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financePremium‘Plot twist’ in RBA’s card surcharge ban

The Reserve Bank’s card surcharge ban has triggered an unexpected ‘plot twist’, with experts predicting it could even change how Australians pay for their goods and services.

Cameron Micallef

Sandalwood industry representatives with Nationals WA leader Shane Love and shadow forestry minister Bevan Eatts.

Sandalwood fearsPremiumCommercial sandalwood set to be removed from FPC

A move to scrap the Forest Products Commission from commercial wild sandalwood operations has been criticised by the industry, which fears it could spell the end of the multimillion-dollar sector.

Georgia Campion

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & JusticePremiumMan denies robbery, gets jail time for other offences

A repeat burglar who denies robbing a mentally impaired man on the streets has been sentenced for several other offences.

Tegan Guthrie

Bagpipers were part of Coolgardie Day’s parade last year.

Coolgardie DayPremiumAnnual Coolgardie Day on this Sunday

Coolgardie will come alive this weekend with rides, music, entertainment and its iconic street parade to celebrate the town’s 134rd anniversary.

Rosa Griffith

Prehistoric spongolite has been transformed into the centrepiece of Box Hill’s luxury cabins.

Esperance tourism PremiumPrehistoric love story inspires Box Hill cabin retreat

A lifetime local of the Esperance region has shared the 40-million-year-old connection that inspired the premium adults-only cabin retreat she and her husband opened in 2025. 

Toby Cann

KBCCI chief executive Simone de Been with the 3D illusion art perentie in St Barbara’s Square.

Optical illusionsPremiumCBD optical illusions on display in full glory

The finishing touches have been completed on a series of three-dimensional optical illusion artworks of Goldfields wildlife in the Kalgoorlie and Boulder CBDs.

Tegan Guthrie

A wildflower festival will give a glimpse into the history of Recherche Archipelago.

Wildflower festivalPremiumEsperance to host Aboriginal-led wildflower festival

Australia’s only Aboriginal-led wildflower festival is set to bloom on the Esperance coast this weekend.

Rosa Griffith

The Eastern Goldfields Historical Society is seeking the public’s help to name the Eastern Goldfields Senior High School students in this photo.

History mystery Can you help historical society crack this mystery?

History mystery: The Eastern Goldfields Historical Society is seeking the public’s help to name the people in this school photo.

Tegan Guthrie

The Perth Symphony Orchestra may be playing at Lake Ballard next year.

Symphony visitPremiumPerth Symphony Orchestra to perform at Lake Ballard

Plans for Perth Symphony Orchestra to perform under the stars on the salt beds at Lake Ballard are officially under way, with the Shire of Menzies council approving $50,000 for the event.

Rosa Griffith

A traveller looking at an eerie figure of Antony Gormley’s Inside Australia installation on Lake Ballard west of Menzies in the northern Goldfields.

Art review PremiumInside Australia on Lake Ballard

Upon entering Lake Ballard, visitors are met with a stretch of muddy, red desert glistening with sheets of salty residue.

Toby Cann

Dr Christine Jeffries-Stokes with students at Menzies Community School.

Health studyPremiumGoldfields children play key role in public health study

Students across the northern Goldfields are being asked to hang on to their baby teeth in preparation for a groundbreaking health study aimed at identifying childhood exposure to heavy metals.

Rosa Griffith

Traditional owner Verna Vos with the barristers who represented the Tjalkadjara claimants in court.

Native titlePremiumTjalkadjara people secure Goldfields native title

The traditional owners of 6000sqkm of land north of Laverton were officially declared in the Federal Court this week, ending a years’ long campaign by the Tjalkadjara people for native title recognition.

Rosa Griffith

Curtin University’s student accommodation facility Agricola College.

Student housingPremiumWASM students not guaranteed another year of accommodation

Curtin University students returning for a second year of study at the WA School of Mines have been left disappointed and fearful, after the on-campus college announced it would prioritise housing new students.

Rosa Griffith

An aerial photo of the Norseman airstrip soon after its upgrade in 2018.

Regional airstripsPremiumFIFO traffic complicateing regional airstrip upgrades

Airstrips across remote WA are deteriorating faster as they are increasingly used by aircraft transporting fly-in fly-out mine workers, complicating urgently needed upgrades.

Rosa Griffith

South West NRM CEO Dr Manda Page (second right) with (from left) Rangelands NRM CEO Debra Tarabini. Northern Agricultural Catchments Council CEO Katherine Allen, NRMWA CEO Darren Forster, WA Senator Dean Smith, Wheatbelt NRM CEO Renata Paliskis, ACT Senator David Pocock and Rangelands NRM Vice Chair John Hart.

ConservationPremiumConservationists go to Canberra to highlight WA’s NRM role

Conservation groups joined together in Canberra this month to showcase the success of the Natural Resource Management groups across the State. 

Craig Duncan

Markets fell during the afternoon’s trading session as RBA governor Michele Bullock gave evidence for the House of Representatives standing committe on economics. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

MARKET WRAPPremiumRBA’s rate warning wipes out ASX gains

The Australian sharemarket has closed lower for a third straight week - after the RBA governor flagged the possibility of further interest rate hikes.

Cameron Micallef

Queensland Police allege that over the course of four years, the woman had 1,266 notices put into her name – causing her to rack up an astonishing 1,150 demerit points. Supplied

CRIMEPremiumWoman in $620k ‘cash for demerit’ scam: cops

A woman has been charged with fraud after allegedly racking up more than 1100 demerit points and $620,000 in fines as part of a “cash for demerits” scam.

David Hannant

Great Southern home of the year by WA Country Builders.

top homePremiumOcean Beach house earns WA Country Builders top gong

A stunning tree-top Ocean Beach build by WA Country Builders has been named Great Southern home of the year at the annual HIA Regional WA Housing Awards.

Jacki Elezovich

A long awaited report into the deadly MRH-90 crash has been released. NewsWire / Max Mason-Hubers

POLITICSPremium‘Unacceptable risk’: Bombshell chopper crash finding

A parliamentary probe has released a long awaited report into the deadly crash that killed four Army aviators during military drills three years ago.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

A man has been charged after an attempt was made to start a fire at the Manjimup police station.

PolicePremiumManjimup man charged with setting fire to police station

A man has been charged with criminal damage after allegedly attempting to set fire to the Manjimup police station.

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Scammers are targeting Australia’s newest motor racing event more than a year before it is due to take place.

MOTORSPORTPremiumNew Aus MotoGP race hit by scam scandal

Authorities have issued a warning to MotoGP fans about a scam website falsely claiming to be the official ticket vendor for Adelaide’s debut race.

David Hannant

Letters to the editor must contain the author’s full name, address and daytime contact number.

Letter to the EditorLetter to the Editor: Community should fight for environment

The Albany community should continue to fight for its bush land and green spaces and hold council to account on finding balance between biodiversity and development, writes Michael Bayliss.

Michael Bayliss

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BREAKINGPremiumHuge lifeline for embattled Bathla Group

Embattled construction company Bathla has been thrown a high lifeline by the NSW Supreme Court.

Cameron Micallef

The City of Bunbury’s FOGO service will return in November.

Bin there, done thatPremiumBunbury’s FOGO processing to return in November

City of Bunbury residents will soon be able to use their green bins again.

Craig Duncan