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  1. WA election 2025CommentsPremium‘Not up for it’: Mettam ‘welcomes’ new health minister

  2. Indigenous RangersPremiumKimberley rangers join Indigenous Women Rangers Network

  3. MusicCommentsPremiumThelma Plum opens up about vulnerability & writing new music

  4. State PoliticsCommentsPremiumSEE THE LIST: Roger Cook unveils new Cabinet

  5. CrimePremiumDisgraced ex-Broome Bishop enters pleas to new charges

Celebrating the life of Alby Thompson

Regional WA PremiumCelebrating Alby Thompson

The colour blue washed over Cable Beach Amphitheatre at 5.30am on Sunday, as more than 100 locals gathered dressed in blue to celebrate the life of five-year-old Alby Thompson

Natasha Clark

Austen Tayshus

Arts PremiumComedy icon Austen Tayshus brings show to Broome

Despite performing more than 10,000 comedy shows across the globe, Australian comedian Austen Tayshus relishes shocking audiences out of their lethargy.

Natasha Clark

Uber Eats is now live in four new regional WA locations, including Broome.

FoodCommentsPremiumDelivery giant Uber Eats expands into new regional WA towns

Popular online food ordering and delivery platform Uber Eats has announced its expansion into four new locations in regional WA.

Cheyanne Enciso

Black Swan State Theatre Company of WA is presenting a concert celebrating the artists of Broome.

MusicPremiumBroome musicians bring iconic local sound to Perth

Acclaimed Broome singer-songwriter Naomi Pigram-Mitchell will lead Raised in Big Spirit Country, a powerful concert event celebrating the artists of Broome.

Cain Andrews

Works have started to increase cargo storage at the Port of Broome.

Wharf extensionPremiumWharf extension starts at Port of Broome

Construction has officially started on a wharf extension at the Port of Broome which is intended to increase cargo storage and improve amenities for port workers.

Katya Minns

An artist’s impression of the redesigned Cable Beach foreshore.

Tourism PremiumCable Beach redevelopment stage 2 tender awarded

Cable Beach’s transformation is well on the way, with the tender for stage two of the foreshore redevelopment awarded to CMA Contracting. 

Cain Andrews

Saltwater Country founder Cara Peek will deliver lectures at Harvard University.

International collaboration PremiumPremiumBroome charity joins forces with Harvard Kennedy School

Saltwater Country founder Cara Peek will deliver lectures at Harvard University in April as part of an international collaboration between the highly regarded university and the Kimberley-born charity.

Port Hedland mayor Peter Carter.

Funding feud PremiumPremiumMayor calls on miners to fund new Marine Rescue office

Port Hedland Mayor Peter Carter is calling on mining companies to fund the new Port Hedland Volunteer Marine Rescue office after the service fell just over $1m short of their $4m fund raising target. 

The first National Indigenous Women Rangers Network.

Indigenous RangersPremiumPremiumKimberley rangers join Indigenous Women Rangers Network

In March, Kimberley Rangers joined 190 rangers from across the country in Cairns for Australia’s first National Indigenous Women Rangers Network.

Bernadette Trench-Thiedeman, Joanne Grant, Jordana Morgan, Grace Grant, Miranda Johnstone

Puppet MagicPremiumPuppets bring Balanggarra dreamtime to life in Wyndham

The origin story of the Balanggarra people is set to come to life with some help from life size puppets that are sure to delight children and their families alike at St Joseph’ Primary School, Wyndham.

Sarah Crawford

Thelma Plum is headed to WA for the Ord Valley Muster as part of the Kimberley Moon Experience.

MusicCommentsPremiumThelma Plum opens up about vulnerability & writing new music

Thelma Plum is emotional, vulnerable and sometimes she might even cry in public. After years of apologising for simply being herself, the singer-songwriter in finding power in her stories and successes.

Jade Jurewicz

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Photos have emerged of students boxing each other at Halls Head College.

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SHOCK FOOTAGE: School students operate brutal ‘fight club’

It’s where boys go in secret to let off steam and prove their worth - and risk getting broken jaws, swollen cheeks and black eyes while being beaten to a pulp. And it happens in a classroom in school time.

Troy de Ruyter

Professor Peter Richmond with baby Eric and Cameron and Aisling Yap.

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The WA baby making global medical history

He may be only four months old, but little Eric Yap has already made history.

Rhianna Mitchell

Teachers said structured lessons were not suitable for children unable to sit on a mat.

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Teacher’s shock insight into ‘out of control’ kindy kids

‘Screaming, yelling, ignoring any adult instruction and the swearing! Calling each other motherf---er, dickheads etc.’

Bethany Hiatt

Braeside Primary School principal Geoffrey Noel MacNicol has had his teaching registration cancelled.

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WA primary school principal charged with child sex offences

The alleged offences occurred during the January school holidays and in the metropolitan area.

Jake Dietsch

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Kyle Retallack, 27, Chloe Websdale, 23, and Joshua Cox, 26, all suffered “significant injuries” and died at the scene.

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Three victims killed in horror Lesley crash identified

The 27-year-old, 23-year-old and 26-year-old all suffered ‘significant injuries’ and died at the scene.

Artemisia Blythe and Caleb Runciman

Respected doctors John Love, Fiona Langdon and Seonaid Mulroy will stop delivering babies and caring for pregnant women at Subiaco within months.

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St John of God Subiaco loses experienced obstetricians

St John of God Subiaco is losing three highly skilled obstetricians amid growing concerns Australia’s private maternity hospitals are in crisis and may soon face collapse.

Katie Hampson

Natasha Marshall Donnelly and Andrew Donnelly.

