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MAIN PIC: Gnowangerup's Fraser House handballs under pressure. TOP RIGHT: Jerramungup's Tate Barrett tackles Gnowangerup's James Dewar in the wet. BOTTOM RIGHT: Jerramungup's Riley Holden kicks.

Top of the tablePremiumFeisty Bulldogs clip Eagles’ wings in battle of the top two

Gnowangerup won the battle of the top two in the Ongerup Football Association, out-gunning Jerramungup by 22 points in an attritional round 14 contest on Saturday.

Claire Middleton

A man has lost his licence at Narrogin Courthouse after rolling his vehicle while three times the legal drink-drive limit.

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Narrogin man fined heavily after drunken car rollover

A Narrogin man who crashed into a tree and rolled his vehicle while driving with a blood alcohol content nearly three times the limit and drugs in his system has been fined and lost his licence. 

Hannah Whitehead

Proposed Beverley to Narrogin Transport Trail consultant Mike Maher riding his bike through Dryandra National Woodlands, which will be included in the future trail.

LONGEST AUS TRAILWheatbelt walking loop track bid would be country’s longest

A group of local governments have joined forces in a bid to construct Australia’s longest continuous walking and cycling loop trail that will “connect the heart of the Wheatbelt”. 

Hannah Whitehead

Sophie Hilder takes a centre pass for Olympics Gold.

rain woesWickepin claim top A1 clash as rain washes out other games

Rain wreaked havoc on the Narrogin and Districts Netball Association at the weekend, with only one senior game completed due to the water leaking through the roof of the Narrogin Regional Leisure Centre. 

Catherine Thornton

Stirlings To Coast CEO Lizzie von Perger.

Funding ReactionPremiumGGA, DPIRD collaboration end sparks grower groups concerns

The end of the GGA and DPIRD collaboration has sparked a split response across the agriculture sector, with some grower groups confident GGA can stand on its own, while others are concerned about its future.

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A rally against the Firearms Act will land on Parliament House’s doorstep on Thursday in support of the Act’s disallowance and operation suspension. Pictured is a previous rally by the WA Shooters Union at the Supreme Court Gardens in Perth in February.

Parliament ProtestPremiumSecond firearms rally flagged as the largest yet

A rally against the Firearms Act is flagged to be the largest this year following an earlier protest in February, in support of the legislation’s operational suspension and disallowance.

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Nat Fyfe has been one of Freo's finest.

AFLVideoCommentsComments‘The right time’: Freo legend draws curtain on superb career

Nat Fyfe has confirmed this will be his final season, with one of the game’s modern greats looking to lead Fremantle to the ‘elusive dream’ of a historic flag before bowing out.

Lake King townsite is set to receive a back-up power supply in mid 2026 developed by Western Power to improve electricity reliability during unplanned power outages.

Power boost New back-up power supply to improve Lake King reliability

Western Power’s efforts to improve reliability in rural areas continue with the announcement of a back-up power supply to ensure electricity during unplanned outages in Lake King.

An Ellenbrook home after the battery in a hoverboard led to a fire.

WA NewsVideoCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumHousehold threat causing alarming WA fire stats

WA is on track for a record-breaking number of home fires caused by one culprit.

Kendenup resident Dave Williams is looking forward to see the Kendenup Town Hall as an intimate venue in the Festival of Small Halls.

SMALL HALL REVIVEDPremiumMusic festival reignites Kendenup Hall as town’s heartbeat

The chair of the Kendenup Town Hall committee says an upcoming folk music festival is the “perfect launching pad” to celebrate and raise awareness of the integrity of town halls to rural communities. 

Melissa Sheil

Rhys Angwin is set to play his 400th league game in Perth’s top flight on August 9.

Big milestonePremiumNarrogin legend Rhys Angwin set to play 400th league game

Narrogin-born hockey legend Rhys Angwin will play his 400th top-flight league game when he turns out for Fremantle Cockburn Magpies against Mods-OGM on Saturday.

Claire Middleton

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There was even an appointed security guard present. 

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Secret home casino operating in Perth uncovered by police

There were 18 people crammed into the dining room of a house — including a Crown Casino employee — when officers burst in. 

Jessica Page

On July 15, Christopher Desmond, 72, was riding through Albania on his motorbike when tragedy struck.

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Injured Perth dad stranded in European hospital after crash

A tiny detail in his policy with a well-known insurance company means he has been abandoned overseas with broken bones in his feet, hands, leg and spine.

Caitlin Vinci

Justin Langer has quit the board of Chris Ellison's Mineral Resources.

MiningCommentsPremiumAnd that’s out! Justin Langer quits Mineral Resources board

The Former Test cricketer’s resignation from the board will take effect from Wednesday.

Sean Smith and Simone Grogan

The case went to the Fair Work Commission after the fired worker claimed wrongful dismissal, but the matter was kept under wraps because the conciliation conference was confidential.

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Non-binary battle as worker fired for calling colleague ‘he’

A 63-year-old Perth man has been sacked from his high-paying job after he called a non-binary colleague ‘he’ instead of ‘they’.

Ben Harvey

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Patients were put at risk of contracting potentially deadly Legionnaires’ disease at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

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Patients at risk of deadly disease at Sir Charles Gairdner

Vulnerable patients were unknowingly put at risk of contracting potentially deadly legionnaires’ disease at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital through contaminated water.

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Premier Roger Cook.

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Labor can’t ignore WA’s hospital crisis forever

Roger Cook has reassured West Aussies that serious infrastructure failures within one of WA’s biggest hospitals is nothing to worry about. How much longer can the Government pretend that everything is fine?

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PremiumGovernment ball returns a century after dancefloor murder

It is a little known piece of Perth history that 100 years ago Government House was the scene of a grizzly killing when a glamorous young woman shot her former fiance in the middle of a charity ball.

