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  1. HealthPremiumHalls Creek renal services anticipated completion date 2027

  2. Health PremiumCook Government opens tender for Broome health facilities

  3. PoliticsPremiumSussan Ley addresses Aboriginal issues in Kimberley

  4. FishingPremiumKununurra Apex Barra Bash reels in record number of anglers

  5. Fishing PremiumTask force to shape Indigenous fishing practices

Courts & JusticeVideoPremiumFormer Broome Bishop pleads not guilty to child sex offences

The former Bishop of Broome has pleaded not guilty to a string of child sex offences alleged to have happened across the Kimberley over a decade.

Katya Minns

SwimmingPremiumBarnett shatters 15 records at KOSC swimming competition

Broome’s own Jasper Barnett has shattered an incredible 15 records while winning nine gold medals and one silver at the Kimberley Open Short Course over the long weekend.

Cain Andrews

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REVEALED: The secret police report into Josh Warneke’s death

A bombshell report compiled by WA Police into Josh Warneke’s death reveals new and never before released information about his tragic death in Broome in 2010.

Phil Hickey

WA NewsPremiumThird pilot ‘made life-or-death move after chopper crash’

A mid-air collision that tragically killed two helicopter pilots near Derby in July came perilously close to striking a third pilot involved in the same cattle mustering operation, a report has revealed.

Bethany Hiatt

Petition PremiumDjukun petition to close Cable Beach to vehicles permanently

A Traditional Owners corporation has started a petition to permanently close Cable Beach to vehicles after the Broome council opted to extend the beach’s vehicle ramp closure to protect turtles just last week. 

Cain Andrews

Basketball PremiumHundreds of kids shine at Broome Junior Basketball Carnival

The Broome Basketball Association’s junior carnival drew hundreds of enthusiastic children over the school holiday break with intense competition and exceptional sportsmanship lighting up the courts.

Cain Andrews

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumBroome man who cable-tied kids learns fate

A tradesman who cable-tied the hands of young children after finding them swimming in his Broome swimming pool has been handed a suspended fine and a spent conviction.

SwimmingPremiumPremiumSwimmers descend on Kimberley Open Short Course

The Broome Barracudas Swimming Club hosted a successful Kimberley Open Short Course meet over the weekend, bringing together swimmers and families from across the State for three days of intense competition.

Broome AdvertiserPremiumPremium‘We never give up’: Cops to keep investigating Josh’s death

Police Commissioner Col Blanch says his officers will never stop investigating the death of Broome man Josh Warneke, adding he hopes to one day give Mr Warneke’s mother answers as to what happened to her son.

Fur FreebiePremiumFree pet rego for a year in Halls Creek

Pet registration fees will be waived for a year in Halls Creek in an effort to get on top of the large number of unregistered dogs in town

Sarah Crawford

HealthPremiumHalls Creek renal services anticipated completion date 2027

Halls Creek’s long-awaited renal dialysis unit is anticipated to be completed in three years, according to tender documents recently released. 

Sarah Crawford

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Review of two CFMEU officials over criminal pasts

The administrator running the bikie-ridden CFMEU is weighing the future of two senior WA officials whose criminal pasts have dragged the local chapter through the mud.

Ben Harvey

Workplace deathPremiumTributes flow for ‘lovable’ dad killed on freeway worksite

A 35-year-old man who died in a tragic workplace incident at a roadworks site on the Mitchell Freeway has been identified as a father from Ireland.

Lauren Price

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Taggart ready to bury the past in pursuit of lofty ambitions

Adam Taggart is the face of the new-look Perth Glory and last season’s wooden spoon has not dampened his expectations for this year.

Ben Smith

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Sinkhole drama forces Perth grandma from home for two years

Despite being assured of its help, a Perth woman says the Water Corporation has wiped its hands of her after a burst water main caused a massive sinkhole and left her living in a campervan.

Emily Moulton

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Workplace deathPremiumTributes flow for ‘lovable’ dad killed on freeway worksite

A 35-year-old man who died in a tragic workplace incident at a roadworks site on the Mitchell Freeway has been identified as a father from Ireland.

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Eagles to target experienced assistant to support new coach

West Coast are now targeting a highly experienced assistant coach to support Andrew McQualter just days after he was officially announced as the new leader. 

Mitchell Woodcock

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CommentsPremiumWalls reveals what Dockers are willing to pay for Bolton

Fremantle list boss David Walls says they won’t overpay to bring Richmond star Shai Bolton but conceded two first-round picks was a fair asking price for the dual premiership star.

