Coalition infighting intensifies with Labor preference deal
Outspoken Liberal MP Wilson Tuckey is continuing to fan a new outbreak of infighting within the Western Australian Coalition, accusing the National Party of treachery and disloyalty following reports...
View ArticleMLA urges probe into wrongful jailing
The Member for Roe says the Western Australian Government must investigate the circumstances behind the wrongful incarceration of a man at the weekend.
View ArticleFire ban stands in WA
The Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) in Western Australia is reminding people that a bushfire emergency period is in place this weekend and it is illegal to light a fire in the open air.
View ArticleEmergency response put to the test in Kalgoorlie
Chemical company CSBP will today join Kalgoorlie emergency services in a multi-agency emergency response drill.
View ArticleDiggers and Dealers: serious business with a saucy edge.
I've been covering the Diggers and Dealers mining conference in Kalgoorlie-Boulder for most of its 16 years, and while some things have changed, some things have stayed exactly the same.
View ArticleCatastrophic fire danger for Goldfields and Eucla
A catastrophic fire danger warning has been issued for parts of the Goldfields and Eucla today.
View ArticleMP says grog labelling not enough
A Western Australian Government Committee formed to reduce alcohol use says the introduction of warning labels for alcoholic drinks does not go far enough to address liquor abuse in the community.
View ArticleAre robots and niche markets the way forward for struggling manufacturers?
Kalgoorlie manufacturer says technology and niche markets have helped weather an unprecedented downturn and job losses.
View ArticleKalgoorlie business fuming over local council's $10,000 rent mix-up
A couple closes their business after the local council reportedly tells them their rent would increase by 1,718 per cent.
View Article'The most important time in a child's life': Freebirthing on the rise as...
Health professionals are warning pregnant women about the risks of giving birth at home without medical help, while a new mother has described welcoming her son into the world in her lounge room as the...
View ArticleStolen Mother's Days — how strength and happiness can grow after the horrors...
Mother's Day can be a painful time for members of the Stolen Generations, but it can also be a source of pride and strength for those who have maintained unbreakable bonds spanning generations.
View ArticleThird time's a charm? Shuttered WA nickel mine set to re-open amid soaring...
The owners of the mothballed Ravensthorpe nickel mine in WA's south-east, say they will move to re-open the site if surging demand for the metal continues.
View Article'S**t Towns of Australia' contest met with horror, but some say it's a laugh
What do Kalgoorlie, Tennant Creek, Mount Gambier, Dubbo, Mount Isa and Logan have in common? They're all in the running to be crowned Australia's S**t Town of the Year.
View ArticleWith nowhere to go and gold prices soaring, West Australians turn their hands...
Record high gold prices and closed borders spark a boom in gold prospecting in Western Australia's Goldfields region, and metal detectors are flying off shelves around the state.
View Article'Absolute chaos in everyone's lives': Cashless welfare card recipients denied...
Cashless welfare card data shows only one-fifth of applications to exit trial so far have been approved, leaving many who claim they meet the criteria to leave feeling they are being unfairly treated.
View Article'This place is like Swiss cheese': Massive mine blast leaves residents shaken
Families say they ran from their homes and feared their roofs would collapse after a mining blast in the Goldfields that was likened to a "small earthquake".
View ArticlePolice shoot at stolen car
Goldfields police say an officer fired shots at a stolen vehicle because he feared for his life.
View ArticleMeet the man who hitchhiked cross-country to watch his beloved Eagles in the...
Flights, buses and train tickets were sold out and Drew Lawrance's car wasn't going to make it across the Nullarbor, but that didn't stop him from living his AFL Grand Fiinal dreams.
View ArticleKalgoorlie locals strike gold, winning a share of $63 million lotto jackpot
There has been a gold rush of a different kind in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, where a 250-strong lottery syndicate has won a share of $63 million, or around $250,000 each.
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