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  1. TIMELESS ALBANYPorebski takes triple win in 2026 ACCI photo competition

  2. AFLCommentsMcGovern, Sheed reflect on iconic 2018 chain of play

  3. Inlet openedPremiumWilson Inlet opened to protect wider area from flooding

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

  5. Historic honour PremiumBoycott victim Skirrow unfazed by Olympic acknowledgement

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

Food Bank's Rod Pfeiffer.

HOMELESSNESS WEEKPremiumIN PICTURES: SAC Danjoo Koort homelessness event offers help

Those experiencing, or at-risk of homelessness, were greeted with a “one-stop shop” of help at Retravision Stadium on Wednesday, as the Southern Aboriginal Corporation hosted its Dandjoo Koort event.

Melissa Sheil

Bushland between Yatana Road and Jason Road in Bayonet Head.

Public plea Police asking for public’s help over number of scrub fires

Anyone with information is being urged to contact police.

Jacki Elezovich

Shannen Higginson was a member of champion team M*A*S*H.

BadmintonPremiumM*A*S*H pip Kath and Kim to win annual Albany tournament

Albany’s Vincent Phan and Shannen Higginson joined teammates from Perth and Bunbury to win the annual Great Southern Badminton Association tournament at the Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre at the weekend.

Claire Middleton

Len Handasyde, pictured at the graveside of his brothers, said people can now digitally visit the graves of their loved ones via the software.

CEMETERY MAPPremiumDigital cemetery map brings Plantagenet’s graves to life

Loved ones can now view gravesites and post digital tributes to those buried at any of the Shire of Plantagenet’s three cemeteries, thanks to the installation of new interactive software.

Melissa Sheil

Crews work to free the trapped teenager from his rolled car on Willyung Road.

Albany AdvertiserCommentsPremiumTeenager freed from car after rollover near Albany

Emergency service crews have freed a teenager who was trapped in his vehicle after it rolled on Chester Pass Road near Albany on Friday afternoon.

Melissa Sheil

Wreaths laid at the Albany RSL for the 2020 service.

Services to honourAlbany RSL services to commemorate end of WW2 and Vietnam

The Albany RSL will be holding its annual commemorative service at St John’s Church on York Street on August 14 to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. 

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. 

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.

AFLCommentsMcGovern, 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. 

James Palumbo

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

Inlet openedPremiumWilson 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. 

Jacki Elezovich

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There was even an appointed security guard present. 

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Secret home casino operating in Perth uncovered by police

There were 18 people crammed into the dining room of a house — including a Crown Casino employee — when officers burst in. 

Jessica Page

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

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Government ball returns a century after dancefloor murder

It is a little known piece of Perth history that 100 years ago Government House was the scene of a grizzly killing when a glamorous young woman shot her former fiance in the middle of a charity ball.

Kate Emery

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.

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

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

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’.

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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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Thunderstorm over Perth last night - name : Dylan Sanderson suburb: Mandurah : WA dylansanderson@hotmail.com Perth Lightning Photograph

Severe WeatherCommentsSevere weather warning as rainband, storms approach Perth

Emergency WA is urging people in the warning zone to act now and stay safe.

Taylor Renouf

Authorities burst through the door to find 18 people including players, organisers, security and a Crown Casino employee allegedly in the middle of an illegal game of Baccarat.

CrimePremiumFake casino busted inside suburban home

Authorities burst through the door to find 18 people including a security guard and Crown Casino employee in the middle of an illegal game of Baccarat.

Emma Kirk

Newly appointed principal of Hills Catholic school Mazenod College, Sabrina Hughes.

EducationCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumPerth all-boys’ school appoints first female principal

The newly appointed principal of Hills Catholic school Mazenod College is set to become the first woman to helm an all-boys’ school in WA.

Premier Roger Cook, Police Minister Reece Whitby and Police Commissioner Col Blanch have officially opened the new Baldivis Police Station.

WA NewsCommentsCommentsBaldivis police station hailed ‘as best in the country’

Perth’s newest state of the art police station in Baldivis has celebrated its official opening.

Ian Goodenough, who was the Federal MP for Moore for 12 years, has confirmed he is running for Joondalup mayor.

Local GovernmentCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumIan Goodenough officially confirms bid for Joondalup mayor

Ian Goodenough, who was the Federal MP for Moore for 12 years, has confirmed he is running for Joondalup mayor.

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

WA NewsVideoCommentsPremiumHousehold threat causing alarming WA fire stats

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

Caitlin Vinci