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  1. Sports PremiumClose competitive games at North Pilbara footy round two

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  4. WA news PremiumTown of Port Hedland to join collective advocacy group

  5. WA news PremiumTown approves 0 per cent rate rise proposal for residents

BOOGIE BOUNCE at Newman Primary School

Sports PremiumBoogie Bounce a fun energetic program to get everyone moving

Students from pre-primary to Year 6 at Newman Primary School took part in a 30-minute Boogie Bounce session in an event designed to get the whole school moving. 

Phoebe Solon

Malcom Anderson in the ruck for South Hedland Swans at Kevin Scott Oval

WA news PremiumHedland sports clubs raise concerns over town’s fee hike

The Town of Port Hedland council has frozen planned fee hikes for waste and facility hire fees for sports groups while a review of the costs is undertaken. 

Laura Newell

It’s estimated that one in three West Australians live with chronic lung conditions.

WA news PremiumPort Hedland lights up blue for Lung Health Awareness Month

Port Hedland will light up blue this May as part of Lung Health Awareness Month, with the Great Northern Highway Lumsden Interchange set to shine on May 13.

Laura Newell

Shadow Boxing, the award-winning solo work by James Gaddas on May 15.

Arts PremiumCountdown on to Karratha’s Red Earth Arts Festival

Red Earth Arts Festival starts in a week, bringing a four-day celebration of music, art and culture across Karratha and the Pilbara

Phoebe Solon

Perth band South Summit performed as an acoustic trio for the closing event of Always Good Nights in Hedland.

Music PremiumAlways Good Nights

Always Good Nights events come to a close with performance from Perth band South Summit

Phoebe Solon

There are concerns a $32m investment in the Newman Light Industrial Industry won’t address the region’s constraints.

Industry PremiumShire calls for more action on Newman industrial land woes

The Shire of East Pilbara has warned the recent $32m State Government investment in the Newman Light Industrial Area will not fully address the land constraints facing the region. 

Cain Andrews

Stellarphant by Barking Gecko Theatre Company is touring regional WA.

wa newsPremiumPremiumAn elephant in space... and in a Pilbara theatre.

A stage adaptation of a beloved Western Australian illustrator’s children’s story is heading to the Pilbara. 

Students at Hedland Senior High School have been preparing for future employment over the past year, learning how to fly drones and operate emerging technology through a partnership with Fortescue.

Education PremiumPremiumPilbara students get industry ready with drone pilot skills

Students at Hedland Senior High School have been preparing for future employment over the past year, learning how to fly drones and operate emerging technology through a partnership with Fortescue.

Hedland Sustainable Living Show Day 2025, Prarthana Saha (sustainability officer, Town of Port Hedland), Kelly Howlett (operations manager, Care for Hedland), Belinda Fox (principal community, BHP) and Michael Cuvalo (environmental services manager, Town of Port Hedland)

Community PremiumPremiumCosta Georgiadis to host Hedland Sustainable Living Show Day

Gardening Australia host Costa Georgiadis will headline this year’s Hedland Sustainable Living Show Day with a pack day of workshops, expert talks and family-friendly activities to promoting sustainable living

An aerial image of the Western Edge development.

WA news PremiumMore than 120 new homes set for Hedland

The State Government has pledged to splash another $75.2m on housing in Hedland in addition to its promise of 195 GROH homes for the town. 

Laura Newell

Georgia Sara, captain of the Port Hedland Rovers women’s team.

wa news PremiumThe Port Hedland Rovers Women’s team have a new captain

The Port Hedland Rovers women’s team has begun its 2026 season with a new captaincy duo at its helm.

Danielle Marsland

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Former Federal Police and Customs officer Stephen Michael Adams bragged to stallholders that he 'used to be a bad boy'.

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Notorious Perth rapist secretly working at Fremantle Markets

A notorious sex attacker who became known as the West Perth rapist because of where he stalked his victims has been working as a handyman at the Fremantle Markets.

Ben Harvey

Harley Reid may have left the nest but Luke Shuey remains the pad’s landlord.

House That!CommentsPremiumShuey’s $950 a week Eagle nest empty after Reid flies away

Innaloo may not be Perth’s most glamorous suburb, but one of its rental units has the reflected glory of not one, but two AFL greats.

Kim Macdonald

An emergency department nurse who worked several shifts while high on a cocktail of drugs has had her registration cancelled.

Courts & JusticePremiumPerth nurse who worked while high on meth identified

An emergency department nurse who worked several shifts while high on a cocktail of drugs has had her registration cancelled.

Hannah Cross

Nationals MP Lachlan Hunter was booted out and suspended from the Legislative Assembly for the second time this year. 

state politics VideoPremiumWATCH: MP booted out of Parliament amid racetrack debate

Nationals MP Lachlan Hunter has been booted and suspended from the Legislative Assembly, for two days, during a fractious Question Time.

Jessica Page

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Former Federal Police and Customs officer Stephen Michael Adams bragged to stallholders that he 'used to be a bad boy'.

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Notorious Perth rapist secretly working at Fremantle Markets

A notorious sex attacker who became known as the West Perth rapist because of where he stalked his victims has been working as a handyman at the Fremantle Markets.

Ben Harvey

Harley Reid may have left the nest but Luke Shuey remains the pad’s landlord.

House That!CommentsPremiumShuey’s $950 a week Eagle nest empty after Reid flies away

Innaloo may not be Perth’s most glamorous suburb, but one of its rental units has the reflected glory of not one, but two AFL greats.

Kim Macdonald

An emergency department nurse who worked several shifts while high on a cocktail of drugs has had her registration cancelled.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumPerth nurse who worked while high on meth identified

An emergency department nurse who worked several shifts while high on a cocktail of drugs has had her registration cancelled.

