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  1. house firePremiumKronkup home left an ashen shell after towel sparks fire

  2. Fuel supply PremiumLeaders call on WA Government for a fuel reserve in Albany

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    State budgets $9m to transition social housing from town gas

Roger Cook will unveil his vision for seven regional cities to propel WA’s economy and will use hundreds of millions of dollars from WA’s mining giants to foot almost a third of the bill for more housing. Pictured: Bunbury and Kalgoorlie.

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The West Australian exclusive
REVEALED: $692m housing boost for seven regional WA cities

Roger Cook will unveil his vision for seven regional cities to propel WA’s economy and will use hundreds of millions of dollars from WA’s mining giants to foot almost a third of the bill for more housing. 

Jessica Page

Albany Afterhours GP Collaborative might have their funding cut.

after-hours fundingPremiumFederal funding needed to continue Albany’s after-hours care

The future of Albany’s only alternative urgent-care medical service hangs in the balance, as its funding stream ends on June 30 and the Federal Government considers shifting funding focus elsewhere.

Jacki Elezovich

Hidewood Signs and Print in Centennial Park and Pieter Berkelaar (inset) have been fined in the the Federal Circuit and Family Court.

Company fine PremiumAlbany company fined for not paying graphic designer

A “mum-and-dad” Albany business has been fined more than $21,000 for failing to back-pay its long-serving graphic designer, with the judge saying the company and its director “prioritised their own interests”.

Melissa Sheil

Thousands turned out for Albany's 2026 Anzac Day dawn service on Mt Clarence.

Anzac Day Thousands attend moving Anzac Day dawn service in Albany

A sea of silhouettes stood quietly against the first light of dawn as about 5000 people gathered in Albany for one of Australia’s most honoured Anzac Day commemorations. 

Amy Towers

A woman in her 20s was airlifted by RAC rescue helicopter to Royal Perth Hospital for suspected hip injuries after a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Albany Highway and Piesseville-Taronga Road in Williams.

CAR COLLISIONPremiumWoman airlifted to RPH after two-car collision on Anzac Day

A young woman was airlifted to Royal Perth Hospital after a head-on two-vehicle collision on Albany Highway in Williams on Saturday morning.

Hannah Whitehead

Summer Lawson and Tate Buchanan.

School ball PremiumIN PICTURES: NASHS students enjoy celestial dream ball night

Glitz and glamour was on show at North Albany Senior High School’s Year 12 ball that lit up the Albany Entertainment Centre, with a celestial dream theme giving a night full of sparkle, style and celebration

Amy Towers

MAIN PIC: Gnowangerup's Timm House takes a contested mark. RIGHT: Trying to fend off an opponent and kicking on goal.

Bulldogs bite House haul sees Gnowangerup over the line at Boxwood Hill

Timm House was unstoppable, grabbing a seven-goal haul as defending premiers Gnowangerup notched their second win from three outings and saw off Boxwood Hill by 20 points in the Ongerup Football Association.

Kiya Erin Watt was sentenced for a string of offences in Albany Magistrates Court.

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PremiumAlbany woman sentenced for two-year-long string of offending

An Albany woman has been handed a community-based order, along with a fine and multi-year licence suspension, for a string of offending in both Albany and Perth over the past two years. 

The missing man has been located by police.

Albany AdvertiserAlbany dad located by police

Police are appealing for public assistance to help find the father, who was last seen in the Great Southern city’s suburb of McKail.

Mr Cook used a mining industry breakfast to announce his ‘seven cities’ vision for Broome, Karratha, Port Hedland, Geraldton, Kalgoorlie and Albany, and plans to build more than 500 extra homes for government workers.

state politicsCommentsPremiumCook accused of playing ‘catch-up’ on housing with new plan

Port Hedland is the biggest winner out of Roger Cook’s Budget boost for regional housing but after years of inaction, the Premier is blamed for playing ‘catch-up’ on supply. 

Jessica Page

Adam Cook, the conductor of the Albany Sinfonia, is getting set to perform all of Beethoven’s symphonies.

