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Caledonians won a high-scoring affair against Phoenix.

Soccer wrap Kay hat-trick edges Calies past Phoenix in nine-goal epic

Albany Caledonian had to scrap very inch of the way before edging Phoenix 5-4 in their Great Southern Soccer Association senior men’s contest on August 2.

Claire Middleton

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

Rock artPremiumEades 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.

Claire Middleton

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

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

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Bail 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.

Melissa Sheil

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

Library Board of WA chair John Day with Shire of Plantagenet’s Anthony Middleton and Nicole Selesnew, and State Library of WA chief executive and State Librarian Catherine Clark.

reading winMt Barker Library bags State award for cultural project

Mt Barker Public Library’s Reading for Generations project has earned an award from the Library Board of WA for a series of collaborative storybooks aimed at fostering cultural inclusivity in the community. 

Claire Middleton

Maritime City came first. Albany Chamber of Commerce and Industry Timeless Albany Photography Competition 2026. Lex Porebski

TIMELESS ALBANYPorebski takes triple win in 2026 ACCI photo competition

A photo of Albany’s stunning landscape captured in the golden rays of sunrise has won an annual photography competition and will grace the front of the city’s 2026 business directory.

Dom Sheed of the Eagles (right) marks the ball late in the fourth quarter before kicking the match winning goal.

AFLCommentsCommentsMcGovern, Sheed reflect on iconic 2018 chain of play

Jeremy McGovern and Dom Sheed have reflected on their iconic 2018 grand final-winning play, as West Coast prepare to honour the retired premiership pair. 

Wilson Inlet flows into the Southern Ocean after the opening this week.

Inlet openedPremiumPremiumWilson Inlet opened to protect wider area from flooding

Denmark’s Wilson Inlet opened on Wednesday morning, with an excited community crowd turning out to Ocean Beach to watch the meeting of the inlet and the Southern Ocean. 

Kendenup resident Dave Williams is looking forward to see the Kendenup Town Hall as an intimate venue in the Festival of Small Halls.

SMALL HALL REVIVEDPremiumMusic festival reignites Kendenup Hall as town’s heartbeat

The chair of the Kendenup Town Hall committee says an upcoming folk music festival is the “perfect launching pad” to celebrate and raise awareness of the integrity of town halls to rural communities. 

Melissa Sheil

Rhys Angwin is set to play his 400th league game in Perth’s top flight on August 9.

Big milestonePremiumNarrogin legend Rhys Angwin set to play 400th league game

Narrogin-born hockey legend Rhys Angwin will play his 400th top-flight league game when he turns out for Fremantle Cockburn Magpies against Mods-OGM on Saturday.

Claire Middleton

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On July 15, Christopher Desmond, 72, was riding through Albania on his motorbike when tragedy struck.

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Injured Perth dad stranded in European hospital after crash

A tiny detail in his policy with a well-known insurance company means he has been abandoned overseas with broken bones in his feet, hands, leg and spine.

Caitlin Vinci

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

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On July 15, Christopher Desmond, 72, was riding through Albania on his motorbike when tragedy struck.

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
Disaster and EmergencyCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Injured Perth dad stranded in European hospital after crash

A tiny detail in his policy with a well-known insurance company means he has been abandoned overseas with broken bones in his feet, hands, leg and spine.

Caitlin Vinci

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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CommentsPremiumShock 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.

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.

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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

WA News

Regional Development Minister Stephen Dawson.

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Plane carrying key WA minister makes emergency landing

A senior State Government minister has been caught-up in a mid-air drama, with his plane forced to make an emergency landing in the Mid West.

Jessica Page

Mayor Gary Mack said councillors decided to not renew their contract with Beam Mobility while the parliamentary inquiry was underway. Pictured is Mr Mack on a Beam e-scooter.

WA NEWSCommentsPremiumPopular coastal areas decide to scrap hire e-scooters

A council in the western suburbs has ordered the removal of hire e-scooters as they await the outcome of a parliamentary inquiry examining the devices. 

Caleb Runciman

WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch said the statistics revealed by the West Australian were the tip of the iceberg.

WA NewsPremiumPremiumTop cop’s concerning admission about record-high DV rates

Col Blanch says the shocking DV statistics revealed by the West Australian are just the ‘tip of the iceberg’, claiming there is another number the community should be concerned about.

A WA couple are hoping for a real purple patch when they visit Adelaide to watch the footy this weekend.

‘I had to sit down’CommentsCommentsFreo fans hope Lotto win scratching surface of purple patch

They scooped a cool $100k in Lotto loot and now they’re off to Adelaide to watch their favourite team’s flag tilt.

An Ellenbrook home after the battery in a hoverboard led to a fire.

WA NewsVideoCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumHousehold threat causing alarming WA fire stats

WA is on track for a record-breaking number of home fires caused by one culprit.

There were 80 homicides in the 2024-25 financial year, according to WA Police crime statistics.

CrimePremiumPositive sign as homicide cases in WA at lowest in a decade

Homicide cases are at a decade low, according to WA Police crime statistics.

Shannon Hampton