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  2. Tributes flow Tributes flow for dedicated volunteer Steve Marshall

  3. speedy swim PremiumEnglish Channel no problem for lanolin-lathered Murray

  4. Animal welfareRSPCA probes deliberate harming of kangaroos in Albany

  5. Polar PlungePremiumAnnual Polar Plunge raises thousands for Special Olympics

Jason Bosch scored for Phoenix in a losing cause.

Soccer wrap Dunham strikes winning penalty as Calies reserves edge home

Albany Caledonian reserves provided the shock of the round as the men’s Sponsors Cup gathered momentum on Saturday.

Claire Middleton

Yael Angwin ... surrounded by chocolate.

Sweet sensationsPremiumHow a search for perfection became an award-winning passion

The best thing about Yael Angwin’s job as the chocolatier behind the Whitfield Estate’s award-winning Pawprint brand is surely that she gets to eat her mistakes.

Claire Middleton

A Mini Cooper has veered off the road in Wuraming and hit a tree.

Serious crashes PremiumEmergency services on scene at serious Wuraming crash

Emergency services have rushed to a serious crash in Wuraming, west of Boddington, after a vehicle left the road and collided with a tree on Friday afternoon.

Melissa Sheil

Denmark-Walpole's Kalin Lane gets his handball away.

Showpiece gamePremiumMagpies deliver in front of thousands in JK v Jetta clash

Denmark-Walpole stamped their name on the list of GSFL 2026 premiership contenders on Saturday, with their player-coach joining forces with an AFL great to bag a stack of goals that sent Royals packing.

Melissa Sheil

Manypeaks' Oliver Douglas scored a hat-trick against North Albany.

Hockey wrapOliver Douglas scores a hat-trick for Manypeaks men

Spencer Park held off Mt Barker to claim a hard-fought 2-1 victory in the Great Southern Hockey Association women’s A-grade competition, while Manypeaks cruised to a convincing win in the men’s fixtures. 

Amy Towers

Eclipse Island in 1926.

albany 2026PremiumThe isolated life on an inaccessible island off Albany

The stories of Eclipse Island and the lighthouse atop it, which celebrated its centenary birthday earlier this month, are fascinating ones.

Melissa Sheil

A Mini Cooper has veered off the road in Wuraming and hit a tree.

Serious crashes PremiumPremiumEmergency services on scene at serious Wuraming crash

Emergency services have rushed to a serious crash in Wuraming, west of Boddington, after a vehicle left the road and collided with a tree on Friday afternoon.

Jaeda Allingham, 8, David Alderson, Sara Cann, Peter Alderson and Lizzy Alderson.

Polar PlungeIN PICTURES: Polar Plunge brings Albany community together

There was plenty of laughter and joyful shrieks at Middleton Beach on Sunday as dozens of Albany locals willingly plunged into the chilly ocean.

Wagin’s Mitch Lonnie kicks against Katanning Wanderers.

Footy wrap PremiumPremiumNarrogin on top as Wagin, Wanderers play in Pink for Piper

Ladder leaders Narrogin warmed up for their top-of-the-table meeting with Kukerin-Dumbleyung with a tight victory at Wickepin in round 10 on Sunday. 

Graham Blackmore and Andy Barker. Barker beat Blackmore 4-0 to take the Albany Eight Ball B-grade singles title.

Eight BallBarker at full-throttle to win B-grade singles championship

Andy Barker has beaten Graham Blackmore 4-0 to take the Albany Eight Ball Association’s B-grade singles title.

Claire Middleton

Albany’s Hanrahan Road waste facility will be boosted by a State Government grant.

Recycling improvementsFunding given to local governments to improve recycling

The City of Albany and the Shire of Plantagenet have received funding from the State Government to improve recycling methods under the recycling modernisation fund.

Amy Towers

Subscriber Exclusive

New figures show anyone who bought a property using the Commonwealth’s low deposit scheme could end up with the bleak prospect of negative equity as WA’s red-hot market cools.

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First-homebuyers face nightmare as market cools off

New figures show anyone who bought a property using the Commonwealth’s low deposit scheme could end up with the bleak prospect of negative equity as WA’s red-hot market cools.

Joe Spagnolo

Emergency services at the scene of a crash on Ocean Reef Road in Beldon overnight. 7NEWS

ROAD TOLLSVideoPremiumFive killed on WA roads in horror 24 hours

A horror 24-hours on WA roads has resulted in five people being killed across four separate crashes, with the State heading towards its worst road toll since 2008.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Dean Barnett, Chief Executive Officer of the Water Industry Operations Association of Australia (WIOA) samples some of the water.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumREVEALED: WA’s best tasting drinking water crowned

One WA town has claimed the title of WA’s best-tasting drinking water. 

Brooke Rolfe

The scene of the crash and blaze on North West Coastal Highway.

Courts & JusticePremiumTeen charged over fatal White Peak crash still in hospital

A 19-year-old man charged with murder and attempted murder over the fatal White Peak crash at the end of June remains in a serious condition in a Perth hospital.

Imogen Wilson

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There's been no shortage of memorable moments through the first 62 western derby clashes.

AFLCommentsPremiumThe A-to-Z of Western Derbies

F is for F-bomb. J is for Judd booing. And M is for McPharlin’s grab. Each letter sparks a different derby memory as we take a look back across more than three decades of WA footy's cross-town rivalry.

Chris Robinson

Amber Millar, 12, was killed in the second crash along with Troy Thomas.

AustraliaPremium‘Reckless’: Pilot exposed after WA fatal chopper crash

The WA tourism stalwart was killed along with 12-year-old Amber Millar when a helicopter he was flying crashed immediately after take-off from an industrial site in Broome.