Orchestral manoeuvresPremiumCook and the Albany Sinfonia get set to roll over Beethoven

The Albany Sinfonia are setting about probably their most ambitious project ever – they are going to roll over Beethoven.

Claire Middleton

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Peter Bartlett, a well-known WA entrepreneur who started underground mining firm Barminco.

MiningPremiumMiner entitled to $900,000 in compo after manager steals ore

A trusted mine manager who betrayed his mentor and boss in a big gold swindle has been found liable to repay him, with a judge rejecting ‘implausible’ defence claims at trial.

Rebecca Le May

Tom Gross is demanding selection with strong WAFL form.

WAFLCommentsPremiumAFL WATCH: The young Eagle demanding an AFL call-up in WAFL

West Coast fielded 15 AFL-listed players in their stirring comeback win over Swan Districts on Sunday. Here’s how they all fared, including a young midfielder who was particularly impressive.

Josh Kempton

It is understood the Scotch College student Jack Avenell was on a True North cruise when he drowned.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumTributes flow after son of True North Cruises owner drowns

A 15-year-old private school student who tragically drowned in the remote Kimberley has been remembered as ‘the most enthusiastic and keen young fella ever’.

Santos CEO Kevin Gallagher at the company’s AGM in Adelaide last week.

Oil & GasPremiumSantos restructure forces Perth staff to relocate

Leaked email reveals staff from WA will be forced to move interstate as the oil and gas company restructures to cut costs.

Paul-Alain Hunt and Keira Wright

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Roger Cook will unveil his vision for seven regional cities to propel WA’s economy and will use hundreds of millions of dollars from WA’s mining giants to foot almost a third of the bill for more housing. Pictured: Bunbury and Kalgoorlie.

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
state politics VideoCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
REVEALED: $692m housing boost for seven regional WA cities

Roger Cook will unveil his vision for seven regional cities to propel WA’s economy and will use hundreds of millions of dollars from WA’s mining giants to foot almost a third of the bill for more housing. 

Jessica Page

Play was halted and called back in a controversial moment on Sunday.

AFLVideoCommentsAFL BACKFLIP: League changes review rule amid Eagles blunder

AFL football boss Greg Swann says the league will alter its policy around the score review process after it cost West Coast a goal in controversial circumstances on Sunday.

Josh Kempton

Former Woodside boss Meg O’Neill is offloading her City Beach mansion.

House That!CommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumEx-Woodside supremo puts City Beach mansion on market

Former Woodside boss Meg O’Neill is offloading her City Beach mansion only months after leaving Perth for London to take up a new gig as CEO of BP.

Dayne Brajkovich outside Perth Magistrates Court today.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumBikie Brajkovich fights charge over Raiders singlet ban

Outlaw Dayne Brajkovich has pleaded not guilty to displaying bikie insignia over a black-and-white Las Vegas Raiders singlet.

Louise Pope loves living in White Gum Valley with her family.

PropertyVideoCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumREVEALED: Perth’s most sought after suburbs for buyers

A surprise suburb in Perth’s south is the most sought-after areas for house hunters in the entire State, new data has revealed.

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The missing man has been located by police.

Albany AdvertiserAlbany dad located by police

Police are appealing for public assistance to help find the father, who was last seen in the Great Southern city’s suburb of McKail.

Jacki Elezovich

Scientists have warned struggling farmers to be on high alert for a possible mouse plague. (AP PHOTO)

Rampant rodentsPremiumMouse plague spreading into Geraldton homes

The mice are in the house, and the people of Geraldton are calling for help.

Sienna Seychell

Geraldton MLA Kirrilee Warr sat down with the Geraldton Guardian last week after being in the role for more than a year.

State politicsPremium‘Not a career pollie, my time is now’: MP on her first year

A year after being sworn in, the Geraldton Guardian caught up with Kirrilee Warr to reflect on her first 12 months in State politics and what’s to come.

Sally Q Davies

The Indian yellow-nosed albatross found on a Mid West farm.

