubbished claims of DNA contamination raised at a Town of Port Hedland council meeting in October. 

Cain Andrews

Airport incidentPremiumPremiumLight aircraft makes emergency landing at Newman Airport

A light aircraft made an emergency landing at Newman Airport on October 15 after a malfunction in its right main landing gear.

PoliticsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumPremier urges WA councillor to resign amid Russian strife

Premier Roger Cook has urged Port Hedland councillor Adrian McRae to resign after appearing on Russian State media to decry Australian ‘mainstream media’. 

Elective Surgery GuaranteePremiumPremiumLiberals announce Elective Surgery Guarantee

Pilbara Liberal candidate Amanda Kailis has accused the Labor Government of causing Western Australian’s unnecessary pain, discomfort and reduced quality of life due to blown-out surgery wait times. 

Doubling down Councillor quotes nazi on Russian state news

Port Hedland councillor Adrian McRae has quoted a prominent nazi political theorist while appearing on Russian television to attack “mainstream media” reporting. 

Cain Andrews

Plunge for PositivityPremiumCold Nips Australian Tour plunges for positivity

Starting the day with a smile and refreshing dip, 22 Hedland locals gathered at Pretty Pool on Sunday for a sunrise plunge in the name of mental health. 

Madelin Hayes

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REVEALED: Major twist in wild cocaine esky takedown case

Recent court developments have emerged regarding last year’s remarkable $137 million cocaine seizure off Albany’s coast.

Phil Hickey

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Jail for brutal pub attack that left dad fighting for life

A FIFO worker who left a father with a fractured skull and brain bleeds from a one-punch attack at a pub south of Perth has been sentenced to more than two years’ imprisonment.

Rebecca Le May

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Liberals promise to lift stamp duty exemptions by $100,000

First homebuyers look set to be targeted in the upcoming State election with the Liberal Party promising to lift stamp duty exemptions by $100,000 to win their votes.

Joe Spagnolo

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Pipe saga worsens for West Aussies with flooded homes

Thousands of WA families can’t get ‘defective pipes’ ripped out of their homes quickly enough as insurers decline to renew policies on properties hit with repeated water bursts.

John Flint

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Herd on the TerracePremiumRuane on a winner with Reward play

Michael Ruane a winner thanks to some well-timed purchases at potash hopeful Reward Minerals.

COURTS & JUSTICEPremiumPerth’s burger king refused bail on cocaine charges

A former managing director of Perth’s Meet & Bun burger restaurants has been denied bail after being charged with possession of cocaine with intent to sell.

Erick Lopez

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumDid Andre Rebelo make calls pretending to be his brother?

The trial of a man accused of murdering his mother has continued with more remarkable evidence including that WA’s Coroner’s Court staff thought one Rebelo brother might have been impersonating another.

STATE POLITICSCommentsPremiumCommentsPremium‘Dismayed’ police union boss dumped by board

WA Police Union president Paul Gale has been axed by the body’s board, just hours after officers overwhelmingly rejected a second pay offer from the State Government.

WA NewsCommentsCommentsHuge queues as WA’s first Starbucks opens

Cars lined-up in the drive-thru from 4.30am as West Aussies turned out in droves for the opening of the first Starbucks store in Western Australia.

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CourtsPremium‘Crippling guilt, shame’: WA killer driver jailed over crash

A well-known Wheatbelt identity convicted of killing two motorists in a head-on crash in the US has been sentenced.

Conor Powell

Down SouthCommentsPremiumWon over by wonderful welcoming Witchcliffe

A wander through this tiny town on your next trip to the South West is a must, writes Sue Yeap.

Sue Yeap

Courts & Justice PremiumMan who stole shoes from sleeping miners told to ‘man up’

A man who stole the shoes of sleeping mining workers inside a former brothel while he was high on meth has been told to ‘man up’ in a Kalgoorlie court. 

Tegan Guthrie

ONE YEAR ONPremiumPremiumCouncil looks at the year that was and the year that will be

Building up trust among residents, improving roads and addressing key community challenges have been some of the main focuses of the Kalgoorlie-Boulder council the year since it was elected.

Courts & Justice PremiumPremiumMan jailed for seven-minute assault on partner

A man who tried to stop police from arresting his partner because she has a hole in her heart but six days later dragged her by her hair for seven minutes and punched her in the face has been jailed.

sip ‘n sketch PremiumPremiumKalgoorlie sketch nights to highlight skimpies as art form

After getting to know some of Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s skimpies, a local photographer believes their work delves deeper than appearances — she sees it as art. 

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Debate settledCommentsLevi boss settles debate on how often you should wash jeans

For most pieces of clothing, it’s clear they should be washed after a few wears. But jeans can be more divisive, with some even saying to never wash them.

Sophie Kiderlin

CNBC newsLithium still the way to go as automakers mull alternatives

The push to commercialise solid-state batteries for electric vehicles is well underway, but analysts say auto giants could be on the cusp of turning to a different kind of transformative science.

Sam Meredith

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumGoogle goes nuclear as data centre power demand surges

Tech companies are increasingly backing in nuclear energy to meet the growing power demands of data centres.

Pippa Stevens

CNBC newsVideoCommentsPremiumWATCH: Metaverse showing signs of life, but it’s not from VR

The company formerly known as Facebook appears to have found its footing in virtual and augmented reality through smart glasses.

Salvador Rodriguez and Jonathan Vanian

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Two West Aussies score $2m each in massive Lotto win

CHECK YOUR TICKETS! Not one, but two lucky West Australians have won $2 million each in tonight’s Saturday Lotto division one prize pool. 

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REVEALED: Major twist in wild cocaine esky takedown case

Recent court developments have emerged regarding last year’s remarkable $137 million cocaine seizure off Albany’s coast.

Phil Hickey

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Cops seek public’s help over brazen vape shop arson attack

Police have released images of a ute ablaze in what the Arson Squad believe was an attack on a Midland vape shop.

ParentingCommentsCommentsThe story of Perth mum and baby boy ahead of Walk for Prems

Ms Wooding was having a seemingly normal pregnancy until she suddenly felt intense cramping. 

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PremiumHow a WA child abuse case led to major arrest by the FBI

A Perth man’s mobile phone, which allegedly contained a sickening trove of child abuse material, has resulted in a dental worker in the US facing abhorrent sex charges after a tip off was sent to the FBI.

Courts & JusticePremiumExtra bunks for WA jail to allow three prisoners per cell

WA’s biggest prison will have dozens of new bunks fitted to allow up to three prisoners to be squeezed into each cell.

Bethany Hiatt