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  1. Sound TelegraphCommentsCouncillors vs mayor in upcoming Rockingham election

  2. Little penguinsPremiumLittle Penguin population update

  3. Splashing outPremiumTender awarded for design phase of Aqua Jetty redevelopment

  4. Photo finishPremiumWinners of Kwinana photography competition announced

  5. Upgraded facilitiesPremiumSenior centre to expect big upgrades

The City of Kwinana has backed a four-year election cycle.

Local governmentPremiumCity of Kwinana advocates for four-year election cycle

The City of Kwinana wants to halve the number of local government elections by holding them every four years instead of two.

Ava Berryman

The Rockingham Beach Cup will return in 2025.

Sound TelegraphCommentsBack in the saddle: Council backs Rockingham Beach Cup

After a one-year hiatus, horse hooves will pound the sand at the picturesque Rockingham Foreshore once again in November. 

Rachel Fenner

Concept for the newly named Djandoo Mia Thomas Oval changerooms.

Council projectsNew name for Thomas Oval changerooms

New changerooms at Thomas Oval will be named Djandoo Mia, meaning ‘home of the whistling kite’.

Ava Berryman

Rockingham man chases high school students with crowbar

Rockingham courtPremiumHomeless man chases students with crowbar

A Rockingham local experiencing homelessness was awoken by students from Kolbe Catholic College who quickly learnt their mistake after he chased them into school grounds with a crowbar in hand.

Ava Berryman

Cooloongup man pleads guilty to child exploitation material

Rockingham courtPremiumMan pleads guilty to possessing child exploitation material

Cooloongup local Zane Ambrose Mccullough Farr, 26, has pleaded guilty to two charges of possessing child exploitation material.

Ava Berryman

The offending antenna.

Bad callLeave: Telstra’s message to Safety Bay customers

In an extraordinary move, Telstra told a customer to quit the telco and find another provider after lengthy service outages in Safety Bay. 

Rachel Fenner

The RSPCA Community Action Day went down a treat

Community helpPremiumPremiumRSPCA action day a howling success

The RSCPA WA-led Community Action Day in Cooloongup was a howling success, with more than 120 pet owners helped with free pet supplies, vet checks and advice from professionals.

Carbon280's Hydralyte plant in Kwinana

Pilot programIndustrial revolution at hydrogen plant

Carbon280 chief executive Mark Rheinlander says new technology could address a bottleneck in the hydrogen supply chain by enabling hydrogen to be stored as a liquid.

Beloved Humzy siblings have opened brand new restaurant Rocco.

New restaurantPopular family restaurateurs revamp old location

Tonight marks the triumphant return of the Humzy siblings with the grand opening of their new and improved Italian restaurant, Rocco.

An aerial view of the new Walbreninj Bidi firewise garden.

Bushfire awarenessFire-wise garden at hospital

Rockingham General Hospital is taking a hands-on approach to emergency preparedness with its new fire-wise garden.

Ava Berryman

Bailey Collingwood is headed for the USA on a Pennsylvania soccer scholarship.

Soccer successPremiumSafety Bay sports star given scholarship to USA

Bailey Collingwood, 18, of Safety Bay, has touched down in the USA to start his dreams of being a soccer star.

Ava Berryman

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Attorney General Tony Buti will intervene in the long-running legal case against BGC. Inset: One of the defective Iplex pipes.

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Fresh twist in BGC saga as customers receive lifeline

Hundreds of WA customers living in new homes prone to leaks and flooding due to faulty piping have received some welcome news ahead of a State Administrative Tribunal hearing.

John Flint

Angela Margaret Rainbow leaves Perth Magistrates Court today.

Courts & JusticePremiumIdentity of Perth therapist accused of $7m fraud revealed

The owner of an occupational therapy business accused of an invoice scam that siphoned millions of taxpayer money meant to be used to help veterans has failed in a bid to suppress her identity.

Caleb Runciman

Barry Wayne Lawrence pictured outside Perth Magistrates Court this week.

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Fears over ‘bikie links’ of child worker accused

Disturbing allegations have emerged about a Department of Communities employee charged with sex offences involving a teenager in his care as it was revealed police also raised concerns he had bikie connections.

Caleb Runciman

Internal affairs investigators are probing two separate scandals at a city bar where the officers had gathered.

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WA police jobs on the line after depravity at staff party

Two WA police officers are fighting for their jobs and one is receiving counselling after a booze-soaked staff party ended with a sexual assault and a vile act of public indecency.

Ben Harvey

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Angela Margaret Rainbow leaves Perth Magistrates Court today.

Courts & JusticePremiumIdentity of Perth therapist accused of $7m fraud revealed

The owner of an occupational therapy business accused of an invoice scam that siphoned millions of taxpayer money meant to be used to help veterans has failed in a bid to suppress her identity.

Caleb Runciman

Karen Anne Webb pleaded guilty to 17 charges of stealing as a servant on Thursday.

Courts & JusticePremiumMt Barker clerk admits to stealing $156k from her workplace

The clerk of a Mt Barker business has admitted to stealing more than $150,000 from her workplace over a two-year period, after details were revealed in her first court appearance on Thursday. 

Melissa Sheil

In 2022 people living on and around Clements Place and were told PFAS likely to have originated from Jandakot Airport, had contaminated their groundwater. 

WA NewsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumPerth properties ‘unsellable’ due to undrinkable tap water

Perth residents who say they are trapped with ‘unsellable’ rural properties because of contaminated groundwater want their land fast-tracked for residential development.

