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  2. Away win PremiumDepane the star as Cougars triumph over battling Panthers

  3. Blue waveCalies’ mental health soccer match ‘starts a conversation’

  4. CRIMEPremiumThai girl’s accused murderer worked as mechanic in WA

  5. FoundDarkan woman found after being missing for five days

WA Country's Ksharna Coyne looks for options.

State clash PremiumWA Country women fall short against powerful PFL outfit

The WA Country women’s side could not match their Perth Football League rivals in the final term, suffering a 29-point defeat at HIF Health Insurance Oval on Friday night.

Cameron Newbold

Eileen and Bob Iffla in a crop of oats at their Lake King farm in 2016.

WA newsCommentsPremiumWA ag industry mourns passing of farming legend Bob Iffla

Newdegate-Lake Grace farming legend and influential agri-politics player Bob Iffla has passed away after a lifetime of tenacity and hard work.

Georgia Campion

About 200 people competed in the Southern Squid Spectacular on Saturday.

Fishing competitionRecord turnout for Albany’s Southern Squid Spectacular

A record number of competitors cast a line in the Southern Squid Spectacular on Saturday, with families, children and keen fishers turning out in force for a day of competition on the water.

Amy Towers

Lake Grace-Pingrup's Luke Bairstow takes off.

Tough win PremiumBattle of the Bombers goes to Lake Grace-Pingrup

Lake Grace-Pingrup took the chance to move a game clear in second spot on the Ongerup Football Association ladder after shaking off a determined Boxwood Hill on Saturday.

Cameron Newbold

Albany-born golfer Wayne Smith competing in the WA PGA Championship at Royal Perth Golf Club in 2001.

Driving forceGolf star Smith talks up the city’s Sporting Walk of Fame

When talking about candidates for Albany’s Sporting Walk of Fame, firmly in the picture for tick against his nomination is Wayne Smith, the best golfer the city has produced.

Claire Middleton

Railways' Ryan Davies runs out of defence against Denmark-Walpole.

Big test PremiumMagpies’ winning run comes to an end as Tigers take charge

Railways passed what looked like an extremely tricky test with flying colours as they dispatched Denmark-Walpole by 28 points in their GSFL clash at Fitstop Stadium on Saturday.

Claire Middleton

Frenchman Bay Road.

coastal hazard risksPremiumPremiumAlbany’s coastal areas at ‘high’ risk of erosion

Large swathes of Albany’s coastline around Princess Royal Harbour may have eroded in the next 25 years if no preventative action is taken, according to a draft document identifying the areas most at risk.

North Albany's Matt Orzel gets his kick away.

Falling short PremiumPremiumLions chase down winless Kangas with final-term surge

North Albany remain winless nine rounds into their 2026 Great Southern Football League campaign, after being overrun in the final term when they seemed on the brink of an upset win on Saturday. 

A Jerramungup school bus driver has been sentenced for a horror truck crash that hospitalised two children with severe injuries.

Courts & justice PremiumPremiumSentence for Jerramungup bus driver involved in horror crash

A Jerramungup bus driver who failed to give way to a road train and caused a crash that left two children with serious injuries, including a brain bleed and spinal fractures, has received a suspended jail term.

Nic Duncan and Carol Pettersen at the Albany Town Hall ahead of the opening of Binalup, Menang: First Light, First People.

Albany 2026Noongar stories front and centre in new Town Hall exhibition

The Albany Town Hall was full on Friday night as the Binalup, Menang: First Light, First People exhibition — a photographic showcase of Albany’s Noongar community — was officially opened to the public.

Jacki Elezovich

The West Australian discovered Mr Carman’s unusual online activity in the months leading up to the alleged killing.

CrimeVideoPremium‘Too fat’: Accused Thailand killer’s vile online messages

Months of bizarre social media posts by the Perth man accused of murdering a 17-year-old Thai girl have been uncovered by The West Australian.

Kristin Shorten and Caleb Runciman

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The scorched ground where the motorhome was engulfed in flames.

Courts and CrimePremiumTeen accused of murder over fatal crash identified in court

The 19-year-old has been charged with one count of murder and two counts of attempted murder over Tuesday’s night’s fatal crash.

Imogen Wilson

Simon Peter Carman, 45, was arrested by Thai immigration officers at Suvarnabhumi Airport late Friday, reportedly minutes before he was due to leave Thailand on a Jetstar flight bound to arrive in Perth.

CRIMEVideoPremiumThai girl’s accused murderer worked as mechanic in WA

Simon Peter Carman was arrested by Thai immigration officers at the airport late Friday, reportedly minutes before he was due to leave Thailand on a flight bound for Perth. WARNING: DISTRESSING DETAILS.

Caleb Runciman

Member for Fremantle Josh Wilson has been hit with a five-match ban after an incident at a weekend soccer game.

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Josh Wilson hit with five-match ban after soccer punch

A member of Anthony Albanese’s outer ministry has been suspended from playing amateur soccer for more than a month after punching a football opponent in the face.

Joe Spagnolo and Katina Curtis

Centurion chief executive Justin Cardaci (left) with Express Group founders Andrea and Mark Mazza.

CEOsCommentsPremiumCEO’s shock exit from family transport empire

The chief executive of a family-owned transport group is unexpectedly stepping down after nearly 12 years, triggering a search for a new boss.

Sean Smith

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Disaster and EmergencyCommentsPremiumHorror car collision in Perth’s north leaves one dead

One man has died and another is in hospital following a horror crash today.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Jonathan How discusses the cold front about to hit WA.

