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    Perth man jailed for long list of historic offences

  2. BushfireThreat reduced as Kentdale fire, near Denmark extinguished

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Extraordinary elections in four Great Southern shires will be conducted by postal vote.

EXTRAORDINARY ELECTIONSFour Great Southern shires to go back to the polls

Four Great Southern local governments are set to go back to the polls in March with prospective councillors firming up candidacies for the extraordinary election to round out each shire’s chamber.

Melissa Sheil

A 26-year-old Perth man has been charged after he was allegedly caught driving at 165km/h.

speeding chargePremiumReckless driving charge for alleged 165km/h speeding

Police have charged a Perth man after he was allegedly caught driving 55km/h over the speed limit on Albany Highway near Williams on Saturday evening.

Jacki Elezovich

A woman has been charged over the fire that destroyed a home on Brunswick Street in Port Albany.

courtsPremiumAlbany woman accused of Brunswick Road house fire in court

The identity of an Albany woman accused of setting a vacant Port Albany house alight earlier this month has been revealed in her second court appearance, with the first done via video link to Perth.

Jacki Elezovich

Southern right whale reproduction numbers have slowly been declining over the past decade due to climate changes in our oceans.

Whale populations PremiumSouthern right whales decline sends climate warning

The southern right whale that once symbolised conservation success is now sending a warning from Australia’s southern seas.

Amy Towers

A 25-year-old man from Hopetoun was sentenced after reckless driving where police clocked him doing more than 100km/h over the speed limit.

courtsPremiumHopetoun Tesla driver fined for “extraordinary speed”

A Hopetoun man who was caught driving at more than 100km/h over the speed limit within the small town’s 60km/h zone has been fined almost $2000 and had his drivers licence disqualified.

Jacki Elezovich

Badminton players Des Arrow, Michelle Watson and Rhett Eiffler.

Big tournament Olympian Setyana Mapasa heads field for bicentenary event

The biggest badminton tournament to come to Albany for decades has attracted an Olympian and the State’s top players, who are all on the hunt for a share in the $22,000 prize fund.

Claire Middleton

Albany, Kalgoorlie-Boulder and Busselton are leading the charge.

PropertyCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumWA areas leading the regional property market boom revealed

Three regional areas in WA are leading the charge. SEE THE LIST

Taryn Meyer, Daniel Porter and Christine Oosterhuis.

health networkPremiumPremiumIN PICTURES: Rural health network event to build connections

Great Southern health practitioners came together to welcome in 2026 with Rural Health West’s health professionals network on February 7, with a relaxed afternoon welcome event hosted at Barrel Farm

Mandy Hanna with the rehoused earthquake recorder at the SES unit in Gnowangerup.

Shake it upValentine’s Day tremor hits Gnowangerup

Valentine’s Day brought seismic activity to Gnowangerup with a magnitude 2.9 earthquake — the largest of the weekend’s six quakes — recorded by Geoscience Australia about 25km north of the town.

Maddi Ferrell, Shanae Hewett, Henry Thomas, Eliza Murray and Amy Screaigh.

Kojonup RacesPremiumIN PICTURES: Crowds flock to Kojonup for Wandecla Races

Race day excitement drew hundreds to Wandecla Race Course in Kojonup on Saturday for a full afternoon and night of racing and entertainment.

Amy Towers

Crews attended an out of control blaze in Kentdale.

BushfireThreat reduced as Kentdale fire, near Denmark extinguished

Firefighters have extinguished an out-of-control fire that was blazing through a paddock on Tindale Road in Kentdale, west of Denmark, and sparked a bushfire advice warning on Tuesday afternoon.

Amy Towers

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Grant and Alana Williams.

RACINGCommentsPremium‘Deeply confronting’: Top trainers open up on horror month

WA’s No.1 trainer Grant Williams has opened up on the ‘deeply confronting’ uncertainty over his and wife Alana’s suspension from racing, as the pair won an appeal and further declared their innocence.

Hayden King

Mandurah mum identified as Kwinana Freeway crash victim

TrafficCommentsPremium‘Loving mum’ identified as Kwinana Freeway crash victim

The horrific crash closed the freeway for more than 10 hours.

Rachel Fenner

Underground workers employed by Barminco.

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FIFO workers with no degree making more than $20k a week

Specialised blue-collar workers on Western Australian mine sites are raking in more than experienced surgeons, thanks to a gold mining boom.

Adrian Rauso

Junbo Shim, 22, had only recently moved to WA to work in mining. 

Courts & JusticePremiumBig jail term for ‘callous’ drug-crazed fatal crash driver

A driver who was fleeing police for the second night straight and had been awake for three days when he killed a young South Korean man in a crash in Forrestfield has learned his fate.

Rebecca Le May

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A creeping deluge of human waste has seeped into Perth’s Swan River.

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Perth water pipes hit crisis mode after years of neglect

Water Corporation is struggling to provide a basic level of service to customers amid a maintenance backlog of at least five years and urgent repairs including decaying sewerage and lead leaking into pipes.

Charlton Hart

Mandurah mum identified as Kwinana Freeway crash victim

TrafficCommentsPremium‘Loving mum’ identified as Kwinana Freeway crash victim

The horrific crash closed the freeway for more than 10 hours.

Rachel Fenner

A young man died on Valentine’s Day after the car he was driving slammed into a tree in Pingelly. 

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumPremiumValentine’s Day tragedy as man dies in Wheatbelt crash

A young driver has been killed after his car hit a tree in Pingelly.

Underground workers employed by Barminco.

