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  2. Tough campaignPremiumUpper Great Southern relegated after tough one-win campaign

  3. Thrilling finishPremiumTerrific contest as WA Country edge UGSHA Presidents XI

  4. Bush and’ BurbsCommentsPremiumThe fairytale story to watch out for in every country league

  5. Blak, Loud and ProudPremiumNarrogin celebrates NAIDOC Week with fun activities

Tough tournament PremiumOngerup avoid double relegation in “disappointing” campaign

Ongerup narrowly avoided the dreaded double relegation after a disappointing Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Championships division two campaign in Perth at the weekend.

Harry Grigson

Hockey champsPremiumTeams taste glory at Narrogin’s junior hockey carnival

Narrogin’s annual Junior Hockey Carnival had a YMCC grand final avalanche alongside Upper and Lower Great Southern successes as players from across the State left it all out on the field.

Hannah Whitehead

Early learningPremiumWheatbelt shires to get $43k fund for childcare staff

The Wheatbelt will receive $43,000 as part of the State Government’s $250,000 attraction and retention packages for regional childcare workers program announced on July 8.

Oliver Lane and Eliza Kavanagh

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Prison for machete-wielding Katanning father of eight

A Katanning father of eight with 189 prior convictions has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for twice wielding a machete in front of his ex-partner.

Georgia Campion

Bogan tragedyPremiumIN PICTURES: Bogan Romeo and Juliet comes to Williams

The Wheatbelt’s finest bogans gathered at William’s Town Hall on Friday night with fresh mullets and dry-cleaned flannels to enjoy the Aussie-fied retelling of Shakespeare’s classic Romeo and Juliet. 

Hannah Whitehead

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Court order for false details & Katanning escape attempt

A Wagin man who spent six months in prison for evading arrest and lying to police has been released from prison on an intensive supervision order. 

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IN PICTURESPremiumPremiumIN PICTURES: Regional footballers link up for titles launch

Dozens of passionate regional footballers, past and present put their loyalties aside on Thursday evening for the 2024 Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Football Championships launch night. 

Teen politicianPremiumPremiumNewdegate teen speaks at Youth Parliament for rural towns

A Newdegate youth determined to “voice the issues that matter most” for regional WA was one of the youngest to represent his electorate in the 2024 Youth Parliament.

FootballPremiumPremiumCountry championships: South West reclaim division one title

The division one country championships title is back in the South West after the region’s team reclaimed the honour with an 11-point championships final win over Avon at Sullivan Logistics Stadium.

Country champs CommentsPremiumGreat Southern taste division three country champs glory

A staunch Great Southern secured the Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Championships division three title with a grinding victory over their southern rivals Esperance at Sullivan Logistics Stadium on Sunday. 

Harry Grigson

Country champs PremiumCentral Midlands make late run into division two final

A red-hot Central Midlands Coastal surged into the Nurtien Ag Solutions Country Football Championships division two grand final after seeing off challenges from Mortlock and Great Northern on Saturday. 

Harry Grigson

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WA NewsPremiumPerth union official targeted over alleged bikie links

Australia’s workplace watchdog is trying to revoke a right-of-entry permit granted to Edmond ‘Monty’ Margjini who a police prosecutor alleges was a standover man for bikies.

Ben Harvey

BusinessPremiumCustomers and staff ring alarm bells about Richtek

You’ve probably seen their business ads on TV and heard them on the radio, but customers say this big business has left them thousands of dollars out of pocket. 

Rachel Fenner

Putt awayPremiumBoyup Brook Golf Club to host State Sand Greens

The Boyup Brook Golf Club will be hosting the AgLime State Sand Greens Championship next month with preparations underway for the tournament.

Daniel Hocking

STAYING ON THE CASE PremiumBarry McIntosh uncovers missed investigative opportunities

An ex-Victorian policeman embarking on his own investigation into two missing people claims there are multiple “missed investigative” opportunities.

Anjelica Smilovitis

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cyber securityPremiumGlobal internet outage disrupts flights, medical services

A colossal internet failure disrupted flights, trains, medical services and media outlets across the world on Friday.

