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

  2. wa news North West communities commemorate the 1946 Pilbara Strike

  3. WA news PremiumSeven charged as Newman police target ‘volume crime’

  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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Freo Markets tenants make horrific discovery about handyman

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

PIND Restaurant, which serves mainly Pakastani food, says it will appeal the finding and $72,000 fine.

CrimePremiumPopular restaurant fined over string of food safety breaches

A desi restaurant in Perth’s east has been fined tens of thousands of dollars after failing to comply with a string of food safety standards.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

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

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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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Freo Markets tenants make horrific discovery about handyman

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

Comparative crop growth at Mindarabin. The results of the seedbed conditioning are right.

New TechPremiumAg researcher develops seedbed technology to boost yield

A former state government agriculture researcher is developing new cropping technology to increase soil productivity and sustainability, no matter the type

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 flightPremiumPremiumTeenage 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.

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.

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Energy supermajors have experienced a significant share price boost.

CNBC newsPremiumShell tops profit estimates as war drives price surge

British energy major Shell on Thursday reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter profit as the Iran war sent energy prices soaring.

Sam Meredith

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

WA News

West Australian writer Craig Silvey was charged with distributing and possessing child exploitation material in January after he was allegedly caught actively communicating with other paedophiles on the internet. 

crimeVideoPremiumDisgraced author wrote of teen assault & exploited young boy

Disgraced WA author Craig Silvey published novels that included scenes of a teenager being sexually assaulted by her father, and an underage boy trying to arouse elderly men before he was arrested.

Hannah Cross

You may think flowers and chocolates when it comes to Mother’s Day — but West Aussies are thinking trips, day spas and tours.

WA NewsVideoMother’s Day gift trend reveals shift in what WA mums value

Struggling for a gift idea? New data has shown what the mums in your life actually want for Mother’s Day, and newsflash: it’s not flowers and chocolate.

Brooke Rolfe

The ServiceWA app has surged to number nine on the iTunes Australia charts, just two days after it was revealed users could claim a $100 fuel handout via the platform as part of a surprise State Budget sweetener. 

Free moneyVideoCommentsCommentsGovernment app downloads jump amid $100 payment announcement

The money — to be paid directly into bank accounts through the Government’s ServiceWA app — can be spent on anything, not just fuel, and will be available to about two million West Australians.

AFL closes in on blockbuster new State of Origin deal

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CommentsPremiumAFL days away from signing blockbuster State of Origin deal

The deal to bring a State of Origin clash between WA and South Australia to Perth next year is set to be inked within days, The Sunday Times can reveal. 

A huge search is underway for missing Victorian man Samuel Whitsted on a WA walking track. Piicture: Supplied

NewsPremiumPremiumHuge search after man’s disappearance

A missing Victorian man was last seen near one of the world’s longest walking trails in Perth’s south almost three months ago.

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