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  1. Community ballPremiumKojonup Rose Ball set to dazzle for worthy community causes

  2. Striking tourExhibition marking First Nations strike arrives in Katanning

  3. Courts & JusticePremiumNotorious paedophile to be released into community in weeks

  4. Disaster and EmergencyPremiumMotorbike rider dies in horror WA country highway crash

  5. Mine visitPremiumGold mine prompts EPA chair to make surprise Katanning visit

Lake Grace’s Tyson Bell took four wickets in the victory over Towns.

CricketPremiumLeaders Towns topple to first defeat as Lake Grace edge home

Towns stumbled to their first defeat of the Upper Great Southern Cricket Association A-grade season after a calamitous batting effort saw them lose out at Lake Grace by five wickets.

Claire Middleton

Winners of the 2026 Bloom Festival photography competition have been announced.

happy snapsGorgeous shots of Great Southern featured among comp winners

Photographs of the Milky Way starburst reflecting in a river, wandering emus and paw prints in the sand have been announced as the winners of the 2026 Bloom Festival photography competition.

Melissa Sheil

Katanning Wanderers' Brock Green and Caleb Keley were key contributors in the win over Australs.

Katanning derbyPremiumWanderers emerge winners of Katanning derby with Australs

Katanning Wanderers recorded their first win of the 2026-27 Great Southern Cricket Association season, downing Australs North by seven wickets in the local derby on Saturday.

Cameron Newbold

Hundreds took part in the Wild Gravel event both on foot and on bike.

Wild GravelPremiumElar Kalda pips wife for 150km Wild Gravel overall title

Wild Gravel came storming back to the Shire of Gnowangerup on Saturday as 550 participants battled the elements in cycling, running and walking events with the picturesque Stirling Range as a stunning backdrop.

Claire Middleton

The family of hit and run victim Kelly T’Hart, who was killed in a crash in May, at the crash scene. New law has been passed in parliament to keep dangerous drivers off the roads.

New legislationPremiumKelly’s Law passes to keep dangerous drivers off WA roads

Drivers facing serious driving charges could be kept off WA roads for longer under new legislation passed by the State Parliament. 

Amy Towers

The 23-year-old is accused of inflicting ‘serious injuries’ on his five-week-old baby boy at a Kiara property in August.

Courts & JusticeVideoPremiumYoung WA dad accused of killing five-week-old fronts court

A young father has been charged with manslaughter in a shocking case of alleged family violence, nearly three months after the death of his five-week-old baby in Perth’s north.

Jessica Evensen

New mates Bruno Wicki, aged 80, and Phil Milburn get set for the 65km ride.

Wheels on firePremiumPremiumIN PICTURES: Wild at Wild Gravel in and out of the saddle

For those who preferred some social time, the Wild Gravel event village offered opportunities for mingling and chatting while others cycled, ran or walked.

Lake Grace’s Tyson Bell took four wickets in the victory over Towns.

CricketPremiumPremiumLeaders Towns topple to first defeat as Lake Grace edge home

Towns stumbled to their first defeat of the Upper Great Southern Cricket Association A-grade season after a calamitous batting effort saw them lose out at Lake Grace by five wickets.

Parnell Dempster’s piece Down To Drink.

inspirePremiumPremiumChildlike hope shines through trauma in Carrolup Artworks

They say that great art comes from great pain, and the pieces created by traumatised Great Southern children of the Stolen Generation are certainly considered great art

Dennis McKenna, now 81, will be released from prison on November 17.

Courts & JusticePremiumNotorious paedophile to be released into community in weeks

A prolific paedophile responsible for the ‘grotesque abuse’ of more than two dozen boys will be released into the community in less than a fortnight.

Hannah Cross

Floating sedge islands in Scott Newbey’s dam.

Environment PremiumFarm dams transformed to improve water quality and supply

Katanning farmers are finding new ways to make every drop of water count, with a local project transforming ageing farm dams into healthier, more sustainable water sources. 

Amy Towers

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The chain has 17 of its 38 stores within Westfield shopping centres, including Carousel.

RetailPremium‘Distressing’: David Jones workers brace for job losses

The union representing hundreds of WA David Jones employees says it stands ready to protect workers amid fears of mass job losses after the iconic retailer went bankrupt.

Cheyanne Enciso

Dustin Gary Higgs was jailed in District Court.

courtsPremiumPerth speedway driver jailed for sexually penetrating child

A prominent WA speedway driver has been put behind bars after being found guilty of grooming and starting a ‘pre-meditated’ sexual relationship with a girl while she was underage. 

