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  1. Hockey wrap PremiumMt Barker enjoy double vision as they see off Spencer Park

  2. Footy wrap PremiumHawks’ fiery top of the table clash over Warriors

  3. FootballPremiumRogers Cup debutants shine in must-win clash for Claremont

  4. Gig GuideWhat’s on in Albany and the Great Southern this week

  5. shanty soundPremiumPopular Folk and Shanty Festival returns to Albany shores

Perry Lakes Hawks' Megan McKay looks for options in Albany.

Back homePremiumMcKay’s all-action effort in vain as Hawks are shot down

Megan McKay, Katanning’s women’s basketball trailblazer, was back in the Great Southern on Saturday as her NBL1 West side Perry Lakes Hawks took on Perth Redbacks in front of hundreds of fans in Albany.

Claire Middleton

A crash on Broomehill-Gnowangerup Road claimed the life of a 45-year-old man on July 8, leaving a second man and a child injured.

road tollPremiumGreat Southern tragedy as man dies, two injured in crash

A man has been killed while another adult and an infant have been left with serious injuries after a crash in Pallinup, near Gnowangerup on Tuesday afternoon, part of a horror few days on WA roads. 

Jacki Elezovich

An aerial view of the Katanning Gold Project site in Badgebup.

Gold minePremiumCampaigners say mine will threaten endangered black cockatoo

A proposal for a gold mine in Badgebup, 30km outside Katanning, have come under fire from an environmental group concerned about the impact the mine will have on wildlife in the area.

Claire Middleton

Meriel ‘Mezz’ Farr receives her award for most outstanding second year apprentice.

Nailed onPremiumCarpentry student Meriel Farr nails best apprentice award

Denmark carpentry apprentice Meriel Farr nailed three apprenticeship awards from Master Builders WA at a ceremony in Perth last month.

Claire Middleton

Twins Jessica Mills, 7, and Abigail Mills, 7. All at Sea Saturday was part of the City of Albany’s Maritime Festival and took place at the Boatshed on July 5. Claire Middleton

Maritime FestivalPremiumIN PICTURES: Families flock to All At Sea Saturday fun

The sun shone for All At Sea Saturday as families gathered at the Albany Boatshed for a fun time during the Maritime Festival.

Claire Middleton

Police on the scene.

CrimePremiumMajor crash officers investigate after woman dies in Albany

Emergency services rushed to the scene after reports of an injured woman on Hardie Road in Spencer Park last night.

Jessica Evensen

Loves Bus Service changed hands this week after 56 years of family operation in Albany.

family affairChanging hands as Loves Bus Service sold after 56 years

A stalwart Albany family business reached the end of an era, with Loves Bus Service that has provided school and town transport services around Albany for more than 50 years, sold to new operators. 

Perry Lakes Hawks' Megan McKay looks for options in Albany.

Back homePremiumPremiumMcKay’s all-action effort in vain as Hawks are shot down

Megan McKay, Katanning’s women’s basketball trailblazer, was back in the Great Southern on Saturday as her NBL1 West side Perry Lakes Hawks took on Perth Redbacks in front of hundreds of fans in Albany.

Great Southern Storm captain Max Grimes and vice captain Brock Lathbury ahead of the championships.

Country champs PremiumPremiumStorm up for the test in top colts division of champs

Great Southern Storm will use the key learnings from their recent campaign in Kulin to help tackle the best colts sides in WA at this week’s Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Football Championships.

An aerial view of the Katanning Gold Project site in Badgebup.

Gold minePremiumCampaigners say mine will threaten endangered black cockatoo

A proposal for a gold mine in Badgebup, 30km outside Katanning, have come under fire from an environmental group concerned about the impact the mine will have on wildlife in the area.

Claire Middleton

Mt Barker players congratulate Clare King (far right) after she scores from a penalty stroke.

Hockey wrap PremiumMt Barker enjoy double vision as they see off Spencer Park

Mt Barker completed a winning double over Spencer Park with both their women’s and men’s sides taking home the spoils in round eight of the Lower Great Southern Hockey Association A-grade competition.

Claire Middleton

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Steven Payne, pictured, vanished into waters at Wharton Beach after a fatal shark attack.

Courts & JusticePremiumTragic details revealed after fatal shark attack at WA beach

The devastating circumstances of a great white shark attack on a surfer who was fatally mauled in front of his girlfriend at an Esperance beach have been revealed for the first time.

