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  1. Walking manAlbany WA Walking Group attracts 100 members in a fortnight

  2. WAFL 2025CommentsPremiumTop Dogs mark star Schloithe’s return with big victory

  3. Green energyPremiumCommunity engagement promised over future of wind farm

  4. Beach discoveryCommentsPremiumMangled shark carcass found with jaw and fins removed

  5. State leaguePremiumAlbany stars out to help Redbacks’ finals push in NBL1 clash

A Narrogin crash has left a motorcycle rider with non-life threatening injuries.

Disaster and emergencyPremiumMan injured after car and motorcycle collide in Narrogin

A car and motorcycle collided near the Narrogin town centre on Friday morning, with the motorcyclist taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. 

Jacki Elezovich

Albany police are seeking assistance into the whereabouts of Kyrone Eades.

PolicePolice searching for 18yo

Members of the public are advised not to approach the 18-year-old if they see him, but instead call police immediately on 131 444.

Jacki Elezovich

A NBL1 West double header will be played in Albany on Saturday night.

BasketballPremiumAlbany excited to host big NBL1 West double header at ALAC

The much-anticipated NBL1 West clash between Perth Redbacks and Perry Lakes Hawks has cost about $70,000 to bring to Albany.

Claire Middleton

Hawks’ Grace Stone and Redbacks’ Natalie Chou will be part of the NBL1 West showcase in Albany.

Regional fixturePremiumHawks and Redbacks set for exciting Albany women’s clash

Perth Lynx captain and brilliant forward Anneli Maley will headline an exciting women’s NBL1 West contest in Albany on Saturday. 

Claire Middleton

Albany artist Brianna Williams has been inspired to paint.

Whale artPremiumArtist Brianna Williams finds inspiration in Albany’s whales

If you play or watch sport, the chances are you will have seen the art of Menang Goreng inspiration Brianna Williams.

Claire Middleton

Members of the public came to the aid of a City of Albany ranger who was being verbally abused.

No standingPremium‘Abuse towards our rangers will be treated seriously’: City

Passers-by had to come the aid of a City of Albany ranger who was being verbally threatened by a man who had parked in a No Standing area last month. 

Claire Middleton

Overall Winner John Manson with his winning piece Navigator.

prize art‘Navigator’ wins Albany Maritime Art Exhibition top prize

John Manson took out top honours in this year’s Albany Maritime Art Exhibition, awarded overall winner at the exhibition’s opening night at Vancouver Arts Centre on Wednesday, July 3.

Wayne McCartney, far right, and the Albany WA Walking Group atop Mt Clarence.

Walking manAlbany WA Walking Group attracts 100 members in a fortnight

It started as a way to connect with people in a new city, but Wayne McCartney collected more than 100 new members for a local walking group in less than two weeks, thanks to the power of social media.

Hayden Schloithe marked his league return with victory.

WAFL 2025CommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumTop Dogs mark star Schloithe’s return with big victory

Haiden Schloithe’s incredible return from cancer has inspired South Fremantle to a 27-point victory over fellow premiership contenders Claremont at Fremantle Community Bank Oval on Saturday.

Turbines at the Albany Grasmere Wind Farm are reaching the end of their design lives.

Green energyPremiumCommunity engagement promised over future of wind farm

Electricity generator and retailer Synergy has promised to engage the community over its plans for the future of the Albany Grasmere Wind Farm.

Claire Middleton

Albany players Billy McRae and Matt Leary will team up for Perry Lakes Hawks on their home court.

State leaguePremiumAlbany stars out to help Redbacks’ finals push in NBL1 clash

Matt Leary and Billy McRae are homeward bound, revving up for the much-anticipated NBL1 West clash between Perry Lakes Hawks and Perth Redbacks in Albany on Saturday night.

Claire Middleton

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Shaydan Riley was driving home from work when he collided with a truck and a ute in Aldersyde on Tuesday.

WA NewsTributes flow for ‘loving dad’ killed in Wheatbelt crash

The 30-year-old man who died in a horror three-vehicle crash in the Wheatbelt is being remembered as a ‘loving’ father of three with a ‘big personality’.

Caitlin Vinci

Education Minister Sabine Winton.

state politicsCommentsPremiumMinister reassures WA parents after horrific sex abuse case

Education Minister Sabine Winton has ordered the State’s Education and Care Regulatory Unit to conduct a snap review of WA’s childcare system.

Jessica Page

Aerial urban suburban cityscape landscape view in Perth Western Australia Rafael Ben-Ari

Housing marketCommentsPremiumPerth in property marathon as median price jumps to new peak

Perth’s median dwelling price has jumped $65,000 over the past year, with anticipated interest rate cuts set to further buoy the market.

Kim Macdonald

The 58-year-old Mongol took to the ring in Thailand on Saturday night, winning his first professional fight in the opening round.

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Troy Mercanti knocks out opponent in first boxing match

Veteran bikie Troy Mercanti is putting three decades of underworld muscle to work as a professional boxer in Thailand.

Ben Harvey

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Business owner Andrew Donnelly and business associate Shane Carlson leave Joondalup Court on Friday after facing charges.

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Legal strife piles up for embattled ex-Eagle

Former West Coast Eagle Andrew Donnelly has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges that he failed to comply with requirements under WA’s workers’ compensation laws.

John Flint

Sutton’s own lawyer said his crime was surely “as close to an example of evil as one could imagine.”

CrimePremiumInside the mind of a deranged teenage killer of Perth father

It was November 2022 when he first put pen to paper to plot his evil plan to kill. ‘This is my first diary entry, if you are reading this book, then either I have been caught or I have been killed,’ he wrote.

