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  1. CourtPremiumFormer AFL player accused of child sex crimes to stand trial

  2. Budget PremiumKimberley’s big budget wins — but energy support ends

  3. Regional WA Premium Broome officer disciplined over viral video incident

  4. Regional WA PremiumYuck Circus returns to Broome for one-night only

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Premier Roger Cook joined Shire of Broome councillors for the Cable Beach foreshore stage one opening.

foreshore redevelopment openingPremiumCommunity celebrates Cable Beach foreshore redevelopment

The Shire of Broome marked the completion of stage one of the Cable Beach foreshore redevelopment with a celebratory event at the Broome Surf Life Saving Club on June 6. 

Cain Andrews

Officers from the major crash investigation section are examining the site and are appealing to the public for assistance.

Broome AdvertiserCommentsDriver dies in crash, authorities not alerted for hours

WA Police say they believe the incident occurred sometime before 4am, with emergency services alerted around 7.10am.

Natasha Clark

Broome police have charged two people over separate drug-related incidents.

CrimePremiumTwo charged after drug seizures in Broome police operations

Broome police have charged two people over separate drug-related incidents after a series of operations on Wednesday, June 18.

Natasha Clark

Two-and-a-half year old Mia Wirth was recently taken to urgent care with the flu.

Nightmare flu season Grim prediction for flu season in WA prompts urgent warning

The Kimberley has recorded the second-highest number of flu cases in WA so far this year as the State grapples with a horror flu season.

Claire Sadler and Cain Andrews

Premier Roger Cook and Treasurer Rita Saffioti.

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WA BUDGET
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This is not a sexy Budget, but it delivers the essentials

The cost-of-living crisis is over for some, if not all. But record population growth means the hospital and housing crisis is not yet abating.

Jessica Page

It was a little chilly on Town Beach last week.

WeatherPremiumCool nights grip the Kimberley, locals rug up

Broome locals have been adorning scarves and jackets over the past week to seek comfort from a noticeable dip in overnight temperatures, and it’s not just in their heads

Natasha Clark

The tentative ceasefire in the Middle East — if it takes effect and lasts — may pull traders’ main focus back to the crude market’s underlying fundamentals.

EnergyCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumMotorists breathe easy as oil extends slump on ceasefire

Oil extended a slump as US President Donald Trump announced a tentative ceasefire between Iran and Israel.

Josh Hill shows his Ross Glendinning Medal during the 2015 AFL round 20 match between the Fremantle Dockers and the West Coast Eagles at Domain Stadium, Perth on August 16, 2015.

CourtPremiumPremiumFormer AFL player accused of child sex crimes to stand trial

The former West Coast Eagle is facing four counts of sexually penetrating a child over 13 and under 16. 

Cameron John won the Broome Pro-Am at the weekend and is pictured with Jeremy McArdle.

Broome Pro-AmPremiumPremiumCameron John wins Broome Pro-Am

Cameron John has taken out the win at the Broome Pro-Am at the weekend, coming away with a $8045 pay day. 

Kimberley MLA Divina D'Anna and Minister for the Kimberley Stephen Dawson announcing pensioner cards.

Budget PremiumKimberley’s big budget wins — but energy support ends

Kimberley Minister Stephen Dawson has described last Thursday’s State Budget as having “something for everyone” in the region, despite the scrapping of a key household energy credit and rising utility bills.

Natasha Clark

A Broome police officer seen pushing an Indigenous man to the ground in a since deleted video has been disciplined.

Regional WA Premium Broome officer disciplined over viral video incident

A Broome police officer who pushed an Aboriginal man to the ground earlier this year has been disciplined, WA Police have confirmed.

Natasha Clark

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Brandon James Weston pleaded guilty to four counts of possessing an unlicensed firearm or ammunition and possession of methamphetamine and was sentenced at Mandurah Magistrates Court.

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Bikie associate with lifetime gun ban hides ammo in undies

Police made the shocking discovery after stopping the Mandurah man while he was riding his Harley-Davidson, with a further search of his home uncovering more illegal items.

