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WA's newest record price lamb holders, Pingelly sheep producers Kevin and Vanessa O'Brien.

Record lamb pricePremiumO’Briens go back to back on record lamb price

WA’s newest record lamb price of $418 was the result of the determination of one breeder to remain sustainable in sheep at the onset of the Federal Government’s policy to end live sheep exports in May 2028.

Bob Garnant

Upper Great Southern's Byron Blevin gets his kick away.

Country Championships PremiumTwo narrow losses prove costly as Uppers miss grand final

Upper Great Southern Football League missed out on reaching the division two grand final of the country championships with two losses by less than 12 points.

Cameron Newbold

Jerramungup's Hayden Parker was amongst the goals again on Saturday.

Football wrap PremiumUnstoppable Eagles trounce the Bombers as Parker bags eight

Jerramungup marched on in the Ongerup Football Association competition with a 48-point, round 12 victory over nearest rivals Lake Grace-Pingrup.

Claire Middleton

Sarah Corke's grain and sheep farm in Yealering on July 17.

Fingers crossedPremiumCrop forecast finds WA grainbelt looks deceptively good

The latest forecast estimates that while WA’s crops have the potential to again hit records, a predicted drier and hotter spring may swing the pendulum very quickly. 

Melissa Pedelty

The Lake King Roadhouse mural.

Community muralPremiumColourful new mural painted on Lake King roadhouse wall

A once plain wall at the Lake King Agencies and Roadhouse has been transformed into a vibrant mural celebrating the town’s landscape and community spirit. 

Amy Towers

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

A fire broke out in the kitchen of a Narrogin petrol station on Wednesday night.

Servo fire PremiumPremiumQuick work prevents disaster at Narrogin petrol station fire

A fire at a Narrogin petrol station on Wednesday night came within metres of the site’s fuel stores, with firefighters containing the blaze before it spread.

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. 

WA's newest record price lamb holders, Pingelly sheep producers Kevin and Vanessa O'Brien.

Record lamb pricePremiumPremiumO’Briens go back to back on record lamb price

WA’s newest record lamb price of $418 was the result of the determination of one breeder to remain sustainable in sheep at the onset of the Federal Government’s policy to end live sheep exports in May 2028.

The area where the new mountain bike trails will be constructed in the Shire of Boddington.

Mountain bikingPremiumStretch of mountain bike trails to be built in Boddington

Mountain bike riders will soon have a new destination to explore, with construction of the highly anticipated Boddington mountain bike project officially given the green light this month.

Amy Towers

A bushfire in Boddington last year.

Bushfire funding Funding announced to boost bushfire mitigation strategies

Local governments across the Wheatbelt have received State Government funding to boost their bushfire mitigation strategies under the bushfire mitigation activity fund. 

Amy Towers

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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

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

The player who uttered the slur has not been named.

AFLWPremiumWA 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. 

Rachel Fenner

A record 38 suburbs have joined the million-dollar club for the first time this year. SEE THE LIST

propertyCommentsPremiumPerth’s million-dollar club explodes with 38 new suburbs

An inner north suburb of Perth that has been the longstanding butt of toilet jokes is among the record 38 suburbs to join the million-dollar club for the first time this year. SEE THE LIST

Kim Macdonald

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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

The player who uttered the slur has not been named.

AFLWPremiumWA 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. 

Rachel Fenner

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.’

HMAS Perth moves into position in front of HMAS Ballarat.

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CommentsSenior ADF officer charged over lucrative WA naval contracts

A retired senior naval figure is facing a secret military disciplinary process over unspecified allegations involving lucrative defence contracts in Western Australia. 

To other members of Snap Fitness, he was just another man on a treadmill, but this photo shows serial child sex offender Bradley Pen Dragon breaching his strict bail conditions once again.

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PremiumInside the mind of WA’s most notorious paedophile Pen Dragon

To members of Snap Fitness, he was just another man on a treadmill, but this photo shows serial child sex offender Bradley Pen Dragon breaching his strict bail conditions once again.

