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    Jail for man who stole tools and used fake cash at Woolies

  2. Hockey wrapPremiumPeaks too slick for Park in women’s A-grade contest

  3. Safety songAlbany Shantymen spread maritime safety messages with songs

  4. Rider MournedCommentsPremiumWA farmer revealed as cyclist who tragically died at event

  5. country footyPremiumStrong Great Southern contingent in WA Country women’s side

Mary Maitland takes the start ahead of Just Grace before going on to clinch heat five of the PRSC’s six-race winter series.

SailingMary Maitland takes the win as Just Grace stands corrected

Mary Maitland, skippered by Stephen Brown, clinched heat five of the Princess Royal Sailing Club’s six-race winter series on June 13, pipping a disappointing field on corrected time.

Des Beeck

Isaac Baum and Ryley Valli will pull on WA Country colours.

country footyPremiumWA Country selection for GSFL duo Isaac Baum and Ryley Valli

Two of the Great Southern’s best footballers are headed to Perth this week to pull on State colours as the WA Country men’s side tackle the Perth Football League. 

Jacki Elezovich

Rovers' Uluka Luscombe and Caledonians' Taylor Clay fight for possession.

Cup games PremiumJones’ double and Harper’s strike deliver win for Calies

Caledonians held their nerve in a thrilling first round cup game, edging out Rovers 3-2 at the North Road soccer grounds to progress in the Great Southern Soccer Association senior league cup competition.

Amy Towers

Georgia Armstrong, 12, Millah Clarke, 11, Jasmine Bolton, 12, Summer Moulton, 12, and Addisyn Cooper, 12, at the Albany Junior Netball Carnival.

NETBALL CARNIVALPremiumIN PICTURES: Netballers flock to Albany for junior carnival

Young netballers from across the Great Southern and Wheatbelt gathered in Albany on Sunday for an exciting day of carnival competition.

Melissa Sheil

Harry Reeves medallist, Eastern Districts' Codan Daddow.

Great Southern 20PremiumStorm and EDFL dominate list of carnival standouts

Grand finalists Eastern Districts and Great Southern Storm have dominated representation in the Great Southern 20, while Burracoppin star Codan Daddow has won the prestigious Harry Reeves Medal.

Cameron Newbold

Len Wignall, Jennifer Wignall, Rhonda Western and Debra Docking are part of Just Bin It and do weekly clean-ups in the region.

Environmental managementPremiumWeekly clean ups by members of Just Bin It keep Albany clean

A simple family habit has turned into a weekly mission that’s quietly making a visible difference across Albany and it starts with a walk, a bag and a decision to pick up what others leave behind. 

Amy Towers

Albany Farm Fresh Eggs farmer Colin Ford.

Countryman NewsVideoCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumSecond WA poultry producer closes farm doors amid bird flu

The Great Southern chicken producer will continue supplying eggs despite closing its farm doors.

A new mobile safety camera previously pictured on Albany Highway.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumMotorists on notice as WA highway gets average speed cameras

New cameras which can calculate a car’s average speed over more than 100 kilometres will be used along vast stretches of a major WA highway.

Mokare, 'A Man Of Peace" 1826.

Albany 2026PremiumPremiumStatue honouring a ‘man of peace’ stands tall on York Street

In the midst of Albany’s bicentenary commemorations, the statue of Mokare on York Street serves as a reminder that the region’s history stretches far beyond 200 years.

Cancer Council WA's Lavinya Vasudevan is encouraging locals to take on the Dry July challenge this year.

dry julyCancer support hotline needs help from Dry July fundraising

Cancer Council WA is encouraging Great Southern residents to quit drinking alcohol next month for the annual Dry July fundraiser, raising much-needed funds for the cancer information hotline. 

Jacki Elezovich

Koos de Jonge died after a medical episode while practising for the WA Gravity Enduro event at Evedon Park, Burekup, on June 13.

Rider MournedCommentsPremiumWA farmer revealed as cyclist who tragically died at event

The 46-year-old suffered a medical episode while competing at a WA Gravity Enduro cycling event in the South West.