Bethany Hiatt

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Shades of 2013: Fyfe seeing patterns from Freo’s finest hour

Fremantle star Nat Fyfe is excited about what could happen this season and has revealed he’s noticing things during 2024 which bring back reminders of why he team was successful in 2013

Craig O'Donoghue

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CommentsPremium‘Like razor blades’: Shark attack victim’s lucky escape

A man who survived a shark attack at Trigg Beach on Wednesday says being bitten by the predator felt like a ‘clamp of razor blades going into his leg’.

PROPERTYCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumThe tiny Perth suburb where house prices go up $3K a week

A relatively unknown suburb has risen to the top of the ranks in Perth’s property market with house prices in the area increasing by an extraordinary sum.

AFLCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumPiss-take: Plane toilet failure ‘not appropriate’, say Freo

UPDATE: Fremantle football manager Joe Brierty says a debacle where players had to urinate in a sink on a flight home from Launceston was “not appropriate” and revealed the AFL is investigating the incident. 

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Untold historyPremiumUnnamed soldier’s return ticket destined never to be used

“A young man purchased this railway ticket with every expectation he was going off to war, (but) he bought a return ticket and he thought he was coming home.”

Rebecca Parish

Real estate PremiumTom Price Coles sells for $8 million

Tom Price Coles, the only major grocery store in a 275km radius of the town, was sold for $8 million earlier this month, marking the first stand-alone supermarket sold in WA in five years.

Cain Andrews and Kim Macdonald

Sea attractionCommentsIconic landmark to take pride of place in WA city once again

It’s yellow and has been synonymous with Geraldton for decades but has not been seen on its foreshore for years. However, it is about to brighten up the Mid West city once again.

Anna Cox

Agronomist trialPremiumPremiumYoung agronomist trial site gives voice to graduates

A Yuna growing group is providing a gateway for graduate agronomists to participate in field trials and build connections in the agricultural industry.

Plucking theoriesCommentsCommentsChicken on the loose creates laugh for Busselton community

Busselton residents got a good laugh when a member of a community Facebook page raised the alert about a chicken on the loose.

Rate confusionPremiumPremiumBusselton City rate revenue to go into sport and rec reserve

Confusion has reigned supreme after the Busselton City council passed a motion after what appeared to be a misunderstanding of what the motion itself involved. 

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Lifestyle CommentsPremiumHere’s how — and where — the super-rich are investing

The super-rich have a very different mindset toward investing than the average person. Here’s how they divide their investments between asset classes ...

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CNBC newsCommentsHigher-for-longer rates could jeopardise growth: Powell

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has expressed concern that holding interest rates too high for too long could jeopardise economic growth.

Jeff Cox

CNBC newsCommentsAmazon’s Asian rival Shein wants to be supply chain giant

The rise of retailer Shein already has Amazon on alert, but its plans of selling proprietary supply-chain technology and services to companies around the world has attracted attention from another corner.

Lori Ann LaRocco

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumTravel demand is breaking records. Airline profits are not

Higher payroll and other expenses are eating into airline profits despite strong travel demand.

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CrimePremiumMan accused of bashing victim with baseball bat charged

A 24-year-old man has been charged after allegedly using a baseball bat to seriously assault a man in Perth’s northern suburbs.

Morgan de Smidt

Internet down PremiumThe services still out after nationwide IT outage chaos

Many people are still struggling after a global IT outage left airlines, banks and businesses scrambling.

Clareese Packer

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumEx-childcare worker callously assaulted kids in her care

A former childcare worker in Perth’s north has been found guilty of five counts of assaulting children after an epic trial and a long wait for the verdict.

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CommentsPremiumCandidate in same spot as Senator Fatima Payman won’t rebel

Deep Singh, a staffer to Cowan MP and Labor Minister Dr Anne Aly, has been preselected third on Labor’s Senate ticket.

POLITICSCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumCall to end ‘best practice’ worker deals

WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam has demanded the State scrap a policy that gave construction workers on some State projects massive pay increases.

‘28 years young’CommentsPerth family mourning after new dad dies from tongue cancer

A Perth family is mourning after a new dad passed away following a tough battle with cancer. 

Caitlin Vinci