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  1. Ambulance RampingPremiumAmbulance ramping still rampant at Bunbury Regional Hospital

  2. Homelessness weekPremiumSleeping out to raise awareness for homelessness

  3. FIGHTING CANCER PremiumSuperKids SuperHeroes fundraiser smashes $500,000 goal

  4. Possums in perilPremiumPets causing chaos for wildlife carers

  5. BasketballPremiumImproved season set foundations for future: Slammers coach

Daryn and Caroline Hardy stroll through Blackwood River.

TALE OF SUPPORT PremiumLife in regions comes with challenges for cancer patient

It almost always starts with that feeling of a lump, which is then followed by a frenzy of treatments, starting with a biopsy, mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

Yousuf Shameel

The WA Country hockey sides.

HockeyPremiumWA Country sides filled with SW talent set for Queensland

WA Country sides packed with South West talent are set to head to Queensland for the Hockey Australia Country Championships.

Josh Kempton

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - July 22, 2025: Members of Parliament are sworn in for the 48th Parliament at Parliament House in Canberra. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

My First SpeechPremiumSouth West students compete for ‘first speech’ competition

Students from South West schools may have the chance to bring their vision to Parliament as part of a national “My First Speech” Competition, which opened for South West schools earlier this week. 

Craig Duncan

Players dressed in golf clothes at the Collie Cup 2025.

VolleyballPremiumCollie Cup celebrates its 35th year with a fun weekend

Volleyball players from all over WA made their way to Collie on the weekend to participate in the Collie Coal Cup for its 35th edition.

Yousuf Shameel

Shaun at the Busselton Jetty.

VACATION MODEPremiumAccessible South West mission a success for holidaymaker

When Shaun, who has Cerebral palsy, set his sights on a beachside getaway, his support team made it happen.

Yousuf Shameel

An image from one of the scenes featuring Margaret River's Leeuwin Estate.

destination appealMargaret River’s Leeuwin Estate features in new promotion

Nigella Lawson and Leeuwin Estate feature in the latest national push for the overseas tourism dollar.

Warren Hately

CinefestOz movie crew members Skye Handley, Scarlett Fry, Cameron Dickson, Kathryn Dickson and Natasha Fry.

SHOWING SOONPremiumPremiumStudent filmmakers ‘let it rip’ for annual CinefestOZ prize

Student filmmakers in the South West have “let it rip” for an annual cinema prize as CinefestOZ gears up to share their stories. 

Exterior of the Bunbury Regional Hospital.

under pressurePremiumPremiumUnion survey notes alarming health trend

Another survey of health workers has cast a poor light on conditions for employees across the South West, with almost 20 per cent saying they want to change jobs.

A mobility scooter and a white Toyota Camry sedan collided in Bunbury.

CRASH PremiumPremiumMobility scooter and sedan collide in Bunbury

A 67-year-old man using a mobility scooter and a white Toyota Camry sedan collided in Bunbury on Tuesday evening, but neither driver was seriously injured. 

Skye Handley and Natasha Fry with Kathryn Dickson, Scarlett Fry and Cameron Dickson.

MOVIE CREWPremiumHome grown film festival on hunt for volunteers

South West’s home-grown film festival CinefestOZ is on the hunt for volunteers for their 2025 event. 

Amber Lilley

Capel Shire president Doug Kitchen.

Capel BudgetPremiumCapel adopts budget for 2025-26 and youth centre wins big

The Shire of Capel council has adopted its budget for the upcoming year and the Dalyellup Multipurpose Community and Youth Centre won big, claiming $11.3 million of the $26m allocated for capital projects.

Yousuf Shameel

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On July 15, Christopher Desmond, 72, was riding through Albania on his motorbike when tragedy struck.

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Injured Perth dad stranded in European hospital after crash

A tiny detail in his policy with a well-known insurance company means he has been abandoned overseas with broken bones in his feet, hands, leg and spine.

Caitlin Vinci

Justin Langer has quit the board of Chris Ellison's Mineral Resources.

MiningCommentsPremiumAnd that’s out! Justin Langer quits Mineral Resources board

The Former Test cricketer’s resignation from the board will take effect from Wednesday.

Sean Smith and Simone Grogan

The case went to the Fair Work Commission after the fired worker claimed wrongful dismissal, but the matter was kept under wraps because the conciliation conference was confidential.

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The West Australian exclusive
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Non-binary battle as worker fired for calling colleague ‘he’

A 63-year-old Perth man has been sacked from his high-paying job after he called a non-binary colleague ‘he’ instead of ‘they’.

Ben Harvey

Local members of the National Socialist Network took to a road bridge above the Kwinana Freeway earlier this month. 

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Perth neo-nazis probed over Kwinana Freeway protest

A group of masked neo-nazis are being investigated by police after they staged a protest on a Perth freeway calling for ‘mass deportation’.

Caleb Runciman

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On July 15, Christopher Desmond, 72, was riding through Albania on his motorbike when tragedy struck.

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
Disaster and EmergencyCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Injured Perth dad stranded in European hospital after crash

A tiny detail in his policy with a well-known insurance company means he has been abandoned overseas with broken bones in his feet, hands, leg and spine.

Caitlin Vinci

Justin Langer has quit the board of Chris Ellison's Mineral Resources.

MiningCommentsPremiumAnd that’s out! Justin Langer quits Mineral Resources board

The Former Test cricketer’s resignation from the board will take effect from Wednesday.

Sean Smith and Simone Grogan

WA Year 12s who achieve D grades will still be able to pass ATAR subjects and graduate from high school under a reform to impact students from this year.

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The West Australian exclusive
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CommentsPremiumShock change to ATAR grading system in WA

WA Year 12s will be able to pass ATAR subjects and graduate from high school if they achieve D grades.

