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The Shire of Denmark has approved its budget for 2025-26.

Budget approved PremiumShire of Denmark adopt 2025-26 budget with roadworks focus

Roadworks remain a top priority for Denmark spending in this financial year, with the Shire of Denmark allocating $3.57m in its 2025-26 annual budget, adopted at a special meeting of council last month

Jacki Elezovich

Denmark combo Isi and Peter Campbell both won SUP titles in Geraldton.

Family affairPremiumCampbell duo make it a family affair with dual State titles

Great Southern surfers were on show among WA’s top stand-up paddle-boarding talent in Geraldton on July 28, with Denmark father-daughter Isi and Peter Campbell emerging as dual champions. 

Jacki Elezovich

First Class Constable Charlotte Coultate and Sergeant Lorena Morris with the collection box and a number of donated phones.

DV SAFE PHONESCampaign sparks donation inundation to DV victims

Less than two months after they kicked off a media campaign, officers in the Great Southern Family Violence team have been inundated with donated mobile phones for victims of domestic violence.

Melissa Sheil

Simon London playing with The Spirits at Six Degrees to launch their new single. Simon London and the Spirits released the single Poste Haste on June 7, 2025.

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

From national science week to musical tribute shows, here’s your guide to the week ahead in the Great Southern.

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Railways were narrow winners over Royals in round 12.

Close result PremiumLions respond strongly after belting to shake up Tigers

Railways survived a scare against arch rivals Royals, with the ladder leaders finishing as six-point winners at Retravision Stadium on Saturday. 

Cameron Newbold

Albany Youth Support Association's CEO Ian Clarke says homeless figures are understated in reports.

HOMELESSNESS WEEKPremiumHomelessness actually worse than figures, says service boss

Recent statistics revealing the amount of people experiencing, or risk of homeless in the Great Southern are “hugely understated”, according to the chief executive of an Albany support service.

Melissa Sheil

Williams’ Luca Gangemi tackles Katanning’s Joshua Pinney in the wet.

Footy wrap PremiumPremiumCats jump Tigers on ladder after hard-fought, muddy victory

Williams outlasted Katanning Wanderers in a wet and muddy encounter on Sunday, the Cats moving inside the top four and boosting their finals chances after a gripping 19-point win. 

Carleen Eades with her piece Mary's Rock, part of an exhibition featuring 10 Indigenous artists at Vancouver Arts Centre.

Rock artPremiumPremiumEades finds family and spirit in love for the big picture

Carleen Eades is the thread which weaves together the paintings, sculptures and Noongar mixed media which combine for the Vancouver Arts Centre’s latest exhibition, which opens on August 8.

A man has appeared in court after allegedly assaulting a worker at Albany’s Hungry Jack’s store this month.

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PremiumBail for man alleged to have assaulted Hungry Jack’s worker

A man who allegedly assaulted an Albany fast food worker twice in three days while on bail has been granted bail again, but remains banned from the city’s main street.

Denmark-Walpole’s Cord Brunings is chaired off after playing his 300th club game.

Magpies legend PremiumBrunings makes a splash in 300th game for Denmark-Walpole

Denmark-Walpole legend Cord Brunings celebrated his 300th game for the club with a win in the reserves and a mighty splash in the club’s charity dunk tank in a day to remember. 

Claire Middleton

An Albany woman who injured another woman while stealing her car and drove it through stop signs to avoid police in Katanning has been sentenced.

CourtsPremiumReckless Albany car thief has jail term suspended

An Albany woman who stole a car and sped dangerously through a major Katanning intersection has been handed a suspended jail term and lost her licence for 12 months. 

Jacki Elezovich

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Justin Langer has quit the board of Chris Ellison's Mineral Resources.

MiningCommentsPremiumAnd that’s out! Justin Langer quits Mineral Resources board

The Former Test cricketer’s resignation from the board will take effect from Wednesday.

Sean Smith and Simone Grogan

The case went to the Fair Work Commission after the fired worker claimed wrongful dismissal, but the matter was kept under wraps because the conciliation conference was confidential.

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Non-binary battle as worker fired for calling colleague ‘he’

A 63-year-old Perth man has been sacked from his high-paying job after he called a non-binary colleague ‘he’ instead of ‘they’.

Ben Harvey

Local members of the National Socialist Network took to a road bridge above the Kwinana Freeway earlier this month. 

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Perth neo-nazis probed over Kwinana Freeway protest

A group of masked neo-nazis are being investigated by police after they staged a protest on a Perth freeway calling for ‘mass deportation’.

Caleb Runciman

Rhys Bellinge is charged with manslaughter over the death of Elizabeth Pearce (left), dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm to her Uber driver Muhammad Usman and driving under the influence in Dalkeith in February.

Courts & justice PremiumDoctor seen for first time behind bars since Dalkeith crash

Obstetrician Rhys Bellinge gave an abrupt two-word response when the magistrate spoke to him.

Caleb Runciman

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Justin Langer has quit the board of Chris Ellison's Mineral Resources.

MiningCommentsPremiumAnd that’s out! Justin Langer quits Mineral Resources board

The Former Test cricketer’s resignation from the board will take effect from Wednesday.

Sean Smith and Simone Grogan

WA Year 12s who achieve D grades will still be able to pass ATAR subjects and graduate from high school under a reform to impact students from this year.

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Shock change to ATAR grading system in WA

WA Year 12s will be able to pass ATAR subjects and graduate from high school if they achieve D grades.

Bethany Hiatt

The case went to the Fair Work Commission after the fired worker claimed wrongful dismissal, but the matter was kept under wraps because the conciliation conference was confidential.

