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  1. Courts and crimePremiumEagles player to stand trial over serious assault charge

  2. FootballPremiumNorthampton return to winners’ list, Rovers smash Naaguja

  3. ROAD TOLLSPremiumFive killed on WA roads in horror 24 hours

  4. EmergencyPremiumMan dead at scene after highway crash near Geraldton

  5. E-scooter shockPremiumNew e-scooter hire company reverses, exits out of Geraldton

Geraldton Buccaneers Verle Williams celebrating during the win over Perry Lakes.

BasketballPremiumBuccs finish on top by bringing Hawks back down to earth

Geraldton Buccaneers put an exclamation point on a terrific home and away season after notching up a season high 125 points to defeat a hot Perry Lakes Hawks outfit by 15 points at Bendat Basketball Centre. 

Rebecca Ruthven

Beam e-scooters in Geraldton.

E-scootersPremiumGeraldton council to vote on new two-year Beam contract

Beam could be riding back into town after councillors previously voted to end their contract, depending on the results of Tuesday’s council meeting. 

Sally Q Davies

Professor Jessica Dempsey was among the first astronomers to produce an image of a black hole (inset above) and now will oversee Australia’s largest science project, anticipated to unravel the universe’s biggest mysteries. Inset below: The antennas of the SKA-Low radio telescope in WA's Murchison region.

ScienceVideoCommentsPremiumUnravelling the universe’s biggest mysteries in WA’s north

Professor Jessica Dempsey was among the first astronomers to produce an image of a black hole and will now oversee Australia’s largest science project, anticipated to unravel the universe’s biggest mysteries. 

Ben O'Shea

Toilet block explosion.

CrimePremiumFlat Rocks toilet block no longer after explosion

A toilet block at a popular beach south of Geraldton has been destroyed by an explosion, with police launching an investigation after 70 per cent of the building was damaged.

Sienna Seychell

Geraldton's Cruz Macdonald in action during last year's WA Junior Surfing Titles.

SurfingPremiumGroms chase glory as Gero hosts final round of State titles

State titles and a chance to represent WA at nationals are on the line for the State’s top grommets who are set descend on the Batavia Coast in the final round of the WA Junior Surfing Titles this weekend.

Rebecca Ruthven

The scene of a fatal crash on Brand Highway in Tarcoola Beach.

Road tollPremiumTwo men die in Geraldton crashes in horror stretch in WA

Two men died in separate Geraldton crashes on Brand Highway, just over 24 hours apart, last week — among six people killed in a catastrophic period on WA roads.

Kate Campbell & Brooke Rolfe

Fremantle celebrate Friday night’s western derby win.

FootballPremiumPremiumFreo bat away West Coast to earn derby bragging rights

It was a derby delight for Geraldton product Judd McVee and his Fremantle Dockers after overcoming a slow start to blaze away to a 70-point win against their crosstown rivals at Optus Stadium.

Kelli Maines, Matt's carer, is calling for public help in the hope it will lead to a stable home.

HousingPremiumPremiumRental crisis locking disabled man out of market

A disabled man and his mother are on the brink of homelessness as they battle to secure a rental after being evicted from their home of 10 years.  

An ambulance at the front of Mullewa District Hospital on April 23, 1939.

Snapshot in TimePremiumPremiumReflecting on Mullewa Hospital’s history as it nears new era

The opening of the Mullewa District Hospital on November 1 1934 was a significant milestone for the town, marking the culmination of many years of community fundraising and advocacy.

Skeetas team- Demi Tate, Haley Morris, Cinda-Skye Nelley, Megan Davies, and Taj Morris.

FoodPremiumGeraldton venues among cream of crop in Gold Plate Awards

Geraldton’s growing food scene may be underrated, but some of our best venues have earned a nod from a prestigious hospitality award program. 

Sally Q Davies

Rural Health West CEO Professor Catherine Elliott.

Allied healthPremiumRural allied health students to receive payment

Rural Health West says prac placement poverty in the allied health sector across regional WA will be significantly eased by the Government’s plan to expand a payment scheme. 

