Australian workers hunting for a new job face a double blow, with fewer roles on offer and a record surge in competition for every position advertised.
Cameron Micallef
Music and maritime safety are coming together in Albany, with the Albany Shantymen using their voices to deliver an important message to local boaties.
Amy Towers
The future of a plot of land adjacent to the Denmark Health Service has sparked fierce debate amongst the Denmark community, as the Shire of Denmark invites expressions of interest for development plans.
Jacki Elezovich
Australia’s participation rate has stalled far behind its global peers, costing the national economy an insane $29bn a year.
Tia Clarkson-Pascoe
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.
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
Decomissioning the Albany network is the only possible option, writes Russell Godsall, executive general manager, gas operations, ATCO Australia.
Russell Godsall
Last years grand finalists South Bunbury and Busselton will meet for the second time this season on the Saturday, adding another chapter to the storied rivalry.
Jack Penniment
Australians may need to face more bad economic news before inflation is contained and mortgage rates fall again, but not everyone will be happy.
Samina Rakhshani
Three words from US President Donald Trump have sent oil prices tumbling to a three-month low while energy stocks dropped into the red zone on the ASX.
Samina Rakhshani and Cameron Micallef
The sound of trains may no longer echo through Corrigin, but a new project at the town’s museum is set to bring the railway era back to life.
Heroic passers-by tipped a car on its side to free one of two children who had been struck by the vehicle in their pram, but the youngsters could not be saved.
David Hannant
While wildlife crossings over the Wilman Wadandi Highway have “exceeded expectations”, it seems unlikely the technology will extend across existing roadways.
Craig Duncan
From the Bornholm Hall Dinner Dance to Dark Dune, here’s your guide to the week ahead in the Great Southern.
Albany Advertiser
Catherine McKinlay’s colourful life is reflected in her colourful art, detailing a journey full of happiness and struggle of equal measure.
Claire Middleton
A mystical flying dragon made from recycled treasure is helping young readers discover the magic of conservation in a new children’s book by Australian artist and storyteller Janine May Matthews.
Serian Lockwood-Jones
It is a clash between country and city this Friday night with 14 South West representative’s set to put on a show in the double header.
A woman accused of enslaving a Yazidi teenager in ISIS-controlled Syria has learnt her bail verdict in a Melbourne court, which assessed her ‘terrorism risk’.
Tia Clarkson-Pascoe and Liam Beatty
Two of Australia’s big four banks have found households are spending more, even as cost-of-living pressures bite hard.
A young Katanning Cub Scout has earned a new badge of honour this month, with nine-year-old Quade Potter receiving the Grey Wolf Award for his achievements and commitment to Scouts.
A Margaret River art gallery is calling out to the community for help in locating a sculpture that was swept out to sea during a beach photoshoot.
Madelin Hayes
Disturbing footage of a female protester being shoved to the ground by a police officer has sparked a review.
Jack Nivison
The State Government has announced an aftercare program for people discharged from hospital following a suicidal crisis — with Busselton Health Campus and Bunbury Regional Hospital named as referral sites.
Police have been called in to investigate a stunt staged during Pauline Hanson’s first address to the National Press Club, which Get Up! have taken credit for.
Nathan Schmidt and Ria Pandey
