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    Man fined after rubbing naked body against sleeping friend

  2. LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION 2025Jennifer Roche the new face on Shire of Lake Grace council

  3. CRIMECrashed car raided, $32k tools stolen as driver in hospital

  4. LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION 2025Two fresh faces voted in after Shire of Kojonup election

  5. LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION 2025Pingelly council chamber welcome familiar and fresh faces

Belinda Smith in action.

AFLWCommentsPremiumI was all-in! How loyal Eagle earned her finals fairytale

Belinda Smith has waited for 10 seasons to play an AFLW final, but there was never any doubt in her mind that she wanted to stay at West Coast through the lean years and now she’ll reap the historic rewards.

Craig O'Donoghue

Lachlan Siviour, Clinton Mullan and Brad Smoker were elected onto the Shire of Kulin council.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION 2025Kulin council welcomes one newcomer among experienced team

The Shire of Kulin has one new councillor and two experienced members were re-elected unopposed. 

Hannah Whitehead

Bruce Browning, Toni Smeed, Ken Mouritz and Paul Green were elected onto the Shire of Kondinin council.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION 2025Kondinin shire council welcome three re-elected incumbents

Three incumbent councillors have been re-elected alongside a newcomer to the Shire of Kondinin council, with the successful candidates to be sworn in this week. 

Hannah Whitehead

Amy-Jo Hayes wins with the Ashleigh Woollett-trained Optimal in the Wellington and Reeves Maiden (1000m).

Opening meet PremiumAlbany trainer trio taste success to open new season

Albany trainers Ashleigh Woollett, Indianna Weinert and Samantha Faithfull made strong starts to the new Great Southern racing season at Percy Spencer Racecourse on Sunday.

Cameron Newbold

Darren Gray, Timothy Borgward, Kate Johnston and Greg Hobley were elected onto the Shire Of Kent council.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION 2025Experienced team lead Shire of Kent after no-vote election

The Shire of Kent will have no inexperienced councillors in its chambers for the next two years after four previously serving members were elected unopposed.

Melissa Sheil

Rain at Burracoppin (main), as well as hail at Woolocutty (top right) and Corrigin (bottom right). Pictures by Tristan Beck, xxx and Kathryn Bell.

SEE THE PICSCommentsWild weather floods WA farmers’ crops just days into harvest

WA grain farmers’ crops have been flooded and pummelled by hail just days into harvest, with some reporting devastating hailstones as big as 20c coins and falls of up to 100mm. 

Cally Dupe

Lake Grace have enjoyed a red-hot start to the new season.

Big scores PremiumPremiumBrooks’ 149 provides the highlights as Lake Grace march on

A brilliant unbeaten 149 from captain Dylan Brooks was the highlight as Lake Grace marched to victory over Towns in round three of the Upper Great Southern Cricket Association A-grade competition on Saturday.

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Road SafetyPremiumPremiumRegional road users hit back at slash to default speed limit

A plan to slash the national default speed limit on non-signposted rural and regional roads has been labelled ludicrous by farming groups, who fear a blanket cut would not address the factors to the road toll.

Tim Haslam in the DFES Lived Experience Resource Pilot Project, a three-part short video series.

BURNS SURVIVORBushfire survivor and farmer to debut video collab with DFES

A Popanyinning farmer who survived life-threatening burns after being caught in a bushfire while harvesting will launch a tell-all video series this week in a bid to raise fire safety awareness.

Kendenup's Seb Ballard after his brilliant century.

Big performances PremiumBallard belts wonderful ton as Kendenup thump lowly Lions

Kendenup’s Seb Ballard brilliant century has paved the way for his side to record a comfortable win in the GSCA on Saturday, alongside Tambellup and Broomehill who also enjoyed one-day victories.

Claire Middleton

Shire of Narrogin president Leigh Ballard at the newly restored Narrogin Railway Station Goods Shed that houses the Pm706 steam locomotive.

RAILWAY RESTOREDPremiumHistoric Narrogin Railway Station Goods Shed restored

A century-old railway goods shed has officially reopened following a significant and highly anticipated refurbishment to complete the rail project that was years in the making.

Hannah Whitehead

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Ronald Houghton, 58, appeared in Albany Magistrates Court on Thursday, charged with producing child exploitation material.

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Man faces court over child abuse material in Ravensthorpe

A man accused of producing child exploitation material and possessing or copying indecent or obscene articles has faced court for the first time.

Melissa Sheil

Wyllie Group managing director Melissa Karlson is furious the Government’s withdrawal has left plans for mining giant Rio Tinto to be an anchor tenant in limbo. 

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‘Disrespect’: cancelled PCEC plan sparks verbal spray

One of the architects behind the abandoned plan to revamp Perth’s maligned convention centre and river forefront has accused the Premier and Treasurer of going back on their word, and wasting millions on it.

Jessica Page

Convention centre

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Convention Centre redevelopment set to be put on hold

The State Government has already poured more than $30 million in developing plans for the redevelopment of the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Joe Spagnolo

Publican Arthur Barrett poses for a photo on his future Pub site on Safety Bay Road on Oct 31, 2025. Matt Jelonek

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NIMBYs halt Perth pub plan as owner threatens exit

The publican behind a planned Perth tavern has threatened to pull out of the beachfront project rather than build a pub with no beer, after its liquor licence was revoked.

Kim Macdonald

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Sunella Naumovski facing court on serious firearm charges.

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A Perth lawyer who infamously tattooed her bikie boyfriend’s name on her arm and was charged over a loaded handgun used in a brutal shooting now faces being struck off for ‘disgraceful’ conduct.

Rebecca Le May

Ronald Houghton, 58, appeared in Albany Magistrates Court on Thursday, charged with producing child exploitation material.