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PremiumMystery around Andrew Donnelly’s troubled businesses deepens

A liquidator is investigating whether the former West Coast Eagle and his wife engaged in illegal phoenixing over the sale of a business mired in consumer complaints.

Exterior shots of the Subiaco apartment complex which is nearing completion.

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CommentsPremium‘Slap in the face’ after five year wait for Subiaco units

Long suffering buyers at a ‘boutique apartment complex’ in Subiaco - some of whom paid deposits five years ago - are being asked to stump up tens of thousands of extra dollars to see them completed.

Shortly before 11am, a motorcyclist in his 40s, ran into a tree near the Pinjarra-Williams Road and Watts Road intersection, in Dwellingup. 

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumPremiumMotorcyclist flown to RPH after hitting tree

A man has been flown to Royal Perth Hospital after his motorcycle crashed into a tree in WA’s south-east on Sunday. 

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Port Hedland mayor Peter Carter.

Funding feud PremiumMayor calls on miners to fund new Marine Rescue office

Port Hedland Mayor Peter Carter is calling on mining companies to fund the new Port Hedland Volunteer Marine Rescue office after the service fell just over $1m short of their $4m fund raising target. 

Cain Andrews

With the Wagin Woolorama British and Australasian Breeds Poll Dorset Grand Champion is Elders stud stock representative Michael O'Neil, judge Grant Bingham, and Shirlee Downs co-principal Chris Squiers.

Wagin WooloramaPremiumWagin Woolorama: Shirlee Downs sweeps Poll Dorset field

Competition was fierce in the Poll Dorset judging at this year’s Wagin Woolorama, but it was a ram from Quairading’s Shirlee Downs that proved too good to ignore.  

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The Shire of Carnarvon has allocated funding to rectify works that ‘unintentionally’ affected burial sites at the Pioneer Cemetery.

Carnarvon CemeteryCommentsPremiumShire to rectify ‘unintentional’ impacts to burial sites

Since at least 1880, the cemetery has been the resting place of some of the town’s most notable personalities who pioneered the development of the town, and the pastoral industry in the Gascoyne.

Matthew Paddick

Kalgoorlie MLA Ali Kent at the Brookman Street polling station on election day.

WA election 2025PremiumPremiumWA Labor’s Kent slightly extends lead in Kalgoorlie

Incumbent Ali Kent has slightly extended her two-party preferred lead after the State election vote count restarted on Tuesday morning for the seat of Kalgoorlie.

Geraldton's Harmony Festival.

Harmony FestivalPremiumPremiumCrowds flock to Stow Gardens for 2025 Harmony Festival

Massive crowds from all walks of life gathered at Stow Gardens on Saturday to enjoy all the activities and great food of the 2025 Harmony Festival.

The Water Corporation's Kate Tuohy and Kerry Dillow, and Statewide Leak Detect's Brett Berkshire.

Leak DetectionPremiumPremiumMid West business claims gong at MPGA awards

A Mid West based business has been recognised at the Masters Plumbers and Gasfitters Association of WA awards, for its efforts towards saving water

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Recession fear has rocked Wall Street (AP PHOTO)

BusinessCommentsRecession fear erupts: Dow tumbles, Nasdaq’s falls

A three-week market sell-off has intensified, with investors worried tariff policy uncertainty would tip the economy into a recession, something President Donald Trump has not rule out.

Lisa Kailai Han, Jesse Pound

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumFed’s next cut awaits ‘greater clarity’ on Trump policies

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell says the central bank can wait to see how President Donald Trump’s aggressive policy actions play out before it moves again on interest rates.

Jeff Cox

The LCBO removes US products off the shelves on the first day of the trade war instigated by Donald Trump’s Administration in Toronto, Ontario.

CNBC newsCommentsSo long, Jack: Canadians ditch US booze amid trade wars

Several Canadian provinces have taken US liquor off store shelves as part of retaliatory measures against President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

The new improved Amazon Alexa will carry a monthly fee.

TechnologyCommentsHugely popular home AI system to carry new monthly fee

The popular system used in millions of homes will be able to buy concert tickets, order groceries and run through recipes ... but it will come at a cost.

Annie Palmer

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Perth needs a long-tern plan, says the Committee for Perth

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Perth needs a significant plan to meet our long-term needs

As Benjamin Franklin said, ‘If you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail’, which is just as important today as it was nearly 400 years ago.

Paula Rogers

Debate continues over the changes to WA’s Upper House voting system.

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New electoral system is the fairest in our State’s history

Every person’s vote is now worth the same, regardless of where you live.

John Phillimore and Martin Drum

7NEWS was invited on board USS Minnesota as it cruised off WA’s coast to get a glimpse of what life is like inside.

USS MINNESOTAVideoCommentsComments100 days without sunlight: A deep dive into life inside an attack submarine

7NEWS has toured the ‘most advanced warship in the world’, with Australia set to receive three over the next decade.

Police are asking for the public’s help after a pedestrian was fatally hit by a truck while trying to cross Great Eastern Highway on Tuesday afternoon. 

WA NewsPedestrian killed in truck crash revealed as 38-year-old man

Police are asking for the public’s help after a pedestrian was fatally hit by a truck while trying to cross Great Eastern Highway on Tuesday afternoon. 

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NewsPremiumPremiumWoman’s first Lotto ticket in 20 years wins

A lucky Perth woman has become an instant millionaire with the first Lotto ticket she had purchased since her now adult children were kids.

A bag was left unattended at the Qantas terminal at Perth Airport for hours on Wednesday morning before it was removed.

WA NewsCommentsAviation expert astounded over mystery bag at Perth Airport

An aviation security expert says he is dumbfounded at revelations an unattended suitcase was left at a check-in area at Perth Airport for more than four hours on Wednesday.

Oliver Lane