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Ines crosses the finish line to win the Tintac Trophy.

SailingKnowlden and Ines claim Tintac Trophy after cracking contest

Ines, skippered by Alistair Knowlden, claimed the Princess Royal Sailing Club’s Tintac Trophy, overhauling Sicarious in a cracking handicap-start harbour course race on Saturday.

Des Beeck

Former mayor Dennis Wellington helped shape 21st-century Albany.

Albany 2026City’s longest-serving mayor was ’passionate driving force’

Dennis Wellington, who was 12 years a mayor and more than two decades a councillor, is one of the people who has done most to shape 21st-century Albany.

Claire Middleton

A bushfire broke out in the Shire of Denmark after escaping a planned burn.

Bushfire Trent bushfire sparked from controlled burn extinguished

A bushfire was sparked in the Shire of Denmark on Thursday after winds caused a prescribed burn to escape control

Amy Towers

Ruby Beckett won the under-19 women’s race and was fastest woman overall.

Mountain bikesPremiumDenmark hosts slippery opener as Albany prepares to host

The Denmark Mountain Bike Club hosted the opening round of the 2026 WA State Downhill Series on March 28, flying in the face of cyclone Narelle and providing a super test for the 97-strong field.

Claire Middleton

Sully Arpin, 7, and dad Clinton after Sully had competed in the skateboard event.

Wheel successPremiumIN PICTURES: Youth Week brings colour, competition to Albany

Youth Week brought together the scooter-riders, the skaters, the circus tricksters, the BMXers and the colour-runners as young people descended on Albany for a whole list of activities on Saturday.

Claire Middleton

Desert Ora (outside) ridden by Tash Faithfull claims victory in the Albany Stockfeeds Maiden (1240m) over God'll Getya.

Races wrapPremiumJockey Tash Faithful rides double at Albany on Thursday

Albany jockeys Tash Faithfull and Casey Hunter finished with winning doubles last Thurday at the Albany Racing Club.

Amy Towers

The crew of race winner Obsession after their victory in the Fremantle to Albany race in 2026.

Albany 2026 Obsession win Fremantle to Albany yacht race in tight finish

After almost two days on the water, Obsession and her crew took line honours in the 2026 Fremantle to Albany yacht race, coming home in a thrilling finish ahead of Sirene early on Sunday morning

Sanjay Sanapala, Rob Forgione and Santino Pietropaolo at Anzac Peace Park where the Foreshore Festival is happening.

Music festivalPremiumPremiumFestival vibes to expand from Middies to Anzac Peace Park

Albany’s music scene is set to turn up the volume again, with a brand new Foreshore Festival promising bigger crowds, bigger acts and an even bigger atmosphere

Ella Lange thumps home a header in the 3-1 quarterfinal win over South Australia.

Rising star PremiumPremiumLange leads WA to first title in emerging Matildas champs

Frankland River’s Ella Lange captained WA’s under-16 side to the CommBank Emerging Matildas Championships title – the first time the State team has triumphed in the national age-group competition

Ronald Houghton, 59, pleaded guilty to three charges on April 16, all relating to child exploitation material.

courtsPremiumGuilty pleas to child exploitation material charges

A Ravensthorpe man who produced and distributed child exploitation material has pleaded guilty to the three charges against him, and is set to be sentenced in the District Court

Jacki Elezovich

Nevaeh Redmand and Maleah Dowden.

Basketball CompetitionIN PICTURES: Binar event connects sport with health for kids

Dozens of teams from across WA gathered at Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre last week for Binar Futures basketball competition, combining sport with health and community connection.

Amy Towers

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D & C Corporation worked on two of VIctor Goh’s builds — Capital Square on Mount Street and EQWest on the banks of the Swan River.

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The West Australian exclusive
From Goh to woe: Secret docs reveal EQWest delay dispute

The company building Victor Goh’s Elizabeth Quay skyscrapers was blasted for withholding millions of dollars from a contractor in a previously secret legal ruling.

Matt Mckenzie

Sam Lalor, Murphy Reid and Jagga Smith.

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AFLCommentsPremium
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How the 2024 draft REALLY should have gone

Inspired by the stunning early success of Murphy Reid after he was taken with pick No.17, The West Australian’s Josh Kempton has run a re-draft on the stacked 2024 pool.

Josh Kempton

Flowers by the side of Nicholson Road, Lynwood, where a fatal crash occured which resulted in the death of Skye.

GoFundMeVideoBaby who died in crash remembered as ‘precious little soul’

The baby, who died in a horror rideshare car crash on Saturday, has been remembered as having ‘the most beautiful smile’. 

Treasury Wine Estates boss Sam Fischer.

BusinessPremiumTreasury Wines faces ‘elevated risk’ of bankruptcy

Shares in the winemaker have collapsed 63 per cent over the past year as one Australian hedge fund said its debt load means bankruptcy is possible.

Tom Richardson

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Premier Roger Cook has declared a state of emergency in WA amid a fuel crisis.

State PoliticsVideoCommentsRoger Cook declares state of emergency in WA over fuel

A state of emergency will be declared in WA in a bid to pressure fuel companies to divert supplies where they’re needed, but Roger Cook says it won’t trigger Covid-style restrictions on the public.

Jessica Page

“Boardroom screaming match ends with cops storming out” with Ben Harvey.

WATCHVideoCommentsPremiumBoardroom screaming match ends with cops storming out

In tonight’s show, Ben Harvey reveals why being the boss of WA’s Police Union isn’t a long-term career prospect with the third president in five years facing the chop.

