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Great Southern’s Isaac Baum won the division one fairest and best medal at the 2026 Country Football Championships.

Country Championships PremiumGreat Southern star Isaac Baum wins Jock Coleman Medal

Great Southern gun Isaac Baum and Peel rising star Tye Kemp have claimed the major individual honours at the Nutrien Ag Solutions Men’s Country Championships.

Cameron Newbold

Upper Great Southern will be chasing the division two title.

Country championships PremiumUppers bring in fresh young faces for country champs tilt

Upper Great Southern Football League will be out to make amends for its grand final defeat at last year’s Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Football Championships.

Cameron Newbold

Luca Gangemi (Peel), Khai Robertson (Lower South West), Tom Moore (Mortlock), Jack Georgiades (North Pilbara), Timm House (Ongerup), Mitch Foote (Central Wheatbelt), Ben Rushforth (Avon), Charlie Read (Hills), Isaac Baum (Great Southern) and Josh Clements (Goldfields) pictured in Perth at the start of the 2026 Country Football Championships.

Country Championships Country football on show at 60th edition of championships

The 60th edition of the Country Football Championships will be headlined by a cracking division one as South West chase a cherished three-peat and Great Southern make a long-awaited return to the top flight.

Jack Penniment and Cameron Newbold

2025 Agricultural Shows Australia National Young Judges and Paraders Championships.

WA talentEight WA judges and paraders to compete in national champs

WA’s agriculture industry will be represented by eight talented young individuals at this year’s National Young Judges and Paraders Championships next month.

Melissa Pedelty

President of Hyden Primary School P&C Catherine Mayfield at the playground where asbestos was found.

Playground closedPremiumHyden parents demand action on asbestos risk in playground

Buried asbestos at Hyden Primary School has resurfaced in the playground, sparking safety concerns from parents who say years of temporary fixes have failed to solve the problem. 

Amy Towers

Ongerup's Luke Moore juggles a mark.

Country Championships PremiumLoss after the siren costly as Ongerup finish with one win

Ongerup Football Association’s emphatic win over Lower South West ensured they will remain in division two at the country championships but they were left to rue a loss after the siren on day one.

Cameron Newbold

A Narrogin man received a suspended prison term for a spate of targeted break-ins at rural properties in the Narrogin area.

courts & justice PremiumPremiumPrison term suspended after trespasses and thefts on farms

A Narrogin man who used Google Maps to target farming properties to break into and steal items to sell, funding his drug habit, has had his jail sentence suspended.

Rachael Wright will start as the Shire of Boddington’s new chief executive on October 13.

New CEOPremiumPremiumBoddington shire’s new chief executive to begin in October

Shire of Boddington have announced the appointment of Rachael Wright as their new chief executive officer following a special council meeting held on July 8. 

Alex Rumens was presented the award by Dave Martin, WA State service delivery manager at Konica Minolta.

young achieverPremiumPremiumAg college farm manager given top gong for career ambitions

The farm manager of a Wheatbelt agricultural school snagged a prestigious Statewide young achiever gong for his passionate and innovative work in the industry, hoping to inspire others to turn to country life.

Evelyn White, 91, exhibiting at the Narrogin Art Group 60th anniversary show at NEXIS.

Picture perfectVibrant birthday show illustrates group’s artistic journey

It’s almost time for the Narrogin Art Group to wrap up the pots, fold the fabrics and take down the pictures at its 60th anniversary exhibition which has been a huge undertaking — as well as a super success.

Claire Middleton

Central Midlands Coastal celebrate their division two title win.

Country Championships PremiumMoment to savour as Central Midlands Coast win division two

Central Midlands Coastal Football League is celebrating a historic division two title after capping a superb country football championships with grand final glory on Sunday.

Cameron Newbold

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Brad Gandy Australian Workers Union WA State Secretary.

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‘I won’t listen to Cook’: Union leader striking against BHP

The senior Labor figure spearheading historic strikes against BHP has told Premier Roger Cook and any other political colleagues hoping for an end to the militant industrial action to get stuffed.

Adrian Rauso and Oliver Lane

Dr Christian Jack Joseph, 26, appeared in Perth Magistrates Court on Sunday.

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Freo death accused showed jiu-jitsu choke moves in video

The friend group of a Perth doctor charged over an alleged choke-hold death after an altercation in Fremantle on Saturday morning say they have been left completely stunned after he was thrown behind bars. 

Caleb Runciman and Brooke Rolfe

Jonathan Masih has spoken out about illegal cab drivers.

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Perth’s dodgy taxi scam exploiting West Aussies exposed

WA’s taxi industry has been overrun by a sophisticated network of temporary immigrants who are working illegally for companies which are ripping off customers with inflated fares.

Ben Harvey

Shocking footage of what appears to be a security guard choking a mental health patient at Kalgoorlie Health Campus has surfaced.

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Shocking footage surfaces of patient choked at WA hospital

Alarming vision of a security guard appearing to use a choke-hold and forcibly restrain a hospital patient has surfaced.