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Man faces court over child abuse material in Ravensthorpe

A man accused of producing child exploitation material and possessing or copying indecent or obscene articles has faced court for the first time.

Melissa Sheil

Louise St John Kennedy is accused of threatening her neighbour.

CourtPremiumPremiumPerth socialite ‘had knife’ in alleged shock attack: Witness

A socialite and former architect was ‘100 per cent’ holding a knife during an alleged attack on her elderly neighbour, according to a witness who captured the incident on video. 

Farah Mehta has appeared in the Perth Magistrates Court. PIctured is Mehta as she leaves court Justin Benson-Cooper

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PremiumSuspended Perth lawyer slammed for ‘undermining’ regulator

The sanctioned Perth barrister, who represented herself as if she was still practising, has also had her request for a spent conviction rejected. 

Victoria Park came in as the fastest-growing Perth suburb with a 13.6 per cent annual change.

PropertyCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumThe 10 Perth suburbs where house prices are soaring

Perth’s property market outperformed the rest of Australia last month as home values continued to climb on the back of successive interest rate cuts. Is your suburb on the list?

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House prices in the Margaret River region continue to climb.

real estate boomPremiumForecast sets Augusta-Margaret River prices to grow

Real estate pundits have extended their forecast for stellar growth in home values across the Capes region.

Warren Hately

Former Geraldton locals Kodie Bedford and Tasma Walton are two of the creative driving forces behind the new TV series Reckless.

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Geraldton has a habit of producing powerhouse storytellers — and Kodie Beford is the latest name making waves across national television. 

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Kylie Cook sharing her knowledge on how to identify the presence of dung beetles and abundance by simply placing dung in a bucket of water and waiting - the beetles will float to the surface before flying off.

Discovering Dung BeetlesPremiumFarmers get their hands dirty learning about dung beetles

South West farmers have got their hands dirty at a recent event, learning all about farmland’s tiniest  and most underrated workers — dung beetles.

Craig Duncan

Lifestyle appeal is one of the prime factors still driving a surge of interest in Margaret River.

demographics switchPremiumPremiumLatest Shire plan reveals fascinating changes to region

The latest Shire of Augusta-Margaret River corporate plan turns many expectations about the region and its resident on their heads

In total, about 100 supporters got involved in Saturday's protest at Gnarabup.

gnarabup proposalPremiumPremiumSaturday paddle-out protests ‘Preserve Gnarabup’ campaign

Protesters of a planned resort and associated village development at Gnarabup have taken to the water at the beach they say will be swamped once more than 1000 residents are added to the region.

Denmark is a unique part of WA.

What I SeePremiumPremiumThe unexpected delight of discovering a hidden little gem

Have you ever been to Denmark? No, I don’t mean to visit our lovely Queen Mary, but the little place tucked away in the Great Southern region of WA. What a little gem.

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As the Trump-Xi meeting looms, here are the five key issues China is hoping to cover.

World PoliticsCommentsFive things Beijing wants from a Trump-Xi meeting

From tariff relief to tech access, these are the five key issues China is hoping to secure when Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet in South Korea this week.

Evelyn Cheng

Wikipedia founder speaks out about the launch of Grokipedia.

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Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has slammed Elon Musk’s Grokipedia, mocking its ‘praise of the genius of Elon Musk’ and issuing a warning about the new model.

Eric Rosenbaum

Former NBA player Damon Jones has been criminally charged for leaking non-public injury information about LeBron James and Anthony Davis to sports bettors while connected to the Los Angeles Lakers.

SportCommentsNBA scandal deepens with LeBron injury leak

Federal prosecutors say a former NBA player leaked injury details of two Lakers superstars to punters, the latest twist in a gambling scandal rocking the league.

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Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has laid off 600 employees from an AI unit.

BusinessCommentsMeta cuts 600 AI jobs, staff told not to work

Meta will lay off about 600 employees within its artificial intelligence unit as the company looks to reduce layers and operate more nimbly.

Ashley Capoot

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Army Airforce member Judi Welch with her Grandfathers WWI and WWII medals, she runs the Poppy Ladies volunteer group.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumThe Poppy Ladies’ commitment to past and present war heroes

Every time Judi Welch sits down to knit a red poppy, her mind turns to her loved ones who served in past conflicts and her own treasured experience in the army.

Rhianna Mitchell

WA Secondary School Executives Association president Melissa Gillett said students who used AI should not get credit for their work.

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Year 12 students busted using AI in Curtin UniReady program

More than a dozen Year 12s studying an alternative to traditional ATAR subjects for entry to Curtin University have been failed after being caught using artificial intelligence to cheat on assessments.

Bethany Hiatt

Shocking CCTV has revealed the moment a woman was hit by a car as she tried to run across a busy road in Bentley. 

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Shocking CCTV shows moment pedestrian hit by car in Perth

Police said the woman’s injuries were serious but not life-threatening.  WARNING: DISTRESSING VIDEO

A handful of WA Year 12 students have been caught up in the aftermath of a printing blunder on an ATAR language exam paper.

EducationCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumWA students caught up in exam printing blunder

A handful of WA Year 12 students have been caught up in the aftermath of a printing blunder on an ATAR language exam paper.

Dylan Gregory Quinlan is described by police as 188cm tall, of solid build, olive complexion, brown eyes and a shaved head.

Crime‘DO NOT APPROACH’: Man missing after removing ankle monitor

WA Police are urgently searching for the 30-year-old.

The dad and his sons pinned the man to the ground while waiting for police.

CrimeVideoWA dad in undies takes down alleged car thief

The Bindoon father rushed out of his home wearing nothing but his SpongeBob SquarePants jocks to take on a man allegedly trying to steal his car. WATCH THE ARREST

Alexandra Feiam