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  1. Community infrastructure Rockingham council pushes ahead with power plans

  2. Appalling behaviour PremiumMagistrate tells man to sort out his issues

  3. Pregnant sister threatenedPremiumMagistrate calls out man after violent attacks

  4. New opportunities Upgraded PCYC to support youth for years to come

  5. CrimePremiumLawyer says woman’s “hot-headedness” to blame for attacks

Courtroom exitPremiumEmotional scenes as accused killer driver in court

Police and security staff were forced to intervene after emotions ran high at the court appearance of Evie Butterworth, who is accused of killing a 21-year-old while driving on a cocktail of drugs at 188km/h.

Tim Clarke

Just getting startedLocal skydiver ready to set brand new record

Professional skydiver Melissa Porter has her sights set on an Australian-first record following a major win at the recent Australian Skydiving Championships in Western Australia.

Tyra Peters

Seize the clayInaugural exhibition for local ceramics studio

The creatives of Rockingham Ceramics Studio are making their first foray into the exhibition world with the volunteer-run studio’s inaugural exhibition kicking off this Friday.

Hannah Cross

Third time luckyPremiumPharmacy’s five-year battle to sell affordable medication

A local pharmacy in Perth’s southern suburbs will finally be allowed to supply medication listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme after half a decade of advocating to the Federal Government. 

Hannah Cross

indecent actsPremiumMan pleads guilty to train-station assault on girl

A Baldivis man has pleaded guilty to assaulting an 11-year-old girl and several indecent public acts while dressed head-to-toe in lycra.

Tyra Peters

Project tees offKwinana to have own 18-hole mini-golf course

Mini-golf fun is on the horizon for Kwinana locals, with regulars at the adventure park also set to benefit from the new amenities.

Elise Van Aken

College’s community mindsetPremiumPremiumStudents team up with surfers with disability

Surfers were given a helping hand over the weekend after Tranby College students got amongst the waves to help kids with disability.

Place-makingPremiumPremiumCommunity-led makeover to transform Wellard Square

Wellard Square will undergo a seven-day makeover in April to transform the space with the help of the local community.

‘Dangerous and stupid’PremiumPremiumUnlicenced speed demon behind mum hit-and-run jailed

A road menace who led police on two wild pursuits in three months has been jailed after smashing into a car carrying a mother and her three children.

High BeamRockingham e-scooter riders scooting along nicely

Rockingham riders have travelled the equivalent of more than 15 laps around Australia on e-scooters in the first year of the city’s e-scooter operations.

Hannah Cross

‘Incredibly proud’Rockingham business named pharmacy of the year

Pharmacy 777 Shoalwater has been named the 2023 guild pharmacy of the year, beating more than 500 nominees to take out the prestigious award.

Telissa Ryder

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Bikie jailed for ‘baiting’ and brutally bashing ex-partner

A Mongols bikie who used his autistic son as ‘bait’ to lure his ex-girlfriend to a petrol station where he brutally beat her then terrorised has been jailed for four years.

Emily Moulton

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Two die waiting for heart surgery at WA’s biggest hospital

Two West Australians have died while on the waiting list for heart surgery at Perth’s biggest hospital in the past six months — in one instance after an operation was cancelled for a ‘higher priority patient’.

Josh Zimmerman

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WA’s grassroots sports tackle concussion issue head-on

As major sporting codes reckon with the fallout of decades worth of concussion issues, grassroots sports are enacting their own strategies to confront the issue head-on.

Ben Smith

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Bikie boss’ widow opens up on the ‘two Nick Martins’

Speaking from the witness box, Amanda Martin has given a glimpse inside her relationship with her slain bikie boss partner, revealing there were two Nick Martins — ‘Nick ‘the partner’ and Nick ‘the Rebel’.

Sarah Steger

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‘Causing harm’CommentsPremiumUS authorities investigating Austal fraud allegations

West Australian shipbuilding company Austal is being investigated by US authorities over allegations of fraud and financial manipulation.

Gerard Cockburn

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‘ADDICTED’: The front-line battle to stop kids from vaping

After years of campaigning against cigarettes, public health experts now have a new fight on their hands - the booming popularity of vapes - and our schools have become a disturbing new battleground.

