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  4. Chip chip hooray!CommentsWA gran’s lucky peg and chip celebration after big Lotto win

  5. Suspicious death PremiumPolice activity scaled back on suspicious death in Katanning

William Pike with connections after winning the Paul Hunter Racing Maiden (1500m) aboard the Michael Grantham-trained Pincer Movement.

Final meet PremiumPike and Grantham dominate final Great Southern meeting

City trainer-jockey combination Michael Grantham and William Pike dominated the final meeting of the Great Southern racing season with a winning treble on Friday.

Cameron Newbold

Letters to the editor must contain the author’s full name, address and daytime contact number.

Letter to the EditorLetter to the Editor: Patient treatment top quality at AHC

The team at the Day Surgery Clinic at the Albany Health Campus provide first class care, writes an Albany resident. 

JH

Member for Warren-Blackwood Bevan Eatts.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumWA MPs claim regional FDV funding left wanting in Budget

Opposition MPs have raised the alarm over the lack of a FDV refuge in the Warren-Blackwood electorate, with the local MP saying his calls for a facility in the region have gone unanswered.

Oliver Lane

Albany’s Steven Moss has been inducted into the WA Water Ski Association Hall of Fame.

Hall of FamePremiumWater skier Steven Moss inducted into WA Hall of Fame

Albany water skiing star Steven Moss has been inducted into the WA Water Ski Association Hall of Fame, recognising a career that has taken him from the Kalgan River to the international stage. 

Amy Towers

Albany police are appealing to the public for information after an incident in Spencer Park left a man seriously injured.

Police plea Man found unconscious in Albany after serious incident

Albany police are appealing to the public for assistance after an incident in Spencer Park last Sunday left a man unconscious and with serious injuries

Jacki Elezovich

ATCO has delayed the decommissioning to early 2027.

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Gas switch-off delayed to allow ‘crucial breathing room’

Albany’s mains gas network will not be switched off until next year, the Advertiser can exclusively reveal, as ATCO agrees to delay the decommissioning until early 2027.

Melissa Sheil

Mt Barker's Isaiah Hayden heads for goal.

GSFL 2026PremiumPremiumSharks claim confident home-ground victory in Belt Up round

Albany will take winning form into this week’s grand final replay after shaking off a persistent Mt Barker by 29 points in wet conditions on Sunday during Belt Up round in the Great Southern Football League. 

Lions star Corey Ward was presented with the ball for the Belt-Up Round by umpires Jarrad Norton and Craig Tonkin.

Lions on topPremiumPremiumWayward kicking no deterrent for Lions in win over Kangas

Royals emerged convincing winners against North Albany in Sunday’s Belt-Up Round of the Great Southern Football League at Collingwood Park, trampling the Kangas in a hard-fought battle.

Quinn Clancy Thomas did not appear in person at his first court hearing for being the driver at fault in the death of 22-year-old Sean Lynch on Menang Drive, but had legal representation.

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PremiumFirst court hearing for driver accused of Menang Drive fatal

The identity of the man accused of being behind the wheel in a horror crash in Gledhow that killed a 22-year-old man earlier this month has been revealed. 

William Pike with connections after winning the Paul Hunter Racing Maiden (1500m) aboard the Michael Grantham-trained Pincer Movement.

Final meet PremiumPike and Grantham dominate final Great Southern meeting

City trainer-jockey combination Michael Grantham and William Pike dominated the final meeting of the Great Southern racing season with a winning treble on Friday.

Cameron Newbold

The identity of the man who was found dead on a Katanning street in the early hours of Wednesday morning has been revealed as Katanning Senior High School teacher Luke Russell.

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Local school teacher revealed as man found dead in Katanning

The identity of the man who was found dead on a Katanning street in the early hours of Wednesday morning has been revealed.

Amy Towers

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West Coast claimed an upset win over the Giants.

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LAIDLEY’S RATINGS: Who claimed 10s in Eagles’ epic upset?

Danielle Laidley assesses every Fremantle and West Coast player after a dual-wins Sunday. See who starred and who struggled.

Danielle Laidley

Police alleged the online offences occurred between January and February 2026. 

WA NewsPremiumTwo men accused of child sex crimes, one linked to Silvey

A West Australian Basketball Association referee and another man who is allegedly linked to the investigation into disgraced author Craig Silvey are set to face court on Wednesday.

Claire Sadler

A young man has died after losing control of his car and crashing in the Perth Hills.

Disaster and EmergencyCommentsPremiumYoung man dies after early morning crash in Perth Hills

Major crash detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Hannah Cross

West Australian writer Craig Silvey was charged with distributing and possessing child exploitation material in January after he was allegedly caught actively communicating with other paedophiles on the internet. 

crimeVideoPremiumDisgraced author wrote of teen assault & exploited young boy

Disgraced WA author Craig Silvey published novels that included scenes of a teenager being sexually assaulted by her father, and an underage boy trying to arouse elderly men before he was arrested.

Hannah Cross

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Steven Mattaboni’s wife has paid tribute to the father-of-two, the day after a fatal shark attack off Rottnest Island.

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Father-of-two revealed as spearfisher killed by shark

The heartbroken wife of a father killed by a four-metre shark while spearfishing off Rottnest has described him as an ‘incredible’ dad who ‘lived and breathed the ocean.’

Bethany Hiatt, Jessica Evensen and Kirsty Lichtenstein

Police alleged the online offences occurred between January and February 2026. 

WA NewsPremiumTwo men accused of child sex crimes, one linked to Silvey

A West Australian Basketball Association referee and another man who is allegedly linked to the investigation into disgraced author Craig Silvey are set to face court on Wednesday.

