Kalgoorlie
As Perth’s house prices hit record highs, where were our cheapest sales?
There were only five house sales in Perth that were $300,000 or less.
- by Sarah Brookes
Latest
Kalgoorlie man, 20, dies after alleged armed break-in turns violent
Tyrone Smith’s family, who travelled to Perth to be with their dying son, are now demanding answers about what happened.
- by Hamish Hastie
Inquest into Lisa Govan’s cold case disappearance reveals two men arrested, but never charged
The 28-year-old was last seen socialising at the Club Deroes clubhouse in Kalgoorlie on the morning of October 8, following a long night of heavy drinking at several bars and nightclubs.
- by Heather McNeill
The Perth suburbs and WA towns where homes are still cheaper than their peak
Home values are languishing below their peaks in a string of Perth suburbs and country towns despite the number of markets recording a million-dollar median value reaching a record high.
- by Sarah Brookes
Exclusive
Electricity
Kalgoorlie’s power backups don’t have the juice for the whole town, FOI documents reveal
Kalgoorlie’s backup generators can only provide a little over half the power the town actually needs, leaving residents vulnerable to lengthy blackouts when cut off from the state’s largest power grid.
- by Hamish Hastie
Updated
Floods
Missing travellers found alive following search in rain-soaked WA outback
Seven people missing in Western Australia’s flood-ravaged remote outback have been found alive just hours after authorities resumed search efforts on Wednesday afternoon.
- by Heather McNeill and Jesinta Burton
Updated
Tragedy
‘Magical twin girls’ killed in WA crash identified
Twin girls killed in a horrific crash in rural Western Australia on Sunday have been identified as seven-year-old “sunshine souls” Macey and Riley.
- by Heather McNeill
Opinion
Crime
The situation in Kalgoorlie is shameful. Here’s where Labor must act
When I visited Kalgoorlie-Boulder this week, I expected a community frustrated over a prolonged and devastating power and communications outage. What I found was alarming.
- by Shane Love
Massive gold stealing ring uncovered by WA Police
Nearly 20 people with bikie links have been arrested for stealing gold ore from Kalgoorlie mine sites and processing it in clandestine backyard set-ups.
- by Heather McNeill
Updated
Nickel
Forrest’s nickel closure forces BHP to shut WA processing plant
Lower prices are crushing Australia’s $5 billion nickel sector with BHP to close an ore processing plant after major customer Wyloo Metals announced mine shuts.
- by Peter Milne
State had two-year heads-up on Kalgoorlie’s weak turbines: opposition
The state could have acted in advance to avoid much of the suffering thousands of people are now suffering for days on end, says the opposition energy spokesman.
- by Hamish Hastie
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