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This photo provided by the Tennessee Department of Correction shows Christa Pike on Jan. 12, 2023. (TDOC via AP)

World News‘Deeply hurt’: Lethal injection survivor breaks silence

A death row inmate who survived two lethal injections last month has released a public statement after being sent back to prison.

Ella George

A teenage boy received a “laceration to his arm” after a house party in Sydney’s north west on Friday night. NewsWire / Nikki Short

NewsPremiumWild party ends with alleged slashing

A teenager allegedly used a knife to slash another teen as an out-of-control house party was being broken up, police say.

Jack Nivison

Christa Pike was critically ?ill and had severe arm injuries after injections failed to kill her. (AP PHOTO)

CrimePremiumUS execution survivor is isolated 'in constant pain'

Christa Pike says she remains in constant pain, struggles to speak and has been isolated in a US prison hospital after surviving a lethal injection.

Staff Writers

Dane Rampe has retired after a difficult finish to the Swans’ season.

The Nightly‘Disarray’: Veteran’s final season marred by club actions

The emotional 36-year-old said he was ‘not going to lie’ about the circumstances behind his call to bow out.

Ella George

Deep concerns remain about the ongoing use of the highly toxic chemical paraquat in Australia. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

HealthPremium'Serious harm': all eyes on Australia over toxic spray

Australia should consider the consequences of being wrong about the health risks posed by a toxic chemical long linked to Parkinson's disease, a US expert says.

Stephanie Gardiner

The Ebola outbreak in Congo has ?infected more than 10,000 people since it was declared in May. (AP PHOTO)

HealthPremiumCongo Ebola outbreak death toll reaches more than 5000

Eight of Congo's ‌26 ​provinces have been affected by the spreading Ebola outbreak, with many deaths occurring outside ​treatment centres.

Staff Writers

More than 30 years on from the iconic episode’s release, it appears the doughnut-loving father is not the only one chasinga big beer Down Under.

NewsPremium‘Boozeflation’: Shift in how Aussies order beer

Homer Simpson’s dream of a giant Aussie beer may have been prophetic, with new data showing pints and jugs now growing at twice the rate of smaller serves.

David Hannant

Cousins Kate and Joe Roff are sharing their family's experience with genetic testing and cancer. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

HealthPremiumFormer Wallaby's urgent warning about inherited cancer

Seventeen members of former rugby star Joe Roff's family have a gene that makes them much more susceptible to developing cancer, prompting his urgent warning.

Sarah Spina-Matthews

A starling perched in a tree.

AI vs BirdsPremiumAI-powered program to track European starlings kicks off

A program to detect European starlings using artificial intelligence has kicked off along WA’s south coast in an attempt to protect grain, livestock and fruit.

Georgia Campion

Cleo Smith was missing for more than two weeks before she was found alive and well. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumLittle Cleo's recovery so fortunate, say crime experts

Little Cleo Smith's dramatic rescue by police 18 days after being abducted by a stranger in remote WA defied the odds, experts agree.

Aaron Bunch

Health is a key Victorian election issue, with a critical shortage of medical specialists looming. (Joanna Kordina/AAP PHOTOS)

HealthPremiumElection pledges yet to remedy 'gaps' in health care

As roads and crime dominate a state election campaign, regional residents and doctors say gaps in access to specialist health care deserve greater attention.

Allanah Sciberras

Russell Brand's behaviour changed "from charming to frightening to nasty," a prosecutor has alleged. (AP PHOTO)

CrimePremiumBrand 'snapped' and groped women, prosecutor tells jury

A prosecutor has told a jury in her closing speech that six different women who do not know each other have come forward to accuse Russell Brand of assault.

Staff Writers

Demolition WA benefited from a $125,000 Regional Economic Development Grant helping it achieve its Class A asbestos removal license.

Grant programPremiumLocal businesses urged to apply for latest funding round

A South Kalgoorlie business has joined forces with State Government members to encourage other local businesses to apply for the same grant program which helped it expand its service offerings.

Tegan Guthrie

Railways' player-coach Lachie Gilbert during his team's Goldfields Football League match against Boulder at Sir Richard Moore Oval on May 9.

FootballPremiumPanthers working towards big 2027 season

Railways’ AGM is on November 15.

Neale Harvey

Lyn Robinson and Ted Robinson (Punter), who was inducted into the Goldfields Sporting Hall of Fame at Evolution Mining Stadium on Saturday, February 14, 2026.

Sports awardsPremiumHall of fame to induct two new members

Goldfields Hockey Stadium will host the 2026 event.

Neale Harvey

For the past three months, former radio king Alan Jones has sat in the front row of courtroom 3.1 in the Downing Centre Court complex in Sydney’s CBD, flanked by his solicitors and three barristers.

AgendaVideoPremiumInside the case against talkback king Alan Jones

For the past three months, former radio king Alan Jones has sat in the front row of courtroom 3.1 in the Downing Centre Court complex in Sydney’s CBD, flanked by his solicitors and three barristers.

Steve Zemek

Lake View batter Luke Boxhall during his team's Eastern Goldfields Cricket Association A-grade match against North Kalgoorlie at Wallace Park on Saturday, November 1, 2025.

CricketPremiumAll-rounder added to side for Norths’ clash

Luke Boxhall has been recalled for Lake View.

Neale Harvey

A previous recyled art competiton entry.

Recycled artPremiumKBULG recycled art competition entries to open next month

The Kalgoorlie Boulder Urban Landcare Group is inviting the community to starting turning their trash into treasure, with entries soon to open for the 2027 rECOnstructed Recycled Art Competition.

Rosa Griffith

Kaitlyn Henderson and Jenni Holder from Kalgoorlie Newsagency celebrate the sale of the division one winning ticket.

Overnight millionairePremiumLocal man claims $1.5m Lotto win

Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s newest overnight millionaire owes it all to his partner’s “Honey, don’t forget Lotto” text, which reminded him to enter the draw with the same numbers he had been playing for decades.

Rosa Griffith

Bill Hansen.

FootballPremiumGFL in line to host Subiaco in 2027

GFL could host its first WAFL clash in five years next season.

Neale Harvey

The Eastern Goldfields Historical Society is seeking the public’s help to name the Eastern Goldfields Senior High School students in this photo.

History MysteryCan you help historical society crack this mystery?

The Eastern Goldfields Historical Society is seeking the public’s help in adding names to the faces in this image.

Tegan Guthrie

Matthew Harper is cycling the distance of his flight from Esperance to Perth after the RFDS flew him the same distance to be treated for appendicitis.

Flying doctorsPremiumMan cycles distance RFDS flew to save his life

Matthew Harper thought living in Canberra meant he would never need to use the Royal Flying Doctor Service, despite a decades-long career in both aviation and emergency response.

Isabella Davis

Ali-Rose Langer with some of the sanitary products she’s donating for girls and women in need.

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OpinionPremium
opinion
Uniting to bring out a little hope

Share the Dignity’s ‘It’s in the Bag’ campaign combines quiet kindness with practical help for vulnerable women and girls, writes Justin Langer.

Justin Langer

Coolgardie sign as you head west.

Medical servicesPremiumShire of Coolgardie medical services examined

Medical services in Coolgardie and Kambalda have undergone review as the local government seeks to address delivery gaps in the shire.

Isabella Davis