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  1. Unsung HeroesPremiumUnsung Heroes: The Bunbury teacher giving back to SW sport

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    Rescue chopper rushes man to hospital after major SW crash

  3. ‘Squeezed so hard’PremiumMan avoids jail after sickening choking charges on partner

  4. stepping back Shire president will not run in October

  5. Movies and parties PremiumUnique film experience coming to Bunbury

Record breaking PremiumSouth West ports break records in trade

Sixteen records have been broken across the South West’s ports over the past year, with Bunbury, Albany and Esperance experience higher levels of trade than usual. 

Holly Prentice

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Man airlifted to hospital after horror car rollover

The RAC rescue helicopter has rushed a man to hospital after a crash in the South West this morning.

Lauren Price

Heritage concernsPremiumWaroona to host Aboriginal Heritage Act session

South West and Peel landowners will get their chance to learn more about the new Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act in an education workshop session at the Waroona Memorial Hall on July 31.

Sean Van Der Wielen

New presidentPremiumBrunswick Lions mark changeover

The Brunswick Junction Lions Club held its annual changeover earlier this month at the Sanctuary Golf Resort, with Craig Klumpp the new president.

Sean Van Der Wielen

‘I feel like I’ve lost a son’PremiumSWAS Chief Executive

‘I feel like I’ve lost a son, he wasn’t only an athlete, he was like a son, because I held him in such high regard,’ SWAS chief executive Bernice Butlion says.

Justin Fris

Challengers crownedPremiumCapes trio score State championships

Geraldton has again been the staging ground for the crowning of 10 new champions, this time focused on the sport of stand-up paddle boarding.

Warren Hately

director departurePremiumPremiumAccounting director says goodbye after nearly four decades

The founding director of a prominent Bunbury accounting firm is stepping down after more than three decades in the role.

AFL WatchPremiumPremiumAmiss wows with MOTY contender

A look at how the South West’s AFL stars fared during round 19 of the 2023 season.

Business sweetnerPremiumPremiumManjimup businesses receive $35,000 sweetener from State

Three Manjimup food and beverage businesses have received a sweetener from the State Government to help develop their brands.

$45 million redevelopmentPremiumStage 1 of Busselton Centrals redevelopment opens

Dozens of people gathered at Busselton Central on Wednesday as the first stage of the $45 million redevelopment was unveiled and officially opened to the public.

Rachel Green

Mental Health AwarenessPremiumA concert for a good cause

Little Village Events is teaming up with 20 Talk mental health charity and Sliverspring Cottages to create a musical event to raise awareness and funds for suicide prevention.

Rachel Green

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CRUEL BLOW: Milli’s brave mum faces her own cancer battle

The mum of beloved Perth teenager Amelia ‘Milli’ Lucas is facing yet another devastating cancer fight, two years after losing her daughter to brain cancer.

Sarah Makse

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Perth hospitals to blame over ‘beloved’ retiree’s death

A Perth retiree with a suspected gallstone that wasn’t actually there still somehow underwent surgery — which led to serious medical complications that then led to her death, a coroner has found.

Tim Clarke

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Girl’s ribs broken in latest brutal school violence incident

Horrifying footage has emerged of a Year 7 student being attacked by an older girl at a bus stop outside a public high school in Mandurah.

Bethany Hiatt

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REVEALED: How lucky WA fisherman fought off shark

A WA man has described the dramatic moment he fought for his life after a shark ‘as big as his boat’ lunged at him while spearfishing.

Stuart McGuckin

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Embattled Perth builder Modco Residential goes bust

Embattled builder Modco Residential will enter into voluntary administration, issuing an emotive statement blaming industry challenges and the media for the collapse. 

Kim Macdonald

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Fans the ultimate losers when Simmo snubs me in pressers

I would like to come forward as the voice asking the majority of questions in Adam Simpson’s post-game press conference on Saturday. 

