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Man charged after shots fired at country property in WA
Police have arrested and charged a man who allegedly used a stolen firearm at a property in Western Australia's Wheatbelt.
Published: Source: ABC GoldfieldsTopic: Crime
Duration: 3 minutes 13 seconds
Historic Goldfields water pipeline set for $543 million upgrade
The WA government will upgrade the capacity of the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme which spans 566km and was the longest overland pipeline in the world when commissioned in 1903.
Published: Source: ABC GoldfieldsTopic: Water Supply
Golden endorsement for Perth Mint two years after 'doping' scandal
A high-ranking World Gold Council executive says Perth Mint remains "well regarded" internationally, two years after reports that the purity of its gold bars was falling short.
Published: Source: ABC GoldfieldsTopic: Gold
Meet the woman tasked with protecting Earth from an asteroid strike
NASA officer Dr Kelly Fast is responsible for identifying and tracking asteroids, and figuring out if any of these rocky bodies could be on a collision course with Earth.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Meteors
Mercury, paintball gun, bobcat seized after Kalgoorlie police chase
Police have charged a 29-year-old man who allegedly attempted to ram several police cars during an incident in Kalgoorlie earlier this week.
Published: Source: ABC GoldfieldsTopic: Crime
Goldfields search suspended for missing Perth man Paul Lamp
Paul Lamp left his home in Chidlow on the outskirts of Perth on May 9 and was spotted in Kalgoorlie on May 10. He has not been seen since.
Published: Source: ABC GoldfieldsTopic: Missing Person
After a spate of youth suicides in Leonora, 'Pop' returned to make a change
Most nights in Leonora are filled with the sound of basketballs hitting the concrete. It's the sound of a small outback town coming back from difficult times.
Published: Source: ABC GoldfieldsTopic: Regional Communities
Near 100 per cent rates hike angers miners as council tackles debt
Miners ranging from corporate leaders to prospectors say a Goldfields council's "exorbitant" rates increase threatens the industry on which the region's fortunes are built.
Published: Source: ABC GoldfieldsTopic: Local Government
Teen jailed for leaving babies on roadside in extreme heat after stealing car
A Kalgoorlie-Boulder teenager who stole two cars with children inside as their mothers tried desperately to stop him is sentenced to 15 months behind bars.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Courts
Tim Goyder changes focus from critical minerals to gold as price soars
Perth mining investor Tim Goyder became a billionaire on the back of critical minerals projects, but now he has turned his attention to gold.
Published: Source: ABC GoldfieldsTopic: Gold
'Overgrown country town': Photography exhibition charts WA's bygone era
Western Australia's history is seen through "rose-coloured glasses" in a National Archives of Australia photography exhibition, which captures the state's rebuild after World War II.
Published: Source: ABC Radio PerthTopic: History
Outback council CEO 'squared up with me', outgoing Labor MP claims
Kyle McGinn has used his valedictory speech to accuse Peter Fitchat of aggressive behaviour, but the latter insists the "colourful" recollection merely stemmed from a "robust and frank discussion".
Published: Source: ABC EsperanceTopic: Local Government
Tennis ball-sized meteorite that lit up WA skies found on salt lake
A fireball dubbed the Mother's Day Meteorite has been found in a salt lake in Western Australia by a country police officer and a university team known as the Desert Fireball Network.
Published: Source: ABC Great SouthernTopic: Meteors
Duration: 35 seconds
Trade wars and AI drive demand for critical mineral unearthed in WA
As the world faces an AI revolution, demand for gallium — used to make "lightning speed" computer chips — is expected to skyrocket.
Published: Source: ABC PilbaraTopic: Mining and Metals Industry
GPs reluctant to do firearm licence certificates amid new gun laws
Gun owners in WA are required to have their doctor to sign off on their mental and physical fitness in order to hold a firearms licence, and that has GPs worried.
Published: Source: ABC Radio PerthTopic: Doctors and Medical Professionals
Canada has turned to Australia as its relationship with the US crumbles
Canada's decision to turn to Australia for help in beefing up its defence of the Arctic has raised eyebrows in the defence industry.
Published: Source: 7.30Topic: Defence and National Security
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