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A dredging contract has been awarded to Jan De Nul Australia to carry out the next steps pf the Pilbara Ports Zone 5 Bypass Channel

Shipping PremiumPort Hedland bypass channel contract awarded

A $50 million project designed to protect shipping operations at Port Hedland from major disruptions has moved a step closer, with Pilbara Ports awarding a dredging contract to Jan De Nul Australia.

Phoebe Solon

PHVFRS captain Spencer Hawkins and Ruth Buckley with the anniversary book.

WAFES AwardsPremiumPilbara Emergency Services nominated for WAFES awards

Rescue efforts during cyclone Narelle and a string of complex Karijini gorge rescues have landed Pilbara emergency volunteers on the finalist list for the 2026 WAFES Awards

Cain Andrews

Town of Port Hedland is going ahead with proposed 33 per cent rate hikes for mass accommodation properties.

WA news PremiumTown of Port Hedland shuts down rates objections

The Town of Port Hedland has declined requests from the Chamber of Minerals and Energy and two accommodation firms to reconsider its plan to increase rates for “mass accommodation” properties by 33 per cent. 

Laura Newell

WALGA President Mark Irwin, Town of Port Hedland Community Services director Alison Banks, Most Accessible Communities in WA ambassador Melissa Northcott, Town of Port Hedland Senior Community Development officer Tracey Hunter and Local Government Minister Hannah Beazley.

Local Government PremiumTown of Port Hedland wins State award for inclusive program

The Town of Port Hedland has won a prestigious State accolade for an inclusive sports and recreation program for people with disability.

Cain Andrews

The North Pole Dome in the WA Pilbara is the site of the oldest known asteroid impact crater. (HANDOUT/Curtin University)

SciencePremiumWorld’s oldest asteroid crater found in WA outback

Clever detective work by scientists has uncovered the Earth's oldest known asteroid impact crater in the WA outback, dating back three billion years.

Lloyd Jones

Navee Edwards (inshore champion angler junior), and Jarrod Cini (VP PHGFC)

Fishing Premium192 anglers hook Blue Water Classic success

The Port Hedland Game Fishing Club celebrated one of its most successful competitions to date after 192 anglers competed in the 2026 Everything Earth Blue Water Classic.

Phoebe Solon

A 77-apartment residential complex in South Hedland has sold for $28.5m.

Property PremiumPremiumSouth Hedland apartment complex more than doubles in price

A 77-apartment building in South Hedland has sold for $28.5m, more than double the price it was purchased for just five years ago.

The Town of Port Hedland is calling for community feedback on its housing strategy plan

Housing PremiumPremiumPort Hedland housing plan opens for feedback

The Town of Port Hedland is calling for community feedback on its draft Local Housing Strategy, in a push to tackle a housing crisis

Round 9 of the North Pilbara Football League at Kevin Richards Memorial Oval.

Sports PremiumPremiumNPFL round 9 round-up

Round 9 of the North Pilbara Football League delivered several one-sided contests across the league, reserves and women’s competitions, held on June 27.

The Pilbara Krocs secured fifth place in division four at this year’s CBH Group Women’s Country Championships.

Sports PremiumKrocs finish country week strongly

Pilbara Krocs hockey team finished CBH Group Women’s Country Championships on a high, securing fifth place in division four after a gruelling three says of close matches

Phoebe Solon

Mohammad Sidiqi (Pilbara Meta Maya), Robert McGuirk (End Trachoma Rotary), Dr Mel Stoneham (#endingtrachoma Curtin University),Kerry Cornhauser (front - End Trachoma Rotary), Prof Christina Pollard (Curtin Uni), Jasper Lush (white shirt- #endingtrachoma Curtin University), Kael Wilden (Pilbara Meta Maya), Rick Corhauser (End Trachoma Rotary)

Community PremiumLaundry trailer targets remote health gap

Meta Maya Regional Aboriginal Corporation in South Hedland and its community celebrate new washing trailer, donated by Curtin University and Rotary, fitted with two industrial washer-dryers

Phoebe Solon

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A teenager accused of careless driving in Beaufort River fatal crash has made his first court appearance.

courtsPremiumYoung driver in court on careless driving charges over fatal

A young Kojonup man accused of careless driving in a crash that caused the death of a woman and left another with serious injuries has made his first court appearance in Albany. 

