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  3. RECONCILIATION PremiumThe Harvey shire council endorses reconciliation action plan

  4. Community coming together PremiumFundraiser smashes target earning more than $40K for charity

  5. FOGO RETURNS PremiumThe City of Bunbury will resume FOGO processing

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

Bunbury's Caitlin Ward kicked three goals in the Bulldogs’ win over Carey Park.

FootballPremiumBunbury are running hot while Busselton remain undefeated

Three-time reigning premiers Bunbury continued their winning form at the weekend, taking down Carey Park at PC Payne Park on Sunday by 21 points in the South West Football League women’s competition. 

Jack Penniment

Milligan's people and place lead Crystal Mather and R U OK? community director Charlie Willbridge at the R U OK? Conversation Convoy at Milligan's Really Really Free Market on Saturday.

R U OK?PremiumR U OK? conversation convoy rolls into Bunbury

Milligan’s Really Really Free Market looked a little bit different at the weekend as a special yellow convoy rolled into Bunbury. 

Rose Patane

Bunbury and Districts Hockey Association won their fifth straight country championships division one title.

HockeyPremiumBunbury secure fifth straight hockey country championships

Bunbury and Districts Hockey Association has cemented its place as the benchmark of country hockey after claiming a remarkable fifth straight CBH Men’s Country Championships division one title in Perth.

Jack Penniment

Rail heritage society secretary Philippa Rogers and president Ian Studham.

Public TransportPremiumPremiumPassengers enjoy their first trip onboard the new Australind

The cheese toasties are as good as ever on board the new Australind, and there’s plenty more to celebrate. 

Bunbury's Kye Wright was excellent on the wing, and also kicked a goal.

FootballPremiumPremiumBunbury and HBL extend streaks as race for fifth heats up

Bunbury extended their winning streak to 11 matches with a 28-point win over Donnybrook at VC Mitchell Park on Sunday, headlining round 14 with a 10.9 (69) to 4.17 (41) win.

Aria Laurent climbing the Gloucester Tree in Pemberton.

Gloucester TreePremiumPremiumPemberton’s Gloucester Tree welcomes back climbers

The Gloucester Tree was once again a hive of activity over the weekend, as visitors made the 37m climb up Pemberton’s famous karri tree. 

The Australind Train leaving Pinjarra Station.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumBunbury’s Australind Train back on track as service returns

On Sunday the ribbon was officially cut on the first of four railcars on the Australind line. 

Craig Duncan

Australind police station officer-in-charge Senior Sergeant Scott Starkie.

AWARD PremiumAustralind’s officer in charge recognised at State awards

A South West police officer has been recognised for his leadership and service to the community as part of the Western Australia Police Force Recognition of Excellence Awards 2026. 

Rose Patane

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The scorched ground where the motorhome was engulfed in flames.

Courts and CrimePremiumTeen accused of murder over fatal crash identified in court

The 19-year-old has been charged with one count of murder and two counts of attempted murder over Tuesday’s night’s fatal crash.

Imogen Wilson

Simon Peter Carman, 45, was arrested by Thai immigration officers at Suvarnabhumi Airport late Friday, reportedly minutes before he was due to leave Thailand on a Jetstar flight bound to arrive in Perth.

CRIMEVideoPremiumThai girl’s accused murderer worked as mechanic in WA

Simon Peter Carman was arrested by Thai immigration officers at the airport late Friday, reportedly minutes before he was due to leave Thailand on a flight bound for Perth. WARNING: DISTRESSING DETAILS.

Caleb Runciman

Member for Fremantle Josh Wilson has been hit with a five-match ban after an incident at a weekend soccer game.

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Josh Wilson hit with five-match ban after soccer punch

A member of Anthony Albanese’s outer ministry has been suspended from playing amateur soccer for more than a month after punching a football opponent in the face.

Joe Spagnolo and Katina Curtis

Centurion chief executive Justin Cardaci (left) with Express Group founders Andrea and Mark Mazza.

CEOsCommentsPremiumCEO’s shock exit from family transport empire

The chief executive of a family-owned transport group is unexpectedly stepping down after nearly 12 years, triggering a search for a new boss.

Sean Smith

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Disaster and EmergencyCommentsPremiumHorror car collision in Perth’s north leaves one dead

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

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Jonathan How discusses the cold front about to hit WA.

WeatherVideoCommentsThunder, 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.

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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.

