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  1. ndna 2026Williams walk out winners in top of the table clash

  2. Suspicious deathPremium‘No ongoing threat’ to Katanning after man’s death

  3. Great Southern HeraldPremiumForensics swarm Katanning death scene, dig up lawn

  4. State Budget Roe projects overlooked in State budget says MLA

  5. Feed SecuredPremiumCraig Mostyn Group acquires Cuballing feed plant

Kukerin-Dumbleyung's Stockton Cruz Shotter tries to gather under pressure against Katanning Wanderers.

Tight ladder PremiumCougars prevail after withstanding strong Wanderers test

A five-goal final term helped Kukerin-Dumbleyung snatch victory over an impressive Katanning Wanderers outfit in round three of the Upper Great Southern Football League competition on Sunday.

Cameron Newbold

Treasurer Rita Saffioti delivers her State Budget speech in Parliament House.

State BudgetPremiumHow did ag fare in the State Government’s latest budget?

The State Government has handed down its latest Budget, setting aside a “minuscule” amount for the State’s agriculture industry, and only slightly more for the regions.

Georgia Campion

Nicole Goodier and Cindy Carty on the red carpet at the Heritage Ball.

Happy daysHeritage festival takes Pingelly back to good old days

Pingelly went back to the olden days as the shire’s Heritage Festival took over the town, with events dominating the main street and a spectacular ball being the highlight.

Claire Middleton

A lamb.

Countryman NewsCommentsPremiumHundreds of pregnant sheep stolen from WA farm

Hundreds of sheep worth about $95,000 have been stolen from a Great Southern farm, with similar reports of stock theft emerging from neighbouring areas and the Wheatbelt.

Georgia Campion

Samuel Robert Whitsed

Disaster and EmergencyVideoCommentsNew footage released amid search for man who vanished in WA

Police have released new drone footage as they continue to search for a Victorian man they believe is missing in Western Australia.

Taylor Renouf

Detectives and forensic officers continue to search for answers after the suspicious death of a 49-year-old man who was found unresponsive on Marri Drive in Katanning on Wednesday. Amy Towers

Suspicious death PremiumPolice activity scaled back on suspicious death in Katanning

Police scaled back their visible presence in Katanning on Friday as investigations continue into the suspicious death of a 49-year-old man who was found unresponsive on Marri Drive last week. 

Amy Towers

Kukerin-Dumbleyung's Stockton Cruz Shotter tries to gather under pressure against Katanning Wanderers.

Tight ladder PremiumPremiumCougars prevail after withstanding strong Wanderers test

A five-goal final term helped Kukerin-Dumbleyung snatch victory over an impressive Katanning Wanderers outfit in round three of the Upper Great Southern Football League competition on Sunday.

Angus Armstrong is on the cusp of realising his dream of running an agritourism business.

BUSH BIKE STAY IS GOPremiumPremiumSheep farmer diversifies income with bike trail and cabins

When a bushfire tore through his Narrogin property in 2022, Angus Armstrong watched two businesses go up in smoke: his sheep farm, and a bush mountain bike trail he had built for a future tourism venture.

Homicide squads look for details at the scene on Marri Drive. INSET: Jessica Securo, Detective Inspector of the Major Crime Division.

Suspicious deathPremiumPremium‘No ongoing threat’ to Katanning after man’s death

Police have assured the Katanning community there is “no ongoing threat” following the suspicious death of a man on Wednesday morning, as they urge anyone with information to come forward. 

A forensics team digs up the front lawn.

Great Southern HeraldPremiumForensics swarm Katanning death scene, dig up lawn

Detectives are combing the area where a man was found dead in suspicious circumstances in Katanning, blocking off a home and a bush block as part of the investigation.

Amy Towers

Williams representatives will attend the national awards to find out the Overall Australian Tidy Towns Award winner.

Tidy town awardsWilliams in national spotlight for Tidy Town awards ceremony

The small Wheatbelt town of Williams is preparing for a national spotlight this weekend after being named a finalist in the 2026 Keep Australia Beautiful National Tidy Towns Sustainability Awards.

Amy Towers

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Police alleged the online offences occurred between January and February 2026. 

WA NewsPremiumTwo men accused of child sex crimes, one linked to Silvey

A West Australian Basketball Association referee and another man who is allegedly linked to the investigation into disgraced author Craig Silvey are set to face court on Wednesday.

Claire Sadler

A young man has died after losing control of his car and crashing in the Perth Hills.

Disaster and EmergencyCommentsPremiumYoung man dies after early morning crash in Perth Hills

Major crash detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Hannah Cross

West Australian writer Craig Silvey was charged with distributing and possessing child exploitation material in January after he was allegedly caught actively communicating with other paedophiles on the internet. 

crimeVideoPremiumDisgraced author wrote of teen assault & exploited young boy

Disgraced WA author Craig Silvey published novels that included scenes of a teenager being sexually assaulted by her father, and an underage boy trying to arouse elderly men before he was arrested.

Hannah Cross

Former Federal Police and Customs officer Stephen Michael Adams bragged to stallholders that he 'used to be a bad boy'.

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Freo Markets tenants make horrific discovery about handyman

A notorious sex attacker who became known as the West Perth rapist because of where he stalked his victims has been working as a handyman at the Fremantle Markets.

Ben Harvey

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Police alleged the online offences occurred between January and February 2026. 

WA NewsPremiumTwo men accused of child sex crimes, one linked to Silvey

A West Australian Basketball Association referee and another man who is allegedly linked to the investigation into disgraced author Craig Silvey are set to face court on Wednesday.

Claire Sadler

A young man has died after losing control of his car and crashing in the Perth Hills.

