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Acting Inspector Craig Wasley at Wagin police station providing an update on the ongoing search for James Ballantyne.

Missing personSearch continuing for Wagin man missing for 72 hours

More than 72 hours has gone by since 87-year-old man James Ballantyne was last seen, with the desperate search operation to find the elderly Wagin resident again scaling down as night falls. 

Jacki Elezovich

Fleers Electrical's Cody Wals and Peter Fleers with their certificate and award.

Award win Robinson-based sparkies named best small electricians in Aus

An electrical business based in Robinson has been named the best small sparky company in the country.

Melissa Sheil

Seal spotted at Middleton Beach at the weekend.

Seal sightingSeal on Middleton Beach surprises locals over the weekend

Middleton Beach had an unexpected visitor over the weekend, with a seal making itself at home on the sand before sliding back into the water.

Amy Towers

The specialist training has been undertaken by 64 general practitioners around WA, with more than a third of them based in the regions and one of them in Albany — Pioneer Health’s Dr David Tadj.

treatment accessibilityTraining makes ADHD treatment accessible for Albany families

New ADHD specialist training, funded by the State Government, is expanding families’ access to treatment for the condition, with an Albany doctor already among the list of newly-trained professionals. 

Jacki Elezovich

Consumer Protection senior regional officer Chadd Williams.

Scam safeDon’t let gift cards be a scammer’s payday

Most of us have picked up a gift card at some point. 

Chadd Williams

Acting Inspector Craig Wasley at Wagin police station providing an update on the ongoing search for James Ballantyne.

Missing personSearch continuing for Wagin man missing for 72 hours

More than 72 hours has gone by since 87-year-old man James Ballantyne was last seen, with the desperate search operation to find the elderly Wagin resident again scaling down as night falls. 

Jacki Elezovich

Michelle Taylor and Jamie Back. Laurie Benson

ServiceWA appAlbany ServiceWA kiosk will help locals with cost of living

Albany residents will have a new helping hand to access hundreds of dollars in cost-of-living relief when a ServiceWA Digital Assist Kiosk opens at Albany Public Library this week. 

Officers are investigating a fatal crash in Hyden.

CrashPremiumPremiumMan dies in crash on gravel road near Hyden-Lake King Road

Major crash officers are investigating a horror crash on a gravel road in Hyden on Friday that left a South West man dead.

Albany's Sam Marsh and Railways' Jonti Catterall contest the ruck.

Top dogs PremiumPremiumTigers claim GSFL minor premiership after downing Sharks

Railways claimed the 2026 Great Southern Football League minor premiership after defeating Albany in a hard-fought game at Fitstop Stadium on Saturday. 

Lake Grace-Pingrup star Justin Joyce won the 2026 Ganzer Medal as the OFA's fairest and best player.

Medal honour PremiumJoyce dominates Ganzer Medal count to be OFA best & fairest

Lake Grace-Pingrup player-coach Justin Joyce has won this year’s Ganzer Medal as the best and fairest player in the Ongerup Football Association.

Claire Middleton

Albany Historical Society CEO Andrew Eyden on the Pioneer Pathway.

Albany 2026Premium‘Holistic’ pathway offers 200-year showcase of Albany’s best

A Pioneer Pathway has been created at WA’s oldest dwelling to honour the individuals who played a crucial role in shaping Albany/Kinjarling over the past 200 years. 

Amy Towers

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Newtown Condingup Football Club was rocked after a player collapsed and stop breathing during their finals match.

WA NewsPremiumWA footy finals match abandoned after freak medical episode

A finals football match was brought to a standstill when a player suddenly collapsed on the field and stopped breathing. 

Brooke Rolfe

Rochelle Eyles (right) was killed when the orange Volvo hatchback.

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Apprentice chef revealed as young woman killed in crash

A young woman who died in a devastating rollover in the Wheatbelt on Sunday is being remembered as ‘one in a million’.

Caitlin Vinci

Blue Poles, 1952 by Jackson Pollock

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Australia’s $500m masterpiece heading to WA next year

One of the most cherished and famous paintings in Australia’s national collection will go on display in Perth next year, as Jackson Pollock’s masterpiece Blue poles heads west for the first time. 

Andrew Greene

Everywhere: The extent of flight tracking data for Fortescue’s private jet. Pictured is Fortescue executive chair Andrew Forrest at Scitech.

Herd on the TerracePremiumWhere in the world was Andrew Forrest?

It’s the beginning of a beautiful friendship for Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue in Morocco. Plus: Ben Wyatt’s GST slam dunk; and a new chapter in WA luxury builder’s insolvency intrigue.

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Newtown Condingup Football Club was rocked after a player collapsed and stop breathing during their finals match.

WA NewsPremiumWA footy finals match abandoned after freak medical episode

A finals football match was brought to a standstill when a player suddenly collapsed on the field and stopped breathing. 

Brooke Rolfe

Swans CEO Matthew Pavlich and chair Andrew Pridham on Wednesday.

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‘Deeply embarrassed & ashamed’: Swans bosses on player bans

Sydney chair Andrew Pridham says banned Swans players are ‘extremely remorseful for their actions’ and says the decision to ‘effectively torpedo our season’ showed how seriously the club had taken the matter.