Nationals MP Lachlan Hunter was booted out and suspended from the Legislative Assembly for the second time this year. 

state politics VideoPremiumPremiumWATCH: MP booted out of Parliament amid racetrack debate

Nationals MP Lachlan Hunter has been booted and suspended from the Legislative Assembly, for two days, during a fractious Question Time.

Construction of a huge skyscraper at Elizabeth Quay is set for an extraordinary blow after ASX-listed contractor SRG foreshadowed plans to seek an arrest warrant for developer Victor Goh.

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PremiumContractor’s arrest bid for property developer Victor Goh

Construction of a huge skyscraper at Elizabeth Quay is set for an extraordinary blow after ASX-listed contractor SRG foreshadowed plans to seek an arrest warrant for developer Victor Goh.

Regional News

Holstein Fresians.

Dairy FuturePremiumAustralian dairy producers bracing for tough season ahead

Dairy producers across Australia are bracing for a season with little wiggle room for error as input costs continue to soar and supply constraints persist.

Georgia Campion

Barman Wally Kimel

Ale’s wellPremiumA toast to Wally Kimel, Geraldton’s oldest barman

Behind the bar at Wonthella Bowling Club ready to pour a pint and lend an ear is Wally Kimel, who on the cusp of 91 can boast to be Geraldton’s oldest barman — and possibly WA’s and Australia’s too.

Sienna Seychell

Rose Donald, 17, who is on a solo circumnavigation flight of Australia, landed in Kalgoorlie-Boulder on Wednesday.

Big flightPremiumTeenage pilot’s record-breaking circumnavigation for charity

A teenage pilot from Melbourne touched down in Kalgoorlie-Boulder on Wednesday as part of a record-breaking solo circumnavigation of Australia.

Isabella Davis

A 95-year-old woman has died from injuries received when she was hit by a truck in Jurien Bay on April 24.

Emergency servicesPremiumPremium95-year-old woman dies following Jurien Bay crash

An elderly woman riding a mobility scooter has died after being hit by a truck in Jurien Bay last month.

Redcastle Resources is expecting to start mining at the Queen Alexandra and Redcastle Reef gold deposits later this month.

Eying productionPremiumPremiumRedcastle Resources closing in on Leonora gold production

A company with two small gold deposits east of Leonora is charging toward production after approval of its mine development and closure proposal.

A group of Australians has helped build a tiny forest in the Cook Islands.

Youth programPremiumPremiumNew youth program to connect kids with nature after school

A new city after-school program is looking to stop kids coming home from school and staring at screens. Instead they will learn to appreciate and connect with their environment

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A common side effect of many GLP-1 drugs is hair loss. It’s creating a growing market for hair treatment products.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumThe growing hair treatment market from GLP-1s

A common side effect of many GLP-1 drugs is hair loss. It’s creating a growing market for hair treatment products.

Laya Neelakandan

People will be living and working on the moon within the next decade, according to the boss of space tech company Voyager Technologies.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumPeople will be ‘living and working’ on the moon in the 2030s

People will be living and working on the moon within the next decade, according to the boss of space tech company Voyager Technologies.

Lucy Handley

Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency.

CNBC newsPremium‘Biggest energy security threat in history’: Bleak outlook

The world has lost 13 million barrels of oil per day thanks to the war, and there are major disruptions in vital commodities, International Energy Agency head Fatih Birol said.

Holly Ellyatt

President Donald Trump.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumWatchdog zeros in on suspicious oil trades before Trump post

The probe is zeroing in on at least two instances over a roughly two-week period when trading volumes jumped sharply just ahead of key White House news.

Yun Li

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Samuel Robert Whitsed

Disaster and EmergencyVideoCommentsNew footage released amid search for man who vanished in WA

Police have released new drone footage as they continue to search for a Victorian man they believe is missing in Western Australia.

Taylor Renouf

As he battles a rare and aggressive brain cancer, Cruz Kelly has taught his mum the power in seeking out joy during times of deep sadness and fear.

WA NewsCommentsParents give update on Perth boy fighting rare brain cancer

As he battles a rare and aggressive brain cancer, Cruz Kelly has taught his mum the power in seeking out joy during times of deep sadness and fear.

Rhianna Mitchell

Charlotte Donkin, 9, and Amelie Donkin, 6, are just two of thousands that have fallen in love with the viral toy.

WA NewsCommentsCommentsThe ‘crazy’ viral sensory toy selling out across Perth

While the Labubu plush doll was the toy of last year, 2026 is the year of the NeeDoh — a small, squishy fidget toy coveted by both kids and adults alike.

Amelia Broun with Archie 2, Max 4 and Henry 6, Samantha Jolly with Harrison 13 and Brendan 10, Charlotte Goodlet with Alfie 3 with twins Clara and Hugo, Angela Tsun with Mimi 8 and Zoe 9, Jerrie Demasi with Tommie 3 Andrew Ritchie

Mothers DayCommentsCommentsHow TV presenters balance motherhood with demanding careers

Three of Perth’s familiar television faces have opened up about motherhood, family traditions and the realities of balancing busy careers with raising children ahead of Mother’s Day.

A major highway has been shut in the Shire of Harvey due to a serious crash on Friday night. 

WA NewsCommentsComments‘Serious’ crash closes major WA highway

Main Roads has urged motorists to seek an alternate route. 

Simon Morris was riding his e-bike when he collided with a school bus. 

WA NewsCommentsPerth father mourned after e-bike collision with bus

Tributes are flowing for a father who died in hospital after he crashed his e-bike into a school bus in Perth’s south. 

Claire Sadler