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  1. Anzac DayPremiumServices resume for Anzac Day across the Pilbara

  2. Road fatalityCrash kills woman in her 40s

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    South Hedland girl saves cousin from bottom of pool

  4. State call-upCommentsPremiumThe Pilbara juniors ready to represent WA rugby league

  5. COMMUNITY SERVICEPremium'Respected' elder avoids jail over historic sex offences

FIVE PART INVESTIGATIONBlak Deaths in Custody: An original video series

On the 30th anniversary of the royal commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody, this five part investigation asks ‘why are people still dying?’. WATCH THE FIRST EPISODE NOW

Boating tragedyPremiumHedland man dies in ocean tragedy off Pilbara coast

A snorkelling and fishing trip with mates has ended in tragedy off the Onslow coast after one of the men died on Saturday afternoon.

Caitlyn Watts

Record quarterPremiumLithium revival fuels Pilbara expansion plans

The Ken Brinsden-led miner has booked record quarterly production from its flagship Pilgangoora mine as prices for its battery-focused product improve significantly.

Stuart McKinnon

Blak deaths in custodyPremiumMs Dhu’s death ‘confirmed racism is killing people’

The Pilbara death of Ms Dhu was described as a ‘tragedy of the highest order’ and sparked renewed passion among the Blak community which felt she’d still be alive if recommendations were implemented.

Rangi Hirini

Next-gen inspirationCommentsPremiumYoung leaders prove Hedland’s future is in safe hands

Youth Involvement Council youth services co-ordinator Karen Cooper said Hedland’s next generation were resilient and it was important to showcase the positive impact they made in the community

Danielle Raffaele

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‘No justice’Premium
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Anger as Ms Dhu doctor keeps job despite guilty finding

Ms Dhu’s family members have slammed the fine given out to a doctor who treated the Yamatji woman in the hours before her death in police custody.

Rangi Hirini & Charlotte Elton

Social media shockMum alarmed by Insta attacks

A Hedland mum has spoken out over “distressing” and “confronting” footage of local youth fighting and targeting other young people with physical abuse on dedicated social media pages.

Dog daysA tale of Fatty Brown

Local officers conducting a search warrant in South Hedland made an unusual and furry discovery last week while trying to retrieve allegedly stolen items from a suburban property.

1946 Pilbara StrikeCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumCommemorating 75 years since the 1946 Pilbara Strike

This week marks 75 years since hundreds of Aboriginal workers walked off pastoral stations in collective action across the Pilbara to protest poor wages and unfair living and working conditions.

BCI MineralsCommentsPremiumPotash player commits to the Pilbara

An aspiring Pilbara potash player has opened a Karratha office as it seeks to launch the largest solar evaporation project in Australia.

Alexander Scott

FootballRovers stun shell-shocked Swans

The highly anticipated opening game of the North Pilbara Football League season saw the Port Hedland Rovers stun the reigning premiers, the South Hedland Swans, by 52 points in a giant upset.

Alexander Scott

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Flowering careerCommentsPremiumMeet the man who’d do anything to collect WA seeds

Luke Sweedman has explored nearly all of WA’s nooks and crannies during his career as a botanist. He’s so planted in the field that he even has a tree named after him. Here is his story.

Steve Butler

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‘So, So loved’CommentsPremium
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Family heartache at loss of ‘legend’ in workplace death

The family of a young Manjimup electrician who died in a workplace accident have spoken of their heartbreak at losing a ‘carefree’ soul who was ‘so, so loved’.

Ben Loughran

SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONPremiumWho is betting whiz kid at centre of $120m court case?

He’s an Aquinas College graduate who’s been photographed rubbing shoulders with former footy stars and splashing cash, so how did Chris Brown get caught up in a $120 million Federal court case?

Sarah Steger

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Prison findingsCommentsPremiumAboriginal inmates disadvantaged at Bunbury Prison

The report found Aboriginal prisoners were “not proportionally represented” in the more desirable employment opportunities, gratuity levels, or accommodation standards.

Jackson Barrett

Tourism ConferencePremiumWA regional tourism in focus after cyclone

At a time when the State’s embattled tourism industry is at a critical juncture, about 300 delegates will meet in Geraldton next week to discuss how to keep visitors coming to Western Australia.

Phoebe Pin and Liam Beatty

Twilight snack zoneCommentsPremiumEsperance food trucks soon to be entering Twilight zone

Esperance’s Twilight Beach carpark could soon be buzzing with food trucks after councillors decided to move away from the one-lease structure to an open trading permit system.

Amber Lilley

Kalgoorlie caseCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumMan alleged to have spat at, bitten police granted bail

A man who allegedly spat in a police officer’s face before biting him and another officer on the hand as they attempted to arrest him has been released on bail.

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Recipe for disasterPremium
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PremiumUnion fury as Kal prisoners ‘caught in jailhouse romp’

Shock claims that prisoners were caught having sex behind bars have emerged from a Kalgoorlie prison managing male and female inmates, sparking anger from the WA Prison Officers Union.

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PremiumEXCLUSIVE: Perth to Albany passenger train on agenda

A push for the reinstatement of a passenger train service between Perth and Albany is gathering steam after a high-level meeting between key stakeholders from local and State politics.

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Let the fun be-ginCommentsPremiumBeer tax cut could see more WA tipple on the menu

Australians could get more choice in locally made beer and gin, with the Morrison Government set to slash taxes on brewers and distilleries in this month’s Federal Budget.

Lanai Scarr

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Cheque in the emailPremium
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Lawyer accuses betting whiz kid of false claims

A Perth lawyer has accused Chris Brown of creating a fake email using high-profile law firm Bennett & Co’s letterhead to claim more than $6.7 million was heading into one of his bank accounts.

Neale Prior

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Lasting traumaPremium
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Premium51 ex-athletes make complaints against WAIS

More gymnasts have come forward about their mistreatment at the WA Institute of Sport, with one former athlete alleging a coach slapped her, put their hands around her neck, and shook her.

Laptop probePremiumPremiumWill we ever know what happened behind the CCC scenes?

Whether the Corruption and Crime Commission acted legally in pursuit of allegedly grubby behaviour by some WA politicians was the subject of two days of lofty argument in the Supreme Court last week.

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‘clearly did not have consent’Premium
The West Australian exclusive
PremiumJudge condemns man for sex assault on sleeping ex

A WA judge has blasted a man who filmed himself violating his former girlfriend while she slept, saying all women have the right to be in a relationship ‘without having sexual acts forced upon them’.

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Who is Bret Silvey? Author’s brother in twisted tale

Business high flyer Bret Silvey — the man accused of ripping millions from family and friends in a bogus finance scheme — finds himself at the centre his own tale of friendship, secrets and betrayal.

Tim Clarke