Worsley Alumina Strike Hits Operations Ahead of Alcoa Buyout “They deserve to be paid the same money, doing the same job at the same end of town,” AMWU WA secretary Steve McCartney said as maintenance staff downed tools at the Worsley Alumina refinery. More than 100 maintenance staff at the South32 refinery, located 200 kilometres … Read more
Six Measles Cases Recorded in Western Australia Following Unlinked Child Hospitalization Health authorities recorded six cases of measles in Western Australia so far this year, following a record 2025 season that saw more than 60 infections. A young child was recently admitted to the hospital with the virus, showing no known link to a previously … Read more
Colin Hanssen, a 31-year-old artist born with cerebral palsy, has completed his first art exhibition in his rural Albany studio in Western Australia. Hanssen, who is largely non-verbal, uses his wheelchair and right hand to create abstract paintings that blend earthy and vibrant tones, ABC Great Southern reported. Hanssen uses painting as a pre-verbal voice … Read more
Andrei Mazandarani, a respected Perth DJ and lifelong musician who soundtracked hundreds of Saturday nights under the stage name DJ Andrei Maz, died in a Perth hospital on Monday night at age 55 following an eight-week battle with gallbladder cancer, according to his family. He is survived by his wife and two children. A Rapid … Read more
Virtual FIFO Influencer Bindi Raye Exposes AI Deception on Social Platforms Generative artificial intelligence tools have created a fictitious fly-in, fly-out mining worker named Bindi Raye who amassed more than 80,000 followers across social media platforms without disclosing her synthetic origins, according to reports by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). The accounts, which used fabricated … Read more
Federal Liberal MP Andrew Hastie has escalated his critique of Western Australian opposition leader Basil Zempilas, suggesting that the state leader has conceded defeat in the Secret Harbour by-election before a single vote has been counted, according to reports. The internal fracture has drawn a sharp response from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who stated that … Read more
An extensive search is underway for 87-year-old James Ballantyne, a man living with dementia who vanished after leaving his Wagin home for a morning walk on Saturday. Authorities and community members have focused rescue efforts south of the Wheatbelt town as the operation enters its second night, according to police reports. Multi-Agency Search Focuses on … Read more
Perth is bracing for a drenching week of winter weather featuring up to 25mm of rain on Wednesday and a morning thunderstorm, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. Metropolitan residents can expect rain to set in over the area on Saturday, bringing up to 7mm of precipitation alongside a maximum temperature of 22 degrees Celsius … Read more
Kalgoorlie-Boulder faces a fraction of the choking dust storms that once grounded traffic and blinded residents, according to historical accounts and long-term locals. Decades ago, massive clouds of red and grey dirt swept across the outback Western Australian mining city, forcing swift lockdowns of homes and businesses. History of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Dust Storms and Deforestation Severe … Read more
A juvenile southern right whale, measuring 10.6 metres, successfully returned to the open ocean after spending over two weeks stranded in the Peel-Harvey Estuary. According to Geographe Marine Research director Rodney Peterson, the whale navigated out of the shallow waterway on a high tide, assisted by a pod of coastal dolphins that appeared to guide … Read more