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Jacob and Flynn Sauer said they were inspired to start their campaign, The Hard Road, with a goal to raise $10,000 for the Black Dog Institute, after seeing family and friends go through their own struggles. Melissa Sheil

Walk to remember CommentsPremiumInspiring brothers finish Perth to Albany walk

Two brothers who spent a gruelling seven days trekking from Perth to Albany to raise money for mental health said they were ‘relieved’ to reach their end point atop Mt Clarence on Wednesday evening

Melissa Sheil

Wine Show of WA's award winners at the 2024 show at Albany Entertainment Centre.

Gala awards Wine Show of WA returns to Albany to recognise top tastes

WA’s top wines and winemakers are set to return to Albany for this year’s Wine Show of WA in October, with entries now open for the industry’s top awards. 

Jacki Elezovich

Liam Emmett Croker appeared for the first time in Albany Magistrates Court on the same day as the alleged offending.

CourtsPremiumMan accused of car chase through Albany appears in court

A 29-year-old man was charged with reckless driving and drug offences, accused of evading police and leading them on a chase through Albany’s suburbs in the early hours of Friday morning. 

Jacki Elezovich

Hayley Louise Simpson, black jacket, leaves Albany Magistrates Court on Thursday.

COURTPremiumIdentified: Young woman accused of Albany hit-and-run

The identity of a 21-year-old woman accused of a fatal hit-and-run that killed Albany nurse Bronwyn Clark has been revealed after her first court appearance on Thursday

Melissa Sheil

An aerial view of the Katanning gold project site in Badgebup.

Hearing startingPremiumWardens Court to consider Katanning gold project issues

A Perth Wardens Court hearing starting on Thursday will consider compensation and surface rights issues involving freehold land associated with the Katanning gold project in the Great Southern.

Neil Watkinson

Mt Barker's Darcy Wallinger is the leader of the GSFL coaches votes award.

Close race PremiumDarcy Wallinger leads coaches award as voting goes silent

Mt Barker star Darcy Wallinger is the outright leader of the Great Southern Football League coaches’ player of the year award as voting goes silent for the final three rounds of the 2025 season.

Cameron Newbold

Wine Show of WA's award winners at the 2024 show at Albany Entertainment Centre.

Gala awards Wine Show of WA returns to Albany to recognise top tastes

WA’s top wines and winemakers are set to return to Albany for this year’s Wine Show of WA in October, with entries now open for the industry’s top awards. 

Aileen McCaul, a counsellor at Breast Cancer Care WA, with Rae Hartley.

Purple Bra dayAlbany breast cancer survivor backs Purple Bra Day appeal

Albany breast cancer survivor Rae Hartley is encouraging local people to get involved with IGA Purple Bra Day, the annual fundraiser for Breast Cancer Care WA.

Jacob and Flynn Sauer said they were inspired to start their campaign, The Hard Road, with a goal to raise $10,000 for the Black Dog Institute, after seeing family and friends go through their own struggles. Melissa Sheil

Walk to remember CommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumInspiring brothers finish Perth to Albany walk

Two brothers who spent a gruelling seven days trekking from Perth to Albany to raise money for mental health said they were ‘relieved’ to reach their end point atop Mt Clarence on Wednesday evening

Bethany Westerberg with the Cancer Council swimming hat, soccer socks and daffodils.

Daffodil DaySunrise swim kicks off Cancer Research Daffodil Day appeal

Albany will be filled with a host of golden daffodils next week when Bethany Westerberg runs her ninth Cancer Council fundraiser on August 21.

Claire Middleton

Hayley Louise Simpson, black jacket, leaves Albany Magistrates Court on Thursday.

COURTPremiumIdentified: Young woman accused of Albany hit-and-run

The identity of a 21-year-old woman accused of a fatal hit-and-run that killed Albany nurse Bronwyn Clark has been revealed after her first court appearance on Thursday

Melissa Sheil

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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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Patients were put at risk of contracting potentially deadly Legionnaires’ disease at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

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Patients at risk of deadly disease at Sir Charles Gairdner

Vulnerable patients were unknowingly put at risk of contracting potentially deadly legionnaires’ disease at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital through contaminated water.

