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  1. Sports shopPremium$41m shopping list for recreational facilities in Mt Barker

  2. T20 games PremiumAlbany products hold their own in WA’s top T20 competition

  3. albany 2026The Albany building that was once WA’s link to world

  4. courtsPremiumRedmond fatal crash trial adjourned without a conclusion

  5. Albany ShowLucky winner bags $1000 worth of prizes in show bag giveaway

Owner James McLean Treehouse Village accommodation was inspired by a simple motto, 'a little more green time and a little less screen time.' Amy Towers

Treehouse accommodationPremiumTrio of chalets connected by treehouse urges old-school play

Rope pulleys, secret cubbies and a treehouse — one Albany accommodation is giving children a reason to put down their screens and rediscover the fun of play. 

Amy Towers

It was an energetic crowd who greeted the Chats on Saturday.

albany 2026Albany 2026: Live music series earns thumbs up from youth

A packed schedule of headbangers, foot stompers and toe tappers came to a hell-raising conclusion on Saturday as the City of Albany’s Live @ the Town Hall finshed the season with a bang.

Melissa Sheil

Sydney Forrest, Nicola Forrest and Richard Kohne.

SEE THE PICSCamera IconPremiumPerthonalities celebrate launch of Albany Rock Oyster season

Grown in the pristine waters of Albany’s Great Southern coastline, the oysters are making their return to some of Perth’s favourite restaurants and bars.

Kellie Balaam

Albany’s Rainbow Child Care Centre is set to celebrate its 30th birthday.

Open dayRainbow Child Care Centre set to celebrate its 30th birthday

The patter of tiny feet has been echoing around Albany’s Rainbow Child Care Centre for three decades and staff are marking the occasion with a 30th birthday open day on Saturday.

Claire Middleton

When the 64-year-old did not return in the late afternoon of August 26, 1973 with the fish he had promised for dinner, his son Lucian went off in search of him.

Coronial inquestPremiumMissing man perished at Blowholes in 1973, says coroner

The fate of a father who disappeared from Albany’s Blowholes in the 1970s has been determined by a coroner more than 50 years after he was last seen.

Melissa Sheil

Albany and Districts Cricket Association had to abandon another A-grade round due to rain.

Washed out again PremiumSecond straight week of no A-grade cricket as rain wins

For the second consecutive week the weather has won, with heavy rain ruining round three of the Albany and Districts Cricket Association A-grade competition on Saturday.

Cameron Newbold

The Sleeman Avenue landslide site in Mira Mar is still considered unstable.

landslipPremiumPremiumLandslip neighbours anxiously waiting for remediation plan

Residents neighbouring the Mira Mar landslip say their “patience is wearing thin” as the authorities dealing with the unstable hazard zone declare long-term remediation plans are on the horizon five years on.

Kelly T'Hart's mother Susan T'Hart.

New legislationPremiumPremiumKelly’s Law passes to keep dangerous drivers off WA roads

Drivers facing serious driving charges could be kept off WA roads for longer under new legislation passed by the State Parliament. 

Sonics' Joley Graham shoots.

Basketball wrap PremiumPremiumNo Grey area as Sonics score first win of men’s A-grade

Sonics Grey scored their first win of the new men’s A-grade season while Mt Barker continued their impressive start to the women’s open competition after round three on Tuesday night.

Buddy Robinson and Mitch Jackson played for WA Country XI in the WA Premier T20 competition on Sunday.

T20 games PremiumAlbany products hold their own in WA’s top T20 competition

Albany cricketers Mitch Jackson and Buddy Robinson got a taste of life at the sharp end when they turned out for the WA Country XI in the WA Premier T20 competition on Sunday.

Claire Middleton

Robert Dwayne Watson was jailed for a meth-fuelled crash on Albany Highway that killed a young man.

courtsPremiumDecade of jail for driver in meth-fuelled fatal crash

An Albany man will be behind bars for a decade after a horrific crash in which he veered on to the wrong side of the road and into another vehicle while “extremely” high on meth, killing a young driver.

Melissa Sheil and Jessica Evensen

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A family have been left heartbroken after a house fire in Collie claimed the life of one-year-old boy

WA NEWSPremium‘Cot was in flames’: Toddler dies in tragic WA house fire

A devastating house fire in Collie has claimed the life of a one-year-old boy.

Hayley Primmer

Rayle Williams and Ashleigh Turner.

CrimePremium‘My mates are dead’: First responders reveal crash carnage

A catastrophic scene akin to an explosion of ‘metal and blood’ confronted those first on the scene of a fatal crash that killed two teenage boys and hospitalised two others.

Brooke Rolfe and Sophie Gannon

The luxurious St James house

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Aboriginal body silent on luxe Perth home that CEO lives in

A large not-for-profit Aboriginal corporation operating in WA’s north will not reveal why it bought a luxurious house in Perth that its chief executive now lives in.

Adrian Rauso

The Sunday Times can reveal detectives from the WA Police child abuse squad executed a search warrant at Clay Thomas Jones’ Safety Bay address on September 4

CRIMEPremiumAccused child rapist granted bail despite concerns for teens

Disturbing details about how a 48-year-old man allegedly recorded the sexual abuse of two WA teenage girls across eight months have emerged.

Caleb Runciman

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Yoga studio owner Laurel Green said she’d been excited to discover an osteopathy program was starting up in Perth.

EducationPremiumREVEALED: Year 12s get new uni options, including a WA first

Year 12s thinking about what to study at university next year have had a few extra choices added to their options.

Bethany Hiatt

The luxurious St James house

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Aboriginal body silent on luxe Perth home that CEO lives in

A large not-for-profit Aboriginal corporation operating in WA’s north will not reveal why it bought a luxurious house in Perth that its chief executive now lives in.

