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  1. Road investmentPremiumRoad safety improvement needed in Great Southern says RAC

  2. Court supportedPremiumFinal youth park element clears funding hurdle

  3. Housing crisisPremiumNew data shows surge in Great Southern homelessness

  4. Aboriginal historyPremiumNew book reclaims story of Menang woman Bessy Flowers

  5. Centre to openPremiumNew community centre to open in name of instrumental figure

Piggery approvedPremiumAlbany council grants approval for 700-sow Napier piggery

A single word in one part of the nine conditions placed on the approval did cause some debate before the final vote.

Stuart McGuckin

Bowls finals Clean sweep for Emu Point in men’s pennant finals

The semifinals and preliminary finals were played on Saturday before grand finals were contested on Sunday to decider overall champions.

Cameron Newbold

Harmony ParadeChildren and teachers dress up to celebrate Harmony

Students and teachers at Australian Christian College dressed up for their annual Harmony Parade, showcasing their diverse cultures and background in a colourful display.

Georgia Campion

Yuck CircusYuck Circus brings their new show Deadset to Albany

From Broome, York and Narrogin, to Albany, bringing high-flying acrobatics and iconic Australian comedy to look forward to. 

Jacob Morgan-de Laine

Junior show Grommets charge windy and wild Nanarup Point

The conditions didn’t dampen the competitors’ spirits as the best young surfing talent from Albany, Denmark and surrounds turned out in force to tackle the tricky surf at Nanarup Point. 

Jacob Morgan-de Laine

Strictly businessPremiumIN PICTURES: ACCI March edition of Business After Hours

The March event marked the official launch of the CinefestOZ Albany festival for 2023.

Kasey Gratton

School ballPremiumPremiumIN PICTURES: Denmark Senior High School ball

The ball’s theme was Old Hollywood and, appropriately, ‘Oscar; awards were given out during the night. 

Parkinson's AwarenessPremiumPremiumRaising Parkinson’s awareness one cupcake at a time

For Zoe Sullivan, her grandad was not just an important part of her life, his impact has echoed throughout the whole family.

Acting CEOCouncil welcomes new acting chief executive

Gary Clark, who has 25 years of experience in local government, will be taking the reins from outgoing CEO Cameron Woods.

Ocean HeroesPremiumHelping everyone enjoy the ocean

The Perth-based not-for-profit group will be running its inclusive surfing days in Denmark and Albany this weekend with registrations now open online. 

Jacob Morgan-de Laine

Centre openLong-awaited oncology centre opens in Albany

The cancer service has been in the pipeline since 2017, when the Federal Government awarded $6.6 million to GenesisCare to buy radiation oncology equipment for an Albany service.

Stuart McGuckin

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Bikie jailed for ‘baiting’ and brutally bashing ex-partner

A Mongols bikie who used his autistic son as ‘bait’ to lure his ex-girlfriend to a petrol station where he brutally beat her then terrorised has been jailed for four years.

Emily Moulton

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Two die waiting for heart surgery at WA’s biggest hospital

Two West Australians have died while on the waiting list for heart surgery at Perth’s biggest hospital in the past six months — in one instance after an operation was cancelled for a ‘higher priority patient’.

Josh Zimmerman

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WA’s grassroots sports tackle concussion issue head-on

As major sporting codes reckon with the fallout of decades worth of concussion issues, grassroots sports are enacting their own strategies to confront the issue head-on.

Ben Smith

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Bikie boss’ widow opens up on the ‘two Nick Martins’

Speaking from the witness box, Amanda Martin has given a glimpse inside her relationship with her slain bikie boss partner, revealing there were two Nick Martins — ‘Nick ‘the partner’ and Nick ‘the Rebel’.

Sarah Steger

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‘Causing harm’CommentsPremiumUS authorities investigating Austal fraud allegations

West Australian shipbuilding company Austal is being investigated by US authorities over allegations of fraud and financial manipulation.

Gerard Cockburn

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‘ADDICTED’: The front-line battle to stop kids from vaping

After years of campaigning against cigarettes, public health experts now have a new fight on their hands - the booming popularity of vapes - and our schools have become a disturbing new battleground.

