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  1. ‘A special little kid’PremiumHough to continue West Coast love affair

  2. Hough he goesPremiumEagles land Harvey’s Hough at AFL Draft

  3. Not welcomePremiumToolies caught out with ‘crude’ fake wristbands in SW

  4. Strict bail conditionsPremiumDalyellup toilet attack accused banned from kid contact

  5. FATAL CRASHTwo men dead after car hits tree in Australind

Building boom crunchPremiumCountry builder tips regional cost increase

Single-storey homes are already taking three months longer to build and two-storey homes nearly six months longer.

Jacinta Cantatore

Picked upPremiumJye Amiss heading to Freo with pick eight

Busselton’s Jye Amiss is a Fremantle Dockers player — becoming the highest draft pick from the South West region in more than a decade.

Jackson Barrett

‘preserve it forever’PremiumWellington National Park to be expanded by 7000ha

Wellington National Park is set for a landmark 7000ha expansion which Premier Mark McGowan says will “preserve it forever” and provide further opportunity to grow Collie’s tourism industry.

Jackson Barrett

Fully bookedVideoCommentsLeavers lash ‘disorganisation’ as teens miss out on The Zone

Year 12 graduates have queued from the early morning to secure their spot at South West Leavers celebrations - but it wasn’t enough for all, with many left frustrated and locked out of the official party zone.

Taylar Amonini

dramatic scenesVideoCommentsPremiumMcGowan mobbed by anti-vaxxers during SW visit

Premier Mark McGowan was swarmed by angry protestors who hurled abuse and likened him to a ‘baby murderer’ during his visit to Bunbury on Sunday.

Ailish Delaney

‘really keen’PremiumBunbury’s Piparo set for lead role in decider

Bunbury product Chloe Piparo is set to take a lead role in Saturday’s WBBL decider, after returning to the venerated number three position for last weekend’s double-header.

Jackson Barrett

“cruel and heartless”PremiumPremiumSW industry voices pain after end to native logging

Forestry industry workers staged a peaceful protest in Bunbury on Friday to coincide with the second meeting of the newly launched State-lead native forestry transition group.

“I’m ashamed”PremiumPremium‘Appalling’ son is spared jail

A 27-year-old Bunbury man has avoided jail for his “abhorrent” behaviour towards his mother, during which he intimidated her with a baseball bat and a machete and threatened to harm her.

Back againPremiumPremiumBlakely given AFL lifeline with Dockers

Connor Blakely has received his Fremantle Dockers lifeline — the club fulfilling its commitment to redraft the midfielder in Friday’s AFL Rookie Draft.

teenage dreamsPremiumHospitality hopes hang on teen ads

Hospitality operators have their fingers crossed for a new campaign aimed at recruiting teenage workers to face the hordes this summer.

Warren Hately

‘A special little kid’PremiumHough to continue West Coast love affair

A jubilant Brady Hough says he “wasn’t really expecting” to be drafted before being snapped up by the West Coast Eagles.

Luke McPherson & Jackson Barrett

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WATCH THE VIDEO VideoPremiumRebels’ show of force in face of McGowan’s new bikie laws

Rebels bikies have put on a massive show of force in Perth’s northern suburbs just days after the McGowan Government announced sweeping new laws to drive motorcycle gangs out of WA. 

Michael Traill

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Cleaners sacked for giving FIFO workers sex toys

FIFO cleaners who posted videos online of themselves distributing homemade sex toys for male workers to dongas have lost their jobs.

Caitlyn Rintoul

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How a suicidal teenager spent eight days stuck in an ED

A suicidal teenager spent eight days in a hospital emergency department waiting for a mental health bed - an ordeal his distraught parents have described as 'slow torture’.

Charlotte Elton

Regional News

Christmas appealCommentsPremiumKununurra duo diagnosed with cancer encourage donations

A Kununurra husband and wife who were diagnosed with cancer within two months of each other have become the face of Cancer Council WA’s new Christmas appeal.

Stephanie Sinclair

ACCUSED ASSAULTCommentsPremiumMum accused of assaulting her daughter fined for breach

A 21-year-old mother accused of assaulting her five-year-old daughter has been fined for breaching protective bail and returning to the community from which she was banned.

Tegan Guthrie

Nothing doingPremiumNo changes to Broome prison after second jailbreak

An inspection of the prison from the outside suggests there have been no changes to security at the area in question since Mr Walkerbear’s escape

Sam Jones

BAILCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumThrottle accused gets bail

An alleged repeat abuser who “vehemently denies” assaulting and throttling his partner three weeks after being released from jail for assaulting her has been released on bail.

Kimberley blazeFire emergency cuts off Broome beach hamlet

An out of control bushfire is burning just north of Broome, with people close to the fire being warned to take shelter immediately

Coronial inquestPremiumPremiumTourist park owner opposed to Mt Augustus shut down

The owner of the Mt Augustus Tourist Park has hit out at a proposal to shut down the popular attraction for half the year to prevent further tragedies saying management was key to saving lives.

WA News

‘Undiagnosed epidemic’CommentsPremiumWA cops push for inquest into police suicides

Frontline cops across Western Australia are calling for the State Coroner to conduct an inquest into police suicides.

Peter Law

Prestigious award VideoCommentsPremiumWA bakery takes out nation’s top pie honour

It’s official, WA knows how to pie. A humble South West bakery has taken out the nation’s top pie honour.

Peta Rasdien

VACCINE BACKFLIPCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumWA Police drop threat to stop paying unvaccinated cops

Unvaccinated police officers will continue to be paid while facing disciplinary proceedings after the force dropped its threat to stop their wages.

CoronavirusPremiumPremiumCovid vaccine mandate here to stay

One premier has warned his government’s strict Covid-19 vaccine mandate will remain in place for years as long as he is the state leader.

No entryVideoCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumAshes blow as wives and girlfriends barred from WA

The wives and girlfriends of the Australian and England cricket teams will not be travelling to Perth for the fifth Ashes Test, with negotiations to secure the historic match still on a knife edge.

CrimePremiumTeen charged with stabbing murder

A teenager will face court charged with murdering a 28-year-old man by stabbing him in the chest outside a nightclub.

Angie Raphael