Claire Sadler

A young man has died after losing control of his car and crashing in the Perth Hills.

Disaster and EmergencyCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumYoung man dies after early morning crash in Perth Hills

Major crash detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Former Federal Police and Customs officer Stephen Michael Adams bragged to stallholders that he 'used to be a bad boy'.

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PremiumFreo Markets tenants make horrific discovery about handyman

A notorious sex attacker who became known as the West Perth rapist because of where he stalked his victims has been working as a handyman at the Fremantle Markets.

Harley Reid may have left the nest but Luke Shuey remains the pad’s landlord.

House That!CommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumShuey’s $950 a week Eagle nest empty after Reid flies away

Innaloo may not be Perth’s most glamorous suburb, but one of its rental units has the reflected glory of not one, but two AFL greats.

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Forrest MP Ben Small speaking in Parliament.

Federal BudgetPremiumBudget cuts $10 million wine tourism and cellar door program

This week’s Federal Budget has brought “nasty” cuts to a popular tourism incentive to the wine industry in a move Forrest MHR Ben Small has called a “betrayal”.

Craig Duncan

Jim Chalmers delivered his budget on Tuesday night.

Federal Budget 2026PremiumHow tax changes in Federal Budget impact the Mid West

People are saying that accounts and finance managers are the biggest winners from Tuesday’s Federal Budget, but not everyone in the sector is celebrating the huge proposed tax reforms.

Sally Q Davies

Geraldton MP Kirrilee Warr.

Flying Doctor DayPremiumLocal MP appalled by lack of funding for incoming RFDS base

Geraldton’s RFDS base set to be up and running within the next two years has only received $7.5 million in funding from the State Government – an amount MLA Kirrilee Warr believes to be inadequate.

Imogen Wilson

Merlin Gammon is running around Australia.

EndurancePremiumPremiumLong-distance runner stops in Geraldton in round-nation run

“I’m not quite sure exactly why I’m doing it,” is not a sentence you expect to hear from someone running the perimeter of Australia, pulling his belongings on a bike trailer behind him. 

Going to the video shop on a Friday night actually felt like an event. It was a ritual. A tradition.

Pom in OzPremiumPremiumLonging for another Friday night at the video store

There was something special about the old video store. Not just the movies themselves, but the whole experience surrounding it. 

Migrants are often wrongly blamed for challenges such as housing supply, an inquiry has been told. (Tim Marsden/AAP PHOTOS)

ImmigrationPremiumPremiumMigrants a scapegoat for poor planning, inquiry told

Despite being accused of taking local jobs, overseas migrants create better workforce security and bolster the Australian economy, farming groups say.

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A lack of high-quality feedback could also lead to attrition.

Workplace MattersCommentsPremium‘Be honest?’: Why workers don’t tell their bosses the truth

Leaders say that they want to hear the honest truth about what’s happening but almost half of executives surveyed said that a lack of honest feedback is their primary concern.

Sophie Caldwell

Strategists such as Galloway can charge more than $15,000 a month for their services.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumMeet the YouTube whisperers behind the biggest video names

With thousands of YouTube creators relying on the platform for income, many are turning to strategists as essential advisors on how to keep videos viral.

Alex Sherman and Zach Vallese

Energy supermajors have experienced a significant share price boost.

CNBC newsPremiumShell tops profit estimates as war drives price surge

British energy major Shell on Thursday reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter profit as the Iran war sent energy prices soaring.

Sam Meredith

A common side effect of many GLP-1 drugs is hair loss. It’s creating a growing market for hair treatment products.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumThe growing hair treatment market from GLP-1s

A common side effect of many GLP-1 drugs is hair loss. It’s creating a growing market for hair treatment products.

Laya Neelakandan

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The Prime Minister says a decision to remove a group of Chinese investors from one of the country’s most significant critical mineral deposits is about protecting Australia’s national interest and sovereignty.

MiningCommentsPremiumCanberra strips Chinese stake in WA rare earths firm

The Prime Minister says a decision to remove a group of Chinese investors from one of the country’s most significant critical mineral deposits is about protecting Australia’s national interest and sovereignty. 

Daniel Newell, Adrian Rauso and Andrew Greene

Donations have flooded in for the family of Steven Mattaboni.

WA NewsDonations rush in for family of Rottnest shark attack victim

Donations have come rushing in for the family of the man killed in a shark attack off the coast of Rottnest Island on Saturday after a family friend launch a GoFundMe campaign.

Oliver Lane

Karl Arnold Davey has pleaded not guilty to a raft of charges levelled against him.

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PremiumWA man enters plea over explosives allegedly found at home

Karl Davey’s alleged stash of guns, prohibited weapons, 10 improvised grenades, and illicit drugs including magic mushrooms and cannabis were discovered in a dramatic police raid of his High Wycombe home.

Dashcam footage shows the moment a truck narrowly misses a motorcyclist on a rural road in Tasmania. Tasmania Police

NEWSPremiumPremium‘Frightening’: Truck-motorbike near miss

See the moment a truck’s dangerous manoeuvres brought it within centimetres of a catastrophic collision with two motorcyclists.

Steven Mattaboni, 38, died after he was attacked by a white shark off Rottnest Island. Image: Supplied

News‘Chaotic’: Horror of fatal shark attack

A first responder has described the tragic scene that unfolded on Rottnest Island following a shark attack that killed Perth father-of-two Steven Mattaboni.

One West Aussie was among five Saturday lotto winners.

LottoCommentsCHECK YOUR TICKETS: Mystery WA Lotto punter scores $2m win

West Aussies are being urged to check their slips, with one lucky punter unknowingly $2 million richer thanks to Saturday’s Lotto draw. 

Fraser Williams