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  1. Title time PremiumStage set for Tigers, Sharks to produce final for the ages

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    European dream on horizon for WA Porsche rookie

  3. TAFE Awards PremiumTwo of Albany’s TAFE students recognised with major award

  4. Gig GuideWhat’s on in Albany and the Great Southern this week

  5. Season opener PremiumMagpies ring the changes but fly high with opening-day win

Just Grace, skippered by Wayne North, crosses the line to win the Cock of the Harbour race at Princess Royal Sailing Club.

SailingNorth takes Cock of the Harbour race for second win in a row

Fresh from winning the Gallipoli Cup, Wayne North triumphed again to take the title Cock of the Harbour at the Princess Royal Sailing club last Saturday.

Des Beeck

A car has crashed into a tree on Albany Highway in Centennial Park, blocking the southbound lanes and reducing the northbound lanes to one.

road crashPremiumCentennial Park crash blocks highway, man taken to hospital

A crash on Albany Highway in Centennial Park has blocked traffic coming into Albany after a car hit a tree in the middle of the road, with a man in his 30s taken to hospital.

Jacki Elezovich

Albany Caledonian sporting their 50th anniversary kit in the GSSA first round on May 2.

SoccerCaledonians and Phoenix start the season with big victories

The Great Southern Soccer Association competition kicked off on Saturday with defending champions Albany Caledonians’ women starting as they finished last season – with a comprehensive victory.

Claire Middleton

Clare Reilly at the Munda Biddi southern terminus after completing the 1000km trail in her wheelchair.

History made Munda Biddi wheelchair history made by inspiring MS advocate

Victorian multiple sclerosis advocate Clare Reilly has become the first person to complete the Munda Biddi trail in a wheelchair, arriving in Albany on Monday after 26 gruelling days on the WA trail. 

Jacki Elezovich

The old Albany Hospital now houses Vancouver Arts Centre.

Albany 2026A look through Vancouver Arts Centre’s many past lives

The imposing sandstone building on Vancouver Street now known as Vancouver Arts Centre hosts some of Albany’s brightest artistic talents, but the site has played many roles since it was built in 1887. 

Jacki Elezovich

Railways celebrate their memorable 2026 GSFLW premiership win.

Flag triumph PremiumRailways roar from bottom to clinch GSFLW premiership win

Railways won their first Great Southern Football League Women’s premiership since 2022, overcoming Albany in a pulsating grand final at Retravision Stadium on Friday night.

Claire Middleton

Premier Roger Cook and Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti release the budget on Thursday.

State budget 2026-27Cash for hospital and housing, but little for gas transition

The long-awaited expansion of the region’s largest hospital and new GROH homes headline the local highlights of Thursday’s State Budget, while a relatively small gas transition package will likely disappoint.

Shalea Wray with daughter Matilda.

Mother’s DayPremiumPremiumMother’s Day a time for reflection for new mum Shalea Wray

For Albany mum Shalea Wray, this Mother’s Day will be a celebration of love, growth and the unforgettable first year of motherhood.

A group of Albany women are taking to York Street this Saturday to clean vacant shopfronts.

pride in our cityWomen embark on window washing mission to restore city pride

Armed with buckets of soapy water, some sturdy brooms and good dollop of community pride, a group of women will take to Albany’s main street on Saturday to clean the windows of the city’s empty shop fronts. 

Botanist Stefan Porembski delivers a mini lecture on Albany's granite flora.

albany 2026Bicentenary lectures delve into history, culture and science

The Gift of Truth Telling lecture series is under way at UWA Albany, showcasing some of Albany’s brightest scientific and academic minds alongside the wisdom of local Indigenous elders in honour of Albany 2026.

Jacki Elezovich

Railways' Kathryn Slattery and Albany's Jeanette Gordon at Retravision Stadium ahead of Friday’s GSFLW grand final.

