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  1. Regional WAPremiumLucky escape as school bus driver suffers medical emergency

  2. SPEEDWAY SPOTPremiumBunbury Car Club member honoured as June’s Spot immortalised

  3. Port princessPremiumCrown Princess arrives in Albany to kick off cruise season

  4. BUSHFIRE SEASONPremiumFiries prepare for upcoming bushfire season

  5. state politicsCommentsPremium‘Dried up’: Warning as rent crisis hits essential workers

Dalyellup and Colts faced off in last season’s BDCA men’s first-grade grand final.

CricketPremiumBDCA: Grand final rematches headline season’s second week

A pair of first-grade grand final rematches will headline the second week of the Bunbury and Districts Cricket Association season

Josh Kempton

Bunbury's Mikayla Edwards.

NetballPremiumPromising South West netballers compete in State Cup

A number of promising young netballers from the South West featured in the State Cup tournament at Perth’s Gold Netball Centre over the weekend

Josh Kempton

City of Busselton mayor Phill Cronin, Accordwest case worker Rya Frost, Lamp Inc housing and homelessness advocate Lee Hill and City of Busselton library service co-ordinator Kerrin Hampson.

WA NEWSPremiumBusselton trial program to assist those facing homelessness

A trial initiative aimed at supporting individuals experiencing or at-risk of homelessness is coming to Busselton in November. 

Madelin Hayes

Christian Fletcher with the 2026 Busselton Hospice Care calendar.

CALENDAR CAREPremiumFletcher’s images return for 2026 Busselton Hospice Calendar

Renowned South West photographer Christian Fletcher has once again contributed his work to the annual Busselton Hospice Care calendar, marking over 20 years of support.

Madelin Hayes

Content creator Matt Ilodigwe has joined Eaton Eagles.

BasketballPremiumBSBL: Content creator among Eagles recruits

A content creator with hundreds of thousands of social media followers is among Eaton Eagles recruits for the 2025-26 Bunbury Senior Basketball League season.

Josh Kempton

The Margaret River.

questions askedPremiumKarri Karrak to front WA meeting to assess ‘rule book’

The South West’s reigning incorporated Aboriginal body has moved to quieten concerns around a significant upcoming meeting.

Warren Hately

The sculpture for this years Dardanup Bull and Barrell festival lit on fire.

GALLERY PremiumPremiumThousands flocked down to Dardanup for the annual festival

It was another successful year at the Dardanup Bull and Barrel festival with thousands heading to the small town to celebrate

GR8 Disability Housing managing director Perry Kleppe.

Disability AccommodationPremiumPremiumPeople with disabilities left behind, says housing advocate

People with disabilities are being left behind by the housing market, according to a South West advocate who is warning the neglect could push the families to the streets.

Julie Broad says pop-up shops in the CBD could breathe new life into the area.

POP-UP SHOPSPop-ups a proposed solution for empty shop fronts

Hosting pop-up shops in empty buildings in Bunbury CBD could breathe new life in the region, a council candidate believes. 

Amy Wong and Justin Tong started the Bunbury Chinese Restaurant three years ago.

NEW CAFEPremiumChinese restaurant turned cafe ready to serve Bunbury

The team behind a successful restaurant in Bunbury has decided to take an unexpected turn as they open a cafe in the heart of the CBD.

Yousuf Shameel

Chloe Piparo says WA’s WNCL campaign has got off to a disappointing start.

CricketPremiumTough start to season for Piparo’s WA continues

A tough start to the Women’s National Cricket League season for Chloe Piparo’s WA continued with a pair of losses to New South Wales in their double-header in Sydney last week.

Josh Kempton

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David James Pye in court on Wednesday morning.

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Shock secret development in Nick Martin assassination trial

Police and prison bosses have been blindsided by an explosive last-minute development in the trial of the man accused of orchestrating the murder of bikie boss Nick Martin.

Ben Harvey and Charlton Hart

Fortescue chairman Andrew Forrest and CEO Dino Otranto at the opening of the miner’s Green Energy Hub at the Christmas Creek mine site in the Pilbara last year.

MiningPremiumFortescue to sack hundreds in the UK and Australia

Scores of Fortescue jobs are set to go as the miner sends work to China and Germany while drastically scaling back plans to build renewable batteries in-house for mining trucks and equipment. 

Adrian Rauso

Eric Roulston — known by his loved ones as “Rollo” — was the pilot of a two-seater Cessna 150 that crashed in Ogilvie, about 100km north of Geraldton, on Friday last week.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumDevastating cause of fatal WA plane crash revealed

Eric Roulston died in March, 17 years after his son died in similar circumstances.

Caleb Runciman

Photos revealing the shocking state of some of WA’s public schools show classrooms with battens propping up sagging ceilings, gaping wall cracks and asbestos warnings. Shadow Education Minister Liam Staltari is pictured right.

EducationCommentsPremiumREVEALED: The WA schools plagued with maintenance problems

The disturbing images are from WA schools in desperate need of maintenance to fix run-down facilities identified in a building condition report. SEE THE LIST OF SCHOOLS WITH THE MOST DEFECTS

Bethany Hiatt and Oliver Lane

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Jake Waterman and the Eagles have farewelled Oscar Allen.

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‘Going to be very weird’: Waterman on life after Allen, Ryan

West Coast lost two of the club’s top-20 all-time goalkickers in the space of a few days in the trade period. Here’s how Jake Waterman reacted to the Eagles’ off-season changes.

Mitchell Woodcock

The cul-de-sac has been cordoned off by police, with detectives and forensics in blue jumpsuits seen outside a home.

