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  2. Goodbye tourPremiumBusso can’t resist Midnight Oil

  3. trail blazerAussie film sensations to travel to SW for Cinefest

  4. Court exclusive PremiumBunbury man ‘celebrated’ prison release with meth

  5. Petrol hitCommentsPremiumBOWSER PAIN: The ridiculous amount WA drivers pay for fuel

‘Family destroyed’SW brute’s terrifying petrol attack on wife over bedtime

A man has been jailed for a sickening attack on his wife in which he poured petrol over her and threatened to burn her alive all because she would not go to bed when he wanted.

Jakeb Waddell

timber shutdown PremiumBusinesses hit by timber closure to be handed up to $400K

Small businesses impacted by the decision to end native logging by 2024 will be handed up to $400,000 as details of the State Government’s $30 million pledge to help them transition from the industry emerge. 

Jakeb Waddell

Boxing legend Bunbury boxing legend Bill Ivory awarded OAM

Bunbury boxing legend Bill Ivory has been recognised for his service to the sport after a visit from the WA Governor to officially present his Medal of the Order of Australia. 

Kasper Johansen

Finals gone?PremiumLethal burst propels Bulldogs

The Eaton Boomers looked on course to push Bunbury all the way during Sunday’s absorbing struggle at Payne Park. 

Justin Fris

Atrocious conditions Tigers outlast Cristaldi-inspired Dons

For two and a half quarters on Saturday night at Hands Oval, Donnybrook stared down premiership hopefuls South Bunbury and waged a war of attrition

Justin Fris and Justin Fris

Rally on RoseKarri Rally to light up Rose street

Round four of the WA Rally Championship is heading to Manjimup this Saturday, with the all-new, three-stage Karri Rally set to take place across Manjimup’s eastern forests.

Melissa Pedelty

Footy scandalPremiumPremiumWA club told to identify fan that verbally abused female ump

A South West football club has until Wednesday night to identify the spectator who made sexist comments to a female boundary umpire, leaving her so distressed she couldn’t finish the game, or be fined.

trail blazerAussie film sensations to travel to SW for Cinefest

An all-new Australian film is set to make its West Australian debut at CinefestOZ next week, and with it, it’s esteemed director.

CVG!Van De Griend returns to US

South West Slammers offensive ace Caleb Van De Griend is going places in basketball — literally. 

Art and climate changeDance project shedding light on climate change

Canterbury Farm in Northcliffe will be one of the five performance sites of Annette Carmichael’s The Stars Descend, a large-scale performance that is being conducted as part the project, Distributed 15.

Melissa Pedelty

Imperials victoryPremiumImperials outskill Southerners

Going into the match-up with one win apiece, Imperials fought it out to beat the Southerners by 20 points in round 16.

Melissa Pedelty

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McGowan sips $1000 wines as star guest at exclusive dinner

An exclusive all-male group of business heavyweights were invited to a private function, where they drank the latest Penfolds Grange vintage — 2018 — which sells for $1000 a bottle.

Peter Law

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Monkeypox plane passengers’ private details leaked in email

Personal details of dozens of people on an international flight to Perth with a passenger carrying the monkeypox virus have been leaked by the WA Health Department in a major data breach.

Peter Law

Not another! CommentsPremiumGaff limps off training track ahead of Cats clash

West Coast star Andrew Gaff has limped off the training track at Mineral Resources Park on Tuesday, as the injury toll continues to mount at the Eagles. SEE THE PICS

Samantha Rogers

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Sweetener PremiumMaccas offers $1000 sign-on bonus amid staffing crisis

“Like most other businesses in town, we’ve experienced some difficulty in finding people,” Albany McDonald’s owner Darren Tyrrell said.

Kasey Gratton

Meaty gossipCommentsPremiumRumours of China beef ban ‘unsubstantiated’ says minister

WA Agriculture Minister Alannah MacTiernan has hosed down fears of a ban on beef exports to China, saying the Federal Government made it clear there was ‘no evidence of rejected shipments’.  

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Flooding nightmareCommentsPremiumDramatic rescue as WA farms lashed with up to 130mm of rain

Farms across the Mid West and Wheatbelt are underwater after heavy rainfall flooded roads and caused creeks to break their banks, with the regions copping an unexpected lashing in the past 24 hours.

Shannon Verhagen

‘F…… s…’PremiumPremiumEnraged mum threatened ex-lover, daughter who are dating

A Kalgoorlie-Boulder mother furious that her ex-lover had started a relationship with her daughter has been fined after a sustained rage at her daughter’s home last month.

Country ChallengePremiumPremiumIN PICTURES: Big crowd for Country Challenge finals

A big crowd gathered at Albany Hockey Stadium for the culmination of the week-long Hockey Australia Country Challenge on Saturday.

Reports encouraged Top cop wants victims to feel safe reporting sex offences

Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s top cop wants victims of sexual offences to feel comfortable visiting the police station and reporting incidents to local officers

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UpdatedOnlyFans life of accused Woolies stabber

The secret life of the woman accused of trying to kill a Woolworths worker has been revealed.

Angie Raphael

SEE THE PICTURESCommentsPremiumWA unions warn fight for 5pc wages bump ‘far from over’

The McGowan Government has been warned its war with public sector unions over pay is only just beginning after around 1500 nurses, firefighters, train drivers and other workers descended on Parliament House.

Josh Zimmerman & Sam Jones

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CommentsPremiumMultimillion-dollar short-stay city complex to go ahead

Plans for a $3.75 million four-storey apartment complex offering short-stay accommodation for outpatients have been given the tick of approval by State planners.

PoliticsPremier defends $1000 wine tasting dinner

A state leader has dismissed criticism of his attendance at a lavish function at a property developer’s home.

Dramatic scenesPremiumPremiumStudents evacuated as fire breaks out at Gingin high school

Students have been evacuated after a fire broke out in classrooms at a high school in Gingin.

Mining stalwartCommentsPremium‘Terrific’ former Kal Super Pit chief Burston dies aged 87

WA mining veteran, Goldfields stalwart and respected community worker Ian Burston has died aged 87.

Stuart McKinnon