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  1. NEW KIOSKPremiumBunbury builder awarded the Collie’s national park contract

  2. FISH BANPremiumFish and chips stores collateral damage of controversial ban

  3. BUSSELTON AIRPORT Fuel issues force cancellation of a Busselton flight

  4. BLOCK-BY-BLOCKPremiumLego blocks a new leisure for adults living alone

  5. POLITICSPremiumBen Small claims double assistant shadow ministry portfolio

Amberley Maryellen performing at the 2026 Boyup Brook Country Music Muster.

COUNTRY AWARDSPremiumAmberley Maryellen crowned emerging artist of the year

As the best country music talents came down to Boyup Brook for a weekend of celebrations, a South West singer shone bright.

Yousuf Shameel

South Bunbury won the 2025 South West Football League grand final.

SWFLPremiumSouth Bunbury gunning for history with a hat-trick of flags

Dual South Bunbury premiership coach Julian Burgess has backed his core of local stars to create history and deliver the most successful club in the South West Football League its first hat-trick of flags

Jack Penniment

A masked owl with a successfully hunted black rat in Margaret River

New ResearchPremiumFury builds amid mass owl death linked to common rat poison

This week, researchers from Edith Cowan University and Owl Friendly Margaret River revealed a damming new report unveiling data from liver tests of masked owls collected from Perth and the South West. 

Craig Duncan

The 2025 Youth Parliament.

YOUTH PARLIAMENTPremiumYouth Parliament stage ready for the regions young leaders

Young people across the region are invited for the 31st edition of the Y WA’s Youth Parliament, a chance for young people to voice for the changes they wish to see.

Yousuf Shameel

The Busselton Beach Resort is anticipated to open in July, 2026.

RESORT REVIVALPremiumRevamp nears completion for Busselton Beach Resort

The finishing touches are falling into place at the newly renovated Busselton Beach Resort, with opening anticipated for July this year.  

Madelin Hayes

Bunbury Eagles celebrate wicket.

BDCAPremiumClose finish and dominant performances in finals first week

First week of finals for women’s first grade got off to a hot start with a close finish and dominant performances advancing teams to the next round.

Jack Penniment

Timothy Quinlivan, Jon Starling, Helen Jenour and Peter Eckersley cross the finish line in the 44th Barrett Bunbury Swim Thru.

SwimmingPremiumPremiumWindy conditions couldn’t stop the 44th Barrett Swim Thru

Swimmers took on windy conditions in the Leschenault Inlet for the 44th Barrett Bunbury Swim Thru on Saturday afternoon.

Connor Wright celebrating as he crosses the finish line during stage three of the Tour of Tasmania.

CyclingPremiumPremiumLocal champ cements himself as the next big thing

Local cycling champ is on fire after another outstanding performance, cementing himself as the next big thing in Australian cycling.

Michael Keen during the 360-LS Sprintcar WA State Title Championship at Bunbury Speedway last month.

Motor sportPremiumPremiumLocal secures a hard-fought victory at Bunbury Speedway

Bunbury local Michael Keen secured a hard-fought victory in Round 7 of the West Coast Stabilisers Sprintcar Series at Bunbury Speedway on Saturday night

The original buildings established by James Rodgers on Cook's Park Farm are still standing.

SLICE OF HISTORYPremiumA historic property is on the market

One of the oldest farms in the region has hit the housing market in the Shire of Harvey. 

Rose Patane

The South West Opera Company is returning to Harvey for an evening of music.

OPERA The South West Opera Company are coming to Harvey

Celebrating decades of talent and entertainment, a South West group is set to mark the beginning of its significant milestone in Harvey

Rose Patane

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A council plan to run a tram line through Perth’s CBD and merge two busy train stations has been branded a waste of money by Rita Saffioti who won’t support the proposals.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumSaffioti slaps down ‘wasteful’ CBD tram and station merger

Transport Minister Rita Saffioti has slammed a City of Perth plan to merge two rail stations and build a CBD tram line, branding the proposal a ‘waste of money’ ahead of a council vote this week.

Charlton Hart

Perth is poised for a radical transformation that would see the city centre shed its reliance on cars to become a pedestrian paradise.

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The West Australian exclusive
Dynamic plans to transform Perth into pedestrian paradise

Perth is poised for a radical transformation that would see the city centre shed its reliance on cars to become a pedestrian paradise.

Caitlin Vinci

David James Pye has been found guilty of masterminding the shooting.

Courts & JusticeVideoPremiumJudge finds bikie guilty of organising Perth Motorplex hit

A WA Supreme Court judge has found David James Pye guilty over the assassination of late Rebels bikie kingpin Nick Martin at the Perth Motorplex in December 2020. 

Charlton Hart

British sailors are being forced to remain on board a nuclear-powered submarine off the Western Australian.

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
Sailors stuck on submarine off WA amid Rottnest swim

A British nuclear-powered submarine has been forced to remain offshore near Perth after the Rottnest Channel Swim blocked its planned entry into HMAS Stirling.

Andrew Greene

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A general view of Claisebrook Station, which the City of Perth is looking to merge with McIver station.

ConstructionCommentsPremiumPlan to axe two inner-city stations for single hub revealed

Perth’s inner-city rail network could be set for an overhaul, with the City of Perth proposing to axe two long-standing CBD train stations in favour of a single, modern transit hub.

Caitlin Vinci

The four-bedroom, four-bathroom 1970s “resort-style” home hit the market last week.

PropertyCommentsPremiumAFL star struggling to sell Western suburbs $4 million pad

The multimillion-dollar Peppermint Grove house being offloaded by the Eagles premiership star.