Claire Middleton

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City of South Perth council building

Local GovernmentCommentsPremiumThree councillors suddenly quit South Perth over budget fury

The South Perth City council is staring down the barrel of a mass exodus following three resignations in 72 hours, plunging another local government into chaos. 

Jessica Evensen

‘Lethal’ Les Grantham has opened up about his life as a violent bikie before finding a path to peace.

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The dark childhood secret behind ex-bikie’s life of crime

‘Lethal’ Les Grantham, the bullet-riddled bikie left for dead with his tattoos burnt off outside Rockingham Hospital after a falling out with his gang, is taking his first steps on the road to redemption.

Ben Harvey

Heartfelt tributes are continuing to flow for Perth teenager Adam Varone after his death following an off-road buggy crash in the Wheatbelt. 

WA NEWSPremium‘Forever missed’: Tributes flow for teen killed in crash

Heartfelt tributes are continuing to flow for Perth teenager Adam Varone after his death following an off-road buggy crash in the Wheatbelt.

Caleb Runciman

Bikies Troy Mercanti and Dayne Brajkovich went one step beyond brothers-in-arms when they donned jerseys emblazoned with ‘TWINS 01’ and ‘TWINS 02’ ahead of a joint court appearance on Tuesday.

Courts & JusticePremiumNotorious bikies taunt police with matching court outfits

Bikies Troy Mercanti and Dayne Brajkovich went one step beyond brothers-in-arms when they donned jerseys emblazoned with ‘TWINS 01’ and ‘TWINS 02’ ahead of a joint court appearance on Tuesday.

Hannah Cross

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The City of Stirling is investigating a Nollamara backyard development.

PropertyCommentsPremiumPerth neighbours claim granny flat approval gone too far

The City of Stirling is investigating a backyard development after concerns a single granny flat approval has led to what neighbours describe as an ‘accommodation village’ in a residential street.

Liam Murphy

Andy Karl (centre) as the title character in the Australian production of Beetlejuice The Musical.

EntertainmentPopular musical suddenly axed, all Perth shows cancelled

The decision has been made midway through an Australian tour.

Allanah Sciberras

City of South Perth council building

Local GovernmentCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumThree councillors suddenly quit South Perth over budget fury

The South Perth City council is staring down the barrel of a mass exodus following three resignations in 72 hours, plunging another local government into chaos. 

Yeah the Boys author Holden Sheppard pictured with Steve Pennells.

TVCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumPerth’s gay AFL drama secures global TV audience

In a massive coup for the local screen industry, WA-based production company Deadset Pictures has secured the screen rights to Yeah the Boys.

Gary Wilson Kempton Gillespie leaves court after being sentenced for assaulting Michael Sherry, pictured right.

courtsPremiumPremiumBoddington man fined for ‘scuffle’ with former close friend

A Boddington man accused of assaulting his former friend and leaving him hospitalised with staples in his head has been fined, pleading guilty to a downgraded account of the ugly incident that occurred in 2025.

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Albany Farm Fresh Eggs farmer Colin Ford.

Countryman NewsVideoCommentsPremiumSecond WA poultry producer closes farm doors amid bird flu

The Great Southern chicken producer will continue supplying eggs despite closing its farm doors.

Georgia Campion

A change in WA legislation will prevent councils charging rates on “miscellaneous licences” on crown land

Local Government PremiumBill passed to overturn Supreme Court mining rates decision

The WA Government has passed legislation overturning a Supreme Court decision that allowed councils to rate miscellaneous licences, leaving regional communities to work through the financial implications.

Cain Andrews

The best surfers in the world took to the surf today for day one of the ASP Margaret River Pro: Kelly Slater said he would rather be surfing at Box, pictured, instead of Main Break. Pic: Michael Wilson, WA News, 2nd April 2014.

SharksCommentsShark alert after detector fails at popular WA beach

Beachgoers and surfers have been warned to take extra care at one of WA’s most popular surf breaks after a fault knocked out part of the shark detection network.

Troy de Ruyter

A second bird has been confirmed as having the deadly H5N1 virus that has sparked fears that WA’s wildlife and poultry industry could be decimated.

