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WorkSafe is investigating Club Wyndham, the South-West hotel that hired water sports equipment to the Applebee family. Pictured left is Austin Appelbee.

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WorkSafe investigates hotel after family’s ocean ordeal

WorkSafe is investigating the South-West hotel that hired water sports equipment to a family which was subsequently washed out to sea and spent over nine hours in the ocean.

Brooke Rolfe

A 22-year-old man remains in hospital after a serious crash in Yallingup.

WA NEWSPremiumPassenger remains in hospital after Yallingup crash

A 22-year-old man injured in a serious crash in Yallingup remains in a stable condition at Royal Perth Hospital, while the 25-year-old driver has been discharged.

Madelin Hayes

Bunbury Fringe is among the recipients of the State Government arts funding.

ARTS AND CULTUREPremiumSouth West communities receive State Gov arts funding

Regional communities have received a boost for arts and festivals following a $780,000 State Government funding announcement. 

Madelin Hayes

John Standley is through to the Australian Idol top 30.

AUSTRALIAN IDOLPremiumA Bunbury teenager has impressed Australian Idol judges

A teenager from the South West has left Australian Idol judges impressed following his audition

Rose Patane

Mark Bayliss coaching Railways in 2022.

SWFL Exclusive PremiumBulls coach applying a fresh coat of paint

Harvey Bulls have wooed their only premiership coach out of retirement in a bid to lift the club out of the doldrums.

Jack Penniment

Colts celebrate a wicket.

CricketPremiumWomen’s finals set while the men’s competition heats up

Hay Park starting to fall behind the pack after loss to Marist in round 17 of Bunbury and Districts first grade competition.

Jack Penniment

Emeco’s Shane Sherwood and South West Slammers’ Sean Tilbrook unveil the team’s new guernsey for the 2026 NBL1 season.

BasketballPremiumPremiumSlammers announce new sponsor in bid to shoot up the ladder

South West Slammers have announced a new official sponsor for season 2026 and beyond.

Nic Rep hits to the leg side.

CricketPremiumPremiumHay Park proved too strong for Colts in T20 grand final

Hay Park proved too strong for Colts in Sunday’s Bunbury and District’s Cricket Association T20 grand final.

A man has been charged following two scrub fires in Margaret River.

CRIMEPremiumPremiumMan charged following Margaret River scrub fires

A 35-year-old Margaret River man has been charged in relation to two scrub fires in Margaret River at the weekend. 

Jobs at Bunbury’s Barbeques Galore are at risk as the company enters administration.

JOB LOSSPremiumBunbury Barbeques Galore at risk with administration call.

South West jobs have fallen by the wayside as national retail chain Barbeques Galore was put into receivership on the same day as 250 local jobs were lost to the Albemarle refinery closure.  

Will Corbett

An Albemarle employee walks out after they announced the closure of Kemerton Refinery Plant.

JOB LOSSESPremium250 local jobs lost in Albemarle’s refinery shutdown

Albemarle Kemerton is set to pack up shop, with the American miner announcing it will cease operations at its lithium plant north of Bunbury - leaving around 250 locals out of a job. 

Will Corbett and Yousuf Shameel

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Underground workers employed by Barminco.

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FIFO workers with no degree making more than $20k a week

Specialised blue-collar workers on Western Australian mine sites are raking in more than experienced surgeons, thanks to a gold mining boom.

Adrian Rauso

Junbo Shim, 22, had only recently moved to WA to work in mining. 

Courts & JusticePremiumBig jail term for ‘callous’ drug-crazed fatal crash driver

A driver who was fleeing police for the second night straight and had been awake for three days when he killed a young South Korean man in a crash in Forrestfield has learned his fate.

Rebecca Le May

Police were called when Mr Wong missed appointments and didn’t answer calls.

CourtPremiumMysterious death in filthy Rockingham home exposes NDIS rort

The mysterious death of a man in his squalid Rockingham home after months of neglect by his NDIS-approved care provider has exposed a shocking six-figure rort.

Rebecca Le May

Police were alerted to Jason William Forbes’ purchase of the doll before a search warrant was conducted at his home.

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Police foil chilling plan to kidnap, sexually abuse girl

A Perth predator was making intricate plans to kidnap, sexually abuse and hold captive a child in a modified roof dungeon before child exploitation detectives made a most relieving arrest.

Caleb Runciman

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A young man died on Valentine’s Day after the car he was driving slammed into a tree in Pingelly. 

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumValentine’s Day tragedy as man dies in Wheatbelt crash

A young driver has been killed after his car hit a tree in Pingelly.

Caleb Runciman

Underground workers employed by Barminco.

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FIFO workers with no degree making more than $20k a week

Specialised blue-collar workers on Western Australian mine sites are raking in more than experienced surgeons, thanks to a gold mining boom.

Adrian Rauso

FBR got something of a shoutout from the Reserve Bank this week.

Herd on the TerracePremiumPremiumKemerton plan is Carey and maintenance

John Carey may have been a tad ambitious about the future of Albemarle’s lithium hydroxide refinery following Thursday’s news the plant will be closed. Plus: A Perth tech company wins an RBA shoutout.

