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  1. Border closurePremium‘Bloody mess’: Pilbara businesses react to border delay

  2. Dangerous recreationData reveals demographic most at risk bushwalking in WA

  3. Bird findBird is the word after rare sighting

  4. Long way homeThe German walking his way around the North West

  5. ‘Everything has changed’ CommentsMcGowan cancels Feb 5 with no new reopening date revealed

Hedland CrimeWoman seriously assaulted in South Hedland

A 35-year-old Camballin man has been charged with Aggirvated Grieveous Bodily Harm after an incident occured on Wednesday evening in South Hedland. 

Mia Burgess

Maxi VaxiPilbara COVID vax bus off to promising start

WA Police have brought three of their highly regarded police officers out of retirement to assist in a three week vaccine push in the region as we head toward’s the state’s Feburary 5 open date.

Mia Burgess

Electric dreams BHP to purchase four battery-electric locomotives

BHP is set to purchase four new battery-electric locomotives to trial on the company’s WA iron ore rail network.

Mia Burgess

rains are here A dusty welcome to the wet season in Hedland

The wet season finally greeted Port Hedland on Saturday evening, as a wild dust and thunderstorm hit the town

Mia Burgess

Youth crimePremiumAnother town, another forum as crime spirals in WA’s North

While youth crime in Hedland may be far from a new issue, police say the spike in crime in town is   ‘unexpected’.

Mia Burgess

Twin featPremiumNewman, Port Hedland claim country week grade titles

Newman had been a powerhouse all tournament, finishing the pool stage on top of the ladder with two wins and one loss having scored 599 while taking 28 wickets going into the finals

Alexander Scott

‘No acceptable number’PremiumPremiumPilbara road fatality average trending down

Each death one too many as Road Safety Commission reveals downward trend in five-year average of road fatalities in the Pilbara.

Dangerous recreationData reveals demographic most at risk bushwalking in WA

A new study from ECU has revealed the potentially life-threatening risks of bushwalking during summer and which demographic is most at risk.

Border closurePremiumPremium‘Bloody mess’: Pilbara businesses react to border delay

Business leaders in the Pilbara have reacted cautiously to the indefinite delay of the opening of WA’s hard border while a local publican described the situation as a “bloody mess.” 

Long way homeThe German walking his way around the North West

Walking around the world is not how everyone pictures retirement, but that is exactly what a 71-year-old German has spent the past five years doing.

Alexander Scott

Health equality PremiumPilbara woman’s First Nations health drive leads to Canberra

Kariyarra, Banyjima woman Sheniese Hall is using her knowledge and her voice in the country’s capital to help create policies that prioritise health equality for Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders.

Mia Burgess

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How WA’s most vulnerable children are being badly let down

Leaked documents have exposed how the WA Department of Communities is failing to meet crucial targets including those relating to child safety investigations.

Annabel Hennessy

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Lloyd Rayney caught up in Fringe show ‘joke’ saga

Comedian and actor Peter Rowsthorn has defended his teenage daughter Frankie, after she was castigated online for telling a joke involving former lawyer Lloyd Rayney — while he was in the audience.

Tim Clarke

DIVISIVE TOPICPremiumFour West Aussies reveal what Australia Day means to them

As January 26 approaches, influencer Fallon Gregory acknowledges it is a divisive date and is overwhelmed with mixed feelings

Rhianna Mitchell

Regional News

STIFF PENALTY PremiumJohn Nicoletti cops steep fine for illegal clearing

A fine imposed on prominent WA farmer John Nicoletti for illegally clearing native vegetation has been increased tenfold to $25,000 after the State’s environmental regulator won a Supreme Court appeal.

Adam Poulsen

Shalom HousePremiumSecond shot for rehab service in Kalgoorlie-Boulder

“Tough love” rehabilitation service Shalom House will be back before councillors tonight for a second shot at approval to establish a centre in Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Tegan Guthrie

South Boulder development PremiumCouncil to mull accommodation development in South Boulder

Councillors are set to consider a planning application for a $4 million accommodation and restaurant development proposed for South Boulder

Tegan Guthrie

‘No acceptable number’PremiumPremiumPilbara road fatality average trending down

Each death one too many as Road Safety Commission reveals downward trend in five-year average of road fatalities in the Pilbara.

arson hunt Fears fires deliberately lit in South West

Bridgetown police have put out a call for public information after a number of suspicious fires were lit in the South West early Sunday morning.

Not happy PremiumPremiumABC Pilbara journalists quit over housing saga

Two ABC Pilbara journalists have resigned after the national broadcaster stripped their staff housing and left them with a $100 weekly subsidy to find their own home in an expensive mining town.

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About turnCouncil backflips on Skyworks proof of jab requirements

The City of Perth has seemingly backed down on its declaration it would require Skyworks attendees to prove they were double-jabbed.

Sarah Steger

Bail bidPremiumMan fronts court over horror Leeming stabbing, bashing

A 43-year-old man accused of a horror suburban attack which left a teen in a serious condition in hospital has appeared in court.

Kristie Lim and Sarah Steger

Dangerous turnVideoHorror moment man films himself being struck by car

Police are investigating after a man was seriously injured by a car doing burnouts on a rural property in Caraban, north of Perth.

new commander WA gets new COVID-19 Vaccine Commander

WA has a new COVID Vaccine Commander who will take over from Police Commissioner Chris Dawson, who served in the role since August.

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NEW EXPOSURE SITES: Bunbury, Mandurah venues in new alert

A Bunbury restaurant and a popular Mandurah pub have been named in the WA Health Department’s latest list of exposure sites.

Last-minute movePremiumPremier’s bid to swerve COVID restrictions in Palmer scrap

The Premier has lodged an urgent application in the Federal Court to allow him to defend allegations he defamed Clive Palmer via video link citing his own decision to keep the State’s border shut as an issue.

Emily Moulton