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Premier Roger Cook.

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Labor can’t ignore WA’s hospital crisis forever

Roger Cook has reassured West Aussies that serious infrastructure failures within one of WA’s biggest hospitals is nothing to worry about. How much longer can the Government pretend that everything is fine?

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PremiumGovernment 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.

On July 15, Christopher Desmond, 72, was riding through Albania on his motorbike when tragedy struck.

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CommentsPremiumInjured 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.

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.

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Just Home Margaret River chair Ned Reilly says the State Government has a misperception of Margaret River as "a playground for affluent investors and holidaymakers".

serious misperceptionPremiumCommitment to housing crisis questioned

Local voices have taken WA’s Homelessness Week as a chance to call on the State Government to treat the Margaret River region’s housing crisis more urgently.

Warren Hately

Zhen Cao, Miya Li, Cen Zhang and Andrew Zhang at the The Kids Research Institute Australia STEM Festival in Kalgoorlie-Boulder on Wednesday.

STEM festivalPremiumInspirational and educational new children’s festival

Researchers from The Kids Research Institute Australia visited Kalgoorlie-Boulder for the first time to lead hands-on STEM workshops designed to inspire and enlighten the next generation.

Jessica Antoniou

Suzanne Caren is MercyCare’s general manager of youth, wellbeing and accommodation.

Preventing homelessness PremiumAdditional homelessness support in town

A leading WA not-for-profit dedicated to tackling homelessness, particularly in the regions, now has its Aboriginal Short Stay Accommodation facility operating in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

Jessica Antoniou

Busselton Swimming Club achieved stand-out results at the WA Short Course Championships.

SwimmingPremiumPremiumBusselton Swimming Club shine at Short Course Championships

Busselton Swimming Club came out of the WA Short Course Championships earlier this month as the State’s best performed regional club.

Cate Jennings on ABC Radio Perth.

Morning radio PremiumPremiumRadio Geraldton announces new mornings host

The latest station to hit the airwaves in Geraldton has a new morning host and listeners may recognise her voice.

Guess who ,,, is and isn't running for Greater Geraldton council in this October's local government elections?

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Former Greater Geraldton mayor Shane Van Styn has revealed he will run at the October 18 local government elections in a bid to get back on council.

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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.

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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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Frances O'Connor arrives at the 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

EntertainmentPremiumBig stars set for Busselton’s CinefestOZ film prize

Fresh from making a surprise cameo in a key scene in Season 2 of the blockbuster Netflix series Wednesday, Aussie screen legend Frances O’Connor is bound for Busselton and CinefestOZ.

Ben O'Shea

Child Protection Minister Jessica Stojkovski.

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How new domestic violence plan aims to help boys be better

Teenage boys who go online for advice about relationships and fall down a dangerous wormhole are one of the things that worry WA’s Minister for Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence Jessica Stojkovski.

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State School Teachers Union president Matt Jarman.

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CommentsPremium‘I’ll sort you out’: Parent’s chilling threat to teacher

Parents ‘bad mouthing’ teachers or people threatening to assault female staff are among examples of shocking online abuse revealed by the teachers’ union, which warned online abusers could face legal action.

WA must become the driver of Australia’s clean energy economy, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said as he prepares to get up close and personal at Resources Technology Showcase.

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CommentsPremiumPM bound for Perth with claims WA will drive clean economy

WA must become the driver of Australia’s clean energy economy, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said as he prepares to get up close and personal with the mining sector at one of its biggest industry events.

One WA Lotto player has banked a masive slice of Saturday's jackpot.

LottoCommentsCommentsHIT THE JACKPOT! Jaw-dropping windfall for one West Aussie

Lotto luck has washed over WA after the Dockers’ game on Friday spelt disaster for fans in the State.

Elmars Kalejs was spotted by a member of the public lying next to his silver Holden Commodore sedan, in which he had been living in for some time. He is pictured right with his daughter, Courtney Mallard.

CrimePremiumMan charged over ‘loving’ Perth grandfather’s alleged murder

A 48-year-old man has been charged over the alleged murder of a beloved Armadale grandfather.

Jessica Evensen