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    Drunk, speeding driver jailed after killing friend in crash

Wallcliffe Fire Service Brigade members during Sunday's bushfire in Dunsborough.

Fire warningDunsborough blaze a stark reminder for Margaret River

Margaret River residents have been warned the weekend fire in the heart of Dunsborough should serve as a wake-up call for anyone who believes such a thing couldn’t happen near them.

Warren Hately

Forty-year bushfire brigade veteran Ken Collins.

FIRE ALARM BELLS RAISED Veteran brigade firefighter calls for change

One of the region’s longest-serving volunteer firefighters wants to reignite debate around a touchy topic many want extinguished for good

Warren Hately

A Jetstar flight arriving at Busselton Margaret River Airport.

Election pledgePremiumLiberals commit $25m to airport expansion case

Busselton’s regional airport could be looking at an upgrade, with the WA Liberals making a $25 million election promise backing the City of Busselton’s expansion business case.

Daniel Hocking

Kenneth Williams, pictured with his first wife Margaret, will turn 100 in less than two weeks.

CentenarianPremiumBusselton community member to turn 100 in March

A Busselton resident is gearing up to celebrate his 100th birthday next month after a lifetime of active service to his community. 

Daniel Hocking

The Busselton Jetty train.

Choo chooPremiumBusselton Jetty’s famous train gets a new name

The famous Busselton Jetty train will be renamed as a part of a three-year partnership between Busselton Jetty and Rio Tinto, which was announced on Thursday afternoon.

Daniel Hocking

The dual-use path in Busselton has had residents talking about its safety.

SafetyPremiumBusselton cycle path a community hazard

The condition of a popular dual-use cycle path in Busselton threatens the safety of residents, according to a user who complains it is riddled with potholes, cracks and tree roots. 

Sofia Fimognari

Denmark's Jens Emil Sloth Nielsen achieved a triple crown at the 2025 XTERRA 2025 World Cup Series.

XTERRA DunsboroughPremiumPremiumOver 1000 athletes compete in Dunsborough off-road event

Denmark’s Jens Emil Sloth Nielsen and France’s Alizee Paties claimed victory in Dunsborough’s four-day opening round of the global 2025 XTERRA World Cup series.

Mark Tupman from Productive Ecology shares his vegetable gardening expertise.

Healthy EstuariesGardeners get their hands dirty vegetable growing workshop 

South West gardeners have gotten their hands dirty during a recent vegetable growing workshop in the Geographe catchment. 

Stephen and Trudy Hayman, from Harvest Tours, on the red carpet in Adelaide.

gold harvestHarvest Tours gold among stellar awards night

A Cowaramup-based tour company has come out on top as the nation’s best at a tourism awards evening held in Adelaide on Friday night.

Little Otto's Big Choc Shop head of operations Tess Baverstock.

coming soon PremiumNew chocolate shop in Busselton almost ready to open

A new chocolate shop on the Busselton foreshore is set to open in time for April school holidays

Sofia Fimognari

Kilcarnup Beach during the busy season.

off-road risksCommentsDBCA stands with SW groups on beach driving

The region’s peak agency in charge of most of the Capes coastline has backed a call from user groups to take care when going off-road on local beaches.

Warren Hately

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Angelo and Rebecca Rossi.

ConstructionPremiumPandemic shake-out claims another top Perth builder

One of Australia’s best builders - Perth-based Ultimo - has gone under, blaming fallout from the pandemic era for its demise.

Kim Macdonald

Jaden Martinovich with his mum, fitness guru Kelly Martinovich.

COURTS & JUSTICEPremiumPhoney drug deal murderer was ‘planned double-cross victim’

A young man who fatally stabbed a teen in a fake drug deal that went horribly wrong didn’t realise a mutual friend had set him up in a plot to steal his car.

Rebecca Le May

Kristopher Dean Sheppard, Andrew Whetu Haenga and James Patrick Fisher.

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The West Australian exclusive
Bikie riot to deliver ‘one of biggest trials in WA history’

A group of bikies who allegedly attacked rivals with pool cues, billiard balls and bar stools at a tavern south of Perth are set for one of the biggest trials the State has ever seen, a court has been told.

Rebecca Le May

A jumbo truck on the Onslow haul road.

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MinRes yanks all trucks off troubled haul road

Mineral Resources has hit another financial pothole by pulling all iron ore trucks off its trouble-plagued $2.6 billion Onslow haul road after notching half a dozen rollovers on the crucial transport link.

Daniel Newell and Adrian Rauso

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Hale headmaster Dean Dell’Oro used his latest school newsletter to question what message the show might send boys.

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Hale headmaster links TV show to ‘boy bashing’

The headmaster of one of Perth’s most prestigious private boys schools used his latest school newsletter to question what message Netflix’s show Adolescence might send boys.

Kate Emery

Shares in Chris Ellison’s Mineral Resources have more than halved over the past six months.

MiningCommentsPremiumMinRes, Chris Ellison face class action showdown

Mineral Resources and its founder Chris Ellison are facing a court showdown following a series of scandals that have cut the lithium and iron ore miner’s market value in half over the past six months.

Daniel Newell and Adrian Rauso

A man has died while on a rafting tour at Drysdale River National Park.

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Disaster and emergencyPremium
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PremiumKayaker pinned against tree in rising waters ‘for days’

Details have emerged of two kayakers stranded in crocodile-infested waters, with one man pinned against a tree for ‘days’ as water rapidly rose around him.

Andre Rebelo with Insta-famous ex-partner Grace Piscopo. Inset: Mum Colleen.

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PremiumAndre Rebelo jailed for life for callous murder of mum

The self-declared crypto trader who killed his mother for her life insurance so he could keep up with the affluent lifestyle of his Insta-famous former partner will spend at least 25 years behind bars.