Rachel Fenner

Launch day of the first locally made WA train in 30 years at Perth Stadium Station. The C series train will roll out across Perth over the next few years.

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Train drivers slam Labor’s railcars: ‘They got it wrong’

Train drivers have slammed Labor’s locally made C-series railcars, with almost 80 per cent believing the trains should be removed from service until key issues are addressed.

Dylan Caporn

Pictured are residents Lorraine, Barbara, Mike, Wayne and Anne at the apartments.

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PropertyCommentsPremium
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Sewage backups and building defects plague ‘luxury’ homes

Several seniors who bought brand new ‘luxury townhouses’ in Applecross say their million-dollar plus homes are plagued with building defects.

John Flint

Peter Fogarty, centre, with his daughter Anna and son Mark at The Lodge Wadjemup resort on Rottnest Island.

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‘Whose stupid idea was it to build a hotel on Rottnest?’

West Aussie wine entrepreneur Peter Fogarty threw son Mark and daughter Anna in the deep end to create Rottnest Island resort The Lodge Wadjemup. Think Succession, but with harmony rather than dysfunction.

Simon Collins

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Mr Mercuri broke his tibia and fibula and required immediate surgery on his right leg.

EmergencyPremiumMan breaks bones using himself as human shield in arrest

The 39-year-old broke his tibia and fibula and required immediate surgery on his right leg.

Caitlin Vinci

The crash happened on Great Northern Highway, south of Chittering Roadhouse, about 11.10am on Saturday.

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Driver dies after horror three-vehicle crash in Chittering

A driver has died in a multi-vehicle crash after a road train, tow truck and car collided in Chittering. 

Caleb Runciman

Mitch McGovern has made a heartfelt tribute to his brother Jeremy after the West Coast star was forced to medically retire from the AFL.

AFL CommentsComments‘Love ya mate’: McGovern’s heartfelt tribute to big brother

Mitch McGovern has made a heartfelt tribute to his brother Jeremy after the West Coast star was forced to medically retire from the AFL.

Emergency services have responded to a serious crash believed to have involved a bus near RAC Arena. 

CrimePremiumPremiumEmergency services respond to serious crash near RAC Arena

Main Roads WA has warned motorists to avoid the area and seek an alternate route. 

A white Holden ute — with registration 1BFC417 — was seen leaving the station before it was captured on CCTV speeding through the Rockingham hospital carpark.

CRIMEVideoPremiumPremiumCCTV shows car before injured bikie dumped at hospital

Gang crime detectives have released CCTV of a vehicle swap between bikies moments before a senior Comanchero was shot, burnt and left for dead — as police continue to hunt for the perpetrators.

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The punters set about taking the bar mats and the premiership flag.

WATCH: So funny!VideoCommentsWA pub’s hilarious video after rogues strip bar and walls

The punters stuffed the bar mats down their pants, into a brown paper bag, up their shirts ... anywhere they could hide them — then made their side-splitting getaway. SEE THE VIDEO HERE

Troy de Ruyter

Minister for the Mid West Jackie Jarvis in Geraldton to talk about the State Budget.

State BudgetWA Budget: What it means for the Mid West

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Josephine Hingst

Artist Nicole Monks.

Yamaji ArtPremiumYamaji art is on show in Sydney

Yamaji art is on show at the Australian Design Centre in Sydney.

Stuart Quinn

Leon Ashton has written an autobiography of his life, including three decades working in the Goldfields.

AutobiographyPremiumPremiumPublication outlines highlights and hardships of Goldfields

A self-described “old Kalgoorlie boy” who spent three decades working in the Goldfields region has written an autobiography.

Pictured are many Beam e-scooters on the corner of HBF Park in Vincent.

Growing pressurePremiumPremiumCity of Bunbury’s e-scooters will be staying on the streets

Despite growing pressure across the State, the City of Bunbury’s e-scooters will be staying on the streets — at least for a few more months. 