Imogen Wilson

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Perth ISIS doctor’s family ties to top terror group militant

The Perth doctor who joined Islamic State 10 years ago and was recently discovered alive in a Baghdad prison had close ties with a key leader of the terrorist group in Syria who remains on the run.

Rhianna Mitchell

The raunchy pantomime spin on the classic folklore tale has taken the Regal Theatre by storm.

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Throbbin Wood: Robin Hood gets dirty makeover in new panto

From golden phalluses, to panty bunting, and even a massive frog — the hilarious new show by Zealous Productions has taken Perth by storm.

Tegwen Bescoby

New figures show anyone who bought a property using the Commonwealth’s low deposit scheme could end up with the bleak prospect of negative equity as WA’s red-hot market cools.

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First-homebuyers face nightmare as market cools off

New figures show anyone who bought a property using the Commonwealth’s low deposit scheme could end up with the bleak prospect of negative equity as WA’s red-hot market cools.

Joe Spagnolo

Emergency services at the scene of a crash on Ocean Reef Road in Beldon overnight. 7NEWS

ROAD TOLLSVideoPremiumFive killed on WA roads in horror 24 hours

A horror 24-hours on WA roads has resulted in five people being killed across four separate crashes, with the State heading towards its worst road toll since 2008.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

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Australia’s medicine regulator has issued a safety warning over popular weight-loss drugs like Ozempic.

Public HealthVideoCommentsNew Ozempic warning as TGA finds link to serious disorder

Australia’s medicine regulator has issued a safety warning over popular weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Saxenda.

Taylor Renouf

Fremantle are premiership favourites

AFLCommentsPremiumAFL admits it can’t stop airlines grand final price gouging

AFL CEO Andrew Dillon has expressed his frustration with the price gouging Fremantle fans are set to face from airlines if the Dockers make the grand final.

Craig O'Donoghue

There's been no shortage of memorable moments through the first 62 western derby clashes.

AFLCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumThe A-to-Z of Western Derbies

F is for F-bomb. J is for Judd booing. And M is for McPharlin’s grab. Each letter sparks a different derby memory as we take a look back across more than three decades of WA footy's cross-town rivalry.

Amber Millar, 12, was killed in the second crash along with Troy Thomas.

AustraliaPremiumPremium‘Reckless’: Pilot exposed after WA fatal chopper crash

The WA tourism stalwart was killed along with 12-year-old Amber Millar when a helicopter he was flying crashed immediately after take-off from an industrial site in Broome.

The scene of the crash and blaze on North West Coastal Highway.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumTeen charged over fatal White Peak crash still in hospital

A 19-year-old man charged with murder and attempted murder over the fatal White Peak crash at the end of June remains in a serious condition in a Perth hospital.

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New research from WFI Insurance shows only a quarter of Australian farmers are considering cyber insurance as a future need, compared with 70 per cent of the broader business population.

cybersecurityPremiumFarmers are vulnerable to cyberthreats, says new study

Experts are warning Australia’s agriculture industry to be prepared for digital threats as cyberattacks on Australia’s food and agriculture sector become increasingly common.

Melissa Pedelty

The $5m farm system productivity program is part of the Federal Government’s $140 million transition assistance package to help those affected by the end of live sheep exports.

live export banPremiumWA sheep industry supported by new $2.5m Government program

A new $2.5 million program designed to help sheep farmers through the phase-out of live sheep exports by sea was released by the Australian Government on Wednesday.

Melissa Pedelty

The Grains Industry Association of WA’s 2026 barley rationalisation plan — called the WA Malt Barley Variety Receival Recommendations — was released at the GIWA Barley Forum on Tuesday.

barley potentialPremiumWA barley market dominated by one variety

WA’s barley market will be dominated by one variety in the next two years according to a recent report, prompting concerns for the future of the State’s export market.

