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New Year's Eve along the Busselton Foreshore.

EVENT AT RISKFestival of Busselton New Year’s Eve at risk of cancellation

The Festival of Busselton’s iconic New Year’s Eve event is at risk of cancellation if more sponsors don’t jump onboard to assist with rising costs. 

Madelin Hayes

A Toyota Corolla and Transperth bus collided in Busselton on Tuesday morning.

Bus crashCorolla & Transperth bus collide in Busselton

Morning commuters were in for a shock when a Toyota Corolla and Transperth bus collided in Busselton on Tuesday morning.

Madelin Hayes

Elevated walkways across wet and low-lying areas,

HikingPremiumCape to cape trail given major upgrades

The week long hike from Augusta to Dunsborough has been given some much needed love, thanks to a $3.5 million investment. 

Craig Duncan

Busselton's under-12 side tied their grand final against Bunbury.

NetballPremiumBusselton junior netballers showcase talent

The South West and Peel regions’ best young netballers showcased their talent in Bunbury at the weekend as Busselton had the moment of the weekend. 

Jack Penniment

Andy Pitt with his family.

Community coming together PremiumFundraiser smashes target earning more than $40K for charity

A community fundraiser for a Busselton identity has smashed its target, securing more than $40,000 for MND WA, disabled surfers and Embrace Inclusion

Craig Duncan

The aftermath of the Nanga Brook fire.

dasdSouth West shire’s benefit from bushfire spending

Several South West shires are set to benefit from the latest round of bushfire mitigation activity fund grants, with the State spending more than $5.1 million to prepare for bushfire season.

Craig Duncan

Lake Albany and Vasse MLA Libby Mettam.

Youth ParliamentTeen represents Margaret River in Youth Parliament

Lake Albany is among four young leaders from the South West who represented the region in Parliament this week as part of a youth leadership program.

Documentary filmmaker Alastair Bruce won the best cinematography award at the 2026 Australia Youth Film Festival for Where the Rain Goes.

WINNING FILMSouth West filmmaker wins big at film festival

A young filmmaker hailing from Margaret River and Busselton has been recognised on the national stage for a documentary film highlighting water scarcity in the Wheatbelt. 

Forrest MHR Ben Small cutting the ribbon to his new office in Busselton.

Politics Ben Small opens doors to satellite office in Busselton 

Forrest MHR Ben Small has opened the doors to a new satellite electorate office in the City of Busselton. 

Nina Kennedy makes an attempt in the women's pole vault during the Herculis Diamond League athletics meet in Monaco on Friday.

Pole VaultBusselton’s Nina Kennedy soars to new heights with record

Busselton-born Olympic champion Nina Kennedy has announced her return to the world stage in spectacular fashion, breaking her own Australian record with a history-making pole vault performance in Monaco.

Jack Penniment

South West's Leroy Anderson fires off a handball.

FootballColts coach reflects on third straight grand final defeat

The South West colts finished their CBH Group Country Championships campaign with plenty of positives despite falling short in the division one grand final for the third straight year. 

Jack Penniment

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Marie-Anne Keeffe is under investigation for her personal promotions of wellness products.

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WA Health probe director’s social media product endorsements

A WA Health bureaucrat has been promoting health and wellness products to her 44,000 social media followers, prompting a review by the department.

Caleb Runciman

A young man has died in a horror crash in the Wheatbelt. 

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumDriver killed after 4WD flips in horror crash in Wheatbelt

A young man has died in a rollover near Toodyay.

Brooke Rolfe

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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Inside 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.

Ben Harvey

A major disturbance involving multiple inmates has unfolded at WA’s maximum security prison.

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Officer injured during riot at WA’s maximum security prison

A major disturbance involving multiple inmates has unfolded at WA’s maximum security prison with reports of widespread damage to cells and ‘considerable’ flooding.

Charlton Hart and Caleb Runciman

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HMAS Perth moves into position in front of HMAS Ballarat.

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Senior 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. 

Andrew Greene

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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Inside 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.

Ben Harvey

William Maahes Vigersune leaves Albany Magistrates Court after learning his fate.