WeatherVideoCommentsThunder, lightning, damaging winds make for weekend washout

Perth and large parts of WA are bracing for a wild weekend of rain, thunderstorms and dangerous coastal conditions as a powerful cold front barrels across the State.

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Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting has unveiled a new accommodation for homeless veterans, war heroes.

BusinessCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumRinehart opens new homeless veteran accommodation

Hancock Prospecting has unveiled its newly refurbished accommodation to house homeless veterans and war heroes — with the residential complex named in honour of Ben Roberts-Smith.

In video supplied to The West Australian, footage shows what appears to be a CBH train derailed just past Cowcowing on 22nd June

Countryman NewsVideoPremiumPremiumWATCH: Investigations underway after CBH grain train derails

Footage shows a locomotive and at least five grain carriages lying on their side with grain spilled out on to grass.

A man is dead and his motorcycle passenger is fighting for her life after a bike travelling in a convoy left the road and crashed near Rockingham on Sunday morning.

PolicePremiumPremiumMan dead and woman critical after motorcycle convoy crash

A man is dead and his motorcycle passenger is fighting for her life after a bike travelling in a convoy left the road and crashed near Rockingham.

Regional News

A dredging contract has been awarded to Jan De Nul Australia to carry out the next steps pf the Pilbara Ports Zone 5 Bypass Channel

Shipping PremiumPort Hedland bypass channel contract awarded

A $50 million project designed to protect shipping operations at Port Hedland from major disruptions has moved a step closer, with Pilbara Ports awarding a dredging contract to Jan De Nul Australia.

Phoebe Solon

Boarded up social housing in Spalding, Geraldton

HousingMore joining public housing queue, but waiting less time

More people in Geraldton in desperate need of a home are being added to the public housing waitlist but the waiting time they face is reducing, new figures reveal

Imogen Wilson

The Gracetown beach access matting trial.

WALGA Awards PremiumMargaret River highly commended for accessibility effort

The Shire of Augusta Margaret River have been highly commended by a Statewide body, for their efforts improving beach accessibility.

Craig Duncan

The one-way and two-way designs for Maitland Park.

Project updatePremiumPremiumNew concept designs for Maitland Park to be ‘much cheaper’

The vision to transform Maitland Park has been narrowed down to two concept designs — one a two-way traffic option, the other one-way — but both will be “substantially cheaper” than the original plan.

Vasse MLA Libby Mettam railed against the expansion of WA's Containers for Change scheme.

State Politics PremiumPremiumLibby Mettam joins Containers for Change expansion criticism

Plan to expand the Containers for Change scheme to include wine and spirit bottles has been slammed in Parliament last week, with Opposition members claiming regional communities have not been “heard”. 

Rural Health West CEO Professor Catherine Elliott

GP workforcesPremiumPremiumMid West records highest level of regional GP turnover

The Mid West has recorded the highest turnover of GPs in regional WA, according to new data from Rural Health West.

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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

People along the coast of the Persian Gulf, while Iranian and foreign cargo vessels wait in the background for clearance to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

CNBC newsPremiumHow Strait of Hormuz standoff flipped energy security debate

Iran’s influence over the Strait of Hormuz has inadvertently transformed the energy security debate, effectively casting fossil fuels rather than renewables as the primary source of vulnerability.

Sam Meredith

WA News

From a $268 federal tax cut to a $100 state-funded driver’s bonus, West Australians will receive multi-layered cost-of-living relief from Wednesday as a series of government measures kick in on Wednesday.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumYour ultimate guide to EOFY cost-of-living relief in WA

From a $268 federal tax cut to a $100 state-funded driver’s bonus, West Australians will receive multi-layered cost-of-living relief from Wednesday as a series of government measures kick in on Wednesday.

Caitlyn Rintoul and Jessica Page

Students who suspect their drinks have been spiked will now be able to test them for drugs at a Perth university.

WA NewsCommentsPerth university’s bid to crack down on drink spiking crime

Students who suspect their drinks have been spiked — which can result in a $12,000 fine or up to three years imprisonment in serious cases — will now be able to test them for drugs at a Perth university. 

Hannah Cross

New details have emerged about Simon Peter Carman (main, inset top) accused of murdering teenager Tunchanok Donhomla (bottom right) and stuffing her body into a suitcase.

CrimeVideoPremiumPremium‘Seedy’: New details of Perth man accused of Thai murder

Details have emerged about the man accused of the horrific murder of a Thai teenager, with neighbours saying he was often embroiled in arguments, bragged about owning guns and was known to sleep the entire day.

Kaydence Sutherland and William Horne are grieving the loss of their eight-month-old daughter, Willow Katarina Horne.

HealthCommentsPremiumCommentsPremium‘Crossed a line’: Hospital staff party after Willow’s death

Just days after the tragic death of an eight-month-old baby girl at Kalgoorlie Regional Hospital staff reportedly held a house party, which was the subject of formal complaints to the Health Department. 

The man admitted it was an ‘act of retribution’.

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PremiumCousin’s affair sparks car fire rampage in Landsdale

A man blinded by rage as he allegedly smashed the windows of his cousin’s car before dousing it in petrol and setting it alight has admitted in court it was ‘an act of retribution’ for sleeping with his wife. 

Stormy weather in Cottesloe.

WeatherCommentsLocals brace for storm with gale winds set to thrash WA

Perth locals are bracing as a storm is set to hit the city on Tuesday morning, bringing strong winds and bucketing rain as the winter weather rages on. 

Fraser Williams