Shannon Hampton

Clara & David Hurst - Broome Polo Dinner Under The Stars Picture by Matt Jelonek The West Australian 18 May, 2019

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PremiumNew twist in fallout from death of rogue dentist David Hurst

A prosthodontist who came to rescue of scores of patients needing urgent care in the wake of the sudden death of Perth dentist David Hurst is perplexed by claims from his widow.

Sam Kerr Steps Out in Perth with Baby Jagger and fiancée Kristie Mewis.

SEE THE PICTURES CommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumSEE THE PICTURES: Sam Kerr spotted in Perth with baby Jagger

Matildas superstar Sam Kerr has stepped out in Perth with fiancée Kristie Mews and new baby Jagger on Sunday. SEE THE EXCLUSIVE PICS.

Swan river Saffioti

State politicsPremiumPremium‘Unacceptable’: Saffioti slams second Swan River incident

Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti says it is ‘unacceptable’ that human waste was able to spill into the Swan River for a second time in a matter of weeks after another major pipe burst.

Regional News

A man has been sentenced after assaulting rehab workers.

Courts & JusticePremiumRehab workers assaulted by man on parole

A man lashed out and assaulted two rehab workers after skipping out on parole-ordered detox. 

Tegan Guthrie

The Top 6 in Australian Idol 2025.

Australian IdolPremiumAustralian Idol seeks local talent for auditions

Australian Idol auditions are open to aspiring Kalgoorlie-Boulder singers as producers encourage regional applicants.

Isabella Davis

Mountains of illegally dumped tyres, furniture and general waste in the McLarty Pine Plantation.

Rubbish actPremiumPine plantation used as tip as illegal dumpers target area

The McLarty Pine Plantation has seen its maintenance roads inundated with discarded tires, old couches and piles of general rubbish as illegal dumpers target the area.

Craig Duncan

DPIRD identified the shark as possibly being a bigeye thresher.

Beach discoveryCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumMangled shark carcass found with jaw and fins removed

Walkers and swimmers at a beach east of Albany found a gruesome surprise on the shore — a mangled and bloody shark carcass missing fins and its lower jaw.

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & Justice PremiumPremiumMan pleads guilty to child exploitation material

A Goldfields-Esperance man has pleaded guilty to possession of child exploitation material and remains behind bars.

Ramping hours at Geraldton Regional Hospital in June were also triple of those in May.

System under pressurePremiumPremiumAmbulance ramping in regional WA hits record levels

Ambulance ramping outside regional WA hospitals skyrocketed to a record high last month.

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The company often sells its Labubu dolls in a blind box to buyers who don’t know what character is inside until they open it.

CNBC newsCommentsLabubu-maker unfazed by ‘blind box’ crackdown

Beijing may have warned against “blind box” toys, but analysts are betting that Pop Mart International — the company behind Labubu dolls — will remain one of China’s hottest consumer brands this year.

Anniek Bao and Lim Hui Jie

Trump has made his priorities on energy production clear. The US will rely on oil, gas, coal and nuclear to meet its growing energy needs, the president said last weekend, bashing wind and solar power.

CNBC newsCommentsTrump megabill gives the oil industry everything it wants

President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act ends long-standing federal support for solar and wind power, while creating a friendly environment for oil, gas and coal production.

Spencer Kimball

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (right) crying as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons.

CNBC newsCommentsUK in dire straits after minister’s tears rattle markets

All eyes are now on the UK’s ruling Labour Party for any sign of further political fractures that could rattle Britain’s economic stability.

Holly Ellyatt

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell and President Donald Trump.

BusinessCommentsTrump scolds ‘stupid’ Fed after it holds key rate steady

The Federal Reserve has kept interest rates steady amid expectations of higher inflation and lower economic growth ahead, and still pointed to two reductions later this year.

Jeff Cox

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Nedlands councillor Ben Hodson (top left) has quit, firing a parting shot at what he calls a 'toxic' council. Bottom left: Nedlands Mayor Fiona Argyle.

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‘Toxic’: Nedlands councillor quits, fires parting shot

A councillor has sensationally resigned and labelled the City of Nedlands ‘toxic and dysfunctional’, as infighting sparks calls for the State Government to step in. 

Jessica Page and Harriet Flinn

The oval that launched the careers of Jy Farrer of the Gold Coast Suns and Shane McAdam of Melbourne Football Club remains a dirt patch pocked with holes from half dug up irrigation.

WA NewsCommentsPremium‘Football factory’ in WA left without oval for second year

Future AFL hopefuls in a tiny WA town are about to miss out on their second footy season after a million-dollar project to returf their oval has left it with no grass and more than a year behind schedule.

Sarah Crawford

The strongest cold front of the year is set to smash WA on Monday, bringing vigorous and damaging wind gusts of up to 100km/h.

Severe WeatherCommentsCommentsStrongest cold front of year set to smash Perth

Emergency WA issued storm advice at 5.08am, telling people in the warning zone ‘you need to act now and stay safe’.

Ms Finn was killed on June 23, 1975.

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PremiumNew technology could identify WA brothel madam’s killer

Last month marked five decades since brothel madam Shirley Finn was found in a glamorous ballgown with four bullet holes in her head in the front seat of her Dodge Phoenix at the Royal Perth Golf Club.

The train line in the Mid West region.

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CommentsPremiumMovement at the station in WA’s bid to buy back railways

The State Government’s mission to buy back WA freight railways from a Canadian investment behemoth has advanced beyond a seemingly frosty start earlier this year.

Shadow Education Minister Liam Staltari stands outside 6 demountables used at Shenton College.

EducationCommentsPremiumTransportable classrooms wreaking havoc in WA schools

The Opposition claims new figures revealing one in seven classrooms is a transportable shows the Cook Government has become far too reliant on the temporary measure to house WA’s growing school population.

Bethany Hiatt

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