Wildlife resuceMid West farmer finds seabird in paddock 80km from the ocean

A Mid West farmer received the surprise of his life when he found a big seabird looking lost in his paddock, 80km from the ocean. 

Three Bunbury organisations will receive funding targeting the creative sector.

ARTS FUNDING PremiumPremiumBunbury groups among latest grant recipients

Three groups in Bunbury are amongst organisations in the creative sector across the State set to share in more than $10 million as part of Lotterywest’s Arts and Culture Infrastructure Grant Program. 

The government has announced funding to convert Albany’s social housing away from town gas.

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PremiumState budgets $9m to transition social housing from town gas

The State Government is providing $10.8m to aid Albany’s transition away from mains gas, with most of the cash going towards converting the city’s social housing

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People will be living and working on the moon within the next decade, according to the boss of space tech company Voyager Technologies.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumPeople will be ‘living and working’ on the moon in the 2030s

People will be living and working on the moon within the next decade, according to the boss of space tech company Voyager Technologies.

Lucy Handley

Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency.

CNBC newsPremium‘Biggest energy security threat in history’: Bleak outlook

The world has lost 13 million barrels of oil per day thanks to the war, and there are major disruptions in vital commodities, International Energy Agency head Fatih Birol said.

Holly Ellyatt

President Donald Trump.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumWatchdog zeros in on suspicious oil trades before Trump post

The probe is zeroing in on at least two instances over a roughly two-week period when trading volumes jumped sharply just ahead of key White House news.

Yun Li

A navy vessel is seen sailing in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which much of the world’s oil and gas passes on March 1, 2026.

EnergyVideoCommentsPremiumWhat an Iran blockade will look like and how it will be done

The move comes as Iran has blockaded the Strait of Hormuz for weeks during the US-Israeli war with the country, a bottleneck that roiled global markets and strained the economy.

Garrett Downs

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Anthony Albanese (pictured) will make the funding pledge to Kwinana’s new mega-port, to be split between the WA and Federal governments, at a resources sector breakfast in Perth on Wednesday, The West can reveal. 

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REVEALED: PM pledges billion-dollar Westport upgrades

Anthony Albanese will make the funding pledge to Kwinana’s new mega-port, to be split between the WA and Federal governments, at a resources sector breakfast in Perth on Wednesday, The West can reveal. 

Katina Curtis

Governments who sign a new bilateral assessment or approval agreement with the federal government will be able to conduct assessments and approvals, subject to new National Environmental Standards, as a single-touch process. Supplied

POLITICSPremium‘Yes or no’: Albo to flag $45m overhaul

The Prime Minister is expected to announce a major $45 million plan to slash major project approval times, turning it into a one-stop “yes or no” decision.

Blake Antrobus

Granite Rise Estate in the Shire of Corrigin has been sold out.

Regional land PremiumPremiumShire of Corrigin celebrates sold-out Granite Rise Estate

A Wheatbelt shire’s large residential investment nearly two decades ago has reaped its rewards, announcing a sold-out estate as demand for regional housing continues to soar.

Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy Josh Wilson has held a press conference about home energy upgrades. Pictured is the Assistant Minister in Beckenham Justin Benson-Cooper

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumWA battery rebate blamed for State’s poor Fed scheme uptake

Extra battery rebates in WA have hampered the uptake of a Federal Government program facilitating loans for green energy home upgrades, according to Assistant Climate Change and Energy Minister Josh Wilson.

The Nationals WA Leader Shane Love said the investment was a decade late after the Government failed to provide a long-term plan for regional development. NewsWire/Philip Gostelow

POLITICSPremiumPremiumAussie state flags massive housing boost

Frontline workers in seven cities across one Aussie state are set to benefit from hundreds of millions of dollars being invested into housing stock.

A man has drowned after being swept from rocks. Instagram

NEWSPremiumMan drowns at popular WA tourist spot

A man in his 20s has drowned after being swept from rocks at a popular West Australian tourist spot.

Tia Clarkson-Pascoe