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  1. ‘More suffering’CommentsPremiumBusinesses blast McGowan over ‘inexcusable’ border bungle

  2. Dangerous recreationData reveals demographic most at risk bushwalking in WA

  3. Long way homeThe German walking his way around the North West

  4. Could it be!?Kimberley cyclone risk elevated this weekend

  5. Tourism hitDerby jetty closed to public at start of tourist season

Waterway woesPremier urged to reconsider Fitzroy River plans

Kimberley Traditional Owners and organisations are banding together in their fight to protect WA’s largest living river system from becoming another “cultural heritage disaster”.

Hannah Cross

‘Everything has changed’ VideoCommentsMcGowan cancels Feb 5 with no new reopening date revealed

The WA border will open in stages, Premier Mark McGowan has revealed, with quarantine requirements to stay indefinitely.

Charlotte Elton

Broome blitzkriegPremiumBroome teen jailed for crime ‘blitzkrieg’

A Broome teenager who went on a “blitzkrieg of offending”, including stealing three motor vehicles, while serving a suspended sentence for similar charges has been jailed for 18 months.

Sam Jones

Growing anxietyCommentsPremiumWhy are we still in the dark about Feb 5 restrictions?

With 16 days until the border falls everyone from schools to hospitals and business owners remain in the dark about exactly what rules and restrictions will be in place come February 5.

Josh Zimmerman and Danielle Le Messurier

Virus blueprint CommentsPremiumMiners’ COVID guidelines to be based on QLD, SA

The head of the State’s most powerful resources lobby group expects guidelines on how miners will operate after the border reopens are just days away, as more than 50 companies prepare to meet on Thursday.

Danielle Le Messurier

senseless damagePremiumResilience on show as Fitzroy vows to redo destroyed mural

Fitzroy Crossing leaders have expressed their disappointment at extensive damage done to a recently unveiled $27,000 mural, and say the work will be restored to depict the resilience of the town.

Sam Jones

Dangerous recreationData reveals demographic most at risk bushwalking in WA

A new study from ECU has revealed the potentially life-threatening risks of bushwalking during summer and which demographic is most at risk.

Right decisionWhy Broome businesses, doc back border delay

Broome businesses and doctors have breathed a “collective sigh of relief” at WA Premier Mark McGowan’s decision to push back the February 5 border opening date indefinitely.

Long way homeThe German walking his way around the North West

Walking around the world is not how everyone pictures retirement, but that is exactly what a 71-year-old German has spent the past five years doing.

Could it be!?Kimberley cyclone risk elevated this weekend

The Bureau of Meteorology on Thursday afternoon increased the likelihood of a cyclone developing in the Timor Sea to low this Sunday

Tom Zaunmayr

Health and wellbeingEarly Years Initiative rolled out to Derby

Young Derby children and their families will become the fourth WA community to benefit from the Early Years Initiative, which aims to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for WA kids ages 0-4 years old.

Sam Jones

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Lloyd Rayney caught up in Fringe show ‘joke’ saga

Comedian and actor Peter Rowsthorn has defended his teenage daughter Frankie, after she was castigated online for telling a joke involving former lawyer Lloyd Rayney — while he was in the audience.

Tim Clarke

DIVISIVE TOPICPremiumFour West Aussies reveal what Australia Day means to them

As January 26 approaches, influencer Fallon Gregory acknowledges it is a divisive date and is overwhelmed with mixed feelings

Rhianna Mitchell

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Eagles alerted to Pride Round issues last year

West Coast have known of concerns around their lack of Pride Round recognition for more than a year ago after being written to by an LGBTQIA+ advocate and club member.

Mitchell Woodcock

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Tragedy as man dies at popular South West beach

A man, aged in his 50s, has died after he was pulled from the water at a popular South West beach on Saturday afternoon. 

Caitlyn Rintoul

Brutal attack Woman to be flown to Perth after shocking Pilbara assault

A woman is being airlifted to Perth after being seriously assaulted in a park in South Hedland on Wednesday night. 

Brianna Dugan

Bad news PremiumWA regional housing perk scrapped for ABC reporters

The ABC has left young WA regional journalists high and dry on housing options in a competitive mining town rental market just a month after announcing a renewed commitment to news in the bush.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Check-in timePremiumPremiumPublic to have its say on $118m Gnarabup resort proposal

The private development would see a $118 million five-star hotel erected at the townsite, containing 121 rooms, as well as a pool, spa, gym, function centre, restaurant and bar. 

Jab rates Indigenous jab rate lagging 30pc in Albany

Figures released by the Federal Government this week revealed 59.9 per cent of the City of Albany’s Indigenous population aged 15 and over were double vaccinated as of Tuesday.

Drunken night outPremiumPremiumMan charged with wounding after throwing beer glass

A 19-year-old man at a Busselton rooftop bar is alleged to have thrown a pint of beer to a friend and missed, hitting a woman downstairs.

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Perth’s record heat prompts fatal brain bug warning PremiumDeadly bug

Perth’s record-breaking heatwave could be the catalyst for a potentially fatal brain bug, experts have warned.

Tim Clarke

Last gaspPremiumBid to ban smoking on WA apartment balconies

There are calls for smoking to be banned on WA apartment balconies, after Queenland recently outlawed it.

Kim Macdonald

Board up PremiumPremiumSurvivor surf star Felicity Palmateer head’s charity event

She’s more known for her feats on the water but surfer Felicity Palmateer is looking to break a world record using her board on land.

City of LightPerth positioned to tap into global space industry

Few would realise how well Perth is positioned to take advantage of expected growth in the global space industry.

No qualifications neededCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumWhy dream jobs in Western Australia are going begging

Picturesque locations, fair pay, and little to no experience required — there are vacancies aplenty but WA’s talent pool has been exhausted.

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The 30 burning questions McGowan must answer about COVID

Mark McGowan’s border backflip has left many West Australians confused about the reasons why we are still isolated. These are the 30 pressing questions he must now address.

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