The scene of a suspicious death in Spencer Park was still under investigation on Wednesday morning.

investigation continuesPremiumPremiumSmall street still full of police four days into death probe

The major investigation into the suspicious death of a 69-year-old woman in Spencer Park entered its fourth day on Wednesday.

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & Justice PremiumPremiumMan jailed for raping, secretly recording young nieces

A WA man repeatedly raped and sexually abused his two young nieces, and secretly recorded them in the bathroom for his own sexual gratification. WARNING: CONFRONTING DETAILS

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Rox Resources is developing the Youanmi gold project south-east of Mt Magnet in the Murchison.

Contractor engagedPremiumRox Resources advances $383m Youanmi gold project

Rox Resources has selected MACA Interquip Mintrex to build the processing plant for the $383 million Youanmi gold project south-east of Mt Magnet. 

Neil Watkinson

Kalgoorlie-Boulder Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Garry Symonds, KBCCI chief executive Simone de Been, and Ahead of Time owner Annemarie Ryan.

Signage fund PremiumCBD signage fund provides facelift for businesses

Kalgoorlie and Boulder CBD retailers and traders could give their business a facelift thanks to a new signage fund being rolled out.

Tegan Guthrie

Paul Woods with his daughter Hannah.

Astronomy sessionPremiumHigh demand for visiting astronomy experience

An Exmouth-based astronomy business says it has likely found its second home in the Goldfields-Esperance region after being overwhelmed with interest in its stargazing services.

Tegan Guthrie

Artist Lucinda Crimson’s Staying Upright in The New Normal.

Art exhibitionPremiumPremiumArtists find beauty through pain

An exhibition coming to Esperance will display expressive works by artists who have lived with life-altering illnesses or injuries, proving there is beauty to be found even in the darkest of days. 

Peter Dillon with his new book.

History bookPremiumPremiumNew book tells stories of forgotten prospectors

A local history enthusiast and author has published the stories of forgotten Goldfields prospectors in his third book on WA’s gold mining history.

CBH's Mingenew storage facilities.

Harvest haulBountiful season as Geraldton breaks harvest record

Geraldton grain farmers have seen their largest harvest on record, thanks to storage preparation and lucky weather conditions. 

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Chinese coffee giant Luckin opened its first flagship with premium drinks as the company takes on Starbucks Reserve.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumThere’s a coffee war brewing in China (and now in the US)

As Starbucks sells off most of its China business, local rival Luckin Coffee is expanding into higher-priced cold brews and other drinks. It’s also expanding its footprint in the US.

Evelyn Cheng

China’s property market, once accounting for more than a quarter of the economy, has seen its annual sales volume halve in just four years.

CNBC newsPremiumS&P bets China property slump will be worse than expected

S&P Global Ratings has lowered its forecast for China property sales this year, barely two months into 2026.

Evelyn Cheng

Elon Musk's mega-merger

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumSpaceX primed to make Elon Musk the first trillionaire

Elon Musk’s net worth soared past $US800b last week after he merged SpaceX with xAI in a deal that valued the combined entity at $US1.25 trillion.

Robert Frank and Lora Kolodny

The plans were discussed at a “Critical Minerals Ministerial” in Washington this week

CNBC newsPremiumUS proposes minerals trade bloc aimed at countering China

The US on Wednesday unveiled new initiatives to mobilise allies into a preferential trade bloc for critical minerals, including coordinated price floors.

Dylan Butts

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WA Police have revealed a link between one of the nation’s largest outlaw motorcycle gangs and alleged tobacco kingpin Kazem Hamad.

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Bombshell as bikie gang, tobacco kingpin link revealed

Police have revealed a link between one of the nation’s largest outlaw motorcycle gangs and alleged tobacco kingpin Kazem Hamad.

Jessica Evensen

A woman has been charged over the fire that destroyed a home on Brunswick Street in Port Albany.

courtsPremiumAlbany woman accused of Brunswick Road house fire in court

The identity of an Albany woman accused of setting a vacant Port Albany house alight earlier this month has been revealed in her second court appearance, with the first done via video link to Perth.

Jacki Elezovich

Nadi Moussa was allegedly murdered by his son from a previous marriage at his Clarkson home.

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PremiumPolice noticed knife days before WA dad stabbed to death

WA Police stopped a psychotic accused murderer driving across the Nullarbor from Queensland and noticed a knife inside his car before he brutally stabbed his father to death last year. 

Mirrabooka detectives continue to investigate the incident.

CrimePremiumPremiumStolen forklift smashes ATM in failed shopping centre heist

Detectives are urging with information about the incident to contact Crime Stoppers.

A 25-year-old man from Hopetoun was sentenced after reckless driving where police clocked him doing more than 100km/h over the speed limit.

courtsPremiumPremiumHopetoun Tesla driver fined for “extraordinary speed”

A Hopetoun man who was caught driving at more than 100km/h over the speed limit within the small town’s 60km/h zone has been fined almost $2000 and had his drivers licence disqualified.

Southern right whale reproduction numbers have slowly been declining over the past decade due to climate changes in our oceans.

Whale populations PremiumSouthern right whales decline sends climate warning

The southern right whale that once symbolised conservation success is now sending a warning from Australia’s southern seas.

Amy Towers