Dr Rhys Bellinge, an obstetrician, gynaecologist and fertility doctor from Perth, who has been charged with manslaughter and dangerous driving over a fatal car crash in Dalkeith.

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PremiumDay in the life of rich doctor imprisoned in WA’s worst unit

Rhys Bellinge, the rich-lister obstetrician who killed a woman in a drunken car crash in Dalkieth, is living in a prison unit known as Fraggle Rock because it is home to the State’s worst paedophiles.

Roger Cook has defended his government’s decision not to tell the public about the long-running contamination.

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CommentsPremiumTests show PCH drinking water contaminated with toxic metal

The drinking water at Perth Children’s Hospital was contaminated with lead as recently as last year. The shock test results and remediation were kept quiet, until now.

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Major crash detectives are seeking help from the public after a fatal crash in the Wheatbelt.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumDriver killed in horror rollover in Wheatbelt

Emergency services rushed to the scene of the crash in Newdegate this morning.

Hannah Cross

Jockey Tash Faithfull has been suspended after causing rider Holly Watson to fall in the Coolgardie Cup.

RacingPremiumTop jockey suspended in wake of Coolgardie Cup fall

Prominent WA jockey Tash Faithfull has copped a 26-day suspension for causing rival rider Holly Watson to fall at the 200m mark in the $100,000 Coolgardie Cup at Kalgoorlie-Boulder Racing Club on Sunday.

Ernie Manning

A man alleged to have used a 3-D printer to create firearm parts, and who is claimed to have threatened a teenage girl, has been granted bail.

Courts and crimePremiumAlleged 3-D printed weapon manufacturer granted bail

A Coolgardie man who is accused of 3-D printing firearm parts and threatening to kill a teenage girl has been released on bail.

Jessica Antoniou

Speakers Jade Lewis, Kirsty Dellar and Valeria Mazza at the Yellow Ribbon Project’s HER Community event in Kalgoorlie-Boulder on Thursday.

R U OK? DayPremiumPremiumWomen supporting women

For R U OK? Day, women in the Goldfields have united to check in on one another and feel empowered.

DPIRD says aerial culling of deer is humane, despite claims to the contrary by the Australian Deer Association.

Shooting debatePremiumPremiumInvasive Species Council calls out aerial culling criticism

Australia’s leading invasive species experts have called out criticism which called the State Government’s aerial culling practice inhumane. 

Simon and Nikita Biggs have launched a GoFundMe campaign to help them meet ever-increasing medical costs.

Kidney diseasePremiumPremiumFamily seek support for kidney disease fight

A family who had to leave Kalgoorlie-Boulder when a medical diagnosis turned their world upside down are hoping to raise awareness of diabetes and kidney failure. 

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Sebastian Siemiatkowski, chief executive officer and co-founder of Klarna Holding AB, center, and Michael Moritz, chairman of Klarna Bank AB, center right, during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025.

CNBC newsCommentsCBA-backed BNPL provider Klarna soars on US debut

Klarna competes in the buy now, pay later market with Affirm and Block’s Afterpay business.

Ryan Browne

New safety measures will become the standard of all Air India flights.

World NewsCommentsDeadly crash spurs Air India's ‘new normal’

Air India has pledged a renewed focus on safety after Flight 171’s fatal crash, the deadliest aviation disaster in a decade.

Leslie Josephs

Wegovy producer Novo Nordisk is taking the axe to 9000 jobs.

CNBC newsCommentsWeight loss jab giant to cut 9000 jobs

A pharmaceutical giant that produces one of the most popular weight loss jabs has announced it is cutting 11 per cent of its global workforce.

Katrina Bishop

Macron hit with fresh crisis after Bayrou’s budget plan fails.

World PoliticsCommentsMacron to appoint fifth PM after Bayrou ousted

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou’s government has collapsed in a no-confidence vote over spending cuts, leaving President Emmanuel Macron scrambling to appoint yet another leader.

Holly Ellyatt

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NEWSPremiumState set for two new public holidays

A major mining state will add two new public holidays and shift three existing ones from 2028 in the biggest shake-up of the state's holiday calendar in years.

Elodie Jakes

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Federal PoliticsCommentsPremiumWA MP’s major win after Price sacked from frontbench

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has appointed a key WA ally to replace the shadow portfolio left vacant after Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s dismissal last week.

Caleb Runciman

Premier Roger Cook and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the Austal Henderson shipyard.

Federal PoliticsCommentsComments‘AUKUS in national interest, nothing to with Trump’: Albo

The Prime Minister has rejected suggestions that a multibillion-dollar commitment to establish a critical AUKUS defence precinct in WA is aimed at appeasing US President Donald Trump.

West Aussies will be able to spend a couple of extra days at the beach under a big overhaul of the State’s public holiday calendar.

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CommentsWA to get two new public holidays in major shake-up

West Australians will get two extra days off a year as part of a major shakeup to WA’s public holiday calendar.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s $12 billion shipbuilding investment in WA is about more than just AUKUS.

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CommentsWhy the Albanese Govt’s $12b investment is bigger than AUKUS

Joe Spagnolo: The $12 billion investment in WA’s shipbuilding industry is about trade, votes and — right at the end of that list — AUKUS.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (inset, right) has revealed a $12 billion investment in WA's shipbuilding industry.

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PM to unveil massive $12 billion investment in WA industry

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will fly into WA on Sunday to announce a $12 billion investment in the future of WA’s shipbuilding industry in a major boost to diversifying the State economy.

Joe Spagnolo