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  1. STATE BACKLOGDarkan Hotel accommodation delay with State process backlog

  2. 60th ANNIVERSARYPremiumNarrogin Art Group celebrate 60th milestone all year long

  3. Cancer FundraiserDarkan auction for young girl’s last-chance cancer treatment

  4. Shire switchPremiumSerer lands new job as Shire of Dumbleyung chief executive

  5. Rural CrimePremiumNearly 150 head of sheep stolen from two Wheatbelt farms

Allan Hobley, of Nyabing, was named junior coach of the year at the WA Cricket Community Awards on March 23.

Community Cricket AwardsPremiumCoach of the year gong for farmer who revived Nyabing club

Allan Hobley has been named the junior coach of the year at the WA Cricket Community Awards after bringing his local club in Nyabing back from the dead.

Claire Middleton

The Narrogin council opposes the WA Local Government Association amendments at its March 25 meeting.

WALGA reform refusedPremiumNarrogin and Pingelly reject council election reforms

Two Wheatbelt councils have rebuffed the imposition of mandatory local government voting and four-year, full-spill elections but believe the minister will force the change despite any rebuttal.

Hannah Whitehead

Consumer Protection WA Commissioner Trish Blake has referred the service station to the ACCC.

State PoliticsVideoCommentsPremiumServo that hit customers with ‘surcharge’ referred to ACCC

A Wheatbelt petrol station found charging a 20 per cent surcharge on fuel on Easter weekend public holidays has been referred to the ACCC by the State’s consumer watchdog boss.

Oliver Lane and Caitlyn Rintoul

From the AI camera, not wearing seatbelt properly.

Road safetyPremiumSeatbelt use in focus for campaign ahead of Easter

Drivers and passengers have been warned that incorrectly wearing a seatbelt under the arm can cause massive internal injuries or death if a car crashes at 60km/h.

Kate Campbell

Hundreds gathered to celebrate the Australian Inland Mission hospital museum in Lake Grace centenary.

Australia Inland Mission CentenaryPremiumWA’s only AIM hospital in Lake Grace celebrates 100th

The only Australian Inland Mission hospital still standing in WA was a place for connection and celebration on Sunday, as a host of people linked to the service gathered for its centenary.

Hannah Whitehead

There has been an increase in the travel payments country footballers can receive in 2026.

Payment increase PremiumRising fuel prices lead to increase in country footy payment

Country Football WA has endorsed a significant increase in travel payments for players ahead of the 2026 season, in a bid to ensure leagues can remain sustainable with player availability.

Cameron Newbold

Liam Baker

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumWe will prove it was a one-off: Eagles captain’s big call

West Coast were horrible last week against Sydney and that 128-point loss followed similar results in previous years, but co-captain Liam Baker says his team will prove it was a one-off.

WA's wool producers have been left reeling and disappointed after Elders made the decision to cease all of its wool sales by July next year.

Wool MarketElders to pull out of wool sales shocking WA producers

WA wool producers, who are still regaining their confidence after an uplift in the market, have been left shaken and disappointed by Elders’ decision to pull out of the State’s wool sales.

Keith Albert Palmer, 33, has avoided immediate jail time for a Tenterden crime spree.

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PremiumBurglar who went on crime spree in Tenterden avoids jail

A notorious burglar who stole several items and damaged multiple locks during a crime spree in Tenterden last week has avoided immediate jail time.

Lachie Young will run 6500km through Canada to spread mental health awareness.

Mental Health Brookton farmer to run Canada for mental health fundraiser

A young Brookton farmer who would wag school to miss cross country is now lacing up his boots to run the length of Canada after a late-night joke became an ambitious mental health fundraiser.

Hannah Whitehead

The Shire of Dumbleyung has been fined and ordered to revegetate an endangered reserve after illegal clearing in 2020.

COURTPremiumShire dealt fine and revegetation order for illegal clearing

A Wheatbelt shire has been fined more than $12,000 and ordered to revegetate an endangered reserve after illegally clearing native flora without a permit and laying a road in its place.

