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  2. HOUSING PremiumNew data reveals strong growth in Bunbury housing market

  3. HEALTHPremiumMassive update on Aussie bird flu

  4. FootballPremiumSWFL initial squad announced for country championships

  5. RECONCILIATION PremiumThe Harvey shire council endorses reconciliation action plan

Andy Pitt with his family.

Community coming together PremiumFundraiser smashes target earning more than $40K for charity

A community fundraiser for a Busselton identity has smashed its target, securing more than $40,000 for MND WA, disabled surfers and Embrace Inclusion

Craig Duncan

The City of Bunbury is set to resume FOGO processing from October.

FOGO RETURNS PremiumThe City of Bunbury will resume FOGO processing

After more than a year of organic waste being thrown in landfill, the City of Bunbury has announced it will resume Food Organic and Garden Organic processing

Rose Patane

Busselton-based artist Georgia Zoric said she was exploring the theme of message-in-a-bottle for her Castaways exhibition piece.

MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE PremiumBusselton-based artist named Castaway exhibition finalist

A Busselton-based artist is set to display her latest artwork at the 18th Castaways Sculpture Awards as the finalists for the annual exhibition have been announced. 

Rose Patane

Renowned Australian chef Karl Wulf is taking over the kitchen of Bunbury’s Parade Hotel,

Fine FoodPremiumKarl Wulf taking over the kitchen of Bunbury’s Parade Hotel

Renowned Australian chef Karl Wulf is taking over the kitchen of Bunbury’s Parade Hotel, aiming to take advantage of the region’s proximity to Australia’s best produce.

Craig Duncan

South West Slammers’ Rhys Barrett rises for a lay-up.

BasketballPremiumTime running out for South West Slammers to find wins

South West Slammers’ men’s team couldn’t back up their round one win over Goldfields Giants, this time going down by 17 points in their round 13 NBL1 West clash at Eaton Recreation Centre. 

Jack Penniment

West Coast AFLW stars Charlie Thomas and Ella Roberts have been selected to play for Australia in the upcoming Australia Vs Ireland match.

FootballPremiumMargaret River’s Ella Roberts to pull on the green and gold

After a standout year for West Coast Ella Roberts has earnt a spot to represent Australia in the 2026 NAB AFLW Australia v Ireland game in Sydney on August 1.

Jack Penniment

South Bunbury’s Jace Cormack celebrated 300 SWFL games at the weekend.

FootballPremiumPremiumJace Cormack reflects on the astounding milestone

One of the South West’s greatest footballers celebrated a remarkable milestone on the weekend, adding to an already esteemed resume.

Manjimup police need help in investigating this car fire.

CrimePremiumPremiumPolice call on community after car set alight

Manjimup police are appealing for the public’s help after a car was allegedly set alight on a remote regional road. 

Connor Wright crossing the line during the XCO junior race at the 2026 Mountain Bike National Championships in Mt Buller, Victoria.

CyclingPremiumPremiumConnor Wright to wear the green and gold at World Champs

Burekup cycling star Connor Wright will again wear the green and gold after being selected to represent Australia at the 2026 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Italy.

The City of Bunbury is progressing with the controversial sale of a vacant residential lot near Big Swamp in South Bunbury. 

Community outragePremiumBunbury progressing with controversial sale of vacant lot

The City of Bunbury is progressing with the controversial sale of a vacant residential lot near Big Swamp in South Bunbury. 

Craig Duncan

Alcoa's bauxite mining operations in drinking water catchments in the Serpentine-Jarrahdale area.

MiningPremiumAlcoa is set to take on the aluminium assets of South 32

The US-mining giant Alcoa is set to take on the aluminium assets of South 32 under a massive transaction conservation groups have called “disastrous”. 

Craig Duncan

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Billionaire party boy Laurence Escalante has been spotted living it up in a Northbridge nightclub just days after pleading to have his bail conditions varied so he could visit his mother. 

WA NewsVideoCommentsPremiumBillionaire Escalante parties with women at Perth nightclub

Billionaire party boy Laurence Escalante has been spotted living it up in a Northbridge nightclub just days after pleading to have his bail conditions varied so he could visit his mother. 

Hannah Cross

The scorched ground where the motorhome was engulfed in flames.

Courts and CrimePremiumTeen accused of murder over fatal crash identified in court

The 19-year-old has been charged with one count of murder and two counts of attempted murder over Tuesday’s night’s fatal crash.

Imogen Wilson

Simon Peter Carman, 45, was arrested by Thai immigration officers at Suvarnabhumi Airport late Friday, reportedly minutes before he was due to leave Thailand on a Jetstar flight bound to arrive in Perth.

CRIMEVideoPremiumThai girl’s accused murderer worked as mechanic in WA

Simon Peter Carman was arrested by Thai immigration officers at the airport late Friday, reportedly minutes before he was due to leave Thailand on a flight bound for Perth. WARNING: DISTRESSING DETAILS.

Caleb Runciman

Member for Fremantle Josh Wilson has been hit with a five-match ban after an incident at a weekend soccer game.

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Josh Wilson hit with five-match ban after soccer punch

A member of Anthony Albanese’s outer ministry has been suspended from playing amateur soccer for more than a month after punching a football opponent in the face.

Joe Spagnolo and Katina Curtis

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Maddison Robson pictured with her twins Milly (pink top) and Daisy, who were born nine weeks early. The twins are now 17 months old and still need feeding pumps 24 hours a day. Ian Munro

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WA mother fears her disabled twins will die without funding

A Gidgegannup mother fears her profoundly disabled 17-month-old twin daughters could die because of a lack of NDIS support. 

Claire Sadler

Ambulance.

Disaster and EmergencyCommentsPremiumHorror car collision in Perth’s north leaves one dead

One man has died and another is in hospital following a horror crash today.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Jonathan How discusses the cold front about to hit WA.

