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  1. GOOD DAY SUNSHINEPremiumMatt Corby to headline 2026 Good Day Sunshine

  2. FootballPremiumFreo legends help Sharks secure first win of the season

  3. Federal Politics PremiumVoices for Forrest ready to start their fight again

  4. CAVES HOUSEPremiumPurchase of Caves House by Fini Group now complete

  5. MARRIAGE MILESTONEPremiumBusselton’s oldest Rotarian shares secrets to happy marriage

Dunsborough Lions have donated a record-breaking $220,000 to various charities over the past financial year.

MILESTONE REACHEDPremium Dunsborough Lions Club reaches $220,000 donation milestone

The Lions Club of Dunsborough has reached its largest-ever donation milestone of $220,000, fundraising for local, national and international organisations

Madelin Hayes

Busselton Brass band is set to perform its Winter Concert at the Esplanade Hotel on Sunday.

WINTER CONCERTPremiumTV classics to take centre stage at Busselton Brass concert

From The Simpsons to Thunderbirds, Busselton Brass is gearing up to play TV classics when it takes the stage for its annual Winter Concert this weekend.

Madelin Hayes

Capes Fauna Project’s Michael Anderson, Cape Naturaliste Conservation Enterprise officer Mandy Polley and Undalup Association’s Lachy McKay with a wildlife camera.

CAPTURING THE CAPEPremiumNew cameras to capture Cape Naturaliste wildlife habits

Scientists and conservationists are set to gain a fresh perspective on South West fauna with the installation of new wildlife cameras. 

Madelin Hayes

BreastScreen WA is offering free mammogram screening in Dunsborough.

BREAST CANCERPremiumFree mammogram service comes to Dunsborough

BreastScreen WA is bringing its free mammogram screening service to Dunsborough from August 27 until November 5. 

Madelin Hayes

FAWNA volunteer Yoka Murray and Suzanne Strapp feed a tawny frogmouth.

BIRD FLUCall for isolation facility as State’s bird flu count rises

Wildlife carers across the South West are urgently calling for a dedicated quarantine facility and greater government support, warning the region is ill-equipped to respond.

Madelin Hayes

Former Fremantle AFLW star Ebony Antonio helped Dunsborough secure their first win of the season.

FootballPremiumFreo legends help Sharks secure first win of the season

Dunsborough received a major boost on Saturday as Fremantle AFLW legends Kara and Ebony Antonio pulled on the Sharks jumper for their South West Football League women’s clash with Donnybrook.

Jack Penniment

BreastScreen WA is offering free mammogram screening in Dunsborough.

BREAST CANCERPremiumPremiumFree mammogram service comes to Dunsborough

BreastScreen WA is bringing its free mammogram screening service to Dunsborough from August 27 until November 5. 

Kay and John Muir celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary at the Rotary Club of Busselton Geographe Bay.

MARRIAGE MILESTONEPremiumPremiumBusselton’s oldest Rotarian shares secrets to happy marriage

If you’ve ever wanted to know the secret to a long and happy marriage, John and Kay Muir say it’s friendship. 

Busselton Brass band is set to perform its Winter Concert at the Esplanade Hotel on Sunday.

WINTER CONCERTPremiumPremiumTV classics to take centre stage at Busselton Brass concert

From The Simpsons to Thunderbirds, Busselton Brass is gearing up to play TV classics when it takes the stage for its annual Winter Concert this weekend.

Caves House Hotel has been bought by Fini Group.

CAVES HOUSEPremiumPurchase of Caves House by Fini Group now complete

The purchase of Yallingup’s iconic Caves House Hotel by Adrian Fini is now complete, with the property developer revealing there are no plans to change the structure of the hotel. 

Madelin Hayes

Howard Park Wines 40th Anniversary Cellar Door Celebration will feature a lineup of iconic drops.

CELEBRATION OF WINEPremiumHoward Park celebrates 40 years with cellar door experience

Wine enthusiasts are invited to celebrate 40 years of Howard Park through cellar-door experience next month

Madelin Hayes

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The scene of the crash and blaze on North West Coastal Highway.

Courts & JusticePremiumTeen charged over fatal White Peak crash still in hospital

A 19-year-old man charged with murder and attempted murder over the fatal White Peak crash at the end of June remains in a serious condition in a Perth hospital.

Imogen Wilson

A Mini Cooper has veered off the road in Wuraming and hit a tree.

Serious crashes PremiumEmergency services on scene at serious Wuraming crash

Emergency services have rushed to a serious crash in Wuraming, west of Boddington, after a vehicle left the road and collided with a tree on Friday afternoon.

Melissa Sheil

The player who uttered the slur has not been named.

AFLWPremiumWA footy club deletes apology after player’s homophobic slur

A WA football club has removed a public apology after admitting one of its players used a homophobic slur during a recent women’s match. 

Rachel Fenner

A record 38 suburbs have joined the million-dollar club for the first time this year. SEE THE LIST

propertyCommentsPremiumPerth’s million-dollar club explodes with 38 new suburbs

An inner north suburb of Perth that has been the longstanding butt of toilet jokes is among the record 38 suburbs to join the million-dollar club for the first time this year. SEE THE LIST

Kim Macdonald

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The scene of the crash and blaze on North West Coastal Highway.

Courts & JusticePremiumTeen charged over fatal White Peak crash still in hospital

A 19-year-old man charged with murder and attempted murder over the fatal White Peak crash at the end of June remains in a serious condition in a Perth hospital.