Mitchell Woodcock

Race against timeVideoCommentsCommentsOne week countdown: Kerr’s injury concerns laid bare at training

SEE THE PICS: Sam Kerr is aiming to return a week from Monday, but looked a concerning sight with her left calf strapped at Matildas training in Brisbane.

Digging deepCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumHow Centrelink works out pension when couples split

Here’s what to expect when Centrelink evaluates separated pensioners living under the same roof.

WATCH HEREVideoCommentsCommentsJohn Farnham’s son gives emotional health update

John Farnham’s son has given an emotional update on the health of the singing legend, who underwent major surgery for throat cancer in 2022.

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Terrifying moment ‘bloody lucky’ surfer bitten by shark

See the moment a young surfer was bitten by a suspected great white shark on Monday morning at a popular beach in the State’s South West.

Warren Hately, Sean Van Der Wielen and Shannon Hampton

Tradie mental healthPremiumStruggling apprentices urged to reach out

Apprentices are struggling under the pressure of the current market, according to an organisation that has created a clever way to draw attention to and start conversations about tradie mental health.

Daniel Rooney

Several drug offencesSecurity officer charged with selling drugs to juvenile

A Pilbara security officer has been charged after police received a tip-off that the man allegedly sold drugs to a juvenile.

Violent offenderPremiumPremiumMan accused of kicking pregnant partner ‘made jail threats’

A man accused of repeatedly kicking his pregnant partner in the stomach, stomping on her head and telling her he would ‘slaughter’ her has allegedly threatened to assault others when released from prison.

LONG JOURNEYPremiumPremiumWA’s leading Auslan interpreter Fiona Perry shares her story

From being bullied at school for always waving her arms around to being one of the State’s most recognisable faces during the COVID-19 pandemic, WA’s leading Auslan interpreter Fiona Perry shares her story.

INTIMATE IMAGES AN OFFENCEPremiumPremiumKalgoorlie kids warned about what they share online

Kalgoorlie police are warning children and teenagers to stay safe online and be mindful of what they share, while encouraging parents to help teach wrong from right in the digital world.

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CNBCCommentsOil faces ‘serious problems’ as China, India demand ramps up

Oil prices are set to rise in the second half of the year as supply struggles to meet demand, according to the Secretary General of the International Energy Forum. 

Charmaine Jacob

The EconomistPremiumA battery supply chain that excludes China looks impossible

THE ECONOMIST: Green industrial policy and hawkish security policies are clashing.

The Economist

CNBCCommentsPremiumSingapore workers want to stay remote, employers says no

According to new data from employment site Indeed, employers’ attitude toward remote work are at odds with the preferences of jobseekers in Singapore.

Goh Chiew Tong

The EconomistPremiumYour employer is (probably) unprepared for AI

THE ECONOMIST: Poor preparation for AI is bad news for your earnings and the broader economy.

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Man co-accused of brutal Lathlain stabbing was on parole

Two men have appeared in court charged in connection with the brutal stabbing of a man in his 40s at a Lathlain apartment complex over the weekend.

Emily Moulton

WATCHVideoPremiumCCTV shows home invasion accused before machete scuffle

One man is on the run and another has been arrested after a horrifying home invasion in Perth’s north left an alleged intruder with serious head injuries after he was struck with a machete. 

Caleb Runciman

Hot streakPremiumPremiumFlames to enter finals on 11-game streak

Rockingham Flames men’s team is celebrating their 11-game winning streak ahead of the qualifying finals round.

missing manWelfare concerns for 21yo man missing from Rivervale

Police are hoping the public can help find a 21-year-old man who has not contacted his family since Sunday night.

NEWSPremiumPremiumGina Rinehart’s major court battle begins

The legal battle between Australia’s richest woman, the rival to her father’s company, and even her children is playing out in a Perth courtroom.

‘She was my angel’PremiumDad admits lying to police, doctors but denies hurting baby

A Perth man standing trial over the suspicious death of his newborn daughter — who doctors believe may have been ‘vigorously shaken’ — has admitted he repeatedly lied after the infant’s hospital admission.

Sarah Steger