Brooke Rolfe

Raymond Reddington, who changed his name from Maxwell Robert Fulton and is on trial accused of murdering his wife Sharon Fulton (inset) in 1986.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumAccused husband chooses not testifying at cold case trial

The man who had been married to Sharon Fulton for 19 years when she was last seen at their Duncraig home on March 18, 1986, has elected not to give evidence at his long-awaited murder trial.

Geraldton police officer Stuart Parsonage pictured in 2021 Phoebe Pin

Crime & CourtsPremiumPremiumIdentity revealed of WA cop accused of unlawful surveillance

A Geraldton police officer charged with a series of offences over the alleged unlawful use of computers and surveillance devices has been a no show in court for medical reasons.

David James Pye is accused of paying a gun-for-hire $150,000 to kill Nick Martin in December 2020.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumJudge to deliver verdict in Motorplex murder of Rebels boss

A WA Supreme Court judge will deliver his verdict on Friday in the case against David James Pye, the rival bikie accused of orchestrating the 2020 assassination of Rebels boss Nick Martin at Perth Motorplex.

Regional News

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & Justice PremiumEmotions high during car ram, assault of aunty

A woman who rammed her aunty’s car off the road and assaulted her says she was emotional due to the recent death of her child, for which she blamed her aunty.

Tegan Guthrie

The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder administration building.

Housing PremiumCouncil approves 17-home development

A 17-home development has been approved by council on land previously slated to be a childcare centre and a workforce camp. 

Tegan Guthrie

A free workshop on March 9 at the Goldfields Arts Centre in Kalgoorlie-Boulder will offer Aboriginal Australians a rare opportunity to explore their family history in depth.

Aboriginal historyPremiumConnecting to country’s past

A series of free workshops across the Goldfields will offer Aboriginal Australians a rare opportunity to explore their family history in depth.

Jessica Antoniou

Kaarla Wirren fire and picnic event.

TravelKaarla Wirren fires up Albany 2026

Stephen Scourfield

Spectrum Theatre is staging two one-act plays for its opening production of 2026.

opening numberOne-act plays set to open Spectrum’s 2026 theatre season

Spectrum Theatre is starting 2026 with a bang, returning from summer holidays after the success of A Composite Arrangement with two one-act plays. 

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & Justice PremiumPremiumStalker fears he will lose war medals and dad’s ashes

An Esperance man who stalked his ex-girlfriend says he is at risk of losing his dad’s ashes and grandfather’s war medals while he remains in custody ahead of sentencing.

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Before the Covid pandemic, Chinese consumers accounted for about one-third of the global luxury goods market.

CNBC newsPremiumLunar New Year gives brands chance to win back big spenders

Luxury brands from Harry Winston to Loewe are going all in on Lunar New Year collections in a bid to attract Chinese customers.

Hayley Cuccinello

China’s property market, once accounting for more than a quarter of the economy, has seen its annual sales volume halve in just four years.

CNBC newsPremiumS&P bets China property slump will be worse than expected

S&P Global Ratings has lowered its forecast for China property sales this year, barely two months into 2026.

Evelyn Cheng

Chinese coffee giant Luckin opened its first flagship with premium drinks as the company takes on Starbucks Reserve.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumThere’s a coffee war brewing in China (and now in the US)

As Starbucks sells off most of its China business, local rival Luckin Coffee is expanding into higher-priced cold brews and other drinks. It’s also expanding its footprint in the US.

Evelyn Cheng

Elon Musk's mega-merger

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumSpaceX primed to make Elon Musk the first trillionaire

Elon Musk’s net worth soared past $US800b last week after he merged SpaceX with xAI in a deal that valued the combined entity at $US1.25 trillion.

Robert Frank and Lora Kolodny

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Castaways 2025 - People's Choice Winners Fremantle Ports People’s Choice - Maquette and Small Sculpture Exhibition winner Courtney Smith, Fremantle Ports General Manager, People and Culture, Joanne Burwood and Mayor Lorna Buchan.

WA NewsPremiumOne rates bill equals one average Rockingham council dinner

While the cost of living bites and rates continue to go up every year, City of Rockingham councillors are eating thousand-dollar dinners at the expense of ratepayers.

Rachel Fenner

Shadow Police Minister Adam Hort speaks to the media at Parliament House, Perth.

State PoliticsLibs demand tougher fines, longer closures in tobacco fight

The State Opposition will push to beef-up Labor’s new tobacco laws in Parliament on Tuesday, demanding the inclusion of long-term closure orders and tougher penalties for selling vapes to minors.

Oliver Lane

A local government monitor has been appointed at the City of South Perth following allegations of dysfunction between councillors and city staff.

Local GovernmentCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumCouncil appoints monitor after dysfunction allegations

Local Government minister Hannah Beazley revealed a monitor has been appointed at the City of South Perth following allegations of dysfunction between councillors and city staff.

Marius Sabau, president of the WA Mongols. unknown

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumWA Mongol boss jailed for sophisticated drug operation

Marius Sabau was found guilty for his role in a drug trafficking syndicate, just days after fellow Mongol member David Pye was jailed for organising the assassination of Rebels boss Nick Martin.

The tape cordoning off the Burville Street unit was taken down late last week.

CRIMEPremiumPremiumTrespass notice left on unit at centre of homicide probe

Tape cordoning off the Spencer Park unit where a woman was found dead under suspicious circumstances earlier this month was removed, and a sign warning against trespassing installed, late last week.

Two Albany employees of a candy store found to be selling illegal vapes and tobacco products have been handed fines in Albany Magistrates Court.

CourtsPremiumIllegal tobacco product sales lead to fines for employees

Two employees of an Albany candy store that was busted selling illegal tobacco products and vapes have been handed fines, but both denied knowing the owner of the store they were working in. 

Jacki Elezovich