In video supplied to The West Australian, footage shows what appears to be a CBH train derailed just past Cowcowing on 22nd June

Countryman NewsVideoPremiumPremiumWATCH: Investigations underway after CBH grain train derails

Footage shows a locomotive and at least five grain carriages lying on their side with grain spilled out on to grass.

A man is dead and his motorcycle passenger is fighting for her life after a bike travelling in a convoy left the road and crashed near Rockingham on Sunday morning.

PolicePremiumPremiumMan dead and woman critical after motorcycle convoy crash

A man is dead and his motorcycle passenger is fighting for her life after a bike travelling in a convoy left the road and crashed near Rockingham.

Regional News

A dredging contract has been awarded to Jan De Nul Australia to carry out the next steps pf the Pilbara Ports Zone 5 Bypass Channel

Shipping PremiumPort Hedland bypass channel contract awarded

A $50 million project designed to protect shipping operations at Port Hedland from major disruptions has moved a step closer, with Pilbara Ports awarding a dredging contract to Jan De Nul Australia.

Phoebe Solon

Boarded up social housing in Spalding, Geraldton

HousingMore joining public housing queue, but waiting less time

More people in Geraldton in desperate need of a home are being added to the public housing waitlist but the waiting time they face is reducing, new figures reveal

Imogen Wilson

The Gracetown beach access matting trial.

WALGA Awards PremiumMargaret River highly commended for accessibility effort

The Shire of Augusta Margaret River have been highly commended by a Statewide body, for their efforts improving beach accessibility.

Craig Duncan

The one-way and two-way designs for Maitland Park.

Project updatePremiumPremiumNew concept designs for Maitland Park to be ‘much cheaper’

The vision to transform Maitland Park has been narrowed down to two concept designs — one a two-way traffic option, the other one-way — but both will be “substantially cheaper” than the original plan.

Vasse MLA Libby Mettam railed against the expansion of WA's Containers for Change scheme.

State Politics PremiumPremiumLibby Mettam joins Containers for Change expansion criticism

Plan to expand the Containers for Change scheme to include wine and spirit bottles has been slammed in Parliament last week, with Opposition members claiming regional communities have not been “heard”. 

Rural Health West CEO Professor Catherine Elliott

GP workforcesPremiumPremiumMid West records highest level of regional GP turnover

The Mid West has recorded the highest turnover of GPs in regional WA, according to new data from Rural Health West.

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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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New details have emerged about Simon Peter Carman (main, inset top) accused of murdering teenager Tunchanok Donhomla (bottom right) and stuffing her body into a suitcase.

CrimeVideoPremium‘Seedy’: New details of Perth man accused of Thai murder

Details have emerged about the man accused of the horrific murder of a Thai teenager, with neighbours saying he was often embroiled in arguments, bragged about owning guns and was known to sleep the entire day.

Caleb Runciman and Kristin Shorten

Kaydence Sutherland and William Horne are grieving the loss of their eight-month-old daughter, Willow Katarina Horne.

HealthCommentsPremium‘Crossed a line’: Hospital staff party after Willow’s death

Just days after the tragic death of an eight-month-old baby girl at Kalgoorlie Regional Hospital staff reportedly held a house party, which was the subject of formal complaints to the Health Department. 

Charlton Hart

The man admitted it was an ‘act of retribution’.

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PremiumCousin’s affair sparks car fire rampage in Landsdale

A man blinded by rage as he allegedly smashed the windows of his cousin’s car before dousing it in petrol and setting it alight has admitted in court it was ‘an act of retribution’ for sleeping with his wife. 

A Jerramungup school bus driver has been sentenced for a horror truck crash that hospitalised two children with severe injuries.

Courts & justice PremiumPremiumSentence for Jerramungup bus driver involved in horror crash

A Jerramungup bus driver who failed to give way to a road train and caused a crash that left two children with serious injuries, including a brain bleed and spinal fractures, has received a suspended jail term.

Stormy weather in Cottesloe.

WeatherCommentsCommentsLocals brace for storm with gale winds set to thrash WA

Perth locals are bracing as a storm is set to hit the city on Tuesday morning, bringing strong winds and bucketing rain as the winter weather rages on. 

There have been a total of 393 cases of the potentially life-threatening bacterial infection across the country with WA making up 44 per cent of the infections. 

HealthCommentsGrim warning as infection that causes nerve damage spreads

The once almost eradicated infection has now been detected in the Mid West, Perth metropolitan, Kimberley, Pilbara, and the Goldfields.

Claire Sadler