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PremiumMan learns fate for nightclub coward punch against teenager

A man who threw the “very definition” of a coward’s punch at a teenager and knocked him unconscious outside an Albany nightclub before goading witnesses, has learned his fate for the serious attack.

Cockatoo Island.

MiningCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumIron ore miner declares insolvency

The Hong Kong company miner on Cockatoo Island off the Kimberley has collapsed into administration, with taxpayers owed money.

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. 

WA NewsVideoPremiumPremiumPerth mechanic found dead in Bali conned man out of $76,000

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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Former AFL stars Josh Kennedy and Lewis Jetta lined up for the Carlton Draft GSFL clash between Denmark-Walpole and Royals, drawing huge crowds to McLean Park on July 18.

Clash of titansCommentsPremiumAFL greats draw crowds to Denmark for showpiece GSFL clash

Denmark’s McLean Park fizzed with a festive atmosphere on Saturday, as thousands lined the oval to watch the clash of two ex-AFL titans in the Carlton Draft’s showpiece Great Southern Football League match.

Melissa Sheil

The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder administration building.

Rates PremiumLower residential rate hike leads to mining camp relief

A City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder councillor’s push to provide rates relief to residents this financial year has inadvertently lowered the rates hike to mining camps in the city.

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Shire of Coolgardie president Paul Wilcox.

Coolgardie development More developments on horizon for Coolgardie

Shire of Coolgardie president Paul Wilcox says it is encouraging to see interest in businesses and groups investing in the community, with three development applications approved at a recent council meeting.

Tegan Guthrie

Over the past 20 years, agricultural land in Australia jumped by more than 250 per cent, growth driven by strong livestock prices, favourable weather, low interest rates and land scarcity.

Who gets the farm?PremiumPremiumSuccession disputes tearing rural families apart

Farm succession disputes are rising in WA as land valuations surge and traditional farming succession becomes a thing of the past.

The Shire of Coolgardie will make additional transfers to its aged care unit reserve to correct its audit finding from 2024-25

Audit finding corrected Shire reserve transfer corrects audit finding from 2024-25

The Shire of Coolgardie has agreed to transfer an additional $72,000 to a reserve for maintenance of aged care units to correct an audit finding.

Jim Webb and Jeannie Poletti.

EmergencyCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumVolunteer ambo, off-duty nurse saves her grandfather’s life

Geraldton’s own Jeannie Poletti never expected to help save the life of someone she knew, let alone her own grandfather, when she started her career as a nurse and St John WA volunteer ambulance officer.

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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.

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Perth couple Thomas Novak and Yasmin Pavlinovich were caught up in a mid-air drama over the Middle East.

WA NewsVideoAussie couple’s ‘panic’ on Middle East flight: ‘All of a sudden it’s just bang’

‘You look out the window, there’s two ships on fire and you’ve just done three nose dives.’

Rachel Tassicker

Federal MP Andrew Hastie was among the cast of characters sitting at the back of the Supreme Court as proceedings in the long-running saga began.

Courts & JusticePremiumPoland drags Hastie into ‘leaked audio’ defamation case

Secretly recorded meetings, allegations of corruption and a growing list of politicians are at the centre of a long-running defamation case that kicked off on Monday.

Hannah Cross

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HealthCommentsCommentsHEALTH WARNING: Authorities on alert as infection cases rise

The viral infection spreads through close physical contact with an infected person, including skin-to-skin contact, intimate or sexual contact, and contact with contaminated materials such as bedding or towels.

A man has pleaded guilty to 29 charges relating to wage fraud.

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PremiumMan admits to fraudulently claiming more than $83k in wages

A man has admitted to fraudulently claiming more than $80,000 of wages from a Morley business over a seven-month period, where he forged his time sheets.

Raniera Huriwaka, 31, was killed on July 8 after his grey Toyota Fortuner station wagon left the road and crashed

WA NewsCommentsCommentsWheatbelt tragedy leaves newborn baby without dad

‘In an instant, Abbey has been faced with the unimaginable heartbreak of losing her partner while also navigating life as a sole parent to their precious little girl.’

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updatedPremiumWoman’s tetanus shot after rapper bite: court

A woman has told a court she required a tetanus shot after being bitten by British rapper Yung Filly, who allegedly raped her at a hotel room after a Perth gig.

Emma Kirk