Cain Andrews

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In a remarkable twist of fate, the two found one another on a red dusty road near Beacon, 12 days after the backpacker went missing.

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New details reveal how a local livestock farmer accidentally stumbled across a German backpacker 12 days after she went missing, triggering an international search and rescue mission.

Zosia Melanczuk

Dr Christian Jack Joseph, 26, appeared in Perth Magistrates Court on Sunday.

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Freo death accused showed jiu-jitsu choke moves in video

The friend group of a Perth doctor charged over an alleged choke-hold death after an altercation in Fremantle on Saturday morning say they have been left completely stunned after he was thrown behind bars. 

Caleb Runciman and Brooke Rolfe

Christian Jack Joseph, 26, is accused of killing a 63-year-old man who was found unresponsive on a Fremantle street in the early hours of Saturday morning.

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A young doctor has been charged with manslaughter after a 63-year-old was found unresponsive on a Fremantle street in the early hours of Saturday morning.

A senior Taiwanese official released an image of the apparent flight path of the Chinese submarine launched ballistic missile, showing the warhead hitting waters near Tuvalu and Nauru.

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Maritime data compiled for The Nightly has revealed at least four hi-tech Chinese satellite tracking vessels were deployed to the region in the days leading up to Beijing’s missile test.

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumFIFO worker allegedly had 20,000 child abuse images, videos

Police have revealed more than 20,000 images and videos of child exploitation material have yet to be categorised as part of investigations into a 33-year-old FIFO worker.

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Maryanne Lazarides, Emily Houston, 10, Izzy Miller, 6, Paige McIllree, 9, and Scott Guerini with Fat Cat at the Busselton Jetty.

TelethonCommentsWalk the Busselton Jetty for WA’s sick kids

A new Telethon fundraising event will transform Busselton Jetty this October, with the community invited to step out in support of sick, vulnerable and disadvantaged children across WA.

Madelin Hayes

Bridgetown Town Hall and shire building.

Industry Businesses invited to shape Bridgetown’s industrial future

Local businesses are being invited to have their say on the future of industrial land in Bridgetown, as the Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes begins a needs analysis for the proposed light industrial area. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Shire of Manjimup president Donelle Buegge.

CouncilExtraordinary election called for Manjimup council vacancy

Manjimup residents will head to the polls in September after the Shire of Manijmup formally set the date for an extraordinary election.

Serian Lockwood-Jones

The Greenbushes lithium mine in WA's South West.

Talison MineTalison launches blast SMS alert service

Talison Lithoum has introduced a new Blast SMS Alert Service to give interested community members and nearby residents advance notice of planned blasting activities at its Greenbushes operation

Feral deer.

Culling RoundWA on its way to wiping out feral deer population

WA is on its way to wiping out the feral deer population plaguing farmers, after the latest State Government cull saw the removal of nearly 300 head in two regions.

zero2hero faciliatators David Barry and Noah Dillon.

EducationPremiumPremiumCarnarvon schools focus on mental health skills

A mental health program from Zero2hero has spent time in Carnarvon, doing workshops to improve mental health and reduce suicide rates. 

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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.

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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.

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A Jewish society is seeking space for a museum.

DevelopmentCommentsPremiumJewish society floats idea of new home at ECU Perth site

A call to create a permanent home for WA’s Jewish history has emerged as part of the contentious ECU redevelopment.

Sophie Gannon

There have been almost 5100 cases of RSV this year with a massive spike in July with more than 2900 of those infections recorded in June and July. 

HealthCommentsPremiumHealth officials warn virus peak not over yet as RSV soars

As we enter the middle of winter, West Australians are being warned to brace for respiratory syncytial virus with fears cases could outnumber the record amount of infections in 2025. 

Claire Sadler

Commuter chaos has broken out in Perth’s south-east after an incident on Armadale train line. 

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CommentsREVEALED: Nefarious cause that shut down Armadale train line

Commuter chaos plagued the Armadale line on Wednesday after it was shut down, as authorities reveal the culprit.

A Perth man who died in a Balinese detention centre reportedly owed tens of thousands of dollars to more than a dozen furious customers he ripped off through his Indonesian car restoration company. 

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A Perth man who died in a Balinese detention centre reportedly owed tens of thousands of dollars to more than a dozen furious customers he ripped off through his Indonesian car restoration company. 

Western Australia has recorded its eighth H5 bird flu case after the virus was presumed detected in a decomposed giant petrel carcass. Wildlife Welfare Organisation/Facebook

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A dead giant petrel found close to a major capital city has tested positive to H5 bird flu, taking the national total to 14.

The Perth tradie made the confession during an appearance on Sunrise.

PerthVideoCommentsThe romantic twist in Perth man’s citizen’s arrest

Meatloaf once infamously said ‘I would do anything for love’ — but the American rocker likely didn’t expect that to include a citizen’s arrest outside a Perth bottle shop. 

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