National marine oddity gets even stranger with discovery of tiny friend

National marine oddity gets even stranger with discovery of tiny friend

It’s a tiny,transparent hermaphrodite that has hitched its wagon – for better or worse – to one of the world’s oldest and most enigmatic creatures.

  • byEmma Young

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Government hands out nearly $1m to help regional town cope with solar eclipse mayhem
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Government hands out nearly $1m to help regional town cope with solar eclipse mayhem

The money is not just paying for the purchase of new chairs and fridges for cafés that will be feeding the hungry stargazing masses.

  • byHamish Hastie
The WA coastal town bracing for 18,000 visitors - 10 times its population

The WA coastal town bracing for 18,000 visitors - 10 times its population

The first inkling of the pending influx came about three years ago when an American woman tried to book the entire caravan park. But authorities have a more practical concern,urgently trying to bolster the town’s sewerage capacity.

  • byHamish Hastie
WA gears up for 2023 solar eclipse dollars

WA gears up for 2023 solar eclipse dollars

Western Australia will be one of the best places in the world to view next year’s rare solar eclipse.

This Perth grandma drove her EV to Ningaloo and lived to tell the tale

This Perth grandma drove her EV to Ningaloo and lived to tell the tale

Judging by the looks and banter from other travellers,the sight of a grandmother hooking up her EV is not yet an event that can go unremarked in regional WA.

  • byDenise Fitch
Dutton defends ‘war’ warnings after McGowan’s criticism

Dutton defends ‘war’ warnings after McGowan’s criticism

Federal Defence Minister Peter Dutton has accused Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan of politicising the country’s relationship with China.

  • byHamish Hastie andPeter de Kruijff
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Woodside and fishing lobby planned to dump structure with toxic chemicals near Ningaloo
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Woodside and fishing lobby planned to dump structure with toxic chemicals near Ningaloo

A plan to use old Woodside equipment for an artificial reef near WA’s Ningaloo Reef in WA could have endangered the health of people who ate fish caught there.

  • byPeter Milne
Exmouth takes centre stage for United States Space Force visit

Exmouth takes centre stage for United States Space Force visit

United States Space Force chief of space operations General John W. “Jay” Raymond landed in Exmouth on Thursday and toured the Learmonth Solar Observatory.

  • byHolly Thompson
Paddler’s snake find a ‘rare and exciting’ piece for Exmouth puzzle

Paddler’s snake find a ‘rare and exciting’ piece for Exmouth puzzle

Exmouth Gulf is considered a sea snake biodiversity hotspot,but researchers have still been amazed by the discovery from a scientist out for a casual paddle.

  • byPeter de Kruijff
Exmouth port developer confident project can go ahead despite new protections,marine park

Exmouth port developer confident project can go ahead despite new protections,marine park

A new marine park,which would be jointly managed with the Nganhurra Thanardi Garrbu Aboriginal Corporation,will also run adjacent to a salt mining proposal by the German chemical company K+S.

  • byPeter de Kruijff
Former COVID-19 recovery boss Neville Power charged over alleged WA border breaches

Former COVID-19 recovery boss Neville Power charged over alleged WA border breaches

Neville Power has been charged with three counts of failing to comply with directions after a WA Police investigation into a non-permitted private helicopter flight from Queensland.

  • byHamish Hastie