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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

Grace Baile, Joy Coleman, Angela Duca and Karen Murphy at the Boyup Brook Country Music Muster.

COUNTRY MUSTERPremiumBest country music singers celebrated in Boyup Brook

Country music lovers from across the State flocked to Music Park in Boyup Brook for the annual celebration of country music at the weekend.

Yousuf Shameel

Stephanie Rahn.

Wa newsPremiumPremiumOnline petition calls for a new recycling tip in Boyup Brook

Boyup Brook locals are coming together to call for the establishment of a local recycling centre.

Dr Carla Morkel.

RADIOLOGY CLINICPremiumPremiumNew radiology clinic to up the Bunbury scanning game

A new chapter in local healthcare has begun with the opening of Perth Radiology Clinic Bunbury, a comprehensive medical imaging clinic now operating in the South West city. 

TerryWhite Chemmart in Eaton Fair.

PHARMACYPremiumPremium13 South West pharmacists are now in training to prescribe

13 South West pharmacists are now undergoing training to be soon be able to provide prescription for minor issues.

Colours Of Time will be one of 10 films screened at the 37th Alliance Francaise French Film Festival in Bunbury.

FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL Bunbury to host Alliance Francaise French Film Festival

The Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre will be the only regional venue in Western Australia to host the 37th Alliance Francaise French Film Festival. 

Rose Patane

A new heating, ventilation and air condition system is being installed at the Leschenault Lesiure Centre.

UPGRADES New upgrades will aim to improve air quality and safety

Improving air quality, comfort and safety at the Leschenault Leisure Centre’s indoor aquatic facilities is the aim of a million dollar investment by the Shire of Harvey. 

Rose Patane

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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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Dr Carla Morkel.

RADIOLOGY CLINICPremiumNew radiology clinic to up the Bunbury scanning game

A new chapter in local healthcare has begun with the opening of Perth Radiology Clinic Bunbury, a comprehensive medical imaging clinic now operating in the South West city. 

Yousuf Shameel

Nathan Wilson, Pepper, Issy Wilson and Spray are together again.

Dog rescuedPremiumMiracle dog reunited with family

Spray, a staffie cross who doesn’t feel the urge to drink water because of an extremely rare brain condition, had her family in a panic on Sunday when she went missing for 18 hours.

Isabella Davis

Australian Vanadium chief executive Graham Arvidson.

Battery planPremiumAustralian Vanadium brings in global heavyweight

Australian Vanadium has brought in global industrial heavyweight Sumitomo Electric Industries to bolster its bid to develop Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s $150 million vanadium battery project.

Neil Watkinson

Question time at State Parliament on Thursday. Pictured is Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson.

EducationPremiumPremiumVocational training boost for three Mid West towns

Regional learning has received a funding boost, with Dongara and Mullewa community resource centres backed by the State Government to deliver in-person learning. 

A new heating, ventilation and air condition system is being installed at the Leschenault Lesiure Centre.

UPGRADES New upgrades will aim to improve air quality and safety

Improving air quality, comfort and safety at the Leschenault Leisure Centre’s indoor aquatic facilities is the aim of a million dollar investment by the Shire of Harvey. 

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

Contractor engagedPremiumPremiumRox 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. 

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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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Joondalup Health Campus.

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Doctors’ departures threatens Joondalup maternity services

Private maternity services at Joondalup Health Campus have suffered a major blow with the departure of two of its high profile obstetricians. 

Hannah Cross

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.

courtsPremiumPremiumAlbany 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.

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.

courtsPremiumHopetoun 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.

Jacki Elezovich