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  1. R U OK? DayPremiumSimple conversations on R U OK? Day vital

  2. House awardsPremiumOutstanding South West home builders recognised at awards

  3. NEW PUB FUNPremiumDarkan Hotel reopens its doors after two years of hard work

  4. Cupcake DayPremiumHarvey dog named Cupcake a fitting RSPCA ambassador

  5. GO SLOWERString of trees on South West safety chopping block

Liquor License Changes Premium‘Common sense’ fixes to liquor laws

New changes to WA’s liquor licensing will aim to help hospitality businesses by fixing old laws not rooted in “common sense”. 

Holly Prentice

WA newsCommentsPremium‘Disrespectful’: Funeral home calls out impatient drivers

A South West funeral home has resorted to calling out impatient drivers on the roads as numerous funeral processions are interrupted by tailgating and honking every week. 

Holly Prentice

Going electronicPremiumCouncil to trial reducing meeting paper use

A South West council will trial reducing its paper waste for council meetings after it revealed about 176,000 pages have been printed for it over the last 10 months.

Sean Van Der Wielen

DAILY DESTRUCTION PremiumSkate park toilets closed due to ‘extensive’ vandalism

The City of Bunbury is fed up with the “huge and unnecessary” vandalism of toilets at a popular skate park in town.

Holly Prentice

BLOOM FESTIVALPremiumGreat Southern Treasures Bloom Festival returns with a bang

Wonderous flora will transform the southern region scenery later this month when the wildflowers sprout, kicking off the annual Great Southern Bloom Festival.

Hannah Whitehead

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Pemberton farmer cops life in prison for murder of local dad

A ‘paranoid’ Pemberton farmer ‘effectively executed’ a fellow local father he wrongly believed was stealing avocados from his orchard. 

Amber Lilley

Regional HealthPremiumPremiumWA Liberals to expand Margaret River hospital if elected

The WA Liberals have put regional health to the forefront of their Warren-Blackwood campaign with a $60m announcement to fund the expansion of the Margaret River Hospital.

SurfingPremiumPremiumRobinson’s world title bid falls short

Margaret River’s Jack Robinson will have to wait another year to achieve his dream of winning surfing’s world title, being knocked out of the World Surf League championship tour finals in his first match.

Improving the environmentPremiumPremium1500 seedlings planted by students for National Tree Day

Students from Capel Primary School, Busselton Senior High School and Georgiana Molly Anglican School has planted more than 1500 seedlings as part of National Tree Day

R U OK? DayPremiumSimple conversations on R U OK? Day vital

A Dunsborough-born model, musician and former AFL player believes a simple conversation and support through listening can make a powerful difference to people’s mental wellbeing. 

Claudette Rizzi

Colourful CulturePremiumColourful celebration of culture makes big impact

An enthusiastic crowd gathered to share in the traditional celebration of the Onam Festival in Bunbury. 

Claudette Rizzi

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Police raid high-profile businessman’s Northbridge nightclub

WA Police have ratcheted up their focus on WA business playboy Yusuf Khan, raiding his Northbridge nightclub.

Ben Harvey

MiningPremiumMinRes changes hundreds of worker rosters to save cash

Workers at two Mineral Resources lithium mines in WA will either have to spend more time on site or put their hand up for a redundancy.

Adrian Rauso

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Police turn up the heat on hunt for WA’s most elusive crims

They are dangerous criminals police want to throw back behind bars but have skipped the border and avoided capture to maintain their freedom - some of them for decades.

Shannon Hampton

Courts and JusticePremiumDentist guilty of drugging, violating Tinder, Bumble dates

A WA dentist on trial for drugging and violating his Tinder and Bumble dates has been found guilty of all but one of the 25 charges against him.

Emily Moulton

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Hospital staff told to discharge patients to free up beds

WA’s hospital crisis has led to the delay of cardiac surgery at an overwhelmed Perth hospital, later forced to send staff an SOS to urgently discharge patients to free up beds.

Jessica Page

Courts & JusticePremiumSex offender ‘made business’ out of defiling multiple teens

WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT: Shocking details of the vile child sex crimes a Perth news cameraman committed against six teenage girls while inducing them to prostitute themselves have been revealed in court.

