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  1. New legislationPremiumKelly’s Law passes to keep dangerous drivers off WA roads

  2. young creativesBrookton celebrates Children’s Week with colourful display

  3. study tourSTEM tour gives Narrogin high school students taste of Japan

  4. Award legacyTributes flow to citizenship award founder Robert McIntyre

  5. fire seasonShire warns residents to get bushfire ready after scare

Kulin DHS teachers Melissah Rees (left) and Laura Browning (right) with students Ronan Doust and Kahlan Spurr with the Cambodian family they were building for.

Service tripPremiumKulin students make a difference building homes in Cambodia

Kulin students traded the classroom for a building site in Cambodia, getting hands on helping families in extreme poverty while giving them a new perspective on life back home. 

Amy Towers

A new terminal will be constructed in Cordering, south of Darkan.

clean linkPremiumBig step in Clean Energy Link East expansion for Wheatbelt

A new terminal and two transmission lines will soon be built to connect the Wheatbelt to the South West in a major milestone in expanding the electricity grid east to connect to incoming renewable projects.

Melissa Sheil

Lucy Johnston, Laura Thorn and Sarah Riley are excited for the upcoming Kojonup Rose Ball on November 7.

Community ballPremiumKojonup Rose Ball set to dazzle for worthy community causes

A night of glitz and glamour will take over Kojonup on Saturday, with the Kojonup Rose Ball set to bring the community together for a cause close to home. 

Amy Towers

Towns' Arron Quartermaine on his way to a half century.

Strong start PremiumTowns’ attack make short shrift of Wandering for second win

Towns notched up their second win in a row, a 22-run victory over Wandering on Saturday giving them a perfect start to their Upper Great Southern Cricket Association A-grade season.

Claire Middleton

Katanning Wanderers' Brock Green and Caleb Keley were key contributors in the win over Australs.

Katanning derbyPremiumWanderers emerge winners of Katanning derby with Australs

Katanning Wanderers recorded their first win of the 2026-27 Great Southern Cricket Association season, downing Australs North by seven wickets in the local derby on Saturday.

Cameron Newbold

Jason Retallack (pictured) was one of two men killed in the crash on Wednesday.

Regional WAPremium‘Truly wonderful man’: Beloved father killed in truck crash

‘The world has lost an incredibly kind-hearted, loved young man.’

Caitlin Vinci

Lake Grace’s Tyson Bell took four wickets in the victory over Towns.

CricketPremiumPremiumLeaders Towns topple to first defeat as Lake Grace edge home

Towns stumbled to their first defeat of the Upper Great Southern Cricket Association A-grade season after a calamitous batting effort saw them lose out at Lake Grace by five wickets.

The finished train on display in Brookton's main street.

young creativesBrookton celebrates Children’s Week with colourful display

Young Brookton residents had the opportunity to get creative and design their own train carriages at the weekend in honour of Children’s Week, bringing a splash of fun and colour to the town’s main street.

Upper Great Southern Tennis Association boys Noah Wilkie, Zander Wilkie, Jasper Steere, Oscar Hardie (back); Isaac Wilkie (front).

Strong results PremiumPremiumUppers’ junior boys clinch silver at the D’Arcy Slater Cup

The boys of the Upper Great Southern Tennis Association achieved their best D’Arcy Slater Cup result in years when they finished runners-up to neighbours Lower Great Southern in Bunbury last week.

Katanning Wanderers' Brock Green and Caleb Keley were key contributors in the win over Australs.

Katanning derbyPremiumWanderers emerge winners of Katanning derby with Australs

Katanning Wanderers recorded their first win of the 2026-27 Great Southern Cricket Association season, downing Australs North by seven wickets in the local derby on Saturday.

Cameron Newbold

A tragic collision in the Great Southern has claimed the life of a 42-year-old man.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumMotorbike rider dies in horror WA country highway crash

Despite the efforts of paramedics, the 42-year-old male rider died at the scene.

Caitlin Vinci

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The chain has 17 of its 38 stores within Westfield shopping centres, including Carousel.

RetailPremium‘Distressing’: David Jones workers brace for job losses

The union representing hundreds of WA David Jones employees says it stands ready to protect workers amid fears of mass job losses after the iconic retailer went bankrupt.

Cheyanne Enciso

Dustin Gary Higgs was jailed in District Court.

courtsPremiumPerth speedway driver jailed for sexually penetrating child

A prominent WA speedway driver has been put behind bars after being found guilty of grooming and starting a ‘pre-meditated’ sexual relationship with a girl while she was underage. 

Melissa Sheil

A family have been left heartbroken after a house fire in Collie claimed the life of one-year-old boy

WA NEWSPremium‘Cot was in flames’: Toddler dies in tragic WA house fire

A devastating house fire in Collie has claimed the life of a one-year-old boy.

Hayley Primmer

Rayle Williams and Ashleigh Turner.

CrimePremium‘My mates are dead’: First responders reveal crash carnage

A catastrophic scene akin to an explosion of ‘metal and blood’ confronted those first on the scene of a fatal crash that killed two teenage boys and hospitalised two others.

Brooke Rolfe and Sophie Gannon

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It looks like a dolls house but this home in Applecross is deceptively big, with nearly 800sqm of space Unknown

House That!PremiumThe Applecross home with room for almost everything

Don’t be fooled by its dollhouse looks — this recently listed Applecross home is packing a whole lot of house, with an impressive 780sqm under the roof. 

Kim Macdonald

Dustin Gary Higgs was jailed in District Court.

courtsPremiumPerth speedway driver jailed for sexually penetrating child

A prominent WA speedway driver has been put behind bars after being found guilty of grooming and starting a ‘pre-meditated’ sexual relationship with a girl while she was underage. 

