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  1. SEA RESCUECommentsAppelbee family thanks those who saved their lives

  2. ‘Terrific step forward’ Premiumfederal regulator recommends banning owl killing poison

  3. TOP 12 PremiumJohn Standley makes it through to Australian Idol top 12

  4. AthleticsPremiumLocal junior athletes representing the South West

  5. Renewable EnergyPremiumScott River wind farm approved without formal assessment

Ambulances lined up at Bunbury Regional Hospital in June 2025.

RAMPINGPremiumRegional ramping dips well below WA’s record numbers

While ambulance ramping hours across WA have soared, making last month the worst February on record, Bunbury’s regional hospital has shown a continued decline.

Will Corbett

Olive Hardy surfs competes in the Phillip Island Pro.

SurfingPremiumThe State’s rising talent putting their skills to the test

Round one of WA Junior Surf Titles returns to Margaret River this weekend with 87 competitors taking part from under 18 to under 12 boys and girls division’s.

Jack Penniment

More than 2000 vehicles were subject to random roadside breath and drug testing during Operation Pontoon.

CrimeVideoPremiumCops seize meth, heroin and MDMA in South West drug blitz

Several people have been changed with more than 30 offences following a three-day drug blitz in the South West. 

Madelin Hayes

Quedjinup artist Noa Williams was awarded the Margaret River Open Studios pathway award.

OPEN FOR BUSINESSPremiumQuedjinup artist Noa Williams earns Open Studios award

A young Quedjinup artist is set to showcase his work via a major platform after being named the recipient of the Margaret River Region Open Studios pathway award

Madelin Hayes

The Creative Car Cruise convoy visited Cowaramup Primary School to make a donation.

CAR CRUISEPremiumConvoy of creative cars cruise for great cause

A convoy of rare vehicles cruised from Vasse heading to the Great Southern Region last week, for the 15th anniversary of Variety WA’s Creative Car Cruise.

Yousuf Shameel

Brunswick Lions club member Mark Talbot with Dardanup Lions Club members Reg Green and Brian Ewart.

MONSTER AUCTION PremiumDardanup set to host monster auction

Two South West Lions clubs will join forces later this month to bring a monster auction to the town of Dardanup. 

Rose Patane

The driver of the red Toyota LandCruiser drove the wrong way on Margaret River's main street, narrowly missing onlookers.

RECKLESS DRIVINGPremiumPremiumMan charged after reckless driving spree in the South West

A 31-year-old man has been charged with a number of serious offences after a reckless driving spree in the South West – including allegedly tailgating another vehicle causing it to hit a tree. 

The Worsley Alumina operation.

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PremiumWorker dies at South32’s Worsley

South32 is temporarily scaling back operations at the Worsley Alumina refinery near Collie after a workplace fatality before dawn today.

Throughout 2025, Water Corporation was unable to access assets to undertake “critical operations” within Alcoa mine sites, according to newly revealed internal documents. 

Timeline of TensionPremiumPremiumWater Corporation blocked from assets in Alcoa mine sites

Throughout 2025, Water Corporation was unable to access assets to undertake “critical operations” within Alcoa minesites to according to newly revealed internal documents

Olive Hardy surfs competes in the Phillip Island Pro.

SurfingPremiumThe State’s rising talent putting their skills to the test

Round one of WA Junior Surf Titles returns to Margaret River this weekend with 87 competitors taking part from under 18 to under 12 boys and girls division’s.

Jack Penniment

Mandalay Holiday Resort won silver in the caravan and holiday parks category at the Australian Tourism Awards.

TOURISMSouth West tourism earns national recognition

Accommodation providers and tourism experiences from the South West have been recognised on the national stage, taking home honours at the Australian Tourism Awards.

Madelin Hayes

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Brodie Dewar returned to Perth District Court on Monday.

Courts & JusticePremiumAlleged coward-punch killer Brodie Dewar back in court

The man accused of killing WA Labor figure Tim Picton with a coward-punch outside a nightclub has returned to court.