Title time PremiumStage set for Tigers, Sharks to produce final for the ages

Railways are on the hunt for a first GSFLW premiership since 2022 while Albany are looking to break their duck when the sides meet in the competition’s grand final at Retravision Stadium on Friday night.

Claire Middleton

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Former Federal Police and Customs officer Stephen Michael Adams bragged to stallholders that he 'used to be a bad boy'.

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Notorious Perth rapist secretly working at Fremantle Markets

A notorious sex attacker who became known as the West Perth rapist because of where he stalked his victims has been working as a handyman at the Fremantle Markets.

Ben Harvey

Harley Reid may have left the nest but Luke Shuey remains the pad’s landlord.

House That!CommentsPremiumShuey’s $950 a week Eagle nest empty after Reid flies away

Innaloo may not be Perth’s most glamorous suburb, but one of its rental units has the reflected glory of not one, but two AFL greats.

Kim Macdonald

An emergency department nurse who worked several shifts while high on a cocktail of drugs has had her registration cancelled.

Courts & JusticePremiumPerth nurse who worked while high on meth identified

An emergency department nurse who worked several shifts while high on a cocktail of drugs has had her registration cancelled.

Hannah Cross

Nationals MP Lachlan Hunter was booted out and suspended from the Legislative Assembly for the second time this year. 

state politics VideoPremiumWATCH: MP booted out of Parliament amid racetrack debate

Nationals MP Lachlan Hunter has been booted and suspended from the Legislative Assembly, for two days, during a fractious Question Time.

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Former Federal Police and Customs officer Stephen Michael Adams bragged to stallholders that he 'used to be a bad boy'.

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Notorious Perth rapist secretly working at Fremantle Markets

A notorious sex attacker who became known as the West Perth rapist because of where he stalked his victims has been working as a handyman at the Fremantle Markets.

Ben Harvey

Harley Reid may have left the nest but Luke Shuey remains the pad’s landlord.

House That!CommentsPremiumShuey’s $950 a week Eagle nest empty after Reid flies away

Innaloo may not be Perth’s most glamorous suburb, but one of its rental units has the reflected glory of not one, but two AFL greats.

Kim Macdonald

An emergency department nurse who worked several shifts while high on a cocktail of drugs has had her registration cancelled.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumPerth nurse who worked while high on meth identified

An emergency department nurse who worked several shifts while high on a cocktail of drugs has had her registration cancelled.

Nationals MP Lachlan Hunter was booted out and suspended from the Legislative Assembly for the second time this year. 

state politics VideoPremiumPremiumWATCH: MP booted out of Parliament amid racetrack debate

Nationals MP Lachlan Hunter has been booted and suspended from the Legislative Assembly, for two days, during a fractious Question Time.

Construction of a huge skyscraper at Elizabeth Quay is set for an extraordinary blow after ASX-listed contractor SRG foreshadowed plans to seek an arrest warrant for developer Victor Goh.

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PremiumContractor’s arrest bid for property developer Victor Goh

Construction of a huge skyscraper at Elizabeth Quay is set for an extraordinary blow after ASX-listed contractor SRG foreshadowed plans to seek an arrest warrant for developer Victor Goh.

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Holstein Fresians.

Dairy FuturePremiumAustralian dairy producers bracing for tough season ahead

Dairy producers across Australia are bracing for a season with little wiggle room for error as input costs continue to soar and supply constraints persist.

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Barman Wally Kimel

Ale’s wellPremiumA toast to Wally Kimel, Geraldton’s oldest barman

Behind the bar at Wonthella Bowling Club ready to pour a pint and lend an ear is Wally Kimel, who on the cusp of 91 can boast to be Geraldton’s oldest barman — and possibly WA’s and Australia’s too.

Sienna Seychell

Rose Donald, 17, who is on a solo circumnavigation flight of Australia, landed in Kalgoorlie-Boulder on Wednesday.

Big flightPremiumTeenage pilot’s record-breaking circumnavigation for charity

A teenage pilot from Melbourne touched down in Kalgoorlie-Boulder on Wednesday as part of a record-breaking solo circumnavigation of Australia.

