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    OPINION: Labor’s election after-party is over

  2. ‘Not good enough’PremiumLabor under fire on housing

  3. Premiership triumphPremiumRoyals claim ‘extra special’ flag

  4. Behind barsPremiumMt Barker man jailed for giving false alibi on attack

  5. ‘Special place’PremiumHastie wants free access for all to Anzac centre

POWERFUL FINSIHPremiumTigers claim special Anzac Day win

In front of a large home crowd, Railways held North Albany goalless after quarter time to claim big Anzac Day victory

Taj Stubber

Sharks successPremiumThird league win in Albany Sharks history

Albany Sharks coach Jamie Ramm believes there is further improvement to come from the new-look team that delivered the club only their third win in league history on Saturday afternoon

Cameron Newbold

Banksia collectionPremiumBanksia passion flourishing

Nestled in the banksia hotspot of Mt Barker are a couple who claim to have the world’s only complete collection of banksia plants.

Shannon Smith

REMARKABLE STORYPremiumSaxon Saxoff wins trip east to Jericho Cup final

Veteran stayer Saxon Saxoff secured his place in the Jericho Cup final in Warrnambool later this year after winning the first-ever $100,000 Furphy Road To Jericho WA qualifier at Albany on Monday

Taj Stubber

5G controversyPremiumRobinson telco tower approved

A controversial phone tower will be built in Robinson, despite ratepayers’ efforts to block the proposal over fears of the health impacts of 5G technology and damage to their property values.

Sarah Makse

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opinion
Party overPremium
opinion
OPINION: Labor’s election after-party is over

They might have 75 MPs, but Labor already have their hands full.

Liam Croy

Close callVideoWATCH: Truck ploughs into another on Albany Highway

A dramatic collision between two trucks has been caught on police dash cam in WA’s Wheatbelt.

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Grand planPremium
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PremiumEXCLUSIVE: Perth to Albany passenger train on agenda

A push for the reinstatement of a passenger train service between Perth and Albany is gathering steam after a high-level meeting between key stakeholders from local and State politics.

Low actPremiumPremium‘Low-life’ burglars ransack home of elderly woman

An 83-year-old Albany woman has been left struggling to sleep and suffering from anxiety after thieves ransacked her home and stole her late husband’s belongings while she was in her front garden.

Spotify in, radio outIs listening to the radio on the way out?

As we move further into the 21st century it is interesting to see how our habits are changing when it comes to listening to music.

Kellie Balaam

Gallipoli CupBold Oliver digs deep to win cup

The annual Gallipoli Cup, which is a trophy made from an old army helmet, is run with a staggered start over a harbour course in the hope that all fleets finish around the same time

Des Beeck

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Flowering careerCommentsPremiumMeet the man who’d do anything to collect WA seeds

Luke Sweedman has explored nearly all of WA’s nooks and crannies during his career as a botanist. He’s so planted in the field that he even has a tree named after him. Here is his story.

Steve Butler

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‘So, So loved’CommentsPremium
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Family heartache at loss of ‘legend’ in workplace death

The family of a young Manjimup electrician who died in a workplace accident have spoken of their heartbreak at losing a ‘carefree’ soul who was ‘so, so loved’.

Ben Loughran

SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONPremiumWho is betting whiz kid at centre of $120m court case?

He’s an Aquinas College graduate who’s been photographed rubbing shoulders with former footy stars and splashing cash, so how did Chris Brown get caught up in a $120 million Federal court case?

Sarah Steger

Regional News

Prison findingsCommentsPremiumAboriginal inmates disadvantaged at Bunbury Prison

The report found Aboriginal prisoners were “not proportionally represented” in the more desirable employment opportunities, gratuity levels, or accommodation standards.

Jackson Barrett

Tourism ConferencePremiumWA regional tourism in focus after cyclone

At a time when the State’s embattled tourism industry is at a critical juncture, about 300 delegates will meet in Geraldton next week to discuss how to keep visitors coming to Western Australia.

Phoebe Pin and Liam Beatty

Twilight snack zoneCommentsPremiumEsperance food trucks soon to be entering Twilight zone

Esperance’s Twilight Beach carpark could soon be buzzing with food trucks after councillors decided to move away from the one-lease structure to an open trading permit system.

Amber Lilley

Kalgoorlie caseCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumMan alleged to have spat at, bitten police granted bail

A man who allegedly spat in a police officer’s face before biting him and another officer on the hand as they attempted to arrest him has been released on bail.

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Recipe for disasterPremium
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PremiumUnion fury as Kal prisoners ‘caught in jailhouse romp’

Shock claims that prisoners were caught having sex behind bars have emerged from a Kalgoorlie prison managing male and female inmates, sparking anger from the WA Prison Officers Union.

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Grand planPremium
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PremiumEXCLUSIVE: Perth to Albany passenger train on agenda

A push for the reinstatement of a passenger train service between Perth and Albany is gathering steam after a high-level meeting between key stakeholders from local and State politics.

WA News

Let the fun be-ginCommentsPremiumBeer tax cut could see more WA tipple on the menu

Australians could get more choice in locally made beer and gin, with the Morrison Government set to slash taxes on brewers and distilleries in this month’s Federal Budget.

Lanai Scarr

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Cheque in the emailPremium
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Lawyer accuses betting whiz kid of false claims

A Perth lawyer has accused Chris Brown of creating a fake email using high-profile law firm Bennett & Co’s letterhead to claim more than $6.7 million was heading into one of his bank accounts.

Neale Prior

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Lasting traumaPremium
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Premium51 ex-athletes make complaints against WAIS

More gymnasts have come forward about their mistreatment at the WA Institute of Sport, with one former athlete alleging a coach slapped her, put their hands around her neck, and shook her.

Laptop probePremiumPremiumWill we ever know what happened behind the CCC scenes?

Whether the Corruption and Crime Commission acted legally in pursuit of allegedly grubby behaviour by some WA politicians was the subject of two days of lofty argument in the Supreme Court last week.

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‘clearly did not have consent’Premium
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PremiumJudge condemns man for sex assault on sleeping ex

A WA judge has blasted a man who filmed himself violating his former girlfriend while she slept, saying all women have the right to be in a relationship ‘without having sexual acts forced upon them’.

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Lying playbookPremium
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Who is Bret Silvey? Author’s brother in twisted tale

Business high flyer Bret Silvey — the man accused of ripping millions from family and friends in a bogus finance scheme — finds himself at the centre his own tale of friendship, secrets and betrayal.

Tim Clarke