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Great Southern's Caleb Castlehow, Caleb Wells and Rachel Badger were recognised at the WA Cricket Community Cricket Awards.

CRICKET AWARDSTriple treat as Great Southern identities win cricket awards

Three dedicated Great Southern cricket identities have been lauded for their contributions to the game with State awards.

Melissa Sheil

The Wickepin swimming pool has been closed since February 20.

Pool closedPremiumWickepin swimming pool closed a month early due to incident

Shire of Wickepin residents sweated through the final weeks of heat after their public pool was closed a month earlier than scheduled due to an incident in late February.

Melissa Sheil

Fremantle’s Shai Bolton kicks under pressure from Tyler Brockman in the western derby.

AFL watchShai Bolton soaks up first derby win in Dockers colours

Katanning-born Shai Bolton has tasted his first victory in Fremantle colours, as the Dockers produced a powerful display on Sunday to claim the western derby over West Coast.

Cameron Newbold

A Keep the Sheep protester outside St John of God Midland Public Hospital where Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and WA Premier Roger Cook were making a major funding announcement on Monday.

KEEP THE SHEEPPremiumKeep the Sheep campaigners crash Prime Minister’s WA visit

Keep the Sheep protesters made themselves heard as Anthony Albanese rolled into WA this week.

Cally Dupe and Matthew Paddick

A Wagin man has avoided jail for twice assaulting his former partner and threatening her in front of his four young children.

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Wagin father avoids jail for twice assaulting ex-partner

A Wagin man who twice assaulted his former partner and threatened her in front of his four young children after she returned late from a Christmas shopping trip to Perth, has avoided prison.

Melissa Sheil

A man accused of disorderly behaviour has accused the Narrogin Magistrates Court of taking his rights away.

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Narrogin man accuses court and police of denying his rights

A Narrogin man facing allegations of disorderly behaviour has accused the Narrogin Magistrates Court of denying him his legal rights, calling staff “liars” in a heated court appearance. 

Hannah Whitehead

Keep the Sheep signage on Albany Highway in Gosnells.

VANDALS STRIKEPremiumPremiumKeep the Sheep signs sliced to pieces on major roads

Keep the Sheep signs on Riverside Drive and Tonkin Highway been targeted by vandals, with pro-live export paraphernalia sliced through the middle and others ripped down entirely.

A three-month ceasefire has been confirmed as the Premier and police insist safety — not punishment — will be the primary objective when new gun laws come into effect on Monday.

state politicsPremiumPremiumGun owners given 90-day warning as crackdown begins

A three-month ceasefire has been confirmed as the Premier and police insist safety — not punishment — will be the primary objective when new gun laws come into effect today.

South Fremantle coach Craig White.

WAFLCommentsPremiumCommentsPremium‘Got to roll with it’: South Freo embrace lofty expectations

South Fremantle coach Craig White says they’ve got to roll with the heavy expectations on his side in his first season at the helm.

The Keep the Sheep rally was held on March 28.

SEE THE PICSPremiumKeep the Sheep: Quarry Farm the perfect chance to catch up

It sent an almighty message but the Keep the Sheep rally on March 28 also provided a mighty good chance for farmers, truck drivers and those involved in agriculture to catch up. 

Cally Dupe

The Keep the Sheep rally in Perth on March 28.

WA News‘Keep the Sheep’ truck convoy takes over Perth roads

Hundreds of cars and trucks took to the streets of Perth this morning to show their support for farmers and protest the Albanese Government’s plan to ban live sheep exports.

Cally Dupe

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Tom Gross has drawn comparisons to a modern day star.

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Gross or Greene? The young Eagle who has Giant attributes

As West Coast coaches prepare to find a way to curtail Greater Western Sydney captain Toby Greene, they’re set to unveil a new Eagle who could become their own version of the star forward.

Mitchell Woodcock

Luke Ryan suffered broken ribs during this incident.

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Ryan reveals the massive damage he suffered from huge hit

Fremantle star Luke Ryan got absolutely destroyed by Jye Amiss during the pre-season and now that he’s healthy again, he’s revealed just how bad the damage was at the time.

Craig O'Donoghue

Angelo and Rebecca Rossi.

ConstructionPremiumPandemic shake-out claims another top Perth builder

One of Australia’s best builders - Perth-based Ultimo - has gone under, blaming fallout from the pandemic era for its demise.

Kim Macdonald

Jaden Martinovich with his mum, fitness guru Kelly Martinovich.

COURTS & JUSTICEPremiumPhoney drug deal murderer was ‘planned double-cross victim’

A young man who fatally stabbed a teen in a fake drug deal that went horribly wrong didn’t realise a mutual friend had set him up in a plot to steal his car.

Rebecca Le May

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Richard Tu was seen boarding the 529 bus in Cockburn, heading towards Armadale, about 9pm on Monday.

Missing personPolice continue desperate search for 17-year-old boy

He was last seen getting off the bus in Perth’s south, almost one week ago.

Jessica Evensen

Two motorbike riders have been injured in a crash in Bouvard.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumEmergency services at scene of Mandurah horror crash

Emergency services are at the scene of a horror crash involving two motorbikes south of Perth.

Emily Moulton

Firefighters are battling a blaze in Gnangara.

Disaster and EmergencyFirefighters battle blaze in Perth’s north

A bushfire advice remains in place for residents living in a suburb in Perth’s north as firefighters continue to deal with a fire which spread to surrounding bush land.

