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Old Kalgoorlie prison 'unfit for human beings', WA Minister says
Western Australia's Corrective Services Minister Joe Francis officially opens the new $232 million Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison in Kalgoorlie and labels the old one "unfit for human beings".
Kalgoorlie Mayor calls out supermarket giants over drunken violence
Mayor John Bowler says Liquorland and BWS outlets in Kalgoorlie CBD are serving alcohol to itinerants responsible for street violence.
Court battle likely for control of rich lithium find
Two ASX-listed mining companies fighting over ownership of a "globally significant" lithium deposit in the Goldfields are ordered to enter compulsory mediation.
Child protection boss says Kalgoorlie staffing issues resolved
WA child protection department Director General Emma White says staff shortages identified by the inquest into the death of 21-month-old "Baby D" have been addressed.
Kalgoorlie candidates deny poster complaints to housing authority
The proliferation of campaign posters around the city is sparking anonymous complaints to the Housing Authority.
Minister stands by approval of Goldfields uranium mine
Western Australia's Environment Minister stands by the Government's decision to back Canadian miner Cameco's Yeelirrie uranium project, against the advice of its own environmental watchdog.
Kalgoorlie baby did not have child protection case manager, inquest told
A 21-month-old toddler who died at Kalgoorlie hospital while in the care of WA's Department for Child Protection did not have an allocated case manager at the time, a coronial inquest hears.
Police enforce liquor restrictions in Laverton after crime spike
WA Police blame an influx of visitors from the remote Ngaanyatjarra Lands for a crime spike in the northern Goldfields town of Laverton.
Kalgoorlie inquest hears baby girl's death triggered by trauma to her brain
A 21-month-old infant in the care of the Department for Child Protection suffered serious cranial trauma before her death from cardiac arrest in 2012, a coronial inquest in the WA Goldfields town of Kalgoorlie hears.
Inquest into death of baby in care begins in Kalgoorlie-Boulder
The inquest into the death of a 21-month-old girl under the care of the Department of Child Protection begins in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.