Imogen Wilson

The player who uttered the slur has not been named.

AFLWPremiumWA footy club deletes apology after player’s homophobic slur

A WA football club has removed a public apology after admitting one of its players used a homophobic slur during a recent women’s match. 

Rachel Fenner

The homicide squad are questioning a 16-year-old boy after his 35-year-old mother was found with fatal stab wounds at a Bentley unit on Mills Street about 6.15am on Tuesday. 

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The West Australian exclusive
CrimePremium
The West Australian exclusive
PremiumMum found dead tried to get son help before alleged murder

A mother who was allegedly stabbed to death by her teen son tried to get help from authorities for years, according to a neighbour who knew the pair and who recently saw them ‘looking happy together.’

HMAS Perth moves into position in front of HMAS Ballarat.

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The West Australian exclusive
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CommentsSenior ADF officer charged over lucrative WA naval contracts

A retired senior naval figure is facing a secret military disciplinary process over unspecified allegations involving lucrative defence contracts in Western Australia. 

To other members of Snap Fitness, he was just another man on a treadmill, but this photo shows serial child sex offender Bradley Pen Dragon breaching his strict bail conditions once again.

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The West Australian exclusive
CrimePremium
The West Australian exclusive
PremiumInside the mind of WA’s most notorious paedophile Pen Dragon

To members of Snap Fitness, he was just another man on a treadmill, but this photo shows serial child sex offender Bradley Pen Dragon breaching his strict bail conditions once again.

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Parks and Wildlife officers in Princess Royal Harbour on Wednesday morning.

WA NewsCommentsShark alert for Albany after dead dolphins was ashore

A shark advice was issued for Albany’s Princess Royal Harbour on Wednesday morning after dolphin carcasses were spotted at Melville Point.

Claire Middleton

City of Greater Geraldton mayor Jerry Clune was ruled to have breached the local government code of conduct over a letter of support he wrote to help the owners of Quiet Life cafe obtain a liquor licence for their plans to expand on a Lester Avenue site they have leased from the council.

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
Mayor breached code of conduct over letter of support

City mayor Jerry Clune has been found to have breached the code of conduct for writing a letter of support for a local business — a lessee of council-owned property — to help them gain a liquor licence.

Kate Campbell

Pantry Mama founder and Harvey resident Kate Freebairn is getting ready to release her debut cookbook Easy Sourdough on Any Schedule.

COOKBOOK LAUNCH Harvey’s Kate Freebairn to launch her debut cookbook

After building an online global sourdough community from her home in the South West, a Harvey mum is gearing up to launch her first cookbook showing bakers how to be the boss of their own sourdough. 

Rose Patane

Cameras known as POTBots are used in WRL research

ResearchScientists learning more about juvenile rock lobsters

Scientists are learning more about the growth and survival of juvenile rock lobsters through shallow water surveys along WA’s coast. 

Green sea turtle Nori was found washed up on Preston Beach earlier this month.

TURTLE REHABILITATION PremiumPremiumA stranded green sea turtle was found on Preston Beach

A juvenile green sea turtle found washed up on Preston Beach earlier this month is now recovering and being rehabilitated at Bunbury’s Dolphin Discovery Centre. 

Past and present Brunswick residents cut the cake to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the town hall.

90TH CELEBRATIONS Brunswick community celebrates hall’s 90th anniversary

Residents of Brunswick Junction past and present gathered at the weekend to commemorate a special milestone for the town. 

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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.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumInvestors who took a chance on SpaceX now reap the rewards

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.

Yun Li

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EducationCommentsPremiumPush to revert to pen-and-paper NAPLAN writing tests

Australia’s education ministers are considering whether to ditch computer-based NAPLAN writing tests and revert to hand-written assessments.

Bethany Hiatt

Federal MP Andrew Hastie (inset) is among a cast of politicians who may be called before the Supreme Court next week in a defamation lawsuit brought by Perth businessman Greg Poland (main picture).

Courts & JusticePremiumPoliticians to testify in high-profile WA defamation case

Federal MP Andrew Hastie is among a cast of politicians who may be called before the Supreme Court next week in a defamation lawsuit brought by Perth businessman Greg Poland. 

Hannah Cross

Delivery driver Gabor Nagy was travelling on Welwyn Avenue in Manning when he noticed a child sitting in back of a utility about 3.30pm on Thursday.

WA NewsVideoPremiumPremium‘Stupid’: Perth driver transports kid in tray of moving ute

WATCH: A ‘dangerous’ act by a driver has been filmed in Perth’s southern suburbs, showing an unrestrained child sitting in the tray of a moving ute.

The Cook Government has won the right to stop a violent criminal who has transitioned to a woman inside prison from transferring to a female jail.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumJudge stops violent trans inmate’s transfer to female jail

A violent criminal who transitioned to a woman inside prison has failed in her bid to be immediately transferred to a female jail.

More than 660 homes and businesses have been left without power in Scarborough as crews work to restore electricity.

PerthCommentsCommentsHundreds without power after outage in Perth’s north

More than 660 homes and businesses have been left without power as crews work to restore electricity.

Erosion at Lancelin between 2008 and 2026 shows how desperate locals are for a permanent fix.

state politicsVideoCommentsPremiumREVEALED: Trigger points for Lancelin retreat

Transport Assistant Minister John Carey has promised Lancelin will have an interim solution to its erosion crisis within four weeks and insists a ‘managed retreat’ will not require the whole town to evacuate.

Jessica Page