Disaster and EmergencyCommentsPremiumYoung man dies after early morning crash in Perth Hills

Major crash detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Hannah Cross

Former Federal Police and Customs officer Stephen Michael Adams bragged to stallholders that he 'used to be a bad boy'.

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PremiumFreo Markets tenants make horrific discovery about handyman

A notorious sex attacker who became known as the West Perth rapist because of where he stalked his victims has been working as a handyman at the Fremantle Markets.

Harley Reid may have left the nest but Luke Shuey remains the pad’s landlord.

House That!CommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumShuey’s $950 a week Eagle nest empty after Reid flies away

Innaloo may not be Perth’s most glamorous suburb, but one of its rental units has the reflected glory of not one, but two AFL greats.

An emergency department nurse who worked several shifts while high on a cocktail of drugs has had her registration cancelled.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumPerth nurse who worked while high on meth identified

An emergency department nurse who worked several shifts while high on a cocktail of drugs has had her registration cancelled.

Regional News

Forrest MP Ben Small speaking in Parliament.

Federal BudgetPremiumBudget cuts $10 million wine tourism and cellar door program

This week’s Federal Budget has brought “nasty” cuts to a popular tourism incentive to the wine industry in a move Forrest MHR Ben Small has called a “betrayal”.

Craig Duncan

Jim Chalmers delivered his budget on Tuesday night.

Federal Budget 2026PremiumHow tax changes in Federal Budget impact the Mid West

People are saying that accounts and finance managers are the biggest winners from Tuesday’s Federal Budget, but not everyone in the sector is celebrating the huge proposed tax reforms.

Sally Q Davies

Geraldton MP Kirrilee Warr.

Flying Doctor DayPremiumLocal MP appalled by lack of funding for incoming RFDS base

Geraldton’s RFDS base set to be up and running within the next two years has only received $7.5 million in funding from the State Government – an amount MLA Kirrilee Warr believes to be inadequate.

Imogen Wilson

Merlin Gammon is running around Australia.

EndurancePremiumPremiumLong-distance runner stops in Geraldton in round-nation run

“I’m not quite sure exactly why I’m doing it,” is not a sentence you expect to hear from someone running the perimeter of Australia, pulling his belongings on a bike trailer behind him. 

Going to the video shop on a Friday night actually felt like an event. It was a ritual. A tradition.

Pom in OzPremiumPremiumLonging for another Friday night at the video store

There was something special about the old video store. Not just the movies themselves, but the whole experience surrounding it. 

Migrants are often wrongly blamed for challenges such as housing supply, an inquiry has been told. (Tim Marsden/AAP PHOTOS)

ImmigrationPremiumPremiumMigrants a scapegoat for poor planning, inquiry told

Despite being accused of taking local jobs, overseas migrants create better workforce security and bolster the Australian economy, farming groups say.

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A lack of high-quality feedback could also lead to attrition.

Workplace MattersCommentsPremium‘Be honest?’: Why workers don’t tell their bosses the truth

Leaders say that they want to hear the honest truth about what’s happening but almost half of executives surveyed said that a lack of honest feedback is their primary concern.

Sophie Caldwell

Strategists such as Galloway can charge more than $15,000 a month for their services.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumMeet the YouTube whisperers behind the biggest video names

With thousands of YouTube creators relying on the platform for income, many are turning to strategists as essential advisors on how to keep videos viral.

Alex Sherman and Zach Vallese

Energy supermajors have experienced a significant share price boost.

CNBC newsPremiumShell tops profit estimates as war drives price surge

British energy major Shell on Thursday reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter profit as the Iran war sent energy prices soaring.

Sam Meredith

A common side effect of many GLP-1 drugs is hair loss. It’s creating a growing market for hair treatment products.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumThe growing hair treatment market from GLP-1s

A common side effect of many GLP-1 drugs is hair loss. It’s creating a growing market for hair treatment products.

Laya Neelakandan

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Brenda Munz is former hospital midwife who started her own midwifery and lactation support clinic after being unable to properly support new mums, with mum Annabelle Adam with 6 month old Phoenix Van Der Laan

INFANT HEALTHPremiumAustralia is lagging behind when it comes to breastfeeding

There is a two-week wait to see a lactation consultant.

Angela Pownall

Steven Mattaboni’s wife has paid tribute to the father-of-two, the day after a fatal shark attack off Rottnest Island.

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Young father revealed as spearfisher killed by shark

A young father who was killed by a four-metre shark while spearfishing off Rottnest has been remembered as a ‘devoted’ dad who was ‘always in tune with the sea’.

Bethany Hiatt

According to Associate Professor Suman Madjumdar, governments should think innovatively when planning for future public health emergencies. NewsWire / David Crosling

TRAVEL INCIDENTSMajor test for Aus after cruise ship disaster

Australia’s pandemic preparedness faces its first major test since Covid-19 as authorities quarantine cruise passengers exposed to a deadly virus strain.

“We are wasting no time using these tough new laws to keep our community safe,” Health Minister Meredith Hammat said.

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CommentsPremiumWA tobacco wars rage on as six shops shut down

Tens of thousands of illegal cigarettes and hundreds of illegal vapes were seized in police and health department stings conducted in regional cities and the Perth CBD this week.

Housing industry heavyweights say new builds in WA are thousands short of what’s needed.

PropertyCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumPM’s WA housing targets impossible without 8000 more tradies

WA housing industry heavyweights are warning Anthony Albanese’s housing targets for WA will little have no hope of becoming reality unless at least 8000 more tradies are found for WA.

More than 20 moronic motorists are caught drunk behind the wheel each day in WA, shocking new data has revealed.

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The West Australian exclusive
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Shock number of WA drivers caught drunk behind wheel daily

Exclusive numbers obtained by The West Australian revealed More than 20 moronic motorists are caught drunk behind the wheel each day in WA.

Jessica Evensen