Melissa Pedelty

Two people have died and another has been critically injured in a horror head-on crash on North West Coastal Highway near Karratha.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumPremiumTwo dead in fiery head-on crash in WA’s north

Two people have died and another has been critically injured in a horror head-on crash on North West Coastal Highway near Karratha.

RSPCA WA are requesting CCTV and dashcam footage to assist with investigations. RSPCA WA

WA NewsPremiumPremiumFears raised after kangaroo deaths near Albany

Concerns have been raised that kangaroos are being ‘deliberately targeted’ after a string of deaths. WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT

Two men have lost their lives in separate crashes on regional WA roads just minutes apart.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumPremiumTwo men killed in road tragedies just minutes apart

Two men have lost their lives in separate crashes on regional WA roads just minutes apart.

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Android figures at the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, US.

TechnologyCommentsPremiumGoogle loses fight on record $6.8 billion antitrust fine

Europe’s top court has dismissed the tech giant’s appeals against the 2018 EU ruling.

Arjun Kharpal

Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve. Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged and were split over whether they expect to raise rates this year.

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Warsh’s taskforces are the key to understanding the new Fed

Fed chair Kevin Warsh stuck to his long-stated belief in his first press conference on Wednesday that ‘inflation is a choice.’

Matt Peterson

Ships anchored on May 16, 2026 in the Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran.

EnergyCommentsPremiumCrude oil tumbles after Trump says Strait of Hormuz to open

Tanker traffic plunged in early March due to Iranian attacks, causing the biggest oil supply disruption in history.

Spencer Kimball

Cathie Wood, chief executive officer of Ark Investment Management LLC.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumInvestors who took a chance on SpaceX now reap the rewards

For nearly two decades, some of the world’s most prominent investors quietly accumulated stakes in SpaceX while the rocket maker remained largely off-limits to the public markets.

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A Perth man on holiday in Tasmania stabbed his partner before fleeing the scene and causing a fiery head-on crash that claimed both his life and that of a local nurse who was driving home from work on Friday.

CrimeCommentsPremiumNew details on Perth DV thug who killed nurse in crash

A Perth man on holiday in Tasmania stabbed his partner before fleeing the scene and causing a fiery head-on crash that claimed both his life and that of a local nurse who was driving home from work on Friday. 

Caleb Runciman

Country footy incident

Great Southern HeraldVideoPremiumWATCH: Ex-Eagles WAFL player coward punches opponent

A former West Coast WAFL player is facing a lengthy suspension after a coward-punching an opponent in an ‘ugly’ off-the-ball incident that marred a Lower South West Football League game on Sunday. 

Jack Penniment and Amy Towers

Andrew Hastie pictured arriving at the David Malcolm Justice Centre, Perth, on Wednesday. Carwyn Monck

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumTrial told Grainger made recording fearing being ‘set up’

A businessman embroiled in a long-running defamation lawsuit has admitted to covertly recording a business meeting because he feared being ‘set up’ over an alleged backdoor land deal. 

He is facing trial in Perth District Court. NewsWire / Emma Kirk

updatedPremiumPremiumRapper denies raping ‘bubbly’ fan on tour

Rapper and YouTuber Yung Filly has taken the stand at his trial, where he is accused of sexually assaulting a fan on his Australian tour, telling a court he assumed the sex was consensual.

Two WA gold takeovers worth a combined $5.3 billion ranked among Australia’s 10 biggest deals in the last financial year, even as national dealmaking fell 17 per cent.

BusinessCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumWA gold deals crack national top 10 despite takeover setback

Two WA gold takeovers worth a combined $5.3 billion ranked among Australia’s 10 biggest deals in the last financial year, even as national dealmaking fell 17 per cent.

MLG chief executive Mark Hatfield says hybrid road trains could be a solution for miners facing soaring diesel costs.

BusinessVideoCommentsPremiumWA eyes hybrid road trains as diesel shock hits miners

The pressure has intensified as the US-Iran war disrupts oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and Houthi attacks threaten Saudi oil exports through the Red Sea.

Ryan Johnson