Western Australia
Hancock Prospecting inks $1.1 billion gas deal with Mineral Resources
Gina Rinehart will spend up to $1.1 billion to acquire Mineral Resources’ Lockyer gas project and half of its remaining onshore assets in WA, ending weeks of speculation.
- by Jesinta Burton
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Ship reviews
Ship review: Beautiful vessel hits the perfect trifecta for expeditions
As pioneers of small-ship, ultra-luxury cruising, Seabourn is taking expedition cruising to the next level.
- by Kerry van der Jagt
The thrilling, little-known Australian island with a dark past
Stories of mutiny and murder greet expedition cruisers on a remote island where one of Australia’s most shocking historical episodes unfolded.
- by Brian Johnston
Eight wonders of WA you can explore in absolute comfort
There’s no state in Australia that so neatly captures the concept of “barefoot luxury” as Western Australia. These are our favourite experiences.
- by Ben Groundwater
‘Stain on your government’: Family of man shot by police slam Labor
Darren and Nicola Gilbert have sent a letter to Queensland Premier Steven Miles on the anniversary of the fatal shooting of their son Luke in Airlie Beach.
- by Cloe Read
Review
Margaret River
East meets South West: This kitchen’s singular, thrilling style of Japanese cooking could only exist in Margaret River
Hiding in plain sight on bustling Bussell Highway, this bijou specialist tempura restaurant is one of regional WA’s most essential dining experiences.
- by Max Veenhuyzen
Medical imaging delays add to bed lock pain at WA hospitals
Long wait times for medical imaging is putting lives at risk, says the Health Services Union WA.
- by Claire Ottaviano
‘Help your mob’: The psychologist building an ‘army’ to tackle Indigenous suicide
She grew up in the only Aboriginal family in a remote Pilbara mining town. Now Tracy Westerman is fighting for the lives of at-risk youth in communities like hers.
- by Victoria Laurie
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Perth
Hotel at Australian university is a far cry from student dorm rooms
The Wonil Hotel Perth taps into an under-catered market on Western Australia’s premier university campus grounds.
- by Julia D'Orazio
A wild Aussie paradise so little-known, one man came here to escape the Kremlin
The wild lands of Australia’s final frontier are a totally unspoiled universe of ochre-red cliffs, pristine white-sand beaches, clear turquoise waters and starry, starry nights.
- by Sue Williams
Victorian tobacco war kingpin’s brother a crime ‘puppeteer’, police allege
Police say Maytham Hamad – the brother of ruthless Melbourne organised-crime kingpin Kazem ‘Kaz’ Hamad – is ‘a high-level co-ordinator of violence’.
- by Lachlan Abbott and Rebecca Peppiatt
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