WeatherVideoCommentsCommentsThunder, lightning, damaging winds make for weekend washout

Perth and large parts of WA are bracing for a wild weekend of rain, thunderstorms and dangerous coastal conditions as a powerful cold front barrels across the State.

Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting has unveiled a new accommodation for homeless veterans, war heroes.

BusinessCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumRinehart opens new homeless veteran accommodation

Hancock Prospecting has unveiled its newly refurbished accommodation to house homeless veterans and war heroes — with the residential complex named in honour of Ben Roberts-Smith.

In video supplied to The West Australian, footage shows what appears to be a CBH train derailed just past Cowcowing on 22nd June

Countryman NewsVideoPremiumPremiumWATCH: Investigations underway after CBH grain train derails

Footage shows a locomotive and at least five grain carriages lying on their side with grain spilled out on to grass.

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Coles boss Leah Weckert and ACCC chair Gina Cass-Gotlieb.

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Coles hits out as ACCC blocks second Kalgoorlie supermarket

Australia’s consumer watchdog has exercised new powers to block Coles’ acquisition of a supermarket and liquor store in Kalgoorlie, saying it could substantially lessen competition in the regional city.

Cheyanne Enciso

A dredging contract has been awarded to Jan De Nul Australia to carry out the next steps pf the Pilbara Ports Zone 5 Bypass Channel

Shipping PremiumPort Hedland bypass channel contract awarded

A $50 million project designed to protect shipping operations at Port Hedland from major disruptions has moved a step closer, with Pilbara Ports awarding a dredging contract to Jan De Nul Australia.

Phoebe Solon

Boarded up social housing in Spalding, Geraldton

HousingMore joining public housing queue, but waiting less time

More people in Geraldton in desperate need of a home are being added to the public housing waitlist but the waiting time they face is reducing, new figures reveal

Imogen Wilson

The Gracetown beach access matting trial.

WALGA Awards PremiumPremiumMargaret River highly commended for accessibility effort

The Shire of Augusta Margaret River have been highly commended by a Statewide body, for their efforts improving beach accessibility.

The one-way and two-way designs for Maitland Park.

Project updatePremiumPremiumNew concept designs for Maitland Park to be ‘much cheaper’

The vision to transform Maitland Park has been narrowed down to two concept designs — one a two-way traffic option, the other one-way — but both will be “substantially cheaper” than the original plan.

Vasse MLA Libby Mettam railed against the expansion of WA's Containers for Change scheme.

State Politics PremiumPremiumLibby Mettam joins Containers for Change expansion criticism

Plan to expand the Containers for Change scheme to include wine and spirit bottles has been slammed in Parliament last week, with Opposition members claiming regional communities have not been “heard”. 

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Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve. Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged and were split over whether they expect to raise rates this year.

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Warsh’s taskforces are the key to understanding the new Fed

Fed chair Kevin Warsh stuck to his long-stated belief in his first press conference on Wednesday that ‘inflation is a choice.’

Matt Peterson

Ships anchored on May 16, 2026 in the Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran.

EnergyCommentsPremiumCrude oil tumbles after Trump says Strait of Hormuz to open

Tanker traffic plunged in early March due to Iranian attacks, causing the biggest oil supply disruption in history.

Spencer Kimball

Cathie Wood, chief executive officer of Ark Investment Management LLC.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumInvestors who took a chance on SpaceX now reap the rewards

For nearly two decades, some of the world’s most prominent investors quietly accumulated stakes in SpaceX while the rocket maker remained largely off-limits to the public markets.

Yun Li

People along the coast of the Persian Gulf, while Iranian and foreign cargo vessels wait in the background for clearance to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

CNBC newsPremiumHow Strait of Hormuz standoff flipped energy security debate

Iran’s influence over the Strait of Hormuz has inadvertently transformed the energy security debate, effectively casting fossil fuels rather than renewables as the primary source of vulnerability.

Sam Meredith

WA News

A senior Air Force officer has warned miners they must be prepared for the military to commandeer their airfields, skilled staff and possibly even accommodation and catering in a conflict.

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‘Critical’: Defence warns mining industry to prepare for war

A senior Air Force officer has warned miners they must be prepared for the military to commandeer their airfields and skilled staff during potential conflict during a speech in WA.

Katina Curtis

A masseur convicted of sexually assaulting four women during their massage appointments has been banned from practising for 10 years.

Courts & JusticePremiumPerth sex offender banned from massage practise for 10 years

The masseur remains behind bars after he was jailed for four years last year over the assaults of four clients seeking treatment for lower back or neck pain. 

Hannah Cross

The brand new SkyVista Observation Wheel which has been erected on the Perth foreshore opens Thursday ready for the school holidays. Mel Skinner with her son Louie 4yo.

WA NEWSCommentsCommentsPerth’s new CBD landmark is here, and it’s massive

Could Perth finally be joining global cities like London, Sydney and Tokyo with its latest addition?

WA grocer Spudshed is coming to Albany.

new king in townAlbany’s worst keep secret finally revealed as IGA shuts

Except for a few discounted items, the shelves of North Road IGA were bare on Monday as the supermarket closed to make way for the new tenants.

More than 128,000 people had claimed their fuel support payments as of Wednesday afternoon, totalling $12.8 million handed out since the program launched at 9am.

WA NewsCommentsCommentsWebsite error as West Aussies try to claim $100 fuel support

It hasn’t been smooth sailing for every West Australian trying to nab their $100 fuel support voucher on the first day the payment was made available.

Chef Aaron Carr.

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Revered South West venue to find home at Crown this winter

A popular Dunsborough bar and restaurant will enjoy a temporary residence in Perth later this month.

Zach Margolius