Jacki Elezovich

Premier Roger Cook has refused to hold an inquest into the baby's death.

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Cook won’t demand inquest into baby’s death at WA hospital

The Cook Government is continuing its refusals to order an inquiry into the death of a baby girl at Kalgoorlie Hospital despite being willing to take swift action in the past for Aishwarya Aswath.

Charlton Hart

A former doctor accused of creating AI-generated child exploitation material has been granted bail as police continue to comb his devices for further evidence.

CourtsPremiumCops raid home, arrest Perth doctor over child exploitation

The 68-year-old allegedly had eight devices containing vile material in his possession when police raided his home.

Hannah Cross

Billionaire party boy Laurence Escalante has been spotted living it up in a Northbridge nightclub just days after pleading to have his bail conditions varied so he could visit his mother. 

WA NewsVideoCommentsPremiumBillionaire Escalante parties with women at Perth nightclub

Billionaire party boy Laurence Escalante has been spotted living it up in a Northbridge nightclub just days after pleading to have his bail conditions varied so he could visit his mother. 

Hannah Cross

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John Farnham celebrates his 77th birthday with grandson Jett.

MusicCommentsRare look at John Farnham as he celebrates 77th birthday

John Farnham celebrated his 77th birthday on Wednesday, surrounded by his loving family and one very smiley grandson.

Kellie Balaam

Maddison Robson pictured with her twins Milly (pink top) and Daisy, who were born nine weeks early. The twins are now 17 months old and still need feeding pumps 24 hours a day. Ian Munro

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WA mother fears her disabled twins will die without funding

A Gidgegannup mother fears her profoundly disabled 17-month-old twin daughters could die because of a lack of NDIS support. 

Claire Sadler

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Disaster and EmergencyCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumHorror car collision in Perth’s north leaves one dead

One man has died and another is in hospital following a horror crash today.

Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Jonathan How discusses the cold front about to hit WA.

WeatherVideoCommentsCommentsThunder, lightning, damaging winds make for weekend washout

Perth and large parts of WA are bracing for a wild weekend of rain, thunderstorms and dangerous coastal conditions as a powerful cold front barrels across the State.

Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting has unveiled a new accommodation for homeless veterans, war heroes.

BusinessCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumRinehart opens new homeless veteran accommodation

Hancock Prospecting has unveiled its newly refurbished accommodation to house homeless veterans and war heroes — with the residential complex named in honour of Ben Roberts-Smith.

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Det-Insp. Andy Elliott says road users need to pay attention, follow the rules and get to their destinations safely.

ROAD SAFETY PremiumSouth West drivers are being reminded to drive safely

A South West crime inspector is reminding motorists to drive safe as more than half of last year’s total number of road fatalities is recorded to date

Rose Patane

Augusta's Turner Street Jetty.

Local Government PremiumTurner Street Jetty repairs add $115,000 to repair cost

The Shire of Augusta-Margaret River closed the 100-year-old Turner Street Jetty over public safety concerns in 2025, and will now spend more than $750,000 restoring it for the community. 

Craig Duncan

Royal Air Force veteran and former prisoner of war Brian Walley turns 104.

Living LegendPremiumWWII veteran Brian Walley is celebrating his 104th birthday

Margaret River’s own WWII veteran Brian Walley is celebrating his 104th birthday, surrounded by family travelling from across the globe.

Craig Duncan

Selected banners will hang along Hannan Street during events such as St Barbara’s Parade.