Caleb Runciman

An 83-year-old female and 83-year-old male were flown to Royal Perth Hospital on the RAC Rescue helicopter.

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Disaster and EmergencyCommentsPremium
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Three people seriously injured in multi-vehicle crash

A child also sustained minor injuries in the collision.

Caitlin Vinci

Education Minister Sabine Winton.

state politicsCommentsPremiumMinister reassures WA parents after horrific sex abuse case

Education Minister Sabine Winton has ordered the State’s Education and Care Regulatory Unit to conduct a snap review of WA’s childcare system.

Jessica Page

Aerial urban suburban cityscape landscape view in Perth Western Australia Rafael Ben-Ari

Housing marketCommentsPremiumPerth in property marathon as median price jumps to new peak

Perth’s median dwelling price has jumped $65,000 over the past year, with anticipated interest rate cuts set to further buoy the market.

Kim Macdonald

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Steven Payne, pictured, vanished into waters at Wharton Beach after a fatal shark attack.

Courts & JusticePremiumTragic details revealed after fatal shark attack at WA beach

The devastating circumstances of a great white shark attack on a surfer who was fatally mauled in front of his girlfriend at an Esperance beach have been revealed for the first time.

Caleb Runciman

Fremantle are playing many tall forwards.

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opinion
AFLVideoCommentsPremium
opinion
Dockers must change forward structure and break Serong tag

If the Dockers wish to play two rucks, they cannot have Josh Treacy, Jye Amiss, Pat Voss and the Luke Jackson-Sean Darcy combo as forwards, writes Xavier Ellis.

Xavier Ellis

An 83-year-old female and 83-year-old male were flown to Royal Perth Hospital on the RAC Rescue helicopter.

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CommentsPremiumThree people seriously injured in multi-vehicle crash

A child also sustained minor injuries in the collision.

Business owner Andrew Donnelly and business associate Shane Carlson leave Joondalup Court on Friday after facing charges.

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The West Australian exclusive
CrimePremium
The West Australian exclusive
PremiumLegal strife piles up for embattled ex-Eagle

Former West Coast Eagle Andrew Donnelly has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges that he failed to comply with requirements under WA’s workers’ compensation laws.

Sutton’s own lawyer said his crime was surely “as close to an example of evil as one could imagine.”

CrimePremiumPremiumInside the mind of a deranged teenage killer of Perth father

It was November 2022 when he first put pen to paper to plot his evil plan to kill. ‘This is my first diary entry, if you are reading this book, then either I have been caught or I have been killed,’ he wrote.

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Police on the scene.

CrimePremiumMajor crash officers investigate after woman dies in Albany

Emergency services rushed to the scene after reports of an injured woman on Hardie Road in Spencer Park last night.

Jessica Evensen

A 73-year-old man has died in a crash in the South West.

Road TollPremiumTwo deaths in South West roads in under a week

Two deaths on South West roads in under a week have contributed to WA’s horrific road toll of 113 death - the highest recorded in a decade.

Caleb Runciman and Jessica Page

Homelessness advocates Jane Anderson and Ingrid Hilario.

HomelessnessPremiumNo solution for homelessness despite Budget boom

Even with WA boasting a $2.5 billion surplus in this year’s State Budget, advocates say homelessness has only gotten worse with the matter firing up a debate in Parliament last week.

Yousuf Shameel

The front page of South West NRM’s reconciliation action plan.

NAIDOC WeekPremiumPremiumNRM launches first environmental reconciliation action plan

With NAIDOC week in full swing, South West NRM revealed they have been endorsed by Reconciliation Australia to launch the South West’s first reconciliation action plan.

Thousands of fans turned out to Hands Oval to see the Matildas in action.

Regional WAPremiumPremiumBunbury primed for more major events after AFL and Matildas

Two major events at Bunbury’s Hands Oval in the span of a month have now been and gone, but the State’s largest regional city is now primed to secure an ongoing schedule of top level sport.

Loves Bus Service changed hands this week after 56 years of family operation in Albany.

family affairChanging hands as Loves Bus Service sold after 56 years

A stalwart Albany family business reached the end of an era, with Loves Bus Service that has provided school and town transport services around Albany for more than 50 years, sold to new operators. 