On July 15, Christopher Desmond, 72, was riding through Albania on his motorbike when tragedy struck.

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CommentsPremiumInjured Perth dad stranded in European hospital after crash

A tiny detail in his policy with a well-known insurance company means he has been abandoned overseas with broken bones in his feet, hands, leg and spine.

Justin Langer has quit the board of Chris Ellison's Mineral Resources.

MiningCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumAnd that’s out! Justin Langer quits Mineral Resources board

The Former Test cricketer’s resignation from the board will take effect from Wednesday.

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Just Home Margaret River chair Ned Reilly says the State Government has a misperception of Margaret River as "a playground for affluent investors and holidaymakers".

serious misperceptionPremiumCommitment to housing crisis questioned

Local voices have taken WA’s Homelessness Week as a chance to call on the State Government to treat the Margaret River region’s housing crisis more urgently.

Warren Hately

Zhen Cao, Miya Li, Cen Zhang and Andrew Zhang at the The Kids Research Institute Australia STEM Festival in Kalgoorlie-Boulder on Wednesday.

STEM festivalPremiumInspirational and educational new children’s festival

Researchers from The Kids Research Institute Australia visited Kalgoorlie-Boulder for the first time to lead hands-on STEM workshops designed to inspire and enlighten the next generation.

Jessica Antoniou

Suzanne Caren is MercyCare’s general manager of youth, wellbeing and accommodation.

Preventing homelessness PremiumAdditional homelessness support in town

A leading WA not-for-profit dedicated to tackling homelessness, particularly in the regions, now has its Aboriginal Short Stay Accommodation facility operating in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

Jessica Antoniou

Busselton Swimming Club achieved stand-out results at the WA Short Course Championships.

SwimmingPremiumPremiumBusselton Swimming Club shine at Short Course Championships

Busselton Swimming Club came out of the WA Short Course Championships earlier this month as the State’s best performed regional club.

Cate Jennings on ABC Radio Perth.

Morning radio PremiumPremiumRadio Geraldton announces new mornings host

The latest station to hit the airwaves in Geraldton has a new morning host and listeners may recognise her voice.

Guess who ,,, is and isn't running for Greater Geraldton council in this October's local government elections?

Local pollPremiumPremiumEx-mayor puts hand up, existing councillors reveal decisions

Former Greater Geraldton mayor Shane Van Styn has revealed he will run at the October 18 local government elections in a bid to get back on council.

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Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies usually pegged to sovereign currencies or even gold, making them more stable compared to other crypto assets. 

CNBC newsCommentsThe global crypto wave is catching on in Asia

Businesses across Asia are increasingly warming up to stablecoins for cross-border transactions — a trend set to accelerate further as Hong Kong moves to legalise the use of digital tokens, experts told CNBC.

Anniek Bao

Microsoft shares jumped in extended trading overnight Wednesday, pushing the company’s market cap past $US4 trillion.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumMicrosoft tops $US4tr, joining Nvidia in exclusive club

Microsoft shares jumped in extended trading overnight Wednesday, pushing the company’s market cap past $US4 trillion.

Ari Levy and Jordan Novet

Elon Musk’s Tesla sold its crypto at one of the worst possible times.

CNBC newsComments‘Won’t sell’: Musk, Tesla’s multi-billion-dollar crypto miss

Billionaire Elon Musk’s Tesla missed on the top and bottom lines in the second quarter, but another miss was buried in its investor deck.

Ari Levy

Tesla’s slump this year is partly due to backlash against the company in the US and Europe, after Musk spent heavily to help re-elect President Donald Trump.

CNBC newsCommentsMusk warns of a ‘few rough quarters’ for Tesla as sales dive

Elon Musk has warned Tesla faces “a few rough quarters” after the company reported a 16 per cent decline in automotive revenue as sales fell for a second-straight quarter and again trailed analysts’ estimates.

Lora Kolodny

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Councillor Ben Lawver has been a councillor since 2021.

Local GovernmentCommentsPremiumFremantle councillor throws hat in the ring for mayoral race

Fremantle councillor Ben Lawver has announced his intention to run for mayor of Fremantle setting up a battle with incumbent mayor Hannah Fitzhardinge.

Oliver Lane

Seb Foufas was killed after the white Isuzu ute he was a passenger in lost control and rolled in the mudflats next to Old Yanchep Road, Pinjar.

Courts & justicePremiumTeenager jailed after mate was killed in car rollover

A teenager has been jailed for more than two years over the death of his friend, who was hanging outside of his ute when it rolled while doing doughnuts in the northern suburbs earlier this year.

Shannon Hampton

The City of Mandurah and Stirling ranked in the top 10.

Verdict is inCommentsCommentsREVEALED: WA area with the best-rated council in the country

Western Australia made up half of the country’s best-rated councils. SEE THE LIST

A 30-year-old man died from his injuries at the scene.

WA NewsCops seek help from public over fatal crash in Perth’s north

Police are appealing for information after a man was hit and killed by a car in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese toured the Resources Technology Showcase at PCEC on Sunday.

Resources Technology ShowcaseCamera IconPremiumPremiumSEE THE PICS: Albo visits Perth’s resources showcase

Anthony Albanese says WA’s resources and mining sector is at the ‘front and centre’ of the future of a more productive and dynamic Australian economy.

Frances O'Connor arrives at the 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

EntertainmentPremiumBig stars set for Busselton’s CinefestOZ film prize

Fresh from making a surprise cameo in a key scene in Season 2 of the blockbuster Netflix series Wednesday, Aussie screen legend Frances O’Connor is bound for Busselton and CinefestOZ.

Ben O'Shea