Sarah Crawford

The Worsley Alumina operation.

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Worker dies at South32’s Worsley

South32 is temporarily scaling back operations at the Worsley Alumina refinery near Collie after a workplace fatality before dawn today.

Adrian Rauso

An unwitting drug mule has been jailed for his role in a cross-border meth-trafficking operation, which used Apple Air Tags to monitor the movements of illicit drugs between New South Wales and Western Australia. 

CrimePremiumUnwitting drug mule learns fate for role in meth-trafficking

An unwitting drug mule has been sentenced for his role in a cross-border meth-trafficking operation, which used Apple Air Tags to monitor the movements of illicit drugs between NSW and WA.

Jessica Evensen

Peter Bennett died at home late on Wednesday, aged 59.

EngineeringPremiumBoss of Perth-based engineering firm dies suddenly

Century-old Clough said Peter Bennett’s ‘influence on our company, our culture and our industry will endure for many years to come’.

Sean Smith

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Ashleigh Schaub with 18-month-old Xander Grahma and Sarah Graham with 3-year-old Aylah Schaub at Earlybirds Playgroup in Mt Hawthorn.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumReport finds shocking wellbeing decline in WA kids

A worrying pattern of declining mental health and rising developmental concerns is emerging in WA’s youth, according to new report from the Commissioner for Children and Young People.

Rhianna Mitchell

“It’s not like if a train is late, or a school has crap NAPLAN scores,” with Ben Harvey.

Up LateVideoCommentsPremiumIt’s not like if a train is late, or a school has bad scores

Ben Harvey proves the hospital system is as much of a basket case now as 20 years ago – even though politicians have spent $176 billion on health in the meantime.

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Shadow Health Minister Libby Mettam.

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CommentsPremiumCalls for free flu jabs to start before winter crisis hits

There’s a push for free flu vaccines to be offered earlier, and for longer, as Perth hospitals brace for winter. 

Universities need to rethink assessment and recruitment amid the rise of AI, a minister says. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

PoliticsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumAI could make university degrees less valuable

AI could make soft skills like judgment more important for workers than traditional university degrees, assistant minister Andrew Leigh will say in a speech.

An audit of Perth youth hostels, include Mission Australia’s in Victoria Park, has found they are full most days. Pictured is Mission Australia WA Regional Leader Elise Jorgensen with youth at a facility in the Southern Suburbs Justin Benson-Cooper

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CommentsPremiumUnlucky housing lottery for Perth’s lost kids

An audit has revealed Perth’s housing crisis is hitting vulnerable teens and young adults hard, with shelters forced to turn more people away every day, sparking a nightly scramble for help for hundreds.

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Thi Sinh Nguyen, 42, pleaded guilty in Geraldton Magistrates Court on March 9.

The Geraldton GuardianPremiumWoman hit with hefty fine for black market seafood trading

A Geraldton woman has copped a whopping fine for buying and selling recreationally caught rock lobster on the black market

Imogen Wilson

PHBG’s warren smoker in action.

Pest controlPremiumLandholders fighting rabbits with underground warfare

Regional landholders are taking the fight to one of Australia’s most pervasive pests with some underground warfare. 

Craig Duncan

Nicole Watts and Bailey Ryan at the 2026 Frontier Goldfields Children Charity Ball.

Charity ballPremiumTop-secret high-roller auction item a hit at GCC Ball

A top-secret high roller auction item at Saturday night’s Goldfields Children Charity Ball saw local companies and community members digging extra deep to support local children experiencing health issues.

Tegan Guthrie

Clean up Australia Day saw nearly 5000 pieces of rubbish collected from Koombana Bay and Rocky Point.

ENVIRONMENTPremiumPremiumDolphin safety the focus in whopping Koombana Clean Up haul

The City of Bunbury have released their collection statistics for Clean Up Australia Day, with nearly 5000 pieces of rubbish collected along the Koombana coastline.  

The Ciry of Bunbury council agenda has been released for third meeting of the year.