The case went to the Fair Work Commission after the fired worker claimed wrongful dismissal, but the matter was kept under wraps because the conciliation conference was confidential.

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
PremiumNon-binary battle as worker fired for calling colleague ‘he’

A 63-year-old Perth man has been sacked from his high-paying job after he called a non-binary colleague ‘he’ instead of ‘they’.

A winter storm that battered Perth on Sunday briefly shut down a Mandurah shopping centre and left IKEA’s flagship store with severe roof damage.

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CommentsREVEALED: Extent of damage caused by wild WA weather

A winter storm that battered Perth on Sunday briefly shut down a shopping centre and left IKEA’s flagship store with severe damage.

Regional News

Shadow minister for planning and land Neil Thomson.

Inquiry sought PremiumLib seeks land and planning inquiry

A recent State body decision to approve an 804-man workforce camp in Kalgoorlie-Boulder has further highlighted the need for an inquiry into land development and planning, shadow minister Neil Thomson says.

Tegan Guthrie

Jack Robinson will return to the Teahupo'o surf break.

SurfingPremiumRobbo returns to site of Olympic silver for final WSL event

Margaret River’s Jack Robinson has returned to the site of his Olympic Games silver medal for the final event of the World Surf League Championship Tour regular season.

Josh Kempton

Donnybrook in a huddle.

FootballPremiumDonnybrook named as Community Club of the Year

Donnybrook have been named WA Football’s community club of the year.

Josh Kempton

Katanning's Kaylee Sander, 16, has put together a Change.org petition to get Shearing and Wool handling added to the 2032 Brisbane Olympics as an exhibition sport.

global recognitionPremiumPremiumShearing at the Olympics? Young gun’s new push

Katanning’s Kaylee Sander has launched a petition to have shearing considered as part of the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane, the latest industry push to include the sport at the next major international event.

Bunbury was blanketed in hail this weekend as wild weather touched town in WA.

Wild weatherPremiumPremiumBunbury blanketed in hail as wild weather whacks WA

Bunbury was blanketed in hail this Sunday as wild weather whacked WA.

Italian student Pietro Giori, 18, his host sister Chloe Steinmann, Akemi Mainit, and Sara Consolandi, all 16.

Exchange studentsPremiumPremiumItalian students loved their time in Bunbury

Two Italian students visiting Bunbury for a couple of months said it’s an experience they would never forget and suggest everyone should consider travelling to “charming Bunbury”.

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Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies usually pegged to sovereign currencies or even gold, making them more stable compared to other crypto assets. 

CNBC newsCommentsThe global crypto wave is catching on in Asia

Businesses across Asia are increasingly warming up to stablecoins for cross-border transactions — a trend set to accelerate further as Hong Kong moves to legalise the use of digital tokens, experts told CNBC.

Anniek Bao

Microsoft shares jumped in extended trading overnight Wednesday, pushing the company’s market cap past $US4 trillion.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumMicrosoft tops $US4tr, joining Nvidia in exclusive club

Microsoft shares jumped in extended trading overnight Wednesday, pushing the company’s market cap past $US4 trillion.

Ari Levy and Jordan Novet

Elon Musk’s Tesla sold its crypto at one of the worst possible times.

CNBC newsComments‘Won’t sell’: Musk, Tesla’s multi-billion-dollar crypto miss

Billionaire Elon Musk’s Tesla missed on the top and bottom lines in the second quarter, but another miss was buried in its investor deck.

Ari Levy

Tesla’s slump this year is partly due to backlash against the company in the US and Europe, after Musk spent heavily to help re-elect President Donald Trump.

CNBC newsCommentsMusk warns of a ‘few rough quarters’ for Tesla as sales dive

Elon Musk has warned Tesla faces “a few rough quarters” after the company reported a 16 per cent decline in automotive revenue as sales fell for a second-straight quarter and again trailed analysts’ estimates.

Lora Kolodny

WA News

Regional Development Minister Stephen Dawson.

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Plane carrying key WA minister makes emergency landing

A senior State Government minister has been caught-up in a mid-air drama, with his plane forced to make an emergency landing in the Mid West.

Jessica Page

Mayor Gary Mack said councillors decided to not renew their contract with Beam Mobility while the parliamentary inquiry was underway. Pictured is Mr Mack on a Beam e-scooter.

WA NEWSCommentsPremiumPopular coastal areas decide to scrap hire e-scooters

A council in the western suburbs has ordered the removal of hire e-scooters as they await the outcome of a parliamentary inquiry examining the devices. 

Caleb Runciman

WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch said the statistics revealed by the West Australian were the tip of the iceberg.

WA NewsPremiumPremiumTop cop’s concerning admission about record-high DV rates

Col Blanch says the shocking DV statistics revealed by the West Australian are just the ‘tip of the iceberg’, claiming there is another number the community should be concerned about.

A WA couple are hoping for a real purple patch when they visit Adelaide to watch the footy this weekend.

‘I had to sit down’CommentsCommentsFreo fans hope Lotto win scratching surface of purple patch

They scooped a cool $100k in Lotto loot and now they’re off to Adelaide to watch their favourite team’s flag tilt.

An Ellenbrook home after the battery in a hoverboard led to a fire.

WA NewsVideoCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumFIRE WARNING: Alarming number of house blazes across WA

WA is on track for a record-breaking number of home fires caused by one culprit.

There were 80 homicides in the 2024-25 financial year, according to WA Police crime statistics.

CrimePremiumPositive sign as homicide cases in WA at lowest in a decade

Homicide cases are at a decade low, according to WA Police crime statistics.

Shannon Hampton