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Outgoing Liberal leader Vincent Tarzia claims he was not undermined in the top job. NewsWire / Ben Clark

STATE POLITICSPremium‘Challenging’: Party leader’s shock exit

SA Liberal leader Vincent Tarzia has resigned from the top job, in the fourth leadership hit for Australia’s embattled state divisions in just two months.

Ria Pandey

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POLITICSPremium‘Can’t answer’: MP tight-lipped on secret review

As Australia reviews a highly secretive US investigation into the AUKUS defence pact, it remains unclear whether the findings will ever be made public.

Ria Pandey

The Shire of Ravensthorpe has posted a heartfelt tribute to deputy president Mark Mudie who died in a bushfire on Monday.

Community mourning Shire of Ravensthorpe pens heartfelt tribute to Mark Mudie

The Shire of Ravensthorpe is mourning the loss of deputy president Mark Mudie after he tragically died fighting a bushfire, with the community “devastated” by the loss of the beloved farmer and councillor. 

Jacki Elezovich and Georgia Campion

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newsPremiumNeo-Nazi melts down after being booted

Matthew Gruter has landed in South Africa after Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke cancelled his visa for participating in a widely condemned anti-Jewish demonstration.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer, Pamela Rontziokos

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NEWSBig porn change coming to Australia

How Australians can access pornography will change within weeks under sweeping new online safety rules.

Andrew Hedgman

Bridget McKenzie has slammed Labor's approach to affordable healthcare.

HEALTHCARE‘Failing’: MP slams healthcare under Labor

A Nationals senator has lashed Labor’s healthcare policies for going in the “wrong direction”, amid rising out-of-pocket healthcare costs.

Ria Pandey

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WeatherPremiumMillions warned as heatwave smashes city

Millions have been warned of sweltering temperatures as an intense heatwave continues its tight grip over parts of the country.

Alexandra Feiam

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POLICEPremiumManhunt for fugitive in major city

A huge police search is under way for a man who escaped police custody while handcuffed in a major Aussie city.

Ria Pandey

Jarron Kretschmann will fight allegations at trial that he sexually assaulted a teenage girl and supplied children with alcohol.

Courts & JusticePremiumTennis coach to fight teenage sexual assault allegation

A former prolific Geraldton tennis coach will fight allegations at trial that he sexually assaulted a teenage girl and supplied children with alcohol.

Kate Campbell

Edge of the Bay festival in 2024.

Esperance FestivalPremiumEdge of the Bay 10th anniversary

A skating and family fun festival on Esperance’s foreshore will celebrate its 10th year this Saturday and feature a record number of market stalls and skating entrants. 

Jessica Antoniou

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & JusticePremiumMan burgled home ‘to become part of AI machine’

A South Korean man has been sentenced to a suspended imprisonment order for home burglary, claiming he entered the Kalgoorlie-Boulder house as he thought it would help him become part of an AI machine. 

Jessica Antoniou

Dawn Hooper and Carol Sims enjoy the Seniors’ Christmas Lunch on Thursday.

Christmas LunchPremiumSeniors get into the festive spirit at annual lunch

Hundreds of senior Goldfielders gathered to celebrate the Christmas season at a festive feast on Thursday.

Isabella Davis

Shadow minister for energy Steve Thomas.

Energy transitionPremiumNew power grid connection cost model proposed

But the Cook Government says the consultation process on a new transmission connections contributions model for WA’s main energy grid will help the State become a “renewable energy powerhouse”

Neil Watkinson

Geraldton’s under-11 boys division 3 team wins State Championships.

BasketballPremiumYoung Buccs crowned State champions

Geraldton’s brightest emerging basketballers have taken to the courts in Perth over the past fortnight in the Basketball WA State Championships., with its youngest side bringing home a title.  

Rebecca Ruthven

Masculinity has not vanished, despite what the loudest corners of the internet might claim. 

Pom in OzPremiumReal masculinity needs to build, not bulldoze

Where did masculinity go, and why does it feel like we are tiptoeing around it these days?

Derek Goforth

Barry Charles Dalton (BCD), far right, with his brothers Don and Paddy.

What I See PremiumCommunity loses one of its biggest champions in Uncle Baz

Barry Dalton was not just a talented sportsman. He had a unique personality that endeared him to everyone he met.

Peter Fiorenza

Gillian Anderson as Constance Van Ness in The Abandons series on Netflix.

ReviewAmerican frontier series builds the tension

The Abandons landed on Netflix recently with 10 episodes ready to go. 

Derek Goforth

Bolta wins the 2025 Regional Championship for jockey Austin Galati.

Horse racingBolta out of the blue for Geraldton trainer

In the space of just 18 months, Bolta has gone from a short-priced Carnarvon maiden winner to the toast of Geraldton racing.

James Gardiner

Spudshed's founder Tony Galati.

Spud KingPremiumPotato baron headed to Mid West next year

WA’s spud king Tony Galati has seemingly confirmed that a Spudshed will be opening in Geraldton in 2026.

Stuart Quinn

Ramelius Resources managing director and chief executive Mark Zeptner and deputy chair Simon Lawson.

Agreement reachedPremiumRamelius Resources signs gold project native title agreement

Ramelius Resources has signed a native title mining agreement with the Kakarra Part B native title holders for the $619 million Rebecca-Roe gold project 150km east of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

Neil Watkinson

Tensions erupted between Railways and Chapman Valley in their 2025 semi-final.

FootballPremiumBlues and Royals to open GNFL’s 2026 season

A standalone game between rivals Railways and Chapman Valley at the Recreation Ground will open the 2026 Great Northern Football League season.

James Gardiner

Olympians' Sophie Maines and Trades' Mikala Van Niftrik.

BasketballPremiumSpirited battles on court headline round 8

Olympians got the ball rolling in round 8 of the Geraldton basketball season, pulling off a 109-103 victory over Trades at Activewest Stadium on Monday night.

Derek Goforth

Geraldton courthouse.

CourtsPremiumCo-accused to foreshore rape pleads not guilty

Both men accused of raping a woman on the Geraldton foreshore earlier this year are set to stand trial after the second man pleaded not guilty this week.

Kate Campbell

Geraldton Bushfires. Kim Lawson put up signs at her Chapman Valley Road property thanking emergency services

A community ralliesPremiumHeroism and loss as Geraldton community unites after fire

The destruction left behind by the Geraldton bushfire is confronting, but so too are the stories of courage, endurance and community that emerged as the flames closed in on homes across the city.

Josephine Hingst