Isabella Davis

A 95-year-old woman has died from injuries received when she was hit by a truck in Jurien Bay on April 24.

Emergency servicesPremiumPremium95-year-old woman dies following Jurien Bay crash

An elderly woman riding a mobility scooter has died after being hit by a truck in Jurien Bay last month.

Redcastle Resources is expecting to start mining at the Queen Alexandra and Redcastle Reef gold deposits later this month.

Eying productionPremiumPremiumRedcastle Resources closing in on Leonora gold production

A company with two small gold deposits east of Leonora is charging toward production after approval of its mine development and closure proposal.

A group of Australians has helped build a tiny forest in the Cook Islands.

Youth programPremiumPremiumNew youth program to connect kids with nature after school

A new city after-school program is looking to stop kids coming home from school and staring at screens. Instead they will learn to appreciate and connect with their environment

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A common side effect of many GLP-1 drugs is hair loss. It’s creating a growing market for hair treatment products.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumThe growing hair treatment market from GLP-1s

A common side effect of many GLP-1 drugs is hair loss. It’s creating a growing market for hair treatment products.

Laya Neelakandan

People will be living and working on the moon within the next decade, according to the boss of space tech company Voyager Technologies.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumPeople will be ‘living and working’ on the moon in the 2030s

People will be living and working on the moon within the next decade, according to the boss of space tech company Voyager Technologies.

Lucy Handley

Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency.

CNBC newsPremium‘Biggest energy security threat in history’: Bleak outlook

The world has lost 13 million barrels of oil per day thanks to the war, and there are major disruptions in vital commodities, International Energy Agency head Fatih Birol said.

Holly Ellyatt

President Donald Trump.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumWatchdog zeros in on suspicious oil trades before Trump post

The probe is zeroing in on at least two instances over a roughly two-week period when trading volumes jumped sharply just ahead of key White House news.

Yun Li

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Disaster and EmergencyVideoCommentsNew footage released amid search for man who vanished in WA

Police have released new drone footage as they continue to search for a Victorian man they believe is missing in Western Australia.

Taylor Renouf

As he battles a rare and aggressive brain cancer, Cruz Kelly has taught his mum the power in seeking out joy during times of deep sadness and fear.

WA NewsCommentsParents give update on Perth boy fighting rare brain cancer

As he battles a rare and aggressive brain cancer, Cruz Kelly has taught his mum the power in seeking out joy during times of deep sadness and fear.

Rhianna Mitchell

Charlotte Donkin, 9, and Amelie Donkin, 6, are just two of thousands that have fallen in love with the viral toy.

WA NewsCommentsCommentsThe ‘crazy’ viral sensory toy selling out across Perth

While the Labubu plush doll was the toy of last year, 2026 is the year of the NeeDoh — a small, squishy fidget toy coveted by both kids and adults alike.

Amelia Broun with Archie 2, Max 4 and Henry 6, Samantha Jolly with Harrison 13 and Brendan 10, Charlotte Goodlet with Alfie 3 with twins Clara and Hugo, Angela Tsun with Mimi 8 and Zoe 9, Jerrie Demasi with Tommie 3 Andrew Ritchie

Mothers DayCommentsCommentsHow TV presenters balance motherhood with demanding careers

Three of Perth’s familiar television faces have opened up about motherhood, family traditions and the realities of balancing busy careers with raising children ahead of Mother’s Day.

A major highway has been shut in the Shire of Harvey due to a serious crash on Friday night. 

WA NewsCommentsComments‘Serious’ crash closes major WA highway

Main Roads has urged motorists to seek an alternate route. 

Simon Morris was riding his e-bike when he collided with a school bus. 

WA NewsCommentsPerth father mourned after e-bike collision with bus

Tributes are flowing for a father who died in hospital after he crashed his e-bike into a school bus in Perth’s south. 

Claire Sadler