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  1. Thrill seeker PremiumAlbany adventurer Gideon Mettam reels in global online fame

  2. inspirePremiumChildlike hope shines through trauma in Carrolup Artworks

  3. Tennis titles PremiumSingles champions sign off after another year of domination

  4. bushfire readyPremiumImpressive crowds enjoy bushfire ready weekend events

  5. Albany 2026Carrying the Fire set to light up Albany coast this weekend

The Albany Women's Rest Centre on Stirling Terrace and York Street.

albany 2026Albany home to the most charming public toilet in WA

For a century, tourists and locals alike have walked past the quaint building at the bottom of York Street and wondered what on earth sort of fairytale creature lived within it.

Melissa Sheil

Wreaths were laid at the York Street Memorial.

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

From Carrying the Fire to Albany’s annual Remembrance Day service, here’s your guide to the week ahead in the Great Southern

Albany Advertiser

Royals' Monjet Torres spoils a shot by Raiders' Asher Hotchkin.

Basketball wrap PremiumRoyals keep up pressure on Sonics Blue with win over Raiders

Royals notched up their third victory of the Albany Basketball Association men’s A-grade competition on Tuesday to keep in touch with unbeaten leaders Sonics Blue.

Claire Middleton

Dennis McKenna, now 81, will be released from prison on November 17.

Courts & JusticePremiumNotorious paedophile to be released into community in weeks

A prolific paedophile responsible for the ‘grotesque abuse’ of more than two dozen boys will be released into the community in less than a fortnight.

Hannah Cross

Hundreds turned out for the public service to farewell Albany's longest-serving mayor Dennis Wellington.

Albany AdvertiserPremiumHeartfelt tributes in moving service for loyal Albany mayor

The city’s longest-serving mayor Dennis Wellington has been remembered as a loving family man who turned his passion for sport, politics and Albany into a brilliant life. 

Cameron Newbold

WA Government ministers and guests at Devils Slide following the Proclamation of the Porongurup Range as a National Park on November 28, 1926.

Park centenaryPremiumPorongurup National Park celebrates 100-year anniversary

The Porongurup National Park was opened 100 years ago this month and that has prompted raft of free celebrations culminating in a commemoration event on proclamation day, November 28.

Claire Middleton

Albany At Ease volunteers Zoe Williams, Diane Savill, Vicki Savage and Veronique Derschow.

veteran supportPremiumPremiumModern Anzac spirit: Albany group supporting veterans

As Australians prepare to pause and remember on November 11, the work of Albany At Ease is a timely reminder that supporting those who have served our country extends well beyond commemorative services.

CBH has welcomed a strong start to the 2026-27 harvest season.

Yellow WaveMore than two million tonnes of grain received by CBH Group

Harvest is well underway across the State as WA’s grain handling giant reports double the amount of grain received compared with the same time last year.

The part-heard trial for Haydn Thomas Mansell will resume later this month.

courtsPremiumPremiumNew date set for remainder of Redmond fatal crash trial

A Great Southern man accused of causing a fatal rail-crossing crash in Redmond will have to wait until the end of the month to learn his fate, with an Albany court setting new dates for hearings to continue.

Anna Ksenyk performing.

Ballet shoesKyiv ballerina the star turn in veterans’ tribute program

A star Ukrainian ballet dancer will provide the highlight of a show honouring the veterans of Albany next Thursday.

Claire Middleton

Frankie Green, 9, Lenni Maloney, 9, and Tully Green, 7, get inside a fire truck.

fire readyIN PICTURES: Big crowd for bushfire ready weekend in Denmark

Denmark’s annual Bushfire Ready weekend took over the small town last weekend, filling the main street with trucks and bright yellow uniforms in an effort to get the community ready for bushfire season. 

Jacki Elezovich

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The chain has 17 of its 38 stores within Westfield shopping centres, including Carousel.

RetailPremium‘Distressing’: David Jones workers brace for job losses

The union representing hundreds of WA David Jones employees says it stands ready to protect workers amid fears of mass job losses after the iconic retailer went bankrupt.

Cheyanne Enciso

Dustin Gary Higgs was jailed in District Court.

courtsPremiumPerth speedway driver jailed for sexually penetrating child

A prominent WA speedway driver has been put behind bars after being found guilty of grooming and starting a ‘pre-meditated’ sexual relationship with a girl while she was underage. 

Melissa Sheil

A family have been left heartbroken after a house fire in Collie claimed the life of one-year-old boy

WA NEWSPremium‘Cot was in flames’: Toddler dies in tragic WA house fire

A devastating house fire in Collie has claimed the life of a one-year-old boy.

Hayley Primmer

Rayle Williams and Ashleigh Turner.

CrimePremium‘My mates are dead’: First responders reveal crash carnage

A catastrophic scene akin to an explosion of ‘metal and blood’ confronted those first on the scene of a fatal crash that killed two teenage boys and hospitalised two others.

Brooke Rolfe and Sophie Gannon

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It looks like a dolls house but this home in Applecross is deceptively big, with nearly 800sqm of space Unknown

House That!PremiumThe Applecross home with room for almost everything

Don’t be fooled by its dollhouse looks — this recently listed Applecross home is packing a whole lot of house, with an impressive 780sqm under the roof. 

Kim Macdonald

Dustin Gary Higgs was jailed in District Court.

courtsPremiumPerth speedway driver jailed for sexually penetrating child

A prominent WA speedway driver has been put behind bars after being found guilty of grooming and starting a ‘pre-meditated’ sexual relationship with a girl while she was underage. 

Melissa Sheil

Yoga studio owner Laurel Green said she’d been excited to discover an osteopathy program was starting up in Perth.

