What's in the News?

• Hundreds of jobs set to be lost as WA lithium refinery shuts down

  A multi-billion-dollar lithium refinery in WA's South West has been shut down, affecting about 275 workers.  2026-02-12 01:27:51

• Researchers alarmed as declining southern right whale births linked to climate change

  New research on the birth rates of southern right whales – once touted as a global conservation success story – has revealed an alarming decline. 2026-02-11 23:52:05

• Case of rapist Broome publican highlights dangers facing town's vulnerable workforce

  Temporary migrants reliant on visas are at high risk of workplace harassment, according to the Migrant Justice Institute. 2026-02-11 23:00:38

• Residents 'embarrassed' by WA town as buyback scheme ends

  As Port Hedland's controversial dust buyback scheme winds up, Pilbara Ports quietly walks away from major plans to build a training facility and accommodation, with development plans for the area still uncertain. 2026-02-11 21:32:40

• An online order brought a paedophile and his depraved plan undone

  "A regular sort of bloke" is how one of Jason Forbes's neighbours described the 39-year-old electrician — but behind the walls of his unassuming home in Perth's suburbs, he was hiding a dark secret. 2026-02-11 21:16:58