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CommentsPremiumBayswater mayor misses council meeting to dine with investor

Filomena Piffaretti didn’t attend the March 19 meeting, with council documents revealing she visited a Chinese restaurant in Ascot with ‘potential investors’ on the same night.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumZempilas launches petition to ‘pause’ new school build

More than 106 people have signed a petition calling on the State to ‘immediately pause’ introducing new laws to seize the East Perth Queens Gardens carpark and use two plots to build East Perth Primary School.

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Council Chaos Continues PremiumGavel struck during Port Hedland council meeting

A routine council meeting in Port Hedland descended into chaos during question time as repeated inquiries about mayor Peter Carter’s property ownership led to a heated exchange and a temporary recess.

Cain Andrews

New programPremium$2 million trial to help homeless in Kalgoorlie-Boulder

A two-year pilot program expanding support for homeless people will be trialled in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, with the State Government providing $2 million to health service Bega Garnbirringu to run it.

Neil Watkinson

National Family Day Care AwardsChildcare superstar Margaret Yokwe wins Statewide award

Geraldton family day care superstar Margaret Yokwe says she feels incredibly honoured to be one of 13 West Australians recognised at the National Family Day Care Awards.

Craig Duncan

Plan aheadPremiumPremiumDFES encourages early burn-offs as warm weather approaches

The Department of Fire and Emergency Services is urging Mid West residents to conduct their planned burns soon ahead of warmer weather conditions.

CBH GROWER STUDY TOURPremiumPremiumAustralian canola making it big in Japan

Australian canola imports into Japan are on the rise, and WA growers got to see first-hand what this means at one of Japan’s biggest edible oil processing companies.

Gold bonanzaPremiumPremiumAuric Mining’s second campaign totals $23.5m in gold sales

Auric Mining has finished its second campaign at the Jeffreys Find mine near Norseman, achieving gold sales of $23.5 million.

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CNBC newsCommentsChina property stocks rally as homebuying restrictions ease

Shares of Chinese property developers rallied on Monday after major cities in mainland China unveiled easing measures to boost homebuyer sentiment, following the central bank’s blitz of policy stimulus.

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CNBC newsCommentsPremium$320,000 a year from Etsy side hustle that cost $60 to start

Emily Odio-Sutton spends just 10 hours a week on her Etsy shops, and often works from her laptop while sitting at her daughters’ gymnastics and swimming practice

Megan Sauer

CNBCPremiumChatGPT creator’s huge loss, chases $217b-plus valuation

OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, expects about $US5 billion ($7.2b) in losses on $US3.7b of revenue this year, CNBC has confirmed.

Hayden Field

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumWhy this couple in their 40s worth $1.5m are ‘broke’

Ryan earns nearly $205,000 a year as the sole financial provider, and the couple has a net worth of more than $1 million. But they’re stressed about their day-to-day finances.

Kamaron McNair

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Conflict and WarVideoPremiumPolice confront pro-Hezbollah marchers in Perth

Tensions threatened to boil over on Saturday during a protest in the Perth CBD as police seized a sign praising slain terror chief leader Hassan Nasrallah.

Caitlyn Rintoul, Joe Spagnolo and Anneke de Boer

PolicePremiumPolice shoot dog in Canning Vale incident

Police have shot dead a dog in Perth’s southern suburbs this afternoon after it attacked and bit an officer on the face. 

Lisa Thomas

WA NewsCommentsCommentsFamily and friends to remember Bali bombing victims

The families and friends of victims and survivors of the Bali bombings will come together for a memorial service next Saturday at Kings Park to remember the innocent lives lost 22 years ago in Kuta.

WA NEWSPremiumPremiumCar flip in Perth’s southern suburbs causes traffic delay

Emergency services rushed to the scene of an incident in Perth’s southern suburbs after a crash left one car flipped on its side.

Emergency servicesCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumPerth Hills event on Sunday teaching bushfire safety

Households across Perth are being encouraged to join the annual Bushfire Community Day in Kalamunda on Sunday to prepare for another challenging bushfire season.

WA NewsPremiumGovernment ministers back West Aussies’ right to protest

State Government ministers have backed in West Aussies’ right to protest, but have warned protesters that any violence or display of terrorist insignia will not be tolerated.

Anneke de Boer and Joe Spagnolo