Hannah Whitehead

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D & C Corporation worked on two of VIctor Goh’s builds — Capital Square on Mount Street and EQWest on the banks of the Swan River.

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From Goh to woe: Secret docs reveal EQWest delay dispute

The company building Victor Goh’s Elizabeth Quay skyscrapers was blasted for withholding millions of dollars from a contractor in a previously secret legal ruling.

Matt Mckenzie

Sam Lalor, Murphy Reid and Jagga Smith.

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How the 2024 draft REALLY should have gone

Inspired by the stunning early success of Murphy Reid after he was taken with pick No.17, The West Australian’s Josh Kempton has run a re-draft on the stacked 2024 pool.

Josh Kempton

Flowers by the side of Nicholson Road, Lynwood, where a fatal crash occured which resulted in the death of Skye.

GoFundMeVideoBaby who died in crash remembered as ‘precious little soul’

The baby, who died in a horror rideshare car crash on Saturday, has been remembered as having ‘the most beautiful smile’. 

Treasury Wine Estates boss Sam Fischer.

BusinessPremiumTreasury Wines faces ‘elevated risk’ of bankruptcy

Shares in the winemaker have collapsed 63 per cent over the past year as one Australian hedge fund said its debt load means bankruptcy is possible.

Tom Richardson

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Premier Roger Cook has declared a state of emergency in WA amid a fuel crisis.

State PoliticsVideoCommentsRoger Cook declares state of emergency in WA over fuel

A state of emergency will be declared in WA in a bid to pressure fuel companies to divert supplies where they’re needed, but Roger Cook says it won’t trigger Covid-style restrictions on the public.

Jessica Page

“Boardroom screaming match ends with cops storming out” with Ben Harvey.

WATCHVideoCommentsPremiumBoardroom screaming match ends with cops storming out

In tonight’s show, Ben Harvey reveals why being the boss of WA’s Police Union isn’t a long-term career prospect with the third president in five years facing the chop.

Ben Harvey | Mon, March 30

Raymond Reddington, who changed his name from Maxwell Robert Fulton was on trial accused of murdering his wife Sharon Fulton (inset) in 1986.

Court & JusticePremiumPremiumHusband learns fate for murdering Sharon Fulton 40 years ago

A cold case killer who murdered his wife 40 years ago has been sentenced to life in prison, however a terminal cancer diagnosis means he could have as little as 18 months to live.

The Eagles have produced the rare feat of comebacks from 22+ points down at quarter time in their past two matches.

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumTwice in 48 years: Eagles’ amazing ‘comeback kings’ feat

In A Six-Pack Of IPA (Interesting Points, Allegedly), we look at West Coast achieving a comeback feat achieved only four times before in AFL/VFL history, and more stats and facts on our WA clubs!

There were 3,355 properties listed for sale in Perth a few days ago, following several weeks of rising listings, including some weeks with double-digit listings growth.

PropertyCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumPerth property listings surge but prices still rising

It was hoped that extra supply would reduce prices. Why has the opposite happened in March?

Regional News

Augusta's Turner Street Jetty.

CAPITAL WORKSPremiumAMR Shire opens tender offer for Turner Street Jetty works

The Shire of Augusta Margaret River has opened the tender for the Turner Street Jetty replacement project. 

Will Corbett

Pitbull Services’ Travis Brophy, Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission’s Regan Brewer, Goldfields-Esperance Minister David Michael, Kalgoorlie MLA Ali Kent, Pitbull Services’ Jamie Rae Brophy, and Shire of Coolgardie president Paul WIlcox at the regional economic development grants announcement this week

RED GrantsPremiumSix businesses share $635,000 in economic development grants

Six Goldfields-Esperance businesses will receive funding for projects that expand and diversify their operations under the latest round of the State Government’s regional economic development grants program.

Neil Watkinson

Turquoise Bay near Exmouth.

TourismPremiumExmouth reopens to tourists as cyclone clean-up continues

Exmouth is officially back up and running, with visitors urged to flock to the town following the devastation of tropical cyclone Narelle. 

