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Putting the state’s best on the plate: both in WA and further afield

Tue, 10/20/2026 - 00:00
Launched in 2021, Buy West Eat Best’s Meet The Buyer trade show has grown so popular, there’s already a waitlist of producers that want to be at the 2027 event.
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‘Uncomfortable’: Fremantle captain Alex Pearce speaks out on Woodside sponsorship

Mon, 10/19/2026 - 18:14
Dockers captain Alex Pearce believes community members can drive change on club sponsorships, admitting boardroom decisions shouldn’t sit entirely out of fans’ hands.
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WA news LIVE: Protesters arrested over Woodside platform stunt

Mon, 10/19/2026 - 07:30
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Australia’s workforce is looking at companies at the heart of WA’s economy to act on climate change

Mon, 10/19/2026 - 00:01
In Western Australia, the climate transition is not an abstract debate. It runs straight through the resources and energy industries the state’s prosperity is built on.
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Workers want company climate action — but don’t believe the hype

Mon, 10/19/2026 - 00:01
A new West Australian survey asks workers if they believe their employer has a responsibility to address climate change – and whether companies are making meaningful progress.
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‘Beyond thankful’: How $1 million tech gave five-year-old stroke survivor her childhood back

Sun, 10/18/2026 - 18:00
A $1 million neuro-microscope has helped five-year-old Riley Shawcross be stroke-free for four months after her rare gene mutation triggered over 25 strokes.
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Andrew Forrest calls for action on green energy approvals ahead of Global Citizen Perth

Sun, 10/18/2026 - 14:24
Fortescue chairman Andrew Forrest says Western Australia must turn rhetoric into reality by clearing regulatory hurdles for major renewable projects.
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Busselton grandmother fighting for life in Bali after horror fall

Sat, 10/17/2026 - 14:40
Estelle Ravenscroft, 79, remains in intensive care after suffering six severe fractures in her legs before having an adverse reaction to pain medication.
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Global Citizen returns to WA with star power, world leaders and a mission on energy poverty

Sat, 10/17/2026 - 00:00
Michael Sheldrick explains how a 2011 Swan Valley concert with John Legend sparked a global movement that has delivered 1.3 billion life-saving interventions.
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‘Likely to reoffend’: WA paedophile planning volunteer work upon release from prison next month

Fri, 10/16/2026 - 15:32
Dennis McKenna, 81, will be released from prison on November 17. Lawyers are fighting for him to be strictly monitored as they are convinced he will reoffend.
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Qantas removed seat covers before Perth to Rome bed bug flight

Fri, 10/16/2026 - 15:30
Passengers of Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight QF5 woke to screams when the bed bugs started crawling across their bodies, clothes and bags during the flight to Rome.
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State backing and $1.9b expansion sets Pilbara miner on path to global lithium powerhouse

Fri, 10/16/2026 - 11:49
The state government is supporting the expansion by investing $11 million to upgrade Wodgina Access Road, a freight route connecting Pilgangoora with Great Northern Highway and Port Hedland.
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WA news LIVE: WA man charged over online conversations with a child

Fri, 10/16/2026 - 07:47
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David vs Goliath in Hazelmere: Why tech giants keep targeting Perth’s east

Fri, 10/16/2026 - 00:05
Just months after locals defeated a $600 million project, another developer has set its sights on the same Perth suburb.
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WA government orders inquest into Port Hedland murders

Thu, 10/15/2026 - 15:08
WA’s attorney general has ordered the state’s coroner to hold an inquest into the deaths of three children.
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WA woman admits ex-lover’s stabbing murder mid-trial

Thu, 10/15/2026 - 14:30
Glover changed her plea a day after her ex-prison lover gave evidence about the killer’s jail cell confession for the jury.
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‘Reluctant to speak out’: WA’s lag on defamation reform blamed for silencing councils

Thu, 10/15/2026 - 12:40
WA remains the only state without a “serious harm” test against defamation proceedings, which one Perth councillor says leaves them vulnerable to costly legal threats.
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WA’s top cop defends high-speed chase that left elderly man fighting for life

Thu, 10/15/2026 - 12:31
Col Blanch said the blame for the crash should sit with the “career criminal” that police officers were pursuing.
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WA news LIVE: Woman charged after allegedly poisoning coworker’s curry lunch

Thu, 10/15/2026 - 07:57
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