Alison Wakeham

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CommentsPremiumStranger’s lifesaving donation gives WA boy a second chance

Sebastian Molina’s future was uncertain in 2018 and if it wasn’t for a lifesaving transplant of an organ donated by a stranger, the five-year-old’s life could have been cut short.

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CommentsPremium‘UNDERESTIMATED’: COVID numbers much higher than reported

WA Health admits COVID case data isn’t accurate due to under-reporting, with wastewater samples and rising hospitalisations revealing a much truer picture.

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CommentsPremiumOnly one council agrees to river shark net after teen death

The McGowan Government’s Swan River shark barrier plan is flailing — with just one out of seven councils agreeing to commit to the structures. 

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Water upgraded at remote Aboriginal communities

More than 100 of WA’s remote Aboriginal communities are getting better water services after testing revealed it was sub-standard at some of them, with the Department of Communities handing over responsibility.

Josh Zimmerman and Rebecca Le May

special reportVideoPremiumInside Kalgoorlie gold ‘swindle’ that was all above board

They weren’t your usual suspects and this was not your usual case. The inside story of how a pile of unwanted dirt turned into a multimillion-dollar gold haul and landed five Kalgoorlie locals in hot water.

Amber Lilley

‘Very serious’ PremiumExplosive claims South West teacher was rough with kids

A teacher with decades of experience is being investigated for allegedly hitting, grabbing or squeezing kids as young as six at a public school in the South West.

Bethany Hiatt

brick cityBusselton Jetty gets Lego-fied

The South West is slowly being Lego-fied after a third brick model joins the ranks of local landmark replicas. 

Vape fightPremiumPremiumFamily calls for anti-bullying action after vape fight

The family of a boy allegedly bashed after an apparent disagreement over a vape, claims more needs to be done in schools to address bullying. 

‘CLOSE THE GATES’PremiumPremiumHELLHOLE: Third sex attack at derelict motel site

An abandoned motel in Geraldton has been revealed as the scene of a third alleged sex attack in less than two years — with the latest victim a 12-year-old girl.

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CNBCVideoCommentsComparing salaries could be easier under these new EU rules

Many companies still aren’t transparent about salaries — to the frustration of employees wanting to ensure they are being paid fairly.

Sophie Kiderlin

The EconomistVideoCommentsPremiumZero-tolerance approach to talented jerks is risky

The Economist: One personality type occupies more attention in the workplace than any other: the ‘talented jerk’.

The EconomistVideoCommentsPremiumCopper’s role in energy transition faces a few big problems

THE ECONOMIST: Copper’s place in a world fuelled by clean energy is essential and demand is set to double by 2035. But finding it and mining it remain the biggest obstacles. So, what’s the answer?

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CNBCVideoCommentsPremiumVirgin Orbit to cease operations, lay off most of workforce

Virgin Orbit is ceasing operations ‘for the foreseeable future’ after failing to secure a funding lifeline, chief executive Dan Hart told employees during an all-hands meeting in the US overnight Thursday. 

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Pedestrian dies after being hit by car in Perth’s north

A pedestrian hit by a car while he was standing on a road in Perth’s north has died.

Peta Rasdien

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Extraordinary 30-minute visa mess derails Wildcats’ dream

Bryce Cotton’s quest to become an Australian citizen has dragged on for years, but an extraordinary accusation from the Federal Government has proven to be the biggest problem and left the star fuming

Craig O'Donoghue

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Comments‘Virtual’ ED for nursing home residents is medical apartheid

WA Health’s new initiative to have an expensive virtual ED for elderly nursing home patients will, unfortunately, be as useful as last week’s Lotto numbers.

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CommentsPremiumChaos in the sky as shortages leave traffic control unmanned

Commercial flights departing and arriving in Perth had to contend with no air traffic control support last Tuesday night, with skies to the east of the city reclassified as Temporary Restricted Airspace.  

Crash investigationMan injured in serious collision in Perth’s northern suburbs

A man has been taken to hospital following a serious crash in Perth’s northern suburbs. 

Uniform approachPremiumTragic QLD shootings prompt work on national gun register

Police ministers from across the country will meet on Monday to advance plans for a national firearms register, prompted by the tragic shooting deaths of two constables in rural Queensland last year.

Shannon Hampton