Kristin Shorten

The scene of the crash and blaze on North West Coastal Highway.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumTeen charged over fatal White Peak crash still in hospital

A 19-year-old man charged with murder and attempted murder over the fatal White Peak crash at the end of June remains in a serious condition in a Perth hospital.

The player who uttered the slur has not been named.

AFLWPremiumPremiumWA footy club deletes apology after player’s homophobic slur

A WA football club has removed a public apology after admitting one of its players used a homophobic slur during a recent women’s match. 

The homicide squad are questioning a 16-year-old boy after his 35-year-old mother was found with fatal stab wounds at a Bentley unit on Mills Street about 6.15am on Tuesday. 

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PremiumMum found dead tried to get son help before alleged murder

A mother who was allegedly stabbed to death by her teen son tried to get help from authorities for years, according to a neighbour who knew the pair and who recently saw them ‘looking happy together.’

Regional News

Two people have died and another has been critically injured in a horror head-on crash on North West Coastal Highway near Karratha.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumTwo dead in fiery head-on crash in WA’s north

Two people have died and another has been critically injured in a horror head-on crash on North West Coastal Highway near Karratha.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

RSPCA WA are requesting CCTV and dashcam footage to assist with investigations. RSPCA WA

WA NewsPremiumFears raised after kangaroo deaths near Albany

Concerns have been raised that kangaroos are being ‘deliberately targeted’ after a string of deaths. WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT

Kate Stephenson

Two men have lost their lives in separate crashes on regional WA roads just minutes apart.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumTwo men killed in road tragedies just minutes apart

Two men have lost their lives in separate crashes on regional WA roads just minutes apart.

Rebecca Nadge

Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport.

Near missPremiumPremiumCrew’s warning avoids serious incident at regional airport

A Boeing 737 crew’s quick work to alert another aircraft of a third plane’s departure played a large part in avoiding a serious incident at Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport, the ATSB has revealed.

Although Australia has secured enough urea for the current season, the Australian Fertilizer Corporation says securing granular phosphate products for 2027 remains a challenge. 

Fertiliser supply PremiumPremiumGranular phosphate supply for 2027 still a challenge

Although Australia has secured enough urea for the current season, the Australian Fertilizer Corporation says securing granular phosphate products for 2027 remains a challenge. 

Somerville resident Tori O’Connor and her young family live in one of 26 homes who on Friday had been without power since Wednesday night.

Power outagePremiumPremiumHouses without power for two nights on Somerville street

An unplanned power outage sparked by a cable fault has left residents on Somerville’s Gouge Street in the cold and dark for two nights.

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Android figures at the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, US.

TechnologyCommentsPremiumGoogle loses fight on record $6.8 billion antitrust fine

Europe’s top court has dismissed the tech giant’s appeals against the 2018 EU ruling.

Arjun Kharpal

Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve. Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged and were split over whether they expect to raise rates this year.

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Warsh’s taskforces are the key to understanding the new Fed

Fed chair Kevin Warsh stuck to his long-stated belief in his first press conference on Wednesday that ‘inflation is a choice.’

Matt Peterson

Ships anchored on May 16, 2026 in the Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran.

EnergyCommentsPremiumCrude oil tumbles after Trump says Strait of Hormuz to open

Tanker traffic plunged in early March due to Iranian attacks, causing the biggest oil supply disruption in history.

Spencer Kimball

Cathie Wood, chief executive officer of Ark Investment Management LLC.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumInvestors who took a chance on SpaceX now reap the rewards

For nearly two decades, some of the world’s most prominent investors quietly accumulated stakes in SpaceX while the rocket maker remained largely off-limits to the public markets.

Yun Li

WA News

MLG chief executive Mark Hatfield says hybrid road trains could be a solution for miners facing soaring diesel costs.

BusinessVideoCommentsPremiumWA eyes hybrid road trains as diesel shock hits miners

The pressure has intensified as the US-Iran war disrupts oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and Houthi attacks threaten Saudi oil exports through the Red Sea.

Ryan Johnson

Ally pictured enjoying Perth’s good weather at Braithwaite Park.

WeatherCommentsPerth in for week of ‘perfect’ sunny weather

Perth woke to a wet Sunday but the rain won’t stick around, with a week of sunshine and climbing temperatures on the way.

Michael Wilson

Dr Jihad

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CommentsPremiumPerth ISIS doctor’s family ties to top terror group militant

The Perth doctor who joined Islamic State 10 years ago and was recently discovered alive in a Baghdad prison had close ties with a key leader of the terrorist group in Syria who remains on the run.

Driver on the run after car rampage destroys Mount Lawley street

CRIMEVideoPremiumPremiumWoman charged over alleged car rampage through Perth’s north

A 28-year-old woman has been charged after allegedly unleashing a chaotic trail of destruction during a wild SUV rampage through Perth’s northern suburbs.

Six people have been killed in a catastrophic 28-hour window on WA roads, culminating in a devastating crash involving a man allegedly fleeing police while on a one day driving ban for drug offences.

PoliceCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumSixth person killed after catastrophic weekend on WA roads

The weekend’s devastation brings the year-to-date road toll to 127 deaths, and marks the most deadly 7-month period on the state’s roads in at least a decade.

Police on the scene of the crash in Martin.

CrimeVideoPremiumPolice chase allegation after woman dies in fiery crash

A man allegedly fled police before slamming head-on into another vehicle, killing a 30-year-old woman in a horror crash that shut down one of Perth’s busiest highways.

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