A high school maths teacher has had his teaching license stripped after speaking with one of his student’s about her sex life and showing his class a naked photo of he and his partner naked in bed. 

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumMaths teacher disqualified after showing class naked photo

A 25-year-old high school teacher has been disqualified from teaching after asking one of his students about her sex life and showing his class a naked photo of him and his ‘friend’ naked in bed. 

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Youth Focus launched the Care Navigation program at Captivate Capel.

Mental HealthPremiumNew program helps young people access mental health support

A new program aiming to help young people find mental health support has launched in Harvey and Capel. 

Craig Duncan

Douglas Dwayne Burleigh was awarded $15,000 in compensation after police failed to follow up on a prison assault.

Courts & justicePremiumEx-inmate awarded $15k after losing teeth in prison attack

Police failed to follow up on the assault, in which the prisoner also got a broken jaw.

Georgia Campion

Watch and act advice

WA NewsCommentsResidents told to evacuate as fire near Jurien Bay rages

Watch and act advice is in place for a bushfire burning near Hill River Nature Reserve, the fire is not contained or controlled.

Artemisia Blythe

A man has died while on a rafting tour at Drysdale River National Park.

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The West Australian exclusive
Disaster and emergencyPremium
The West Australian exclusive
PremiumKayaker pinned against tree in rising waters ‘for days’

Details have emerged of two kayakers stranded in crocodile-infested waters, with one man pinned against a tree for ‘days’ as water rapidly rose around him.

A man has been sentenced after lighting a fire to ‘get rid of snakes’.

Crime and courtsPremiumPremiumRepeat offender handed suspended jail term for lighting fire

A 41-year-old man has been sentenced to nine months suspended imprisonment for deliberately lighting a brush fire near a power station in Geraldton.

An Albany man who assaulted his 103-year-old neighbour has avoided prison.

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PremiumMan assaults 103yo neighbour, leaves her on driveway

An Albany man who assaulted his 103-year-old neighbour over bad parking and left her on the driveway to do his shopping has avoided jail. 

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We need more supply to cool house prices: Bullock
Schools told to stop using bikes after child’s toe severed
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Schools told to stop using bikes after child’s toe severed
Footy isn’t everything: Star Docker goes in to bat for Allen
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Footy isn’t everything: Star Docker goes in to bat for Allen
Malcolm McCusker to lead inquiry in State Election debacle
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Malcolm McCusker to lead inquiry in State Election debacle
Westgold CEO Bramwell’s staggering new salary
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Westgold CEO Bramwell’s staggering new salary
Ton of respect as Kelly brings up Eagles milestone
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BPA A-OK for Force clash with Highlanders
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The big Eagles mistake that led to Allen’s head being turned
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Federal Reserve Board Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.

BusinessCommentsUncertainty increased: US Federal Reserve holds rate

The US Federal Reserve in a closely watched decision Wednesday held the line on benchmark interest rates though still indicated that reductions are likely later in the year.

Jeff Cox

China is currently facing a sluggish consumer landscape.

CNBC newsCommentsChina’s plan to ‘boost consumption’ in bid to grow economy

China announced a “Special Action Plan to Boost Consumption” on Sunday in a bid to prop up domestic consumption in the world’s second largest economy.

Lim Hui Jie

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri last month.

Formula 1VideoComments‘Oscar and I get along’: Norris denies there’s bad blood

WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW: The British F1 star opened up on his relationship with his Aussie teammate as the pair get ready to do battle in Melbourne this weekend.

Ben McClellan

Recession fear has rocked Wall Street (AP PHOTO)

BusinessCommentsRecession fear erupts: Dow tumbles, Nasdaq’s falls

A three-week market sell-off has intensified, with investors worried tariff policy uncertainty would tip the economy into a recession, something President Donald Trump has not rule out.

Lisa Kailai Han, Jesse Pound

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Murdered schoolboy Cassius Turvey.

Courts & JusticePremiumDoctor reveals horrific details about Cassius’ head injuries

A doctor who treated Cassius Turvey after he was allegedly hit across the head with a metal pole has testified that a cut on the 15-year-old’s forehead was so deep it exposed his skull.

Emily Moulton

Residents in Perth’s southern suburbs have been ordered to evacuate as firefighters battle an out of control bushfire. 

BushfireCommentsFirefighters battle out of control blaze in Canning

Residents in Perth’s southern suburbs have been ordered to evacuate as firefighters battle an out of control bushfire. 

Jessica Evensen

Matthew Haylett, 17, will spend the next 12 months in hospital after diving into a sandbar at Mullaloo Beach. His mum, Megan Larson, spoke to 7NEWS 7NEWS

WA NewsCommentsCommentsPerth teen paralysed in freak accident at popular beach

The 17-year-old from Perth’s northern suburbs will spend the next 12 months in hospital.

Police say the Ford Mustang was stolen from a car dealership in the middle of the night.

CRIME Mustang stolen from car dealership, used in home robbery

Police are investigating a series of crimes across Perth’s southern suburbs.

Virginia Giuffre posted a photo of herself to Instagram following the bus crash. Instagram

newsPremiumPremiumGiuffre charged before bus crash post

Alleged Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre appeared in court charged with breaching a family violence order just days before she made headlines following a bus crash.

The Education Department has ordered WA public schools to stop using bicycles or tricycles without chain guards after the tip of a child’s toe was severed in an accident.

EducationCommentsPremiumSchools told to stop using bikes after child’s toe severed

The Education Department has ordered WA public schools to stop using bicycles or tricycles without chain guards after the tip of a child’s toe was severed in an accident.

Bethany Hiatt

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