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WorkSafe is investigating Club Wyndham, the South-West hotel that hired water sports equipment to the Applebee family. Pictured left is Austin Appelbee.

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WorkSafe investigates hotel after family’s ocean ordeal

WorkSafe is investigating the South-West hotel that hired water sports equipment to a family which was subsequently washed out to sea and spent over nine hours in the ocean.

Brooke Rolfe

A 22-year-old man remains in hospital after a serious crash in Yallingup.

WA NEWSPremiumPassenger remains in hospital after Yallingup crash

A 22-year-old man injured in a serious crash in Yallingup remains in a stable condition at Royal Perth Hospital, while the 25-year-old driver has been discharged.

Madelin Hayes

Bunbury Fringe is among the recipients of the State Government arts funding.

ARTS AND CULTUREPremiumSouth West communities receive State Gov arts funding

Regional communities have received a boost for arts and festivals following a $780,000 State Government funding announcement. 

Madelin Hayes

John Standley is through to the Australian Idol top 30.

AUSTRALIAN IDOLPremiumA Bunbury teenager has impressed Australian Idol judges

A teenager from the South West has left Australian Idol judges impressed following his audition

Rose Patane

Mark Bayliss coaching Railways in 2022.

SWFL Exclusive PremiumBulls coach applying a fresh coat of paint

Harvey Bulls have wooed their only premiership coach out of retirement in a bid to lift the club out of the doldrums.

Jack Penniment

The Collie Eagles and Warren-Blackwood Bombers have combined to form a team in the SWFL women’s competition.

SWFLPremiumAll 11 clubs now with representation in the women’s league

The SWFL is ready to celebrate its 10th year of the women’s competition with all 11 clubs represented

Jack Penniment

Michael Tassone playing for East Fremantle.

Local StarPremiumPremiumLocal star speaks about up and downs of sport

Local dual-sport star Michael Tassone has had an outstanding summer with the bat to date, but it hasn’t been smooth sailing since his retirement from footy last year

The Rions said they are excited to be back on WA soil.

WA MUSICPremiumPremiumThe Rions return to WA, bringing debut album tour to regions

Sydney-based indie-rock outfit The Rions are hitting the South West in March as part of a huge 19-stop regional tour. 

Mason Jones leads the crowd in 'giving the finger' to the camera watching the protest.

FISHINGPremiumPremiumDemersal fishing protest nets over 1000

Over one thousand protesters spent their Monday evening at the Casuarina Boat Harbour calling for an end to the demersal fishing ban.

Grace Baile, Joy Coleman, Angela Duca and Karen Murphy at the Boyup Brook Country Music Muster.

COUNTRY MUSTERPremiumBest country music singers celebrated in Boyup Brook

Country music lovers from across the State flocked to Music Park in Boyup Brook for the annual celebration of country music at the weekend.

Yousuf Shameel

Stephanie Rahn.

Community pushPremiumOnline petition calls for a new recycling tip in Boyup Brook

Boyup Brook locals are coming together to call for the establishment of a local recycling centre.

Yousuf Shameel

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Grant and Alana Williams.

RACINGCommentsPremium‘Deeply confronting’: Top trainers open up on horror month

WA’s No.1 trainer Grant Williams has opened up on the ‘deeply confronting’ uncertainty over his and wife Alana’s suspension from racing, as the pair won an appeal and further declared their innocence.

Hayden King

Mandurah mum identified as Kwinana Freeway crash victim

TrafficCommentsPremium‘Loving mum’ identified as Kwinana Freeway crash victim

The horrific crash closed the freeway for more than 10 hours.

Rachel Fenner

Underground workers employed by Barminco.

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FIFO workers with no degree making more than $20k a week

Specialised blue-collar workers on Western Australian mine sites are raking in more than experienced surgeons, thanks to a gold mining boom.

Adrian Rauso

Junbo Shim, 22, had only recently moved to WA to work in mining. 

Courts & JusticePremiumBig jail term for ‘callous’ drug-crazed fatal crash driver

A driver who was fleeing police for the second night straight and had been awake for three days when he killed a young South Korean man in a crash in Forrestfield has learned his fate.

Rebecca Le May

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A creeping deluge of human waste has seeped into Perth’s Swan River.

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Perth water pipes hit crisis mode after years of neglect

Water Corporation is struggling to provide a basic level of service to customers amid a maintenance backlog of at least five years and urgent repairs including decaying sewerage and lead leaking into pipes.

Charlton Hart

Mandurah mum identified as Kwinana Freeway crash victim

TrafficCommentsPremium‘Loving mum’ identified as Kwinana Freeway crash victim

The horrific crash closed the freeway for more than 10 hours.

Rachel Fenner

A young man died on Valentine’s Day after the car he was driving slammed into a tree in Pingelly. 

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumPremiumValentine’s Day tragedy as man dies in Wheatbelt crash

A young driver has been killed after his car hit a tree in Pingelly.

Underground workers employed by Barminco.

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CommentsPremiumFIFO workers with no degree making more than $20k a week

Specialised blue-collar workers on Western Australian mine sites are raking in more than experienced surgeons, thanks to a gold mining boom.

FBR got something of a shoutout from the Reserve Bank this week.