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CommentsPremiumFIFO workers with no degree making more than $20k a week

Specialised blue-collar workers on Western Australian mine sites are raking in more than experienced surgeons, thanks to a gold mining boom.

FBR got something of a shoutout from the Reserve Bank this week.

Herd on the TerracePremiumPremiumKemerton plan is Carey and maintenance

John Carey may have been a tad ambitious about the future of Albemarle’s lithium hydroxide refinery following Thursday’s news the plant will be closed. Plus: A Perth tech company wins an RBA shoutout.

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Dr Carla Morkel.

RADIOLOGY CLINICPremiumNew radiology clinic to up the Bunbury scanning game

A new chapter in local healthcare has begun with the opening of Perth Radiology Clinic Bunbury, a comprehensive medical imaging clinic now operating in the South West city. 

Yousuf Shameel

Nathan Wilson, Pepper, Issy Wilson and Spray are together again.

Dog rescuedPremiumMiracle dog reunited with family

Spray, a staffie cross who doesn’t feel the urge to drink water because of an extremely rare brain condition, had her family in a panic on Sunday when she went missing for 18 hours.

Isabella Davis

Australian Vanadium chief executive Graham Arvidson.

Battery planPremiumAustralian Vanadium brings in global heavyweight

Australian Vanadium has brought in global industrial heavyweight Sumitomo Electric Industries to bolster its bid to develop Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s $150 million vanadium battery project.

Neil Watkinson

Question time at State Parliament on Thursday. Pictured is Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson.

EducationPremiumPremiumVocational training boost for three Mid West towns

Regional learning has received a funding boost, with Dongara and Mullewa community resource centres backed by the State Government to deliver in-person learning. 

A new heating, ventilation and air condition system is being installed at the Leschenault Lesiure Centre.

UPGRADES New upgrades will aim to improve air quality and safety

Improving air quality, comfort and safety at the Leschenault Leisure Centre’s indoor aquatic facilities is the aim of a million dollar investment by the Shire of Harvey. 

Rox Resources is developing the Youanmi gold project south-east of Mt Magnet in the Murchison.

Contractor engagedPremiumPremiumRox Resources advances $383m Youanmi gold project

Rox Resources has selected MACA Interquip Mintrex to build the processing plant for the $383 million Youanmi gold project south-east of Mt Magnet. 

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Chinese coffee giant Luckin opened its first flagship with premium drinks as the company takes on Starbucks Reserve.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumThere’s a coffee war brewing in China (and now in the US)

As Starbucks sells off most of its China business, local rival Luckin Coffee is expanding into higher-priced cold brews and other drinks. It’s also expanding its footprint in the US.

Evelyn Cheng

China’s property market, once accounting for more than a quarter of the economy, has seen its annual sales volume halve in just four years.

CNBC newsPremiumS&P bets China property slump will be worse than expected

S&P Global Ratings has lowered its forecast for China property sales this year, barely two months into 2026.

Evelyn Cheng

Elon Musk's mega-merger

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumSpaceX primed to make Elon Musk the first trillionaire

Elon Musk’s net worth soared past $US800b last week after he merged SpaceX with xAI in a deal that valued the combined entity at $US1.25 trillion.

Robert Frank and Lora Kolodny

The plans were discussed at a “Critical Minerals Ministerial” in Washington this week

CNBC newsPremiumUS proposes minerals trade bloc aimed at countering China

The US on Wednesday unveiled new initiatives to mobilise allies into a preferential trade bloc for critical minerals, including coordinated price floors.

Dylan Butts

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There will be one very special fan in attendance when Sam Kerr leads the Matlidas onto Optus Stadium to kick off their AFC Women’s Asian Cup campaign — her baby son Jagger.

SoccerCommentsKerr set to play on Perth soil for first time as a mum

There will be one very special little fan in attendance when Sam Kerr leads the Matlidas onto Optus Stadium to kick off their AFC Asian Cup campaign - her baby son Jagger.

Jay Hanna

Rollerblade enthusiast Joachim Lanham pictured in Burswood, Perth, on Monday. Joachim has travelled from Sydney to Perth on his inline skates. Carwyn Monck

WA NewsCommentsEuropean rollerblader skates 5500km to reach Perth

A 23-year-old Norwegian arrived in Perth on Saturday after a 5500km trek across some of the country’s most isolated highways.

Caitlin Vinci

Fisheries Minister Jackie Jarvis comments on the new West Coast Demersal Ministerial Advisory Committee.

state politics CommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumPlan for recreational fishing revealed as demersal ban bites

A team of fishing and environmental experts has been appointed to help reopen recreational demersal fishing in 2027, as the backlash over a commercial ban puts Roger Cook’s Government under pressure.

Parts of inland WA are set to be battered by severe thunderstorms and heavy rain in the coming hours. 

Severe WeatherCommentsCommentsFlash flooding threat as thunderstorms set to batter WA

People in the warning zone are urged to prepare for heavy rainfall that could lead to flash flooding.

Liam Alexander Hall, 32, is the first person in Western Australia to be charged with an act of terrorism. WA Police

breakingPremiumPremiumAlleged Invasion Day bomber unmasked

An order to suppress the identity of the first person to face terrorism charges in Western Australia has been lifted.

A bevy of well known and international actors have headed to WA’s South West as filming for Netflix series Breakers ramps up.

EntertainmentCommentsEmmy-nominated actor joins Netflix’s breakers in WA

Locals in Western Australia’s South West should keep their eyes peeled for a celebrity spotting moment with popular actors in town filming Netflix series, Breakers. 

Brooke Rolfe