Adrian Rauso

A grandstand collapsed during the Red Hot Summer Tour at Coolangatta Beach on Sunday.

AustraliaThree injured in grandstand collapse at popular Aussie music festival

The temporary seating came down in the early stages of Sunday’s sold-out festivities.

Dramatic footage has captured the moment a passenger plane was forced to abandon its landing at Perth Airport in a scary near-miss.

AviationPassenger plane in scary near-miss at Perth Airport

Dramatic footage has captured the moment a passenger plane was forced to abandon its landing at Perth Airport in a scary near-miss.

Paul Patrick Mulligan pictured outside District Court.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumDrunk-driver who left cyclist for dead jailed

A ‘callous’ drunk-driver hit a cyclist and left him for dead because he feared the consequences had police caught him drink-driving, a court has been told.

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Kaitlyn Henderson and Jenni Holder from Kalgoorlie Newsagency celebrate the sale of the division one winning ticket.

☺️💙Video‘Honey, don’t forget Lotto’: Timely text delivers $1.5m win

A simple text, a smiley face and a blue heart. One lucky West Aussie almost missed the chance of a lifetime.

Rosa Griffith

Year 11 student Amalia Anderson.

Shearing schoolPremiumMorawa ag students round out final 2026 shearing school

Students at WA College of Agriculture – Morawa have completed the final component of the 2026 Shearing School, gaining valuable hands-on experience.

Rebecca Nadge

Fremantle Dockers Isaiah Dudley during day two of the 2026 Kimberley 9s Carnival at Cable Beach, Broome, on Thursday. Carwyn Monck

AFLPremiumDockers answering a Kimberly calling

Cable Beach is a hell of a long way from Optus Stadium, but as schoolkids played footy on the pristine sand alongside Fremantle players and staff, they could imagine the roar of the crowd.

Craig O'Donoghue

The State Government's new fatigue road safety campaign.

Road safety PremiumPremiumHorror-themed video warns drivers about dangers of fatigue

A “disturbing” new road safety campaign portraying fatigue as a sinister figure lurking behind tired drivers has been launched regionally to help warn drivers about the “silent killer”.

The refurbished Caravelle on display.

New season Weather plays a part in low-key start to new sailing season

Adverse weather conditions on Saturday prevented sailors from participating in their sail past to kick off the 2026-2027 season at Princess Royal Sailing Club. 

A starling perched in a tree.

AI vs BirdsPremiumPremiumAI-powered program to track European starlings kicks off

A program to detect European starlings using artificial intelligence has kicked off along WA’s south coast in an attempt to protect grain, livestock and fruit.

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Attendees try out the new touchscreen MacBook Pro during the Apple Experience LA in Los Angeles, Oct. 28, 2026.

CNBC newsAt last, Apple brings out touchscreen MacBook

Apple announced its first laptop with a touchscreen will go on sale next week. The launch signifies the growing strategic importance of the Mac to Apple, despite it generating less revenue than the iPhone.

Kif Leswing

Since 1990, only nine days have had a larger jump in the VIX on a smaller drop in the S&P500 than last Friday, according to SpotGamma.

CNBC newsWhy the market’s fragile calm faces a major test

Markets paused their slide this week as the tech sector found its footing following an AI sell-off sparked by high borrowing costs and doubts over data centre returns.

Justin Zacks

By the 1950s, another technological innovation would come along and have a profound effect on women: the washing machine.

CNBC newsPremiumWomen may be at greater risk of AI job losses

The history of technological progress suggests that, as AI spreads, the employment impact will hit women more than men.

Steve Liesman

Amazon’s Bee Frontier device can be worn on a wrist or clipped on to clothing..

CNBC newsPremiumAmazon launches new Bee ‘personal AI’ devices

Amazon is releasing two new Bee listening devices as it moves further into the AI hardware market.

Annie Palmer

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NewsPremiumMystery ticket wins $60 million Oz Lotto

A mystery ticketholder who won Oz Lotto’s $60 million jackpot has not come forward, though the ticket’s sale location has now been revealed.

Andrew Hedgman

Craig Silvey shared a category one child sexual abuse image with a fictitious user online, believed to be a police officer, in the days before he was arrested. NewsWire / Colin Murty

CRIMEPremiumDisgraced jailed author’s 9000wd apology

Disgraced author Craig Silvey has penned a 9000-word apology online, after being jailed for possessing and distributing child exploitation material.

Emma Kirk

The TLEA lithium refinery at Kwinana.

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PremiumLayoffs at Kwinana lithium refinery

Jobs are on the chopping block at Australia’s pioneering lithium refinery as its cumulative losses approach $500 million amid a ‘challenging’ market.

Police Commission Col Blanch said the technology identified people who presented a risk. NewsWire

NEWSPremiumPremium1.3m faces scanned in major police AI trial

A five month police trial using AI-assisted technology to recognise faces resulted in more than 100 arrests and identified seven alleged sex offenders.

Limelight winner indie electronic pop act, Boox Kid (middle) (aka Jarred Wall) with runners up Elianie Watson and Beau Torrance from band Ghost Care.

MusicPerth’s biggest music opportunity returns to RAC Arena

Perth’s local musicians have the chance to step into the spotlight at RAC Arena thanks to the return of Limelight music fund. 

Confronting CCTV has captured the moment a cyclist was thrown into the air by a car during an alleged hit-and-run on a Maddington street.

WATCHVideoCyclist thrown into air after alleged hit-and-run in Perth

Confronting CCTV has captured the moment a cyclist was thrown into the air by a car during an alleged hit-and-run on a Maddington street.

Rachel Tassicker, 7NEWS