4+ min ago (52+ words) Caleb Runciman is a crime reporter for The West Australian. He graduated from Edith Cowan University in 2022 and joined Seven West Media earlier that year as a digital producer before joining The West's crime team in 2023. Caleb regularly covers crime, politics, courts and breaking news. Story tips? Contact Caleb below....

13+ min ago (365+ words) More than three and a half years after it was originally announced, the Kimberely's Marlamanu on-country youth diversion facility is still yet to open." More than 3" years after it was originally announced, the Kimberley's Marlamanu on-country youth diversion facility is still yet to open Originally announced in May 2022 with a current allocated budget of $18.2 million, the three-year pilot on-country youth diversion facility is an alternative to juvenile detention for boys aged between 14 and 17 The Mt Anderson-based facility, which will cater for up 16 participants and staff, was initially announced to open in late 2023 before being delayed to mid-2024 due to flooding caused by ex-tropical cyclone Ellie It was then delayed again to mid-2025 A State Government spokesperson said the facility would still be opening in 2025 despite there being just 42 days left in the calendar year "Delays have also occurred due to the first-of-its-kind…...

36+ min ago (254+ words) Ella Roberts" rapid rise has been endorsed by her rivals, with the West Coast superstar voted a top-three player at the AFLW Players" Association"s MVP Awards. A day after finishing fourth in the league"s best-and-fairest award, Roberts went one better to snare third place in AFLPA MVP voting, behind winner Jasmine Garner and her gun North Melbourne teammate Ash Riddell. Garner"s MVP win was her third - matching her efforts from 2020 and 2023 - to break a tie with Erin Phillips for the most in the league"s short history. Having surprisingly finished equal-fifth in Monday"s best-and-fairest award, eight votes short of eventual winner Riddell, Garner said she was thrilled to snare the MVP prize. "It is a huge honour to receive the MVP. It"s a really special award," she said. "This feels as special as the previous…...

44+ min ago (276+ words) West African Resources wants to return to the trading boards after "constructive" talks with Burkina Faso's leaders, but the elephant in the room remains. The Subiaco-based gold miner on Tuesday stated Burkina Faso's junta has "shown its support" by committing to an "outcome that respects the legitimate interests of all parties". The military dictatorship in late August proclaimed its desire for an extra 35 per cent stake in the Kiaka gold mine for what is very likely to be a price below market value. It had already upped its free carry stake in the mine from 10 to 15 per cent just two months prior. "WAF submitted a proposal to the government to increase both national participation and government revenue from the development of new and previously closed mining projects in Burkina Faso, as an alternative to purchasing a further equity interest in…...

44+ min ago (26+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....

49+ min ago (43+ words) Jackson Barrett is The West Sport's chief of staff. He began his career as a general news reporter at The South Western Times in his hometown of Bunbury before moving to Perth to join the sport team as a digital producer in 2022....

52+ min ago (350+ words) A longtime racing fan, Hayden made his debut as a commentator for Racing and Wagering Western Australia in 2019. After five years of calling and other media roles within racing, Hayden started at The West in 2024 to pursue a new medium to convey his unique storytelling. Overpass and Jokers Grin have broken even further clear of their rivals in the betting for Ascot's Group 1 $1.5 million Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) after getting ideal barriers for Saturday's race Overpass ($2.80), who has a front-running style, drew close to the inside in gate three and will have to expend less energy to get to his favoured role Jokers Grin ($2.50), who has been settling near the tail of the field in his races, is positioned centrally in six, meaning he could have some rivals behind The much-anticipated clash revives memories in some ways of the 2008 Winterbottom, where cult…...

1+ hour, 4+ min ago (217+ words) Bill McConnell has 30 years" experience in financial markets, principally as a derivatives trader and financial journalist. As part of the management team of Bulls N" Bears, Bill has a keen interest in small cap ASX-listed companies and in investment markets more broadly. Management says the targets owe their shape to the same geological controls that underpin the known mineralised zones: regolith-hosted enrichment overlying alkali-enriched gabbroic intrusions within the Grass Patch Complex. The company"s historical drilling largely stopped at the top of fresh rock, which means most of the deeper structural architecture remains untouched. Mount Ridley says about 80 per cent of the Grass Patch Complex is still undrilled, despite the project already numbering among the world"s larger gallium systems. The company plans to use the new geophysical framework to rank drill targets for follow-up work, including deeper air-core and…...

1+ hour, 5+ min ago (26+ words) A youth detention centre where six inmates climbed onto a roof during a stand-off with authorities has improved in recent years, a government minister says....

1+ hour, 32+ min ago (52+ words) Jessica Page is the State Political Editor for The West Australian. She has been reporting on politics in Canberra, Sydney and Perth for two decades in radio, television and print. She joined Seven West Media in 2010, leading election coverage for 7News Perth and was appointed to The West Australian in 2024....