Chris Robinson

C Restaurant owner Olivier Letrone has announced the closure of the venue after 25 years.

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PremiumPerth’s iconic rotating restaurant to shut in early 2027

After millions of guests, thousands of rotations, and countless memories, an iconic Perth venue will say goodbye in January.

Emergency services at a Baldivis property last October.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumChatGPT ‘egged on’ Perth mother before alleged baby murder

More than 8000 messages between a Perth mother accused of murdering her baby and chatGPT will form a central part of the case, a court has been told. 

Sinamon is East Victoria Park.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumPerth bakery back in court over alleged unlawful conduct

A Perth bakery boss accused of physically blocking Fair Work inspectors as they tried to access employment records is being taken to court. 

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Justin Borg, owner and chief pilot at Coral Coast Helicopter Services.

Midwest TimesPremiumDrone causes near miss with two helicopters in Carnarvon

Two helicopters in Carnarvon faced a near miss when a rogue drone came within metres of the aircraft. 

Breanna Inferrera & Sienna Seychell

Ruby McCarten, Abigail McGroarty-Morris and Kayla Gall judge fleeces.

Ag ShowPremiumAg college students come out on top in farm skills judging

Students from the WA College of Agriculture — Morawa gained some real-world experience outside of the classroom recently when they competed in the farm skills competitions at the Perenjori Agricultural Show

Sienna Seychell

Geegeelup Village's latest project includes the addition of new retirement living units.

UPGRADING FACILITIES PremiumConstruction is continuing to progress at Geegeelup Village

A multimillion-dollar upgrade is continuing to progress at an aged-care and retirement facility in the Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes. 

Rose Patane

A man has pleaded guilty to careless driving causing bodily harm.

Courts & justicePremiumPremiumDriver fled scene and left woman injured after car crash

A driver who fled the scene after he crashed into a woman’s car and left her injured on the side of the road will learn his fate in court next month.

Attendees of the Women's Wellbeing Campout.

Wildflower seasonPremiumPremiumGeraldton women have weekend of yoga among the wildflowers

Geraldton locals headed east to connect with nature at the Women’s Wellbeing Campout, a first for Momentom Yoga and a fun activity during the region’s famous wildflower season.

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & Justice PremiumPremiumMan fined for storing ‘scrap’ on neighbouring vacant land

A man has been fined thousands of dollars and faces an additional $17,000 clean-up bill for storing dozens of large items on vacant land next to his home

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The early 2000s platform would capitalise on nostalgia and rejection of the traditional social media experience. Would you go back?

CNBC newsMyspace eyes comeback to combat social media fatigue

The early 2000s platform would capitalise on nostalgia and rejection of the traditional social media experience. Would you go back?

Sawdah Bhaimiya

An aerial view shows a former eel fishing boat covered in dried mud among on low water among the banks of the river Rhine near Neuss, western Germany, on July 30, 2026, as the water level in the Rhine is falling to a record low following exceptionally hot weather.

CNBC newsPremiumEurope is blowing up riverbeds to save its economy

Authorities are turning to extreme measures to fight the economy-threatening drought, like blowing up riverbeds.

Sam Meredith

Michael Burry, former head of Scion Capital Group.

CNBC newsPremiumBurry of The Big Short fame says we’re near ‘1987-type fall’

Michael Burry is sticking with his bearish wagers even as the S&P500 surges to a record high, warning that the rally could still end in a sharp sell-off reminiscent of the 1987 stock-market crash.

Yun Li

BP chief executive Meg ONeill.

CNBC newsPremiumBP profit more than doubles, Trump blasts Big Oil

BP on Tuesday reported a sharp upswing in second-quarter profit, as energy supermajors reap massive profits from higher fossil fuel prices amid hostilities between the US and Iran.

Sam Meredith

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A teenage driver has died and a man is fighting for life in hospital after a fatal crash in the Mid West.

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Teen dead, man critical after horror Geraldton crash

A teenage driver has died and a man is fighting for life in hospital after a fatal crash in the Mid West.

Brooke Rolfe

Authorities are warning of wild storm conditions set to smash the WA coastline in the coming hours. 

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‘ACT NOW’: Severe weather warning issued for WA coast

Authorities are warning of wild storm conditions set to smash the WA coastline in the coming hours. 

Brooke Rolfe

Michael McConnaughty is accused of the sexual assault of two women, charges he denies.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumWoman’s harrowing actions after alleged sexual assault

A woman who was allegedly raped by a man she met online took her own swabs and bagged her underwear following the alleged attack in a bid to preserve potential evidence. 

FIFO workers are fed up and it is a problem that money won’t solve.

WA NewsSkip the salary hike, WA FIFO miners want this instead

FIFO workers are fed up and it is a problem that money won’t solve.

Perth has been ranked the worst Australian capital for skin and hair health — with experts blaming the one particular source.

LifestyleVideoPerth ranked worst Aussie city for skin and hair

Perth has been ranked the worst Australian capital for skin and hair health — with experts blaming one particular source.

An investigating police officer walks the path between Lake Monger and the Mitchell Freeway.

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Victim’s finger amputated in ‘meat cleaver’ attack

The victim of an early morning attack near a Mitchell Freeway exit is suspected of being slashed with a meat cleaver and has received surgery to repair his seriously injured hand. 

Caleb Runciman