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  1. On a missionPremiumMaking her name and a difference

  2. Streak snappedCommentsPremiumBulls put sword to Saints in Friday night footy rout

  3. Electrical faultCommentsPremiumBus blaze victim: ‘I can’t even cry anymore, I’m numb’

  4. Social snapsCamera IconPremiumPicture gallery: family day at Broome Turf Club

  5. Council approvalCommentsPremiumNew servo coming to Broome outskirts

Budget balanceCommentsPremium‘No instant fix’ to Derby shire’s huge budget shortfall

The position of the Shire was cause for concern for the auditor, who ordered the executive to prepare a report for Local Government Minister John Carey detailing what action had been taken

Sam Jones

COVID ProtectionCommentsPremiumTourist warning on remote Aboriginal communities

The Premier has labelled the actions of tourists who enter remote Aboriginal communities as ‘disrespectful’ after many have been closed due to the coronavirus pandemic

Rangi Hirini and Tom Zaunmayr

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The West Australian exclusive
Jaw brokenCommentsPremium
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Broome man hospitalised in bar bashing horror

Grenville Lownes, 73, and his partner Glenda Mayrhans, 62, were enjoying an evening drink on the veranda of the Roebuck Bay Hotel in May when their outing took a dire turn

Grace Hendry

Women’s NetballPremiumLadder leaders Cable Beach surge to victory

Round 11 of the Broome Netball Association division one women’s competition saw Cable Beach claim top spot in the league.

Grace Hendry

New startPremiumPanoramic secures cash for Savannah nickel reboot

Panoramic Resources has locked in big loan from offtake partner Trafigura to fund the restart of its Savannah nickel project in the Kimberley.

Stuart McKinnon

Comeback thwartedCommentsPremiumCable Beach hold off surging Looma Eagles in 10pt win

The ladder leaders found themselves in a commanding position going into the final term, up 66-34, before Looma rallied with a four-goal streak to set the crowd alive.

Tom Zaunmayr

Electrical faultCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumBus blaze victim: ‘I can’t even cry anymore, I’m numb’

A family of seven whose bus was engulfed by flames at a popular Pilbara camp site have thanked those who tried to help fight the blaze, while revealing their devastation over the loss of their home.

Streak snappedCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumBulls put sword to Saints in Friday night footy rout

Having come within one kick of toppling the highly-fancied Looma Eagles the previous round, Broome’s determination was clear from the outset in their relentless forward pressure on Friday night

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The West Australian exclusive
Lucky escapeCommentsPremium
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CommentsPremiumFamily of seven lucky to escape bus fire

A family of seven have been lucky to escape their bus as it was engulfed in flames at a popular Pilbara camping site.

Social snapsCamera IconPremiumPicture gallery: family day at Broome Turf Club

The annual Broome Races Family Day saw hundreds of local and visiting families descend on the Broome Turf Club for a jam-packed day of track-side activities

Budget balanceCommentsPremium‘No instant fix’ to Derby shire’s huge budget shortfall

The position of the Shire was cause for concern for the auditor, who ordered the executive to prepare a report for Local Government Minister John Carey detailing what action had been taken

Sam Jones

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30-year mysteryPremiumClaremont killer ‘not linked to Perth teen’s murder’

Detectives have launched a fresh public appeal for information into the 1991 murder of Kerry Turner, amid confirmation a major ‘forensic review’ was carried out into the case several years ago.

Phil Hickey

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‘Unbearable pain’CommentsPremium
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WA Police rocked by suicide tragedies

WA Police has been plunged into mourning after two serving officers — including a sergeant who ran his own station — took their own lives in the past fortnight.

Phil Hickey and Brianna Dugan

FULL LISTPremiumAll 842 members of Perth’s The Weld Club revealed

The club is famously private, but today The West Australian can for the first time reveal the names of all its 842 members.

Rhianna Mitchell

Regional News

Brutal violencePremiumPrison sentence over savage attack on Kal taxi driver

A man who punched a Kalgoorlie-Boulder taxi driver before stealing his vehicle and narrowly avoiding a collision with a police car has been jailed for 18 months, but could be out within weeks.

Tegan Guthrie

Dramatic crashCommentsPajero and caravan flip on Brand Highway

A Pajero and caravan have flipped on the Brand Highway near Jurien Bay, with the driver being taken to hospital and holidaymakers being forced to wait while emergency services cleared the scene.

Daryna Zadvirna

Electrical faultCommentsPremiumBus blaze victim: ‘I can’t even cry anymore, I’m numb’

A family of seven whose bus was engulfed by flames at a popular Pilbara camp site have thanked those who tried to help fight the blaze, while revealing their devastation over the loss of their home.

Sam Jones

Fatal crashTeenager killed in fiery crash in Great Southern

It is the 16th fatal crash in the Great Southern region this year.

anxious waitPremiumPremiumTourism providers hold their breath over Perth lockdown

Perth holidaymakers are cancelling their bookings across the Mid West as they grapple with a snap lockdown on the edge of the July school holidays.

Esperance fireCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumEsperance man who lit up lunch bar has bail renewed

A 22-year-old man who admitted to setting fire to an Esperance lunch bar just days after Christmas has had his bail extended.

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Out of controlPremium‘It’s about to explode’: Perth party turns violent

A new dad has described the terrifying moment he barricaded himself inside his neighbour’s AirBnB after a post-lockdown school party — which required the police chopper to shut it down — turned wild.

Sarah Steger

As it happensVideoLIVE: Cook delivers latest on WA’s COVID battle

Health Minister Roger Cook will speak on the State’s ongoing fight managing the coronavirus pandemic.

Sickening attackMan in his 80s bashed over moped in Perth’s south

Detectives are on the hunt for three teenagers after an elderly man was brutally bashed in Greenfields yesterday.

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Voluntary assisted dyingCommentsPremium
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CommentsPremiumDeath is never ideal — but it is now more predictable

My ideal last day involves catching a 20kg pink snapper and watching my two live-in carers — the granddaughters of Cindy Crawford and Claudia Schiffer — prepare it for dinner. But that seems unlikely.

Road toll tragediesPremiumPremiumEight lose lives during horror week on WA roads

Eight people, including two teenagers, have been killed in the past five days on WA’s roads, with the State recording 87 traffic deaths in 2021 — almost one death every other day for six months.

Consumer choiceCommentsPremiumREIWA calls for WA stamp duty overhaul

There’s a new push for a radical revamp of the State’s stamp duty system, which annually nets the Government millions but is a substantial impost to buying a home. Here’s how REIWA says it could work.

Joe Spagnolo