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President ?Volodymyr Zelenskiy is the first foreign leader to meet Prime Minister Andy Burnham. (AP PHOTO)

Conflict and WarPremiumRussia 'open' to peace ideas as Zelenskiy visits UK

Ukrainian President ​Volodymyr Zelenskiy has visited a UK naval base with Prime Minister Andy ‌Burnham.

Staff Writers

Layers of well-meaning rules imposed by governments over years are blocking or limiting housing. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS)

Urban PlanningPremiumThe rules stopping Australia from building more homes

Allowing more homes to be built in places where people want to live will help fix Australia's housing crisis, the Productivity Commission says.

Jacob Shteyman

French authorities say a suspect in a knife attack was detained ?by ?an off-duty police officer. (EPA PHOTO)

CrimePremiumMan arrested after knife attack on three women in Paris

A man with two knives has attacked three women in Paris before being arrested, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez says.

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POLITICSPremiumAussies warned of fresh fuel nightmare

Australians who only just caught a break at the bowser are facing a fresh headache from possible fuel price surges, as the Middle East conflict intensifies again.

Amy Jackson

Australian Council of Trade Unions Secretary Sally McManus, left, and President Michele O'Neil, right, at Parliament House in Canberra in August 2023.

AustraliaComments‘Honour to serve’: ACTU bosses announce shock resignations

The ACTU’s high-profile secretary and president have signalled the end of eight years together leading the powerful union.

Katherine Kraayvanger

A Perth man on holiday in Tasmania stabbed his partner before fleeing the scene and causing a fiery head-on crash that claimed both his life and that of a local nurse who was driving home from work on Friday.

CrimeCommentsPremiumNew details on Perth DV thug who killed nurse in crash

A Perth man on holiday in Tasmania stabbed his partner before fleeing the scene and causing a fiery head-on crash that claimed both his life and that of a local nurse who was driving home from work on Friday. 

Caleb Runciman

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POLITICSPremiumMedia founder’s bid to unseat Albo

The founder of a popular Australian media brand has announced she will challenge the Prime Minister in his own seat at the next federal election.

Amy Jackson

In full flight ... Railways' Shane Braimbridge marks ahead of North Albany's Rhett Hassell.

Big winPremiumMarwick boots six as Tigers run rampant over sorry Kangas

Railways took advantage of Albany’s seat-of-the-pants win at Denmark-Walpole to increase their percentage at the top of the Great Southern Football League table with a 106-point victory at North Albany.

Claire Middleton

Christina Farrington presented a petition to the Shire of Plantagenet on behalf of Kendenup residents who are against a proposed drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility.

Drug trialPremiumCorporation appeals to tribunal over Kendenup rehab facility

Southern Aboriginal Corporation is appealing against the Shire of Plantagenet’s decision to deny its application turn the Kendenup Cottages into a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre.

Claire Middleton

A Mt Barker man has been sentenced for possessing cannabis with intent to sell and supply.

courts & justice PremiumNo jail for Mt Barker man found with 2kg weed in his roof

A 70-year-old man who was caught with a 2kg stash of cannabis in the ceiling of his Mt Barker home has avoided an immediate prison sentence.

Melissa Sheil

The bodies of a mother and her toddler have been recovered from the ocean in South Australia.

policeSad update on missing bub after mum & toddler’s bodies found

‘We’re keeping an open mind about everything, but I don’t hold out great hope.’

Eleanor Wilson

Country footy incident

Great Southern HeraldVideoPremiumWATCH: Ex-Eagles WAFL player coward punches opponent

A former West Coast WAFL player is facing a lengthy suspension after a coward-punching an opponent in an ‘ugly’ off-the-ball incident that marred a Lower South West Football League game on Sunday. 

Jack Penniment and Amy Towers

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NewsPremiumBodies of mum, toddler pulled from ocean

The bodies of a toddler and their mother have been recovered from the ocean but a baby remains missing.

Angie Raphael

Andrew Hastie pictured arriving at the David Malcolm Justice Centre, Perth, on Wednesday. Carwyn Monck

Courts & JusticePremiumTrial told Grainger made recording fearing being ‘set up’

A businessman embroiled in a long-running defamation lawsuit has admitted to covertly recording a business meeting because he feared being ‘set up’ over an alleged backdoor land deal. 

Hannah Cross

Karl Stefanovic hosts with guests Angus Taylor, Matt Canavan and Colin Boyce on his show discussing Net Zero. You Tube / The Karl Stefanovic Show

ENVIRONMENTPremiumKarl exposes brutal Australia truth

Karl Stefanovic has exposed a brutal truth behind one of Australia’s most controversial environmental policies during a live episode with Angus Taylor and Matt Canavan.

Amy Jackson

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Briana Demaio

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Isabelle Ritter

Leadership Matters

Buy ticketsFrom Parliament House to the boardroom table.

Hear from former Treasurer Hon Ben Wyatt AO as he brings a rare perspective on how WA can navigate the next chapter.

Natasha Uniewicz

Senator Pauline Hanson

Listen NowThe Podcast: Senator Pauline Hanson

From fish and chips to Parliament’s most polarising figure. Pauline Hanson on politics, power and survival.

Emily Mueller

Senator Pauline Hanson

Listen NowThe Podcast: Senator Pauline Hanson

From fish and chips to Parliament’s most polarising figure. Pauline Hanson on politics, power and survival.

Emily Mueller

The 18-year-old man has not yet entered pleas to the charges.

courts & justice PremiumTeenager charged with rape and recording private activities

A teenager accused of raping a woman and using surveillance devices to record “private activities” has appeared in court for the first time on the charges.

Melissa Sheil

Royals' Stephen Coyne and Mt Barker’s Riley Connelly contest the ball.

Surprise winPremiumBulls keep their season alive with thrilling win over Lions

Mt Barker escaped from the Lions’ den with a thrilling three-point victory, turning the tables in the final quarter of their Great Southern Football League contest against the Royals on Saturday.

Claire Middleton

Department of Transport's Kriss Logan with City of Albany mayor Greg Stocks and Cr Rebecca Stephens with some local swimmers at the new staircase at Albany Marina.

safe swimmingPremiumSwimmers give tick of approval to new marina swim steps

An eager band of daily swimmers heralded the long-awaited opening of a new staircase descending from the jetty into the Albany Marina on Friday.

Melissa Sheil

ACF's Sarah Moir, Merrifield Real Estate's Jemma Griffiths, ACF board member Shantell Anderton, Merrifield director and ACF vice-chair Jeremy Stewart, and Albany PCYC's Peta Costa.

homelessness weekPremiumPCYC hosting Albany Community Foundation annual fundraiser

The Albany Community Foundation’s annual sleep-out fundraiser to combat homelessness is back for another year, this time with a brand new name and a new location. 

Jacki Elezovich