Alison Wakeham

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CommentsPremiumStranger’s lifesaving donation gives WA boy a second chance

Sebastian Molina’s future was uncertain in 2018 and if it wasn’t for a lifesaving transplant of an organ donated by a stranger, the five-year-old’s life could have been cut short.

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CommentsPremium‘UNDERESTIMATED’: COVID numbers much higher than reported

WA Health admits COVID case data isn’t accurate due to under-reporting, with wastewater samples and rising hospitalisations revealing a much truer picture.

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CommentsPremiumOnly one council agrees to river shark net after teen death

The McGowan Government’s Swan River shark barrier plan is flailing — with just one out of seven councils agreeing to commit to the structures. 

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Water upgraded at remote Aboriginal communities

More than 100 of WA’s remote Aboriginal communities are getting better water services after testing revealed it was sub-standard at some of them, with the Department of Communities handing over responsibility.

Josh Zimmerman and Rebecca Le May

special reportVideoPremiumInside Kalgoorlie gold ‘swindle’ that was all above board

They weren’t your usual suspects and this was not your usual case. The inside story of how a pile of unwanted dirt turned into a multimillion-dollar gold haul and landed five Kalgoorlie locals in hot water.

Amber Lilley

‘Very serious’ PremiumExplosive claims South West teacher was rough with kids

A teacher with decades of experience is being investigated for allegedly hitting, grabbing or squeezing kids as young as six at a public school in the South West.

Bethany Hiatt

brick cityBusselton Jetty gets Lego-fied

The South West is slowly being Lego-fied after a third brick model joins the ranks of local landmark replicas. 

Vape fightPremiumPremiumFamily calls for anti-bullying action after vape fight

The family of a boy allegedly bashed after an apparent disagreement over a vape, claims more needs to be done in schools to address bullying. 

‘CLOSE THE GATES’PremiumPremiumHELLHOLE: Third sex attack at derelict motel site

An abandoned motel in Geraldton has been revealed as the scene of a third alleged sex attack in less than two years — with the latest victim a 12-year-old girl.

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CNBCVideoCommentsComparing salaries could be easier under these new EU rules

Many companies still aren’t transparent about salaries — to the frustration of employees wanting to ensure they are being paid fairly.

Sophie Kiderlin

The EconomistVideoCommentsPremiumZero-tolerance approach to talented jerks is risky

The Economist: One personality type occupies more attention in the workplace than any other: the ‘talented jerk’.

The EconomistVideoCommentsPremiumCopper’s role in energy transition faces a few big problems

THE ECONOMIST: Copper’s place in a world fuelled by clean energy is essential and demand is set to double by 2035. But finding it and mining it remain the biggest obstacles. So, what’s the answer?

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CNBCVideoCommentsPremiumVirgin Orbit to cease operations, lay off most of workforce

Virgin Orbit is ceasing operations ‘for the foreseeable future’ after failing to secure a funding lifeline, chief executive Dan Hart told employees during an all-hands meeting in the US overnight Thursday. 

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Pedestrian dies after being hit by car in Perth’s north

A pedestrian hit by a car while he was standing on a road in Perth’s north has died.

Peta Rasdien

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Extraordinary 30-minute visa mess derails Wildcats’ dream

Bryce Cotton’s quest to become an Australian citizen has dragged on for years, but an extraordinary accusation from the Federal Government has proven to be the biggest problem and left the star fuming

Craig O'Donoghue

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Comments‘Virtual’ ED for nursing home residents is medical apartheid

WA Health’s new initiative to have an expensive virtual ED for elderly nursing home patients will, unfortunately, be as useful as last week’s Lotto numbers.

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CommentsPremiumChaos in the sky as shortages leave traffic control unmanned

Commercial flights departing and arriving in Perth had to contend with no air traffic control support last Tuesday night, with skies to the east of the city reclassified as Temporary Restricted Airspace.  

Crash investigationMan injured in serious collision in Perth’s northern suburbs

A man has been taken to hospital following a serious crash in Perth’s northern suburbs. 

Uniform approachPremiumTragic QLD shootings prompt work on national gun register

Police ministers from across the country will meet on Monday to advance plans for a national firearms register, prompted by the tragic shooting deaths of two constables in rural Queensland last year.

Shannon Hampton