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PremiumNon-binary battle as worker fired for calling colleague ‘he’

A 63-year-old Perth man has been sacked from his high-paying job after he called a non-binary colleague ‘he’ instead of ‘they’.

A winter storm that battered Perth on Sunday briefly shut down a Mandurah shopping centre and left IKEA’s flagship store with severe roof damage.

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CommentsREVEALED: Extent of damage caused by wild WA weather

A winter storm that battered Perth on Sunday briefly shut down a shopping centre and left IKEA’s flagship store with severe damage.

Laurence Escalante.

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CommentsPremiumEscalante takes full ownership of VGW on buyout approval

Shareholder meetings for VGW Holdings held on Friday have approved a $5.05-a-share offer by an Escalante family company, with more than 91 per cent of shares voted cash in favour of the buyout

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Shadow minister for planning and land Neil Thomson.

Inquiry sought PremiumLib seeks land and planning inquiry

A recent State body decision to approve an 804-man workforce camp in Kalgoorlie-Boulder has further highlighted the need for an inquiry into land development and planning, shadow minister Neil Thomson says.

Tegan Guthrie

Jack Robinson will return to the Teahupo'o surf break.

SurfingPremiumRobbo returns to site of Olympic silver for final WSL event

Margaret River’s Jack Robinson has returned to the site of his Olympic Games silver medal for the final event of the World Surf League Championship Tour regular season.

Josh Kempton

Donnybrook in a huddle.

FootballPremiumDonnybrook named as Community Club of the Year

Donnybrook have been named WA Football’s community club of the year.

Josh Kempton

Katanning's Kaylee Sander, 16, has put together a Change.org petition to get Shearing and Wool handling added to the 2032 Brisbane Olympics as an exhibition sport.

global recognitionPremiumPremiumShearing at the Olympics? Young gun’s new push

Katanning’s Kaylee Sander has launched a petition to have shearing considered as part of the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane, the latest industry push to include the sport at the next major international event.

Bunbury was blanketed in hail this weekend as wild weather touched town in WA.

Wild weatherPremiumPremiumBunbury blanketed in hail as wild weather whacks WA

Bunbury was blanketed in hail this Sunday as wild weather whacked WA.

Italian student Pietro Giori, 18, his host sister Chloe Steinmann, Akemi Mainit, and Sara Consolandi, all 16.

Exchange studentsPremiumPremiumItalian students loved their time in Bunbury

Two Italian students visiting Bunbury for a couple of months said it’s an experience they would never forget and suggest everyone should consider travelling to “charming Bunbury”.

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Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies usually pegged to sovereign currencies or even gold, making them more stable compared to other crypto assets. 

CNBC newsCommentsThe global crypto wave is catching on in Asia

Businesses across Asia are increasingly warming up to stablecoins for cross-border transactions — a trend set to accelerate further as Hong Kong moves to legalise the use of digital tokens, experts told CNBC.

Anniek Bao

Microsoft shares jumped in extended trading overnight Wednesday, pushing the company’s market cap past $US4 trillion.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumMicrosoft tops $US4tr, joining Nvidia in exclusive club

Microsoft shares jumped in extended trading overnight Wednesday, pushing the company’s market cap past $US4 trillion.

Ari Levy and Jordan Novet

Elon Musk’s Tesla sold its crypto at one of the worst possible times.

CNBC newsComments‘Won’t sell’: Musk, Tesla’s multi-billion-dollar crypto miss

Billionaire Elon Musk’s Tesla missed on the top and bottom lines in the second quarter, but another miss was buried in its investor deck.

Ari Levy

Tesla’s slump this year is partly due to backlash against the company in the US and Europe, after Musk spent heavily to help re-elect President Donald Trump.

CNBC newsCommentsMusk warns of a ‘few rough quarters’ for Tesla as sales dive

Elon Musk has warned Tesla faces “a few rough quarters” after the company reported a 16 per cent decline in automotive revenue as sales fell for a second-straight quarter and again trailed analysts’ estimates.

Lora Kolodny

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Staff could be seen drying the floors as water flooded the building.

HospitalsCommentsPremiumFlooding turns ambulances away from Royal Perth ED overnight

Half of the Royal Perth Emergency Department was shut overnight and ambulances were diverted to other hospitals amid a flood in the building.

Caitlin Vinci

A man in his 60s is in hospital after his Mirrabooka home was engulfed by flames early this morning while he was still inside.

EmergencyCommentsPremiumPerth man pulled from burning home overnight, police injured

A man in his 60s is in hospital after his home was engulfed by flames early this morning while he was still inside.

Caitlin Vinci

Madelyn Jane's Coffee Queen wearable art gown made of recycled coffee pods.

WA NewsCommentsCommentsWearable art in fashion for Perth’s sustainable celebration

Western Australia’s biggest celebration of sustainable style is a Perth first to showcase the best of local fashion with a difference.

Alfie Prenter (front), Ben Gannon, Flynn Williams, Kevin Shi and Julian Ong, at Hale School, in Perth.

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CommentsPremiumElite WA school’s major move on smartphones and social media

Hale School will expand a groundbreaking policy to delay smartphone and social media access for Year 7 students, after parents said the approach eliminated peer pressure and reduced conflict at home.

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politicsPremiumPremiumRussia, China flexing muscles in Indo-Pacific

Anthony Albanese is facing calls to toughen his stance on China as Beijing teams up with another nuclear-armed foe in the Indo-Pacific.

Early symptoms include fever, tiredness, cough, runny nose, and sore eyes, followed by a red non-itchy rash three to four days later.

HealthPremium‘Get vaccinated’: Warning to Aussie workers

FIFO workers in Western Australia’s mining heartland are on alert after new measles cases were detected in the Pilbara and Perth.

Emma Kirk