Rebecca Le May

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PremiumTaxman chases businessman Yusuf Khan for $580K

Tax officials are chasing Yusuf Khan for nearly $600,000 linked to businesses including The Library nightclub.

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PremiumPolice raid high-profile businessman’s Northbridge nightclub

WA Police have ratcheted up their focus on WA business playboy Yusuf Khan, raiding his Northbridge nightclub.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremium‘Difficult’ move to cut netball backed despite Olympic bid

Sports Minister David Templeman has vowed to ‘never give up on netball’ after the WA Institute of Sport made the ‘difficult’ choice to cut the high-performance program from its list.

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WA newsPremiumDriver lucky to escape serious injury after car rollover

A man in his 20s narrowly escaped serious injury after rolling his car on a regional road south-east of Perth.

Melissa Sheil

Local government punishedPremiumCity fined $5000 for damaging Aboriginal heritage site

The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder has been fined for firebreak works that caused damage to an Aboriginal site and deemed by a court to be ‘a failure’ of policy. 

Anneke de Boer

Tender Awarded$5m airport microgrid tender awarded in Geraldton

Geraldton’s move towards its net zero targets has taken another step, after the tender for the airport microgrid was awarded.

Matthew Paddick

Gun thiefPremiumPremiumKid involved in gun burglary exposed to violence at home

A Geraldton teenager who helped his adult cousins steal six firearms from a shed in Moresby has avoided an immediate term of detention.

Indigenous AustraliansPremiumPremium'Getting worse': unsafe water plagues remote residents

Remote communities are excluded from data about Australia's water quality, which experts warn could be contributing to serious health issues.

CrimePremiumPremiumNew lines of investigation emerge in 2022 Broome rape case

A senior police officer has revealed new ‘lines of investigation’ have emerged during his nearly week-long stay in Broome, where he is probing the 2022 rape and assault of a woman at Cable Beach. 

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CNBC newsCommentsChina smashes export growth expectations

China’s exports rose by 8.7 per cent year-on-year in US dollar terms in August, according to the customs agency.

Evelyn Cheng

CNBC newsVideoCommentsAll the new Apple iPhones, Watches and AirPods just unveiled

Apple just wrapped up an event at its headquarters in California, where it unveiled new versions of the iPhone, AirPods and Apple Watch. Here’s everything you need to know ...

Hayden Field, Ashley Capoot, Kif Leswing and Todd Haselton

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumJobs report for US will be huge, so here’s what to watch for

Wall Street is gearing up for one of the most important economic releases of the year, and markets are looking at the possibility of a jumbo rate cut by the Fed depending on what it shows.

Jeff Cox

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumGen Zers skipping uni to get rich with blue-collar jobs

The cost of a college education — long touted as a requirement for a fulfilling, high-paying job — has soared over the last couple of decades, stoking scepticism among Gen Z about the true value of a degree. 

Morgan Smith

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‘Burns and broken nose’: Pilot survives WA plane crash

A pilot will spend the weekend in hospital with a broken nose and burns after miraculously surviving a plane crash on Friday afternoon. 

Caleb Runciman

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Heroic son saves mum from burning home in Perth’s south

A mother has recounted how her son desperately tried to put out a blaze ripping through their Canning Vale home just moments after she was confronted with flames and explosions.

Caleb Runciman

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CommentsPremiumPerth researchers develop drug to cure artery blockages

West Australians with peripheral artery disease could be the first to be treated with a cure for the life-threatening condition that often leads to amputations and heart attacks.

Courts & justice PremiumPremiumFormer skimpy barmaid boss’ guns destroyed after DV claim

Police destroyed guns belonging to a former skimpy barmaid boss under reforms to WA’s firearms laws after he was charged with assaulting his wife, it can be revealed. 

WA NewsCommentsCommentsREVEALED: Perth reaches unusually warm spring temperature

Summer is well on its way to Perth after a very warm top temperature on Friday.

NEWSNeedle prick horror at Aussie school

An Aussie primary school has written to parents assuring them they are remaining “vigilant” after a young girl was pricked while picking up a discarded needle on the school grounds.

Duncan Evans