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Man arrested over fatal stabbing in Perth’s north

Police on Tuesday afternoon confirmed a man had been taken to custody.

Caleb Runciman

Stunning views seen from properties in Doubleview, West Perth, East Fremantle and South Perth.

PropertyCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumREVEALED: Perth suburbs with most undervalued property views

How much can a view add to value, and which suburbs have undervalued outlooks?

Therapy Focus has gone into administration.

Administration and liquidationCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumWA disability services provider falls into administration

Directors have called in insolvency experts from restructuring firm McGrathNicol, citing ‘sustained financial pressure’ that has been exacerbated in recent months by NDIS pricing cuts.

Albany-raised photographer Samm Blake, left, captured Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco's wedding.

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CommentsPremiumThe WA woman who shot Selena Gomez’s viral wedding pics

American star Selena Gomez’s wedding photos have made headlines globally and now it can be revealed they were taken by a WA photographer who is now at the top of her game in New York.

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Eastern Goldfields Historical Society president Tim Cudini and executive officer Rosie Stroud hold the book Paddy Hannan: A Claim to Fame while standing in front of “Paddy’s Hannan’s tree” on Outridge Terrace in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

Special dayPremiumEvent to mark 100th anniversary of Paddy Hannan’s death

Community members are encouraged to be a part of a once-in-a-lifetime event marking 100 years since the death of the legend who sparked the gold rush that founded Kalgoorlie-Boulder and the Golden Mile.

Jessica Antoniou

Fleur McDonald at a book event in August.

Goldfields storyPremiumNew novel follows Two-Up mystery

Following the recent release of the first of her four Goldfields-based book series, best-selling author Fleur McDonald will soon treat fans to her second novel. 

Jessica Antoniou

Leonora Racing Cup celebrates 125 years of the Leonora Cup on Saturday.

RacingPremiumLeonora Cup celebrates 125 years

Leonora Racing Club will host its 125th Leonora Cup meeting on Saturday, with locals and visitors alike to dress up in their fanciest frocks and suits while enjoying a day full of entertainment.

Jessica Antoniou

Art by Anna Hollander and Rebecca Hayes on display at the Greenough Museum.

Birds In The TreesPremiumPremiumBirds In The Trees exhibit to open at Greenough Museum

The Geraldton Tree Canopy Advocates are inviting the community to celebrate the bond between nature and art with their new exhibition, Birds In The Trees.

The top names for cats and dogs in Greater Geraldton have been revealed.

Pet namesPremiumPremiumDog and cat owners have more in common than they think

What are the most popular dog and cat names in the City of Greater Geraldton?

Stuart Hicks

PARK PLAN PremiumPremiumStakeholders voice mixed views on park rescue plan

Shire of Augusta-Margaret River president Julia Jean-Rice has claimed the Six Point Plan developed by an alliance of local groups was a “success” despite little buy-in from the State Government so far.

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Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc,

CNBC newsComments‘Erotica’ version coming soon to ChatGPT AI

Adult ChatGPT users can will soon be able to access a less censored version of the artificial intelligence chatbot, which will include erotic materials.

Dylan Butts

Amazon has fired a Palestinian engineer who protested the company’s $1.2 billion contract with Israel, saying he breached internal conduct policies.

World NewsCommentsPalestinian Amazon worker fired after protesting Israel deal

Amazon has sacked a Palestinian software engineer who protested its Israeli government contract, following similar tensions across Google and Microsoft.

Annie Palmer

China’s latest power play in the global minerals race has fuelled Wall Street gains and talk of a White House counterstrike.

CNBC newsCommentsChina’s export curb sparks US mining stock surge

China’s surprise rare earth export restrictions sent US mining shares flying and signalled a looming showdown with Donald Trump over global tech supply chains.

Spencer Kimball

The lesson is to appreciate what’s in front of you rather than dwelling on what you don’t have. What a wonderful analogy for money, too.

CNBC newsPremiumFive rules that prove you don’t need money to be happy

Maybe you’re picturing a new house or a luxurious lifestyle. But what you’re really imagining is being satisfied with those things. You’re not just picturing wealth, you’re picturing contentment.

Morgan Housel

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Engineer teams meeting working together wear worker helmets hardhat on construction site in modern city.Asian industry professional team in sun light

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WA revealed as worst State for construction time blowouts

New analysis has revealed WA has recorded the nation’s worst blowout in construction time frames, as all states struggle to meet housing targets.

Jessica Page

Mr McCullough, 39, handed himself in at Perth police station after he allegedly managed to escape the Central Law Courts in Perth. 

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Accused sex offender’s court escape sparks secrecy scandal

Security staff failed to follow procedures before an accused child sex offender was accidentally walked out of custody, an investigation has revealed.

Caleb Runciman and Jessica Page

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WA NEWSPremiumPremiumE-scooter rider dies in hospital after crash

An e-scooter rider has died in hospital after being critically injured in a crash on Wednesday afternoon. 

A Carlisle man has been charged after homicide detectives started investigating the suspicious death of a 25-year-old man in St James this week. Pictured is police at the scene on Tuesday night.

CRIMEPremiumPremiumManslaughter charge after suspicious St James death

A Carlisle man has been charged with manslaughter over the death of a 25-year-old man in St James this week. 

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CommentsPremium‘Voting with their feet’: WA’s spike in private school kids

Cost-of-living pressures are not deterring many WA parents from signing their children up for a private school education.

A long-term financial plan for th City of Nedlands has yet to be completed.

Local governmentCommentsPremiumStalled financial plan leaves Nedlands in dire need of help

A financial plan endorsed by the City of Nedlands two years ago is still in limbo.

Michael Palmer