EducationPremiumPremiumREVEALED: Year 12s get new uni options, including a WA first

Year 12s thinking about what to study at university next year have had a few extra choices added to their options.

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PremiumAboriginal body silent on luxe Perth home that CEO lives in

A large not-for-profit Aboriginal corporation operating in WA’s north will not reveal why it bought a luxurious house in Perth that its chief executive now lives in.

A grandstand collapsed during the Red Hot Summer Tour at Coolangatta Beach on Sunday.

AustraliaThree injured in grandstand collapse at popular Aussie music festival

The temporary seating came down in the early stages of Sunday’s sold-out festivities.

Regional News

A simple text reminder from his partner turned into a $6.66 million windfall for a Mid West couple who are preparing to welcome their first child.

LottoHuge $6.66m windfall after partner’s timely Lotto reminder

A simple text reminder from his partner turned into a $6.66 million windfall for a Mid West couple who are preparing to welcome their first child.

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There could be more limits put on recreational demersal fishing, it has been revealed.

FisheriesPremiumRecreational demersal fishing could be limited to winter

The fisheries inquiry taking place in WA Parliament this week heard that recreational fishers could be kept out of the water in summer months after submissions from government departments and fishing groups.

Oliver Lane & Sally Q Davies

ANZ chief executive Nuno Matos.

BankingPremiumBig bank promises no regional branch closures until 2030

Big four bank pledges to keep a presence in every community in which it currently operates a branch until at least December 2030.

Adrian Lowe

Tash Faithfull won race seven on Bonnie Stokes' In Situ.

RacingPremiumPremiumFaithfull all class on Cup day to notch up treble

While Point of Law was the talk of the nation, Tash Faithfull was the talk of the town after a superb display at the Geraldton Turf Club’s own Melbourne Cup day race meet, with three wins on Tuesday.

Cue shire offices.

HousingPremiumPremiumNew housing plans in Shire of Cue from vacant Catholic land

New housing could be coming to the Shire of Cue, as they have moved to buy vacant land from the Diocese of Geraldton

John Paul College students Finbar Evans, 17, Sydney Fishburn, 18, and Eva Reed, 16, placed within the top four for the YOH fest monologue and duologue category.

Student artistsPremiumPremiumLocal students win first place in WA youth arts festival

Kalgoorlie-Boulder students have scored big in the music and drama divisions at this year’s YOH festival.

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The environment has gone from bad to worse for companies intimately tied to AI infrastructure.

CNBC newsPremiumAI meltdown drives Nasdaq to worst day since April 2025

Nvidia pushed the world’s big tech index to its worst day in 19 months, after US midterm election results raised Wall Street concerns the artificial intelligence buildout is poised to slow down.

Kif Leswing and Caleigh Keating

Attendees try out the new touchscreen MacBook Pro during the Apple Experience LA in Los Angeles, Oct. 28, 2026.

CNBC newsAt last, Apple brings out touchscreen MacBook

Apple announced its first laptop with a touchscreen will go on sale next week. The launch signifies the growing strategic importance of the Mac to Apple, despite it generating less revenue than the iPhone.

Kif Leswing

Since 1990, only nine days have had a larger jump in the VIX on a smaller drop in the S&P500 than last Friday, according to SpotGamma.

CNBC newsWhy the market’s fragile calm faces a major test

Markets paused their slide this week as the tech sector found its footing following an AI sell-off sparked by high borrowing costs and doubts over data centre returns.

Justin Zacks

By the 1950s, another technological innovation would come along and have a profound effect on women: the washing machine.

CNBC newsPremiumWomen may be at greater risk of AI job losses

The history of technological progress suggests that, as AI spreads, the employment impact will hit women more than men.

Steve Liesman

WA News

An early morning crash at the Roe St/Mitchell Fwy exit into Northbridge/West Perth.

WA NewsPremiumHorror WA road toll record looms after tragic weekend

With still more than seven weeks until the end of the year, WA is expected to far exceed 2025’s horror road toll of 184. 

Jessica Evensen

Just weeks after she tore the roof off of RAC Arena with an incredible Telethon performance, Kate Miller-Heidke has announced she will be returning to WA in her biggest tour ever. 

MusicAustralian icon brings tour to WA after Telethon magic

Just weeks after she tore the roof off of RAC Arena with an incredible Telethon performance, Kate Miller-Heidke has announced she will be returning to WA for her biggest tour ever. 

Tegwen Bescoby

Aboriginal Affairs Minister Don Punch is set to finally fly up to Port Hedland months after a child protection crisis engulfed the area amid mounting calls for the embattled Minister to resign.

State PoliticsPremiumPremiumPunch to finally travel to Pilbara after months of delays

Aboriginal Affairs Minister Don Punch is set to finally fly up to Port Hedland months after a child protection crisis engulfed the area amid mounting calls for the embattled Minister to resign.

Four people, including two teenagers, have been rushed to hospital following two separate late night crashes across Perth.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumPremiumTeens among four injured in overnight Perth crashes

Four people, including two teenagers, have been rushed to hospital following two separate late night crashes across Perth.

Police are appealing to the public for information.

PolicePremiumPremiumMan killed in horror motorcycle crash in Perth’s north

A 59-year-old motorcyclist has died after losing control of his bike and striking a ditch in Perth’s northern suburbs.   

Parenting expert Maggie Dent appearls in Role of a Lifetime. Supplied

WA NewsMaggie Dent on modern fatherhood and her message for WA dads

The prolific parenting educator is heading back to WA with an important message to dads: kids don’t need perfection, they need presence.

Rhianna Mitchell