Ms Kalgoorlie winner Karlee Andrzejeski, Junior Miss Kalgoorlie Arabella Raptis, Teen Miss Kalgoorlie Antonina Fleming, Mr Kalgoorlie Craig Rankin, Little Miss Kalgoorlie Carline Kelers and Miss Kalgoorlie Camilla Riquelme.

Miss Kalgoorlie PremiumPremiumResponse to inaugural pageant ‘way better than expected’

Crowns, tiaras and sashes were everywhere to be seen at Kalgoorlie-Boulder Racing Club this month for the inaugural Miss Kalgoorlie pageant.

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Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell and President Donald Trump.

BusinessCommentsTrump scolds ‘stupid’ Fed after it holds key rate steady

The Federal Reserve has kept interest rates steady amid expectations of higher inflation and lower economic growth ahead, and still pointed to two reductions later this year.

Jeff Cox

Top oil CEOs have sounded the alarm as Israel-Iran strikes escalate.

Middle EastCommentsTop oil execs sound alarm over Israel-Iran escalation

The CEOs of TotalEnergies, Shell, and EnQuest have warned that further attacks on critical energy infrastructure could have serious consequences for global supply and prices.

Sam Meredith

Global investors may be underpricing the impact of a conflict between Israel and Iran, market watchers warned on Monday.

CNBC newsCommentsInvestors shrug off Israel-Iran conflict at their peril

Despite the continued fighting — with hundreds reported dead — global stock markets have sustained positive momentum.

Chloe Taylor

The Insta360 One R displayed in a container of water at the Insta360 booth during CES 2020 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Jan. 8, 2020.

CNBC newsCommentsTrade war not stopping China’s push deeper into the US

Chinese companies are so intent on global expansion that even the biggest stock offering to date on Shanghai’s tech-heavy STAR board counts the US as one of its biggest markets, on par with China.

Evelyn Cheng

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David Hurst & Clara Hurst.

Courts & JusticePremiumDentist David Hurst’s victims sign on for legal fight

More than 130 of Dr Hurst’s former patients were left in limbo after his sudden death last December, with $2.3 million of their pre-payments discovered missing in the wake of the tragedy.

John Flint

Albany member Kelly Barton, Mt Barker member Anne Radys, and Albany member Anne Barton man the charity raffle stands. The CWA of WA held their annual State conference at the Albany Entertainment Centre from June 23 to 25, with the Annual General Meeting held on June 24.

State conference PremiumAlbany hosts hundreds for annual CWA State Conference

Hundreds of women gathered in Albany this week for the annual Country Women’s Association of WA State Conference, held at Albany Entertainment Centre from June 23 to 25. 

Jacki Elezovich

Farmers Across Borders' first hay run to South Australia will set off in late July, it's biggest convoy to date.

Convoy of CompassionCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumFarmers Across Borders drives solidarity with first hay run

WA’s first hay run to South Australia will set off in late July, as farmers lend a helping hand to their drought-affected neighbours. 

Kevin Combes pleaded guilty to the four offences plus one count each of threatening to kill and threatening to injure in Perth Magistrates Court on Tuesday

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumMan admits early 1990s sex attacks after DNA breakthrough

A man has confessed to committing two horrific rapes in Perth and the Goldfields more than 30 years ago after a DNA breakthrough by cold case detectives.

The punters set about taking the bar mats and the premiership flag.

WATCH: So funny!VideoCommentsCommentsWA pub’s hilarious video after rogues strip bar and walls

The punters stuffed the bar mats down their pants, into a brown paper bag, up their shirts ... anywhere they could hide them — then made their side-splitting getaway. SEE THE VIDEO HERE

The police have charged a man after a bus crash outside the Perth Arena on the weekend. Nine News

NewsPremiumBus driver charged over fatal collision

A bus driver has been charged with careless driving after he fatally struck a pedestrian outside of Perth Arena.

Emma Kirk, Andrew Hedgman