Imogen Wilson

Nexus Airlines.

Regional supportPremiumPremiumRegional capped fares to be maintained despite rising costs

Ensuring regional capped fares remain despite rising fuel security challenge is one measure the Cook Government has announced to help WA’s transport and aviation sectors cut costs and keep moving.

Owner of Revolution Bikes Geraldton Paul Baldock.

Riding awayPremiumPremiumGeraldton locals interest in e-scooters and e-bikes spike

With such a heavy reliance on cars, the fuel crisis has impacted the vast majority of Geraldton locals’ main mode of transportation, prompting some to seek alternative means of getting from A to B. 

Some of the destruction caused by cyclone Seroja in Kalbarri on April 11, 2021.

Tropical Cyclone SerojaKalbarri reflects on cyclone anniversary as 5 year mark hits

Five years on from tropical cyclone Seroja, Kalbarri and Northampton locals reflect on the terrifying weather event, their journeys since, how the towns have transformed and what still needs to be done today.

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This picture taken on March 26, 2026 shows an oil tanker unloading crude oil at a port in Yantai, in China’s eastern Shandong province.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumIran oil shock stirs memories of 1997 Asian financial crisis

The question now is how long the shock lasts and whether the physical energy shortage can be resolved before the economic damage spirals out of control. 

Anniek Bao and Lee Ying Shan

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumElon Musk seeks ouster of OpenAI CEO as part of lawsuit

Elon Musk is seeking to have OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman removed from their roles as officers in the company as part of a case that’s expected to go to trial later this month.

Lora Kolodny

Sabrina Carpenter latest music video 'House Tour' featuring Margaret Qualley & Madelyn Cline.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumUniversal Music pops after $US64b takeover proposal

Activist investor Pershing Square said Tuesday it is planning to buy Universal Music Group in a cash and stock deal worth about 55.8 billion euros ($US64.4 billion).

April Roach

A bulk carrier sits anchored at Sultan Qaboos Port on March 23, 2026 in Muscat, Oman.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumOffbeat Wall Street firm sends analyst to Strait of Hormuz

One research firm claims to have sent an analyst directly into the conflict zone.

Yun Li

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Bankwest graduate program manager Jess Muntz and Bankwest chief investment officer Peter Harvey pictured with graduates at Bankwest’s office in Raine Square, Perth, on Thursday. Carwyn Monck

BankingCommentsPremiumBankwest’s new grads lock in for banking’s AI frenzy

A new troop of technology grads are filing into Bankwest guided by a mantra to not be afraid of artificial intelligence taking their jobs, but rather the peer who wields the tool better than they can.

Simone Grogan

Australian of the Year Katherine Bennell-Pegg.

AustraliaCommentsPremiumArtemis II moon joy fires up Australia’s astronaut ambitions

WA space fanatics hope ‘moon joy’ from NASA’s Artemis II mission will spark lift-off for Australian astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg.

John Flint

Perth service station owners are rorting the taxpayer-funded fuel excise cuts to rake in nearly double the profits they saw before the Iran war.

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CommentsPremiumEXPOSED: Perth service station owners rorting fuel excise

Perth service station owners are rorting the taxpayer-funded fuel excise cuts to rake in nearly double the profits they saw before the Iran war.

Petrol prices continue to trend down across the metropolitan area.

FUELVideoCommentsCommentsRelief as unleaded fuel price falls to cheapest in a month

Perth motorists are in for some welcome relief as prices fall across the metropolitan area.

Whippy has been missing since the morning of Easter Monday.

WA NewsVideoCommentsCommentsDistraught dog owner offers $10,000 reward for its return

Whippy hasn’t been seen since he went missing on Easter Monday.

McDonald’s has quietly discontinued a popular menu item, leaving fans of the treat shocked and “heartbroken”.

FoodComments‘Heartbroken’: Shock as beloved Macca’s item is quietly axed

McDonald’s has quietly discontinued a popular menu item, leaving fans of the dessert shocked and ‘heartbroken’. 

Fraser Williams