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Geraldton Buccaneers captain Liam Hunt celebrates the win over Willetton Tigers

BasketballPremiumBuccs don’t stop here: Preliminary final spot secured

Geraldton’s finals campaign remains alight after overcoming Willetton in a tight, physical contest in Friday’s semifinal to book their ticket to Sunday’s preliminary final against Joondalup Wolves.

Rebecca Ruthven

US President Donald Trump has set his sights on Fifield, NSW – population: 128.

NewsPremiumTrump sets sights on small Aussie town

US President Donald Trump has set his sights on an outback Australian town, with a whopping $560m on the way.

Nathan Schmidt

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POLITICSPremium‘Elon Musk lemons’: Space threat exposed after moon crash

Scientists are making lemonade from “Elon Musk lemons” as they scramble to learn as much as possible from this week’s SpaceX moon crash.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

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newsPremiumTwo teens charged after shock car incident

Witnesses reported seeing several young people hanging from a stolen vehicle as it raced through an Australian town.

Jackson Robb

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has navigated a turbulent relationship with the US. NewsWire/ Nadir Kinani

PoliticsPremiumNew US ambassador to Australia revealed

The US has appointed a new Australian ambassador amid an ongoing rocky relationship between the two ally nations.

Jackson Robb

Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced changes to how property would be taxed during his May budget speech. NewsWire/ Tertius Pickard

FINANCEPremium‘Mass exodus’: Buyers flee housing market

First-home buyers and investors have simultaneously fled Australia’s mortgage market, triggering its sharpest collapse since the Covid pandemic.

Cameron Micallef

This is the second strike from BHP workers. Supplied

AT WORKPremiumUnion boss explains $120m BHP strike

Mining giant BHP could lose millions in revenue this weekend as workers walk off the job at a major export terminal.

Cameron Micallef

Rotary Club of Boulder’s 2025 online radio auction.

Rotary auction PremiumRotary Club of Boulder seeks local support for auction

This year will mark 41 editions of the Rotary Club of Boulder’s online radio auction. 

Toby Cann

Esperance rates will rise by six per cent after councillors adopted the budget for this financial year.

Esperance budgetPremiumEsperance rates to rise 6 per cent in 2026-27

Esperance rates will rise by 6 per cent after councillors adopted the budget for this financial year.

Isabella Davis

Kalgoorlie Courthouse

Courts & JusticePremium‘I could easily kill you right now’

A declared high-risk serious offender who choked his daughter while telling her how “easily” he could kill her has been jailed.

Tegan Guthrie

The Eastern Goldfields Historical Society is seeking the public’s help identifying the person in this photo, believed to have been taken by Jeff McKenzie at the 1980 Kalgoorlie-Boulder Fair.

History mystery Can you help the historical society name this person?

The Eastern Goldfields Historical Society is seeking the public’s help identifying the person in this photo. 

Tegan Guthrie

Kalgoorlie Courthouse

Courts & Justice PremiumBail hopes dashed for robbery accused

A man accused of robbing a man with a significant mental disability as he walked home has had his hopes of bail dashed.

Tegan Guthrie

A Ravensthorpe single mother has been jailed after offering to sell drugs.

Courts & justicePremiumSingle mum jailed after drug offers to support family

A single mother from the Esperance area has been jailed after offering to sell drugs to “support her habit and . . . support her family.”

Isabella Davis

RSPCA WA has expressed concern for animals used in calf roping and rodeo bucking events.

Welfare concernsPremiumRSPCA flags animal welfare concerns for Coolgardie rodeo

RSPCA WA has flagged serious welfare concerns for animals being used in rodeo calf-roping and bucking events at this month’s Coolgardie Outback Festival.

Tegan Guthrie

The Shire of Dundas council “strongly objects” to the granting of crown land leases for the proposed Western Green Energy Hub near Eucla.

Energy and planningPremiumShire of Dundas opposes huge renewable energy project

The Shire of Dundas council “strongly objects” to the granting of crown land leases in their current form for a huge proposed green energy project on the Nullarbor.

Rosa Griffith

Kalgoorlie-Boulder hockey player Wade Wood helped Australia to a gold medal at the 2026 World Masters Hockey World Cup in the Netherlands and Belgium.

HockeyPremiumLocal hockey player wins gold for Australia

A local hockey player has helped Australia to a gold medal at the 2026 World Masters Hockey World Cup in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Rosa Griffith

Axle Dehne is all smiles in the swimming pool.

Student fundraiser PremiumStudent swimming 100km to raise funds for Year 6 camp

Kalgoorlie Primary School’s head boy has proven his swimming skill by competing in a State-level competition and now he is using it to raise funds for his Year 6 school camp. 

Toby Cann

Geraldton Buccaneers Josh Keyes looks for a teammate

BasketballPremiumRECAP: Buccs down Tigers to secure prelim final slot

The Geraldton Buccaneers overcame last weekend’s heartbreak and will take the next step in their title defence after defeating Willetton to advance to Sunday’s preliminary final.

Rebecca Ruthven

A male dolphin stranded in Bunbury last week.

Heartbreaking sightPremiumStranded dolphins spark fear around growing estuary risks

The heartbreaking sight of a pair of stranded dolphins in a South West estuary has prompted calls from experts around the growing risks of climate change in estuarine ecosystems. 

Craig Duncan

A floral display at a past horticultural show.

Horticultural showPremiumHorticultural show entries are open and schedule is official

The count down to Albany’s Agricultural Show is on, with the launch of the Horticulture Show schedule and opening of entries for one of the show’s most colourful attractions. 

Amy Towers

Seven of the 11 sectors fell on Friday. Picture Newswire/ Gaye Gerard.

MARKET WRAPPremium‘Grain of salt’: Warning on strong ASX start

A four-day winning streak has been cut short by fresh Middle East tensions, with all four major banks among the hardest hit on Friday.

Cameron Micallef

Truck fire at Milperra shuts M5 motorway. 7News

BREAKINGPremiumGarbage truck fire sparks traffic chaos

One of Sydney’s busiest motorways has been brought to a standstill after a garbage truck caught fire.

David Hannant

Albany Port Theatre's director and vice-president Janet McArtney.

Curtain callIt’s all a song and dance for Albany’s musical theatre stars

It all started back in 1962 with a production of The New Moon and continues to this day as the Albany Light Opera and Theatre Company blazes a trail as a thriving exponent of musical theatre in the city.

Claire Middleton

Woodside protesters gather in Broome

EnvironmentPremiumShort film raises awareness of reef preservation

Passionate ocean lovers have their Thursday night viewing sorted, as an activist group will bring its environmental film Wild Waves Forever to Geraldton. 

Sally Q Davies