COUNCIL PremiumPremiumCity of Bunbury council to meet for third 2025 hit-out.

The City of Bunbury council have released the agenda for their third meeting of the year, with tonight’s “hit-out” taking a step back from the last. 

Lily Anzellino, Jude Turner, Ken Turner, Geoffrey Bach, Jayne Stennett, Forget-Me-Not memory Cafe founder Angi McCluskey, Steve Hepton, and Dorothy Hepton.

COMMUNITY SUPPORTPremiumPremiumAustralind to be included in memory cafe program

The Shire of Harvey has expanded its Forget-Me-Not Memory Cafe program to Australind in a bid to increase access to the initiative

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A general view of the Port of Kharg Island Oil Terminal, 25 km from the Iranian coast in the Persian Gulf.

CNBC newsPremiumOil’s war-driven volatility pulls in record retail money

The Iran war news flow-driven oil moves are drawing retail investors into the world’s most traded commodity, further fuelling volatility.

Lee Ying Shan

Gordon Ramsay

CNBC newsVideoCommentsPremiumWATCH: How Gordon Ramsay built a billion-dollar empire

Chef, restaurateur and global TV star Gordon Ramsay has opened the doors to his newest Michelin-starred location and reflects on the setbacks and successes that have shaped his career.

Caitlin Kalinowski stepped down from OpenAI after raising concerns the company moved too quickly on a Pentagon AI agreement.

CNBC newsCommentsOpenAI hardware chief quits over Pentagon AI deal

OpenAI hardware chief Caitlin Kalinowski has resigned, warning the company rushed into a deal to deploy its AI models on Pentagon networks.

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Flightradar24 still of flight traffic across the Middle East on March 4th, 2026.

CNBC newsVideoCommentsPremium$17 trillion at stake as travellers caught in Iran crossfire

The war in Iran is part of a growing number of conflicts that have affected the global tourism industry, showing that people who are far from falling missiles and drone attacks aren’t immune to ripple effects.

Leslie Josephs and Contessa Brewer

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CEO Voice: Tanya Steinbeck.

PropertyCommentsPremiumPerth’s ‘chronic’ land supply prompts dire 2030 prediction

Enough land supply for nine to 16 days worth of demand, according to two studies. No wonder UDIA expects we will miss the Housing Accord target by 25,000 homes by 2030.

Kim Macdonald

The cross marking the spot where Mark Edward Gregory was killed in a hit-and-run on Mercer Road in 1991.

Cold case PremiumHunt for new clues into unsolved Albany hit-and-run death

Police are pleading for the authors of letters “dobbing in” possible suspects in the unsolved historic hit-and-run death of Mark Edward Gregory to come forward, as new technology reopens the Albany cold case.

Melissa Sheil

Lines for fuel at VIBE Nollamara this morning.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumHundreds queue in 35C heat as fuel hits extortionate $2.76

Round-the-block queues at a Nollamara service station have starkly illustrated the impact of rising fuel prices on top of another hike in mortgage rates.

One Sandgroper’s life will never be the same after scooping a multi-million-dollar windfall.

CHECK YOUR SLIPSCommentsCommentsWA ticketholder nets the whole Lott-o with insane $15m haul

One fortunate West Aussie player has scored the entire Oz Lotto jackpot.

Rachel Dolan, Abbie Hynes, Jodie McGlinchey, Heather McLoughlin, Abby Farrell, Ruth Watson and Rebecca Killalea.

St Patricks DayCommentsCommentsPerth awash with green and Guinness-fuelled fun for St Pats

The CBD was transformed into a sea of emerald on Tuesday as the Irish and honorary locals alike kicked off St Patrick’s Day with a whole lot of craic.

The RAC Rescue helicopter was sent to a road crash in Beaufort River to airlift one woman, while the other died at the scene.

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Crash kills woman, second being airlifted to Perth

A woman has died after a serious car crash on Albany Highway in Beaufort River, with a second woman flown to Perth with critical injuries. 

Jacki Elezovich