Public HealthVideoCommentsCommentsSecond case of deadly bird flu confirmed in WA

A second bird has been confirmed as having the deadly H5 virus that has sparked fears that WA’s wildlife and poultry industry could be decimated.

The Shire of Broome faces a $2.8m annual revenue shortfall if all public housing is exempt from rates.

Local GovernmentPremiumPremiumShire warns public housing rate exemption could cost $2.8m

The Shire of Broome has warned it faces a $2.8 million annual revenue black hole if the town’s entire public housing stock becomes eligible for charitable-use rate exemptions.

Over 4500 people flocked to Broome’s Town Beach Reserve for the town’s first official WA Day celebrations.

WA Day PremiumPremiumBroome hosts first WA Day celebration with big turnout

More than 4500 people flocked to Broome’s Town Beach Reserve for the town’s first official WA Day celebrations.

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Ships anchored on May 16, 2026 in the Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran.

EnergyCommentsPremiumCrude oil tumbles after Trump says Strait of Hormuz to open

Tanker traffic plunged in early March due to Iranian attacks, causing the biggest oil supply disruption in history.

Spencer Kimball

Cathie Wood, chief executive officer of Ark Investment Management LLC.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumInvestors who took a chance on SpaceX now reap the rewards

For nearly two decades, some of the world’s most prominent investors quietly accumulated stakes in SpaceX while the rocket maker remained largely off-limits to the public markets.

Yun Li

People along the coast of the Persian Gulf, while Iranian and foreign cargo vessels wait in the background for clearance to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

CNBC newsPremiumHow Strait of Hormuz standoff flipped energy security debate

Iran’s influence over the Strait of Hormuz has inadvertently transformed the energy security debate, effectively casting fossil fuels rather than renewables as the primary source of vulnerability.

Sam Meredith

The retailer lowered its full-year guidance and issued a weak current-quarter outlook as its interim CEO blamed ‘negative commentary in the media’ and recent product launches that failed to wow shoppers.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumLululemon in world of pain as it waits for new CEO to start

The retailer lowered its full-year guidance and issued a weak current-quarter outlook as its interim CEO blamed ‘negative commentary in the media’ and recent product launches that failed to wow shoppers.

Gabrielle Fonrouge

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Police at the scene of the stabbing in 2025.

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Shock twist as Perth teen’s murder charge dropped

A teen at the centre of a botched robbery that ended in a fatal stabbing has had his murder charge dropped.

Hannah Cross

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HEALTHPoultry giant’s huge move over bird flu fears

Australia’s largest poultry producer has ramped up biosecurity measures after a deadly strain of bird flu was detected Down Under for the first time.

Emma Kirk, Jack Nivison and Nathan Schmidt

A second bird has been confirmed as having the deadly H5N1 virus that has sparked fears that WA’s wildlife and poultry industry could be decimated.

Public HealthVideoCommentsCommentsSecond case of deadly bird flu confirmed in WA

A second bird has been confirmed as having the deadly H5 virus that has sparked fears that WA’s wildlife and poultry industry could be decimated.

Premier Roger Cook will be one of several WA MPs to receive a pay rise.

state politicsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumREVEALED: How much WA MPs will receive under new pay rise

Politicians have won a 3.5 per cent pay rise, while the State’s top bureaucrats have been told to make do with only two per cent.

The best surfers in the world took to the surf today for day one of the ASP Margaret River Pro: Kelly Slater said he would rather be surfing at Box, pictured, instead of Main Break. Pic: Michael Wilson, WA News, 2nd April 2014.

SharksCommentsCommentsShark alert after detector fails at popular WA beach

Beachgoers and surfers have been warned to take extra care at one of WA’s most popular surf breaks after a fault knocked out part of the shark detection network.

The virus has already killed wildlife on the Australian territory of Heard Island. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

WA NewsVideoCommentsMajor poultry producer implements ‘complete lockdown’ in WA

Australia's largest poultry producer has plunged its chicken farms and processing plants into lockdown to protect itself from a deadly avian flu strain.

Melissa Meehan