Christmas compPremiumPremiumArt competition seeks creative flair for festive banners

A new art competition is giving the community a chance to be part of bringing festive cheer to Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s CBDs this Christmas.

Lorna Moorman, Marianne Lehmann, Claire Bailey and Nerida Mangano at the South West Opera Company Awards.

IN PICTURES PremiumPremiumSouth West Opera Company celebrates its 40th anniversary

It was an evening of glitz and glamour as members of the South West Opera Company gathered to celebrate its 40th anniversary at the weekend. 

Donnybrook’s Reece Ralston celebrates a goal.

FootballPremiumPremiumDonnybrook embracing challenging run ahead towards finals

Donnybrook have found themselves in a precarious position with seven weeks to play in the South West Football League season with a challenging run ahead before finals.

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Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve. Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged and were split over whether they expect to raise rates this year.

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Warsh’s taskforces are the key to understanding the new Fed

Fed chair Kevin Warsh stuck to his long-stated belief in his first press conference on Wednesday that ‘inflation is a choice.’

Matt Peterson

Ships anchored on May 16, 2026 in the Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran.

EnergyCommentsPremiumCrude oil tumbles after Trump says Strait of Hormuz to open

Tanker traffic plunged in early March due to Iranian attacks, causing the biggest oil supply disruption in history.

Spencer Kimball

Cathie Wood, chief executive officer of Ark Investment Management LLC.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumInvestors who took a chance on SpaceX now reap the rewards

For nearly two decades, some of the world’s most prominent investors quietly accumulated stakes in SpaceX while the rocket maker remained largely off-limits to the public markets.

Yun Li

People along the coast of the Persian Gulf, while Iranian and foreign cargo vessels wait in the background for clearance to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

CNBC newsPremiumHow Strait of Hormuz standoff flipped energy security debate

Iran’s influence over the Strait of Hormuz has inadvertently transformed the energy security debate, effectively casting fossil fuels rather than renewables as the primary source of vulnerability.

Sam Meredith

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Arun Abraham allegedly misinterpreted radiology reports so frequently his colleagues considered him a menace and complained to bosses at RPH, where he had worked since 2016.

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Suspended cardiologist working in Perth medical centres

A cardiologist considered so inept he was suspended and booted out of Royal Perth Hospital is working in medical centres around Perth.

Ben Harvey

A woman was arrested as she tried walking into the nearby Mirrabooka Square shopping centre. Police allege there was a warrant for her arrest over an alleged assault.

CRIMECommentsPremiumFacial recognition camera blitz sparks dramatic arrests

Dramatic arrests unfolded in Perth’s north just as WA Police revealed more than 130,000 faces had been scanned in the first week of their live facial recognition camera trial.

Caleb Runciman

Khanittha Thongsuknmag, right, has detailed a tense run-in she had with accused teen killer Simon Carman weeks before he allegedly murdered Tunchanok Donhomla in Thailand.

WA NewsVideo‘Evil b..ch’: Woman’s tense run-in with accused teen killer

A woman has detailed a tense interaction she had with accused teen killer Simon Carman three weeks before he allegedly murdered a teenager in Thailand.

17-year-old Tunchanok Donhomla weighed only 40kg when she was found dead in a suitcase last week.

NewsPremiumPremiumThai girl weighed only 40kg when she was killed

The 17-year-old girl allegedly murdered by West Australian man Simon Peter Carman weighed only 40kg when she was found dead in a suitcase last week, police say.

The final message has been revealed after a Thai teenager’s body was found in a suitcase.

CrimeVideoChilling final text from Thai teen before alleged murder by Perth man

The 17-year-old girl’s body was found in a suitcase beside railway tracks.

Beloved WA retail footwear icon Betts is closing seven stores in WA.

BusinessCommentsPerth footwear icon Betts closes majority of State stores

The iconic Perth-founded footwear chain, which was set up 134 years ago, is closing seven of its 11 stores in WA.

Troy de Ruyter