Herd on the TerracePremiumPremiumKemerton plan is Carey and maintenance

John Carey may have been a tad ambitious about the future of Albemarle’s lithium hydroxide refinery following Thursday’s news the plant will be closed. Plus: A Perth tech company wins an RBA shoutout.

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Dr Carla Morkel.

RADIOLOGY CLINICPremiumNew radiology clinic to up the Bunbury scanning game

A new chapter in local healthcare has begun with the opening of Perth Radiology Clinic Bunbury, a comprehensive medical imaging clinic now operating in the South West city. 

Yousuf Shameel

Nathan Wilson, Pepper, Issy Wilson and Spray are together again.

Dog rescuedPremiumMiracle dog reunited with family

Spray, a staffie cross who doesn’t feel the urge to drink water because of an extremely rare brain condition, had her family in a panic on Sunday when she went missing for 18 hours.

Isabella Davis

Australian Vanadium chief executive Graham Arvidson.

Battery planPremiumAustralian Vanadium brings in global heavyweight

Australian Vanadium has brought in global industrial heavyweight Sumitomo Electric Industries to bolster its bid to develop Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s $150 million vanadium battery project.

Neil Watkinson

Question time at State Parliament on Thursday. Pictured is Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson.

EducationPremiumPremiumVocational training boost for three Mid West towns

Regional learning has received a funding boost, with Dongara and Mullewa community resource centres backed by the State Government to deliver in-person learning. 

A new heating, ventilation and air condition system is being installed at the Leschenault Lesiure Centre.

UPGRADES New upgrades will aim to improve air quality and safety

Improving air quality, comfort and safety at the Leschenault Leisure Centre’s indoor aquatic facilities is the aim of a million dollar investment by the Shire of Harvey. 

Rox Resources is developing the Youanmi gold project south-east of Mt Magnet in the Murchison.

Contractor engagedPremiumPremiumRox Resources advances $383m Youanmi gold project

Rox Resources has selected MACA Interquip Mintrex to build the processing plant for the $383 million Youanmi gold project south-east of Mt Magnet. 

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Chinese coffee giant Luckin opened its first flagship with premium drinks as the company takes on Starbucks Reserve.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumThere’s a coffee war brewing in China (and now in the US)

As Starbucks sells off most of its China business, local rival Luckin Coffee is expanding into higher-priced cold brews and other drinks. It’s also expanding its footprint in the US.

Evelyn Cheng

China’s property market, once accounting for more than a quarter of the economy, has seen its annual sales volume halve in just four years.

CNBC newsPremiumS&P bets China property slump will be worse than expected

S&P Global Ratings has lowered its forecast for China property sales this year, barely two months into 2026.

Evelyn Cheng

Elon Musk's mega-merger

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumSpaceX primed to make Elon Musk the first trillionaire

Elon Musk’s net worth soared past $US800b last week after he merged SpaceX with xAI in a deal that valued the combined entity at $US1.25 trillion.

Robert Frank and Lora Kolodny

The plans were discussed at a “Critical Minerals Ministerial” in Washington this week

CNBC newsPremiumUS proposes minerals trade bloc aimed at countering China

The US on Wednesday unveiled new initiatives to mobilise allies into a preferential trade bloc for critical minerals, including coordinated price floors.

Dylan Butts

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There will be one very special fan in attendance when Sam Kerr leads the Matlidas onto Optus Stadium to kick off their AFC Women’s Asian Cup campaign — her baby son Jagger.

SoccerCommentsKerr set to play on Perth soil for first time as a mum

There will be one very special little fan in attendance when Sam Kerr leads the Matlidas onto Optus Stadium to kick off their AFC Asian Cup campaign - her baby son Jagger.

Jay Hanna

Albany, Kalgoorlie-Boulder and Busselton are leading the charge.

PropertyCommentsPremiumWA areas leading the regional property market boom revealed

Three regional areas in WA are leading the charge. SEE THE LIST

Caitlin Vinci

Rollerblade enthusiast Joachim Lanham pictured in Burswood, Perth, on Monday. Joachim has travelled from Sydney to Perth on his inline skates. Carwyn Monck

WA NewsCommentsCommentsEuropean rollerblader skates 5500km to reach Perth

A 23-year-old Norwegian arrived in Perth on Saturday after a 5500km trek across some of the country’s most isolated highways.

Fisheries Minister Jackie Jarvis comments on the new West Coast Demersal Ministerial Advisory Committee.

state politics CommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumPlan for recreational fishing revealed as demersal ban bites

A team of fishing and environmental experts has been appointed to help reopen recreational demersal fishing in 2027, as the backlash over a commercial ban puts Roger Cook’s Government under pressure.

Parts of inland WA are set to be battered by severe thunderstorms and heavy rain in the coming hours. 

Severe WeatherCommentsCommentsFlash flooding threat as thunderstorms set to batter WA

People in the warning zone are urged to prepare for heavy rainfall that could lead to flash flooding.

Liam Alexander Hall, 32, is the first person in Western Australia to be charged with an act of terrorism. WA Police

breakingPremiumAlleged Invasion Day bomber unmasked

An order to suppress the identity of the first person to face terrorism charges in Western Australia has been lifted.

Emma Kirk