A large school of salmon of a beach in Bremer Bay

SharksCommentsCommentsShark advice issued for beach in WA’s south after find

A shark advice warning has been issued for a beach west of Bremer Bay due to a dolphin carcass being reported close to shore on Friday. 

Hale headmaster Dean Dell’Oro used his latest school newsletter to question what message the show might send boys.

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PremiumHale headmaster links TV show to ‘boy bashing’

The headmaster of one of Perth’s most prestigious private boys schools used his latest school newsletter to question what message Netflix’s show Adolescence might send boys.

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Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & Justice PremiumWoman died from infection after being wounded by nephew

A woman died after the wound her nephew inflicted with a wooden object during a drunken argument became infected. 

Tegan Guthrie

Goldfields Football League operations manager Tahnee Dekker and chair Bill Hansen with Northern Star Resources senior community adviser Danielle Foster and community adviser Kendall Paul.

FOOTBALL FUNDINGPremiumNorthern Star to help grow region’s football competitions

A partnership between the Goldfields Football League and mining company Northern Star Resources will help grow youth and women’s competitions in the region.

Carwyn Monck

Kylie Riches holding a scarf imprinted with onion skin and over-dyed with indigo.

Rags to richesPremiumRags to riches: Albany textile artist inspired by op shops

If you’re looking for Kylie Riches, the textile artist could be in one of several places.

Claire Middleton

Shane McCarthy hosting a workshop at John Paul College.

Scribblers on the RoadPremiumPremiumGreat Australian storytellers visit the Goldfields

Schools in the Goldfields have been visited by some of Australia’s greatest storytellers, illustrators, and artists as part of the Scribblers on the Road event.

The tank mural at Evolution Mining’s Mungari processing plant and, inset, artist Von de Lini.

Mine muralPremiumPremiumMine site mural reminds workers of good things in life

A large-scale mural designed to foster hope among Goldfields mining workers has already had a significant impact. 

O’Connor MHR Rick Wilson on Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie on Friday.

Federal electionPremiumPremiumWilson on attack as opponent finally revealed

Liberal incumbent Rick Wilson on Friday slammed Labor for dragging its feet in announcing an O’Connor candidate for the upcoming Federal election — just hours before his opponent was revealed.

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Federal Reserve Board Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.

BusinessCommentsUncertainty increased: US Federal Reserve holds rate

The US Federal Reserve in a closely watched decision Wednesday held the line on benchmark interest rates though still indicated that reductions are likely later in the year.

Jeff Cox

China is currently facing a sluggish consumer landscape.

CNBC newsCommentsChina’s plan to ‘boost consumption’ in bid to grow economy

China announced a “Special Action Plan to Boost Consumption” on Sunday in a bid to prop up domestic consumption in the world’s second largest economy.

Lim Hui Jie

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri last month.

Formula 1VideoComments‘Oscar and I get along’: Norris denies there’s bad blood

WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW: The British F1 star opened up on his relationship with his Aussie teammate as the pair get ready to do battle in Melbourne this weekend.

Ben McClellan

Recession fear has rocked Wall Street (AP PHOTO)

BusinessCommentsRecession fear erupts: Dow tumbles, Nasdaq’s falls

A three-week market sell-off has intensified, with investors worried tariff policy uncertainty would tip the economy into a recession, something President Donald Trump has not rule out.

Lisa Kailai Han, Jesse Pound

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Fans of teenage singing sensation Gisella Colletti — who is hoping to become the first West Aussie to be crowned Australian Idol — can cheer her on at a special screening of the Grand Finale on Monday night.

Australian IdolCommentsFamily invites WA to local pub to cheer on our Idol hope

Fans of teenage singing sensation Gisella Colletti — who is hoping to become the first West Aussie to be crowned Australian Idol — can cheer her on at a special screening of the Grand Finale on Monday night.

Emily Moulton

WAFarmers livestock president Geoff Pearson said it begged the question as to why the Australian industry had come under scrutiny.

TradeCommentsPremiumTariffs trump all as global turmoil sets in for WA

Trump’s global tariffs have bombed the Australian share market and thrown up new affronts for WA, which now has to assert its place in a new world left alienated politically and commercially by Uncle Sam.

Simone Grogan, Caitlyn Rintoul, Joe Spagnolo & Bloomberg

Draw #4561 has spoiled one lucky West Aussie and three other players across the nation with a division one prize pool win of $1,260,543.17 each. 

LottoCommentsCommentsWest Aussie’s life upturned after million-dollar Lotto win

A Western Australian’s life is soon to be turned upside-down when they discover they have become an instant millionaire from their entry into tonight’s Lotto draw.  

Firefighters are battling a blaze in Gnangara.

Disaster and EmergencyFirefighters battle blaze in Perth’s north

A bushfire advice remains in place for residents living in a suburb in Perth’s north as firefighters continue to deal with a fire which spread to surrounding bush land.

Two motorbike riders have been injured in a crash in Bouvard.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumPremiumEmergency services at scene of Mandurah horror crash

Emergency services are at the scene of a horror crash involving two motorbikes south of Perth.

Major crash investigators are appealing to the public for help following a horror double fatal on a rural road on Friday night.

WA NewsPremiumTwo people killed in horror Wheatbelt crash

Major crash investigators are appealing to the public for help following a horror double fatal on a rural road on Friday night.

Emily Moulton