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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 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

Officers rushed to the Mills Street property about 6.15am where they found a 35-year-old female dead..

CrimePremiumInside the ‘violent’ complex connected to Perth mum’s death

Neighbours have described a long history of disturbances at the complex connected to the suspected murder of a Perth mum, with locals claiming screaming and yelling was frequently heard.

Brooke Rolfe

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

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The West Australian exclusive
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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

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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
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Mum 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.’

Caleb Runciman

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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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.

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.

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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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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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CrimePremiumAFP charge elderly man over ‘animated child abuse material’

An elderly man who has spent the past three weeks in prison over allegations he accessed and possessed ‘abhorrent’ child abuse material is poised to apply for bail in a Perth court. 

Caleb Runciman

Former strategist for WA Labor Tim Picton’s wife, Priya Brown and daughter Charlotte during the 50th Australian Labor Party (ALP) national convention at the Adelaide Convention Centre, in Adelaide, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING, MICK TSIKAS

Federal PoliticsTim Picton’s widow unveils award in late husband’s name

The widow of former Labor strategist Tim Picton has honoured her late husband as a man who ‘lived his life with remarkable intensity’ in an emotional speech to unveil a new scholar in his name.

Caitlyn Rintoul

RSPCA WA is investigating suspected deliberate harming of kangaroos in Warrenup, near Albany.

Animal welfareRSPCA probes deliberate harming of kangaroos in Albany

RSPCA WA is continuing its investigations into the suspected deliberate harming and killing of kangaroos near Albany, as graphic photos of the horrific acts emerged. WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES

Emergency services on the scene in Mandurah.

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PremiumWoman found alive after fire destroyed home in Mandurah

A Mandurah resident have been found ‘safe and well’ after a fire tore through a home in south on Thursday.

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NewPremiumPremiumUpdate for exploding robot vac victim

The mother of a young man, whose robot vacuum cleaner exploded in his face resulting in burns to about 75 per cent of his body, has shared an update on her son’s condition.

West Aussies: The postcodes with the most Lotto wins has finally been revealed!

LottoCommentsThe Perth suburb crowned WA’s luckiest for Lotto wins

West Aussies: The postcodes with the most Lotto wins have finally been revealed!

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