An innovative farmer is baling up cotton seed in WA’s far north to feed livestock in the Kimberley region — an operation understood to be a first for northern Australia.
Georgia Campion
Cain Andrews and Georgia Campion
Broome real estate agent Tony Hutchinson, known around town as “Hutchy”, is celebrating 40 years of business in the iconic tourist town
Cain Andrews
A new free soccer program in Broome is bringing out school-aged girls in droves to try their hand at the sport.
The Shire of Broome has brought forward the date of the May council meeting to ensure councillors can attend the Kimberley Economic Forum.
Australian female basketball legends Ally Wilson and Amy Atwell are heading to Broome in early April to share their skills on the court with school-aged Broome kids.
A Broome mentor has been recognised on the national stage, with Michael “Haro” Harris named a Bunnings community legend.
Phoebe Solon
Broome drivers are paying significantly more at the pump than their city counterparts, with local fuel prices surging towards $3 a litre.
Bali Hai Resort and Spa owner Andy Guidera is hoping local taxi services will take up the State Government’s Regional Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle Taxi Service Grants to help disabled people get around town.
Janet Nyunmitji Forbes exhibition starts as Short Street Gallery reopens for season.
A woman has died after a serious car crash on Albany Highway in Beaufort River, with a second woman flown to Perth with critical injuries.
Jacki Elezovich
The man accused of killing WA Labor figure Tim Picton with a coward-punch outside a nightclub has returned to court.
Sarah Crawford
South32 is temporarily scaling back operations at the Worsley Alumina refinery near Collie after a workplace fatality before dawn today.
Adrian Rauso
An unwitting drug mule has been sentenced for his role in a cross-border meth-trafficking operation, which used Apple Air Tags to monitor the movements of illicit drugs between NSW and WA.
Jessica Evensen
The world’s biggest miner has announced its chief executive will step down after more than six years for a replacement seen as ‘evolutionary’ rather than ‘transformational’.
Adrian Rauso and Tom Richardson
WA Police won’t release the full findings of an independent review into the State’s de-radicalisation program, despite the system failing to prevent a Perth teenager from carrying out a terrorist attack.
Caleb Runciman
LATIKA M BOURKE: Donald Trump has lashed Australia as allies baulk at supporting his Iran war push, declaring the US does not ‘need the help of anyone’.
Round-the-block queues at a Nollamara service station have starkly illustrated the impact of rising fuel prices on top of another hike in mortgage rates.
Mortgage holders have been slapped with another 25 basis point rate rise from the Reserve Bank, with governor Michele Bullock hinting aggressive monetary policy tightening could spark a recession.
A woman has allegedly left two staff members at Geraldton’s rooftop bar battered and bruised after punching them in the face when refused service for intoxicated behaviour.
Imogen Wilson
Manjimup Shire President Donelle Buegge has not ruled out the possibility of amalgamating with neighbouring shires, though said it would have to take a considered approach.
Will Corbett
Matsa Resources says mining is continuing at its Devon Pit gold operation in the northern Goldfields following a media report its contractor was standing workers down because of fuel supply uncertainty.
Neil Watkinson & Oliver Lane
Despite the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport needing a significant refurbishment, mayor Glenn Wilson says he is confident the ageing facility can accommodate additional planes for a new direct flight to Melbourne.
Hilarious absurdity is on display at the Goldfields Repertory Club’s two-plays-in-one Short & Sweet performance night.
Albany’s Anzac Peace Park was packed full of eager spectators on Friday for the first night of Lighting the Sound, with punters coming equipped with ponchos, rain jackets and umbrellas to wait out the rain.
The Iran war news flow-driven oil moves are drawing retail investors into the world’s most traded commodity, further fuelling volatility.
Lee Ying Shan
Chef, restaurateur and global TV star Gordon Ramsay has opened the doors to his newest Michelin-starred location and reflects on the setbacks and successes that have shaped his career.
OpenAI hardware chief Caitlin Kalinowski has resigned, warning the company rushed into a deal to deploy its AI models on Pentagon networks.
Reuters
The war in Iran is part of a growing number of conflicts that have affected the global tourism industry, showing that people who are far from falling missiles and drone attacks aren’t immune to ripple effects.
Leslie Josephs and Contessa Brewer
Transport firms are calling on the State Government to provide clear information on fuel availability — and any potential shortages — amid fears drivers could get stranded hundreds of kilometres from home.
Simone Grogan
It’s the fourth jackpot win for the State since Saturday.
Chloe Maher
A Perth family is demanding answers after a 25-year-old man with severe autism was allegedly assaulted in his NDIS accommodation and left for hours without medical care.
Western Australia has reached an all-time high in family and domestic violence offenders, with cases soaring by 20 per cent in the past year, fresh numbers have revealed.
Perth motorists will not have any relief at the bowsers on Thursday, with prices continuing to surge amid the global uncertainty of the US-Iran war.
A WA service station chain is capping the amount of fuel customers can buy across more than 50 stores statewide, just one day after Federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen ruled out rationing.
Hannah Cross