Ben Harvey | Mon, March 30

Raymond Reddington, who changed his name from Maxwell Robert Fulton was on trial accused of murdering his wife Sharon Fulton (inset) in 1986.

Court & JusticePremiumPremiumHusband learns fate for murdering Sharon Fulton 40 years ago

A cold case killer who murdered his wife 40 years ago has been sentenced to life in prison, however a terminal cancer diagnosis means he could have as little as 18 months to live.

The Eagles have produced the rare feat of comebacks from 22+ points down at quarter time in their past two matches.

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumTwice in 48 years: Eagles’ amazing ‘comeback kings’ feat

In A Six-Pack Of IPA (Interesting Points, Allegedly), we look at West Coast achieving a comeback feat achieved only four times before in AFL/VFL history, and more stats and facts on our WA clubs!

There were 3,355 properties listed for sale in Perth a few days ago, following several weeks of rising listings, including some weeks with double-digit listings growth.

PropertyCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumPerth property listings surge but prices still rising

It was hoped that extra supply would reduce prices. Why has the opposite happened in March?

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Kalgoorlie-Boulder Visitor Centre general manager Donna Malec at the 2026 Perth Caravan and Camping Show.

Tourism packages PremiumPackages aim to boost visitors to city

New accommodation packages for visitors to Kalgoorlie-Boulder are expected to help boost tourism in the city and ease the planning process for tourists.

Tegan Guthrie

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & Justice PremiumMan threatened to give ex a ‘hiding’ despite police order

A man breached a police order protecting his ex-partner by walking into her backyard and threatening to give her a “hiding”, a Kalgoorlie court has been told.

Tegan Guthrie

Esperance artist Patrick McCarthy.

Fish artPremiumEsperance artist turns skins of prized fish into art

Enthusiastic fishers can have their most prized catches immortalised by an Esperance artist who turns real fish skins into pieces of art.

Isabella Davis

Darren Darch teaches Tagon, 7, Abigail, 7, Annabel, 10, Meeka, 12, and Lennox, 10, about snakes.

Snake catcherPremiumPremiumFree birthday snake-visits to educate Esperance kids

An Esperance snake catcher and native animal carer is putting in off-the-clock hours to help keep the slithery serpents from harm. 

Salvation Army major Shirley Spooner will no longer be able to offer the community a free weekly lunch.

No free lunchPremiumPremiumSalvation Army forced to close free weekly lunch service

The Kalgoorlie-Boulder Salvation Army has been forced to close their weekly community lunch service because of a lack of volunteers.

Comedian Dave Hughes is bringing his Cooked stand-up comedy show to Kalgoorlie-Boulder on May 1.

Hughesy show Hughesy turns misery into laughter in new show

Enjoying turning his own misery into laughter and making a living from it, comedian Dave Hughes is bringing his latest show to Kalgoorlie-Boulder after a near-death experience inspired all-new content.

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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

A navy vessel is seen sailing in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which much of the world’s oil and gas passes on March 1, 2026.

EnergyVideoCommentsPremiumWhat an Iran blockade will look like and how it will be done

The move comes as Iran has blockaded the Strait of Hormuz for weeks during the US-Israeli war with the country, a bottleneck that roiled global markets and strained the economy.

Garrett Downs

This picture taken on March 26, 2026 shows an oil tanker unloading crude oil at a port in Yantai, in China’s eastern Shandong province.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumIran oil shock stirs memories of 1997 Asian financial crisis

The question now is how long the shock lasts and whether the physical energy shortage can be resolved before the economic damage spirals out of control. 

Anniek Bao and Lee Ying Shan

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumElon Musk seeks ouster of OpenAI CEO as part of lawsuit

Elon Musk is seeking to have OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman removed from their roles as officers in the company as part of a case that’s expected to go to trial later this month.

Lora Kolodny

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Thousands of unwitting WA drivers have been pinged by AI cameras which have detected passengers not wearing seatbelts properly.

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
Outrage as thousands wrongfully fined by AI cameras

Sixty per cent of WA motorists who appealed against controversial AI camera seatbelt fines have had their penalties withdrawn, The West Australian can reveal. 

Rhianna Mitchell

Kenneth May owned Silk Thai in Mandurah for 14 years before it closed.

WA NewsPremiumRestaurant owned by serial pervert closes after protests

A Mandurah restaurant owned by a serial pervert who showed pictures of his penis to an 11-year-old girl has closed after pressure from the community. 

Ava Berryman and Rachel Fenner

Saraswati Dhar and Sanjoy Dhar pictured at their Butler home.

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PremiumDhar family wants to tear up Joondalup hospital contract

The family of a boy who died at Joondalup Health Campus has called on Roger Cook to terminate the State Government’s contract with Ramsay Health Care after a coroner found their son’s death was preventable.

Perth will experience the cheapest day at the fuel bowser in more than a month, as prices have fallen for the past six days.

PerthVideoCommentsCommentsPerth fuel prices sink to lowest point in more than a month

Perth will experience the cheapest day at the fuel bowser in more than a month, as prices have fallen for the past six days. 

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UPDATEDPremiumPremiumEx-AFL legend cleared after sex abuse trial

A former Australian rules football great has been found not guilty of sexually abusing a young girl six decades ago.

It is understood the Scotch College student Jack Avenell was on a True North cruise when he drowned.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumTribute paid after son of True North Cruises owner drowns

A 15-year-old private school student who tragically drowned in the remote Kimberley has been remembered as ‘the most enthusiastic and keen young fella ever’.