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A rare stage curtain has placed Boulder Town Hall on the art map.

‘Rare as the Mona Lisa’: The little-known masterpiece in an outback hall

A rare, century-old painting depicting an Italian landmark is on permanent display in the unlikeliest of places.

  • Julia D'Orazio

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The Pink House … the oldest brothel in Australia.

I visited Australia’s oldest brothel with my mum. It was eye-opening

Kalgoorlie’s infamous pink house has had its doors open for over a century. No questions about the women-run enterprise seem to be off-limits for McGowan.

  • Julia D'Orazio
Charlie Park, 66, went missing in Kalgoorlie-Boulder in 2012.

‘Horrible’ graffiti could be linked to WA outback murder mystery

Graffiti in a laneway behind an outback pub could be the key to solving a cold case investigation into the suspected murder of a tradie who disappeared more than a decade ago.

  • Aaron Bunch
Lynas’ Mt Weld mine.

‘Win, win, win’: Renewables booming in the Goldfields as net zero debate drags on

While the Coalition has been tearing itself apart over the push to net zero, Goldfields miners have been toiling away in the desert, building massive renewables projects that could power small towns.

  • Hamish Hastie
Northern Star’s KCGM Super Pit mine in Kalgoorlie.

Australia’s biggest gold miner tops up childcare workers’ salaries to keep them out of the Super Pit

The company in WA’s Goldfields is crying out for workers, but it can’t attract and retain families if there are no daycare options for their children.

  • Hamish Hastie
Goldfields mother Josephine Jennings.

Kalgoorlie woman went missing the day her accused rapist was acquitted: court

WA’s coroner is hearing the case of Josephine Jennings, who was last seen in Kalgoorlie in 1997.

  • Hannah Murphy
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Kevin Combes leaving Perth Magistrates Court last year.

The 35-year wait for justice: Rapist jailed for brutal Perth and Kalgoorlie attacks

Kevin Frederick Combes, 56, was caught by police using genealogical DNA testing after he had turned his life around and found God.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Fatal crashes on Perth roads involving motorbikes. Aubin Grove - on the Kwinana Freeway.

Police’s message for WA motorcyclists after horror night on Perth roads

Eight people were killed on WA’s roads within the space of two weeks.

  • Hannah Murphy
Uranium.

WA uranium mining ban takes centre stage at Diggers and Dealers opener

Australia already has the ingredients to become a renewable energy superpower, a Canadian physician-turned-nuclear evangelist says.

  • Jacob Shteyman
The Prospector, on track form East Perth to Kalgoorlie.

Can’t afford the Indian Pacific? Try this bargain outback train instead

While you won’t get the luxuries of the famous cross-continent train, you’ll at least be able to enjoy some of the same views.

  • Catherine Best