Melissa Sheil

Yoga studio owner Laurel Green said she’d been excited to discover an osteopathy program was starting up in Perth.

EducationPremiumPremiumREVEALED: Year 12s get new uni options, including a WA first

Year 12s thinking about what to study at university next year have had a few extra choices added to their options.

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PremiumAboriginal body silent on luxe Perth home that CEO lives in

A large not-for-profit Aboriginal corporation operating in WA’s north will not reveal why it bought a luxurious house in Perth that its chief executive now lives in.

A grandstand collapsed during the Red Hot Summer Tour at Coolangatta Beach on Sunday.

AustraliaThree injured in grandstand collapse at popular Aussie music festival

The temporary seating came down in the early stages of Sunday’s sold-out festivities.

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A simple text reminder from his partner turned into a $6.66 million windfall for a Mid West couple who are preparing to welcome their first child.

LottoHuge $6.66m windfall after partner’s timely Lotto reminder

A simple text reminder from his partner turned into a $6.66 million windfall for a Mid West couple who are preparing to welcome their first child.

Troy de Ruyter

There could be more limits put on recreational demersal fishing, it has been revealed.

FisheriesPremiumRecreational demersal fishing could be limited to winter

The fisheries inquiry taking place in WA Parliament this week heard that recreational fishers could be kept out of the water in summer months after submissions from government departments and fishing groups.

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ANZ chief executive Nuno Matos.

BankingPremiumBig bank promises no regional branch closures until 2030

Big four bank pledges to keep a presence in every community in which it currently operates a branch until at least December 2030.

Adrian Lowe

Tash Faithfull won race seven on Bonnie Stokes' In Situ.

RacingPremiumPremiumFaithfull all class on Cup day to notch up treble

While Point of Law was the talk of the nation, Tash Faithfull was the talk of the town after a superb display at the Geraldton Turf Club’s own Melbourne Cup day race meet, with three wins on Tuesday.

Cue shire offices.

HousingPremiumPremiumNew housing plans in Shire of Cue from vacant Catholic land

New housing could be coming to the Shire of Cue, as they have moved to buy vacant land from the Diocese of Geraldton

John Paul College students Finbar Evans, 17, Sydney Fishburn, 18, and Eva Reed, 16, placed within the top four for the YOH fest monologue and duologue category.

Student artistsPremiumPremiumLocal students win first place in WA youth arts festival

Kalgoorlie-Boulder students have scored big in the music and drama divisions at this year’s YOH festival.

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The environment has gone from bad to worse for companies intimately tied to AI infrastructure.

CNBC newsPremiumAI meltdown drives Nasdaq to worst day since April 2025

Nvidia pushed the world’s big tech index to its worst day in 19 months, after US midterm election results raised Wall Street concerns the artificial intelligence buildout is poised to slow down.

Kif Leswing and Caleigh Keating

Attendees try out the new touchscreen MacBook Pro during the Apple Experience LA in Los Angeles, Oct. 28, 2026.

CNBC newsAt last, Apple brings out touchscreen MacBook

Apple announced its first laptop with a touchscreen will go on sale next week. The launch signifies the growing strategic importance of the Mac to Apple, despite it generating less revenue than the iPhone.

Kif Leswing

Since 1990, only nine days have had a larger jump in the VIX on a smaller drop in the S&P500 than last Friday, according to SpotGamma.

CNBC newsWhy the market’s fragile calm faces a major test

Markets paused their slide this week as the tech sector found its footing following an AI sell-off sparked by high borrowing costs and doubts over data centre returns.

Justin Zacks

By the 1950s, another technological innovation would come along and have a profound effect on women: the washing machine.

CNBC newsPremiumWomen may be at greater risk of AI job losses

The history of technological progress suggests that, as AI spreads, the employment impact will hit women more than men.

Steve Liesman

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An early morning crash at the Roe St/Mitchell Fwy exit into Northbridge/West Perth.

WA NewsPremiumHorror WA road toll record looms after tragic weekend

With still more than seven weeks until the end of the year, WA is expected to far exceed 2025’s horror road toll of 184. 

Jessica Evensen

Just weeks after she tore the roof off of RAC Arena with an incredible Telethon performance, Kate Miller-Heidke has announced she will be returning to WA in her biggest tour ever. 

MusicAustralian icon brings tour to WA after Telethon magic

Just weeks after she tore the roof off of RAC Arena with an incredible Telethon performance, Kate Miller-Heidke has announced she will be returning to WA for her biggest tour ever. 

Tegwen Bescoby

Aboriginal Affairs Minister Don Punch is set to finally fly up to Port Hedland months after a child protection crisis engulfed the area amid mounting calls for the embattled Minister to resign.

State PoliticsPremiumPremiumPunch to finally travel to Pilbara after months of delays

Aboriginal Affairs Minister Don Punch is set to finally fly up to Port Hedland months after a child protection crisis engulfed the area amid mounting calls for the embattled Minister to resign.

Four people, including two teenagers, have been rushed to hospital following two separate late night crashes across Perth.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumPremiumTeens among four injured in overnight Perth crashes

Four people, including two teenagers, have been rushed to hospital following two separate late night crashes across Perth.

Police are appealing to the public for information.

PolicePremiumPremiumMan killed in horror motorcycle crash in Perth’s north

A 59-year-old motorcyclist has died after losing control of his bike and striking a ditch in Perth’s northern suburbs.   

Parenting expert Maggie Dent appearls in Role of a Lifetime. Supplied

WA NewsMaggie Dent on modern fatherhood and her message for WA dads

The prolific parenting educator is heading back to WA with an important message to dads: kids don’t need perfection, they need presence.

Rhianna Mitchell