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Doctors in medicinal cannabis crackdown amid psychosis spike
Scramble for more details on Trump’s ‘200pc’ drug tariff
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Scramble for more details on Trump’s ‘200pc’ drug tariff
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‘Grisly scene’: Fresh details after fatal e-scooter crash
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‘Grisly scene’: Fresh details after fatal e-scooter crash
Prehistoric fish found in WA reveals origin of ‘mighty bite’
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Prehistoric fish found in WA reveals origin of ‘mighty bite’
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Councillor first to throw hat in the ring for Lord Mayor gig
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Councillor first to throw hat in the ring for Lord Mayor gig
‘Incredible ask’: Watt pushes back on decommissioning call
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‘Incredible ask’: Watt pushes back on decommissioning call
LAIDLEY: How Longmuir flipped switch to keep Freo flying
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GST deal in peril as WA influence in PM’s inner circle ebbs
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GST deal in peril as WA influence in PM’s inner circle ebbs

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The company often sells its Labubu dolls in a blind box to buyers who don’t know what character is inside until they open it.

CNBC newsCommentsLabubu-maker unfazed by ‘blind box’ crackdown

Beijing may have warned against “blind box” toys, but analysts are betting that Pop Mart International — the company behind Labubu dolls — will remain one of China’s hottest consumer brands this year.

Anniek Bao and Lim Hui Jie

Trump has made his priorities on energy production clear. The US will rely on oil, gas, coal and nuclear to meet its growing energy needs, the president said last weekend, bashing wind and solar power.

CNBC newsCommentsTrump megabill gives the oil industry everything it wants

President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act ends long-standing federal support for solar and wind power, while creating a friendly environment for oil, gas and coal production.

Spencer Kimball

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (right) crying as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons.

CNBC newsCommentsUK in dire straits after minister’s tears rattle markets

All eyes are now on the UK’s ruling Labour Party for any sign of further political fractures that could rattle Britain’s economic stability.

Holly Ellyatt

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell and President Donald Trump.

BusinessCommentsTrump scolds ‘stupid’ Fed after it holds key rate steady

The Federal Reserve has kept interest rates steady amid expectations of higher inflation and lower economic growth ahead, and still pointed to two reductions later this year.

Jeff Cox

WA News

David and Marie Louise Wordsworth’s collection will all be on the market this Sunday.

Auction treasuresCommentsPerth’s ‘most significant’ auction unveils new WA treasures

After a lifetime of collecting artefacts from WA’s early history, a renowned Peppermint Grove couple are putting it all on sale, in what is being hailed as Perth’s most significant auction of its kind.

Harriet Flinn

The Alcoa Cycle Challenge has been launched with only 100 days to go until Telethon. Year 12 student Max Clarke, former AFL player Xavier Ellis, Challenge organiser Greg Hire and year 12 student Rory Thorpe.

TelethonCommentsSports stars to push their bodies to the limit for Telethon

Basketball legend Greg Hire is known to push his body to the limits for a good cause and with only 100 days to go until Telethon he will be jumping on a bike again to raise funds for WA kids. 

Claire Sadler

If a listing seems too good to be true, it usually is.

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The West Australian exclusive
BUYERS BEWAREComments
The West Australian exclusive
CommentsPerth marketplace scam duping buyers into a five hour drive

A Perth man has been lucky to walk away with money in his pocket after being scammed on Facebook Marketplace and experts have issued a warning with the suspicious ad still up awaiting its next victim.

BHP’s Tim Day.

CopperCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumAmbiguity more of a headache than tariffs for BHP’s Tim Day

BHP’s top executive in WA is less concerned with the financial fallout of US President Donald Trump’s latest copper tariff threats than the frustration of trying to do business in an ‘uncertain world’.

Caroline Wilga

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Missing person
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WA homicide squad investigating disappearance of backpacker

The 26-year-old German backpacker was last captured on CCTV on June 29 before vanishing in the Wheatbelt.

Police commissioner Col Blanch said early investigations showed the 35-year-old male rider was travelling “well above” the speed limit when he crashed with a white Isuzu truck in Bibra Lake on Tuesday.

WA NewsPremium‘Grisly scene’: Fresh details after fatal e-scooter crash

Police are investigating the crash which killed an e-scooter rider in Bibra Lake on Tuesday.

Caleb Runciman

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