Anthony Albanese has made his first remarks since parliament passed landmark changes to hate crimes and gun laws.
Ria Pandey
Fireworks, breakfasts and citizenship ceremonies are the order of Australia Day across the Mid West and Gascoyne this Monday.
Sally Q Davies
As grim new details emerge of Monday’s alleged anti-Semitic attack, the father of one of the Jewish boys terrorised in the ordeal has delivered a message to the Prime Minister.
Aris Schuler-Shah
A close family friend of a young boy mauled by a shark in Sydney Harbour has given a devastating update.
Alexandra Feiam
AI has hit South West agriculture in a big way, with a major local processor backing in new technology.
Will Corbett
South West locals won’t have to travel too far for their Medicare and Centrelink needs, with a mobile service sweeping the region over the next month.
Amid a fiery debate on gun ownership following the horrific attacks in Bondi, a regional MP has claimed the Federal Government are “scapegoating” gun owners.
Craig Duncan
Free-range chickens are treated better than prisoners at Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s overcrowded and understaffed prison, says the WA Prison Officer’s Union.
Isabella Davis
A Kalgoorlie-Boulder resident concerned about the “heavy presence” of dust and haze within and around the town has raised the issue at the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder annual electors’ meeting.
Jessica Antoniou
Eight months and 4400km later, a 25-year-old woman has completed her journey on horseback across Australia
Rose Patane
Brightstar Resources plans to appoint a contractor this month to construct its new Laverton processing plant as it advances toward a final investment decision for its Goldfields assets this quarter.
Neil Watkinson
A couple have been fined more than $13,000 collectively after admitting they failed to file five tax returns.
Tyrepower Manjimup Speedway was alive with excitement over the weekend as future stars took centrestage at the WA Chip 2026 SSA Junior Sedan WA Title, delivering two nights of high-quality, hard-fought racing.
Serian Lockwood-Jones
There remains no date for the return to work of the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s chief executive, with Andrew Brien a no-show at Monday night’s council meeting and no comment made about his status.
Consolidated Pastoral Company has agreed to buy Madura Plains Station, which when added to nearby Rawlinna Station will create “the largest sheep station in the world” at more than 1.7 million hectares.
Geraldton’s athletes struck gold in last weekend’s Athletics Country Championships, with personal records shattered and another impressive haul of medals brought back to the Midwest.
Rebecca Ruthven
A new public artwork promoting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth wellbeing will be painted in Geraldton over the weekend, led by a professional artist and joined by local young people.
Pemberton’s Young Emergency Service cadets headed to the coast last week for a three-day camp across the South West, getting a rare insight into the work of frontline emergency services.
The junior cricketers were the standouts for the Warren Blackwood region in country week this year, while the seniors have a chance to run in the finals.
Jack Penniment
Telstra users in Gibson, north of Esperance, will be without mobile service for more than 50 hours in early February as the provider upgrades its mobile base station.
A fertiliser company will build new storage tanks in Esperance to make the liquid fertiliser supply more reliable for local grain growers.
Dandaragan residents can expect increased levels of connectivity, with a new broadband service available across Badgingarra, Dandaragan, Jurien Bay and Nambung.
A South West business is helping support those undergoing cancer treatment in the Manjimup region, with little more than the humble potato.
Some of Geraldton’s most talented First Nations netballers have represented WA in a national netball carnival in Brisbane, with some members earning national representation honours.