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Parks and Wildlife officers in Princess Royal Harbour on Wednesday morning.

WA NewsCommentsShark alert for Albany after dead dolphins was ashore

A shark advice was issued for Albany’s Princess Royal Harbour on Wednesday morning after dolphin carcasses were spotted at Melville Point.

Claire Middleton

City of Greater Geraldton mayor Jerry Clune was ruled to have breached the local government code of conduct over a letter of support he wrote to help the owners of Quiet Life cafe obtain a liquor licence for their plans to expand on a Lester Avenue site they have leased from the council.

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The West Australian exclusive
Mayor breached code of conduct over letter of support

City mayor Jerry Clune has been found to have breached the code of conduct for writing a letter of support for a local business — a lessee of council-owned property — to help them gain a liquor licence.

Kate Campbell

Pantry Mama founder and Harvey resident Kate Freebairn is getting ready to release her debut cookbook Easy Sourdough on Any Schedule.

COOKBOOK LAUNCH Harvey’s Kate Freebairn to launch her debut cookbook

After building an online global sourdough community from her home in the South West, a Harvey mum is gearing up to launch her first cookbook showing bakers how to be the boss of their own sourdough. 

Rose Patane

Cameras known as POTBots are used in WRL research

ResearchScientists learning more about juvenile rock lobsters

Scientists are learning more about the growth and survival of juvenile rock lobsters through shallow water surveys along WA’s coast. 

Green sea turtle Nori was found washed up on Preston Beach earlier this month.

TURTLE REHABILITATION PremiumPremiumA stranded green sea turtle was found on Preston Beach

A juvenile green sea turtle found washed up on Preston Beach earlier this month is now recovering and being rehabilitated at Bunbury’s Dolphin Discovery Centre. 

Past and present Brunswick residents cut the cake to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the town hall.

90TH CELEBRATIONS Brunswick community celebrates hall’s 90th anniversary

Residents of Brunswick Junction past and present gathered at the weekend to commemorate a special milestone for the town. 

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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

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EducationCommentsPremiumPush to revert to pen-and-paper NAPLAN writing tests

Australia’s education ministers are considering whether to ditch computer-based NAPLAN writing tests and revert to hand-written assessments.

Bethany Hiatt

Federal MP Andrew Hastie (inset) is among a cast of politicians who may be called before the Supreme Court next week in a defamation lawsuit brought by Perth businessman Greg Poland (main picture).

Courts & JusticePremiumPoliticians to testify in high-profile WA defamation case

Federal MP Andrew Hastie is among a cast of politicians who may be called before the Supreme Court next week in a defamation lawsuit brought by Perth businessman Greg Poland. 

Hannah Cross

Delivery driver Gabor Nagy was travelling on Welwyn Avenue in Manning when he noticed a child sitting in back of a utility about 3.30pm on Thursday.

WA NewsVideoPremiumPremium‘Stupid’: Perth driver transports kid in tray of moving ute

WATCH: A ‘dangerous’ act by a driver has been filmed in Perth’s southern suburbs, showing an unrestrained child sitting in the tray of a moving ute.

The Cook Government has won the right to stop a violent criminal who has transitioned to a woman inside prison from transferring to a female jail.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumJudge stops violent trans inmate’s transfer to female jail

A violent criminal who transitioned to a woman inside prison has failed in her bid to be immediately transferred to a female jail.

More than 660 homes and businesses have been left without power in Scarborough as crews work to restore electricity.

PerthCommentsCommentsHundreds without power after outage in Perth’s north

More than 660 homes and businesses have been left without power as crews work to restore electricity.

Erosion at Lancelin between 2008 and 2026 shows how desperate locals are for a permanent fix.

state politicsVideoCommentsPremiumREVEALED: Trigger points for Lancelin retreat

Transport Assistant Minister John Carey has promised Lancelin will have an interim solution to its erosion crisis within four weeks and insists a ‘managed retreat’ will not require the whole town to evacuate.

Jessica Page