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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

LGC Traffic Management executive general manager Will Daly, regional general manager Joel Rebello, director Max Line and chief financial officer Chris Paterson.

Road managementPremiumLGC Traffic Management takes control of CB Traffic Solutions

A traffic management company has taken on a Bunbury-based business and is set to expand its presence across the South West. 

Craig Duncan

Margaret River complementary therapist and nurse Sarah Moore on her property.

Pest ControlPremiumPremiumConservation group celebrating success of Arum Lily Blitz

A South West conservation group is celebrating a success story of a landholder who eradicated one of WA’s worst weeds from her property

Det-Insp. Andy Elliott says road users need to pay attention, follow the rules and get to their destinations safely.

ROAD SAFETY PremiumPremiumSouth West drivers are being reminded to drive safely

A South West crime inspector is reminding motorists to drive safe as more than half of last year’s total number of road fatalities is recorded to date

Joel Martin and Connor Maas, both Year 5, make gnocchi during a competition at Our Lady of the Cape Primary School as part of its cultural week.

GNOCCHI PremiumPremiumStudents go head-to-head in gnocchi making competition

Students from Our Lady of the Cape Primary School were transported to Italy on Wednesday as they learnt to make one of the country’s most beloved dishes. 

Donnybrook’s Reece Ralston celebrates a goal.

FootballPremiumDonnybrook embracing challenging run ahead towards finals

Donnybrook have found themselves in a precarious position with seven weeks to play in the South West Football League season with a challenging run ahead before finals.

Jack Penniment

Lorna Moorman, Marianne Lehmann, Claire Bailey and Nerida Mangano at the South West Opera Company Awards.

IN PICTURES PremiumSouth West Opera Company celebrates its 40th anniversary

It was an evening of glitz and glamour as members of the South West Opera Company gathered to celebrate its 40th anniversary at the weekend. 

Rose Patane

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A teenager accused of careless driving in Beaufort River fatal crash has made his first court appearance.

courtsPremiumYoung driver in court on careless driving charges over fatal

A young Kojonup man accused of careless driving in a crash that caused the death of a woman and left another with serious injuries has made his first court appearance in Albany. 

Jacki Elezovich

Premier Roger Cook has refused to hold an inquest into the baby's death.

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Cook won’t demand inquest into baby’s death at WA hospital

The Cook Government is continuing its refusals to order an inquiry into the death of a baby girl at Kalgoorlie Hospital despite being willing to take swift action in the past for Aishwarya Aswath.

Charlton Hart

A former doctor accused of creating AI-generated child exploitation material has been granted bail as police continue to comb his devices for further evidence.

CourtsPremiumCops raid home, arrest Perth doctor over child exploitation

The 68-year-old allegedly had eight devices containing vile material in his possession when police raided his home.

Hannah Cross

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

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John Farnham celebrates his 77th birthday with grandson Jett.

MusicCommentsRare look at John Farnham as he celebrates 77th birthday

John Farnham celebrated his 77th birthday on Wednesday, surrounded by his loving family and one very smiley grandson.

Kellie Balaam

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 EmergencyCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumHorror car collision in Perth’s north leaves one dead

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

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.

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Det-Insp. Andy Elliott says road users need to pay attention, follow the rules and get to their destinations safely.

ROAD SAFETY PremiumSouth West drivers are being reminded to drive safely

A South West crime inspector is reminding motorists to drive safe as more than half of last year’s total number of road fatalities is recorded to date

Rose Patane

Augusta's Turner Street Jetty.

Local Government PremiumTurner Street Jetty repairs add $115,000 to repair cost

The Shire of Augusta-Margaret River closed the 100-year-old Turner Street Jetty over public safety concerns in 2025, and will now spend more than $750,000 restoring it for the community. 

Craig Duncan

Royal Air Force veteran and former prisoner of war Brian Walley turns 104.

Living LegendPremiumWWII veteran Brian Walley is celebrating his 104th birthday

Margaret River’s own WWII veteran Brian Walley is celebrating his 104th birthday, surrounded by family travelling from across the globe.

Craig Duncan

Selected banners will hang along Hannan Street during events such as St Barbara’s Parade.

Christmas compPremiumPremiumArt competition seeks creative flair for festive banners

A new art competition is giving the community a chance to be part of bringing festive cheer to Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s CBDs this Christmas.

Lorna Moorman, Marianne Lehmann, Claire Bailey and Nerida Mangano at the South West Opera Company Awards.

IN PICTURES PremiumPremiumSouth West Opera Company celebrates its 40th anniversary

It was an evening of glitz and glamour as members of the South West Opera Company gathered to celebrate its 40th anniversary at the weekend. 

Donnybrook’s Reece Ralston celebrates a goal.

FootballPremiumPremiumDonnybrook embracing challenging run ahead towards finals

Donnybrook have found themselves in a precarious position with seven weeks to play in the South West Football League season with a challenging run ahead before finals.

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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

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China wants to top Taiwan setting up an unofficial consulate in Perth.

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China steps in to block unofficial Taiwan consulate in Perth

EXCLUSIVE: Perth is at the centre of an international diplomatic stoush as Beijing urges the Albanese Government to block Taiwan from setting up an unofficial consular presence in WA.

Andrew Greene

Bradley Pen Dragon leaves magistrates court in Perth

Courts & JusticePremiumPaedophile behind bars over breaches of supervision order

It took just two weeks for notorious paedophile Bradley Pen Dragon to land himself back behind bars after several alleged breaches of his strict supervision order.

Hannah Cross

Diphtheria vaccines have been expanded to all Aboriginal people in the State.

HealthCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumDiphtheria outbreak prompts major vaccination push

WA Health has extended vaccine eligibility to all Aboriginal people across the State as health authorities battle a growing diphtheria outbreak that has now spread as far south as the Mid West.

Naomi Tekea Craig leaves Mandurah Court House.

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PremiumTeacher who had student’s baby pictured for first time

The Mandurah music teacher who had a baby with her underage student she sexually abused has been pictured for the first time since details of the incident emerged.

The statue of Nicky Winmar that was erected outside Optus Stadium is set to be removed after the West Australian AFL great was convicted of assaulting a woman on Friday.

State PoliticsVideoPremiumPremiumStatue of disgraced Winmar to be removed from Optus Stadium

The statue of Nicky Winmar that was erected outside Optus Stadium is set to be removed after the disgraced West Australian AFL great was convicted of assaulting a woman on Friday.

Western Australian teacher Naomi Takea Craig, 34, was charged with multiple child sex abuse offences involving a young boy over a 16 month period. supplied

CourtPremiumUpdate on teacher who had 13yo’s baby

Teacher Naomi Tekea Craig will be sentenced after admitting to sexually abusing a young boy then giving birth to his baby.

Emma Kirk