Melissa Sheil

A family have been left heartbroken after a house fire in Collie claimed the life of one-year-old boy

WA NEWSPremium‘Cot was in flames’: Toddler dies in tragic WA house fire

A devastating house fire in Collie has claimed the life of a one-year-old boy.

Hayley Primmer

Rayle Williams and Ashleigh Turner.

CrimePremium‘My mates are dead’: First responders reveal crash carnage

A catastrophic scene akin to an explosion of ‘metal and blood’ confronted those first on the scene of a fatal crash that killed two teenage boys and hospitalised two others.

Brooke Rolfe and Sophie Gannon

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It looks like a dolls house but this home in Applecross is deceptively big, with nearly 800sqm of space Unknown

House That!PremiumThe Applecross home with room for almost everything

Don’t be fooled by its dollhouse looks — this recently listed Applecross home is packing a whole lot of house, with an impressive 780sqm under the roof. 

Kim Macdonald

Dustin Gary Higgs was jailed in District Court.

courtsPremiumPerth speedway driver jailed for sexually penetrating child

A prominent WA speedway driver has been put behind bars after being found guilty of grooming and starting a ‘pre-meditated’ sexual relationship with a girl while she was underage. 

Melissa Sheil

Yoga studio owner Laurel Green said she’d been excited to discover an osteopathy program was starting up in Perth.

EducationPremiumPremiumREVEALED: Year 12s get new uni options, including a WA first

Year 12s thinking about what to study at university next year have had a few extra choices added to their options.

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PremiumAboriginal body silent on luxe Perth home that CEO lives in

A large not-for-profit Aboriginal corporation operating in WA’s north will not reveal why it bought a luxurious house in Perth that its chief executive now lives in.

A grandstand collapsed during the Red Hot Summer Tour at Coolangatta Beach on Sunday.

AustraliaThree injured in grandstand collapse at popular Aussie music festival

The temporary seating came down in the early stages of Sunday’s sold-out festivities.

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A simple text reminder from his partner turned into a $6.66 million windfall for a Mid West couple who are preparing to welcome their first child.

LottoHuge $6.66m windfall after partner’s timely Lotto reminder

A simple text reminder from his partner turned into a $6.66 million windfall for a Mid West couple who are preparing to welcome their first child.

Troy de Ruyter

There could be more limits put on recreational demersal fishing, it has been revealed.

FisheriesPremiumRecreational demersal fishing could be limited to winter

The fisheries inquiry taking place in WA Parliament this week heard that recreational fishers could be kept out of the water in summer months after submissions from government departments and fishing groups.

Oliver Lane & Sally Q Davies

ANZ chief executive Nuno Matos.

BankingPremiumBig bank promises no regional branch closures until 2030

Big four bank pledges to keep a presence in every community in which it currently operates a branch until at least December 2030.

Adrian Lowe

Tash Faithfull won race seven on Bonnie Stokes' In Situ.

RacingPremiumPremiumFaithfull all class on Cup day to notch up treble

While Point of Law was the talk of the nation, Tash Faithfull was the talk of the town after a superb display at the Geraldton Turf Club’s own Melbourne Cup day race meet, with three wins on Tuesday.

Cue shire offices.

HousingPremiumPremiumNew housing plans in Shire of Cue from vacant Catholic land

New housing could be coming to the Shire of Cue, as they have moved to buy vacant land from the Diocese of Geraldton

John Paul College students Finbar Evans, 17, Sydney Fishburn, 18, and Eva Reed, 16, placed within the top four for the YOH fest monologue and duologue category.

Student artistsPremiumPremiumLocal students win first place in WA youth arts festival

Kalgoorlie-Boulder students have scored big in the music and drama divisions at this year’s YOH festival.

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The environment has gone from bad to worse for companies intimately tied to AI infrastructure.

CNBC newsPremiumAI meltdown drives Nasdaq to worst day since April 2025

Nvidia pushed the world’s big tech index to its worst day in 19 months, after US midterm election results raised Wall Street concerns the artificial intelligence buildout is poised to slow down.

Kif Leswing and Caleigh Keating

Attendees try out the new touchscreen MacBook Pro during the Apple Experience LA in Los Angeles, Oct. 28, 2026.

CNBC newsAt last, Apple brings out touchscreen MacBook

Apple announced its first laptop with a touchscreen will go on sale next week. The launch signifies the growing strategic importance of the Mac to Apple, despite it generating less revenue than the iPhone.

Kif Leswing

Since 1990, only nine days have had a larger jump in the VIX on a smaller drop in the S&P500 than last Friday, according to SpotGamma.

CNBC newsWhy the market’s fragile calm faces a major test

Markets paused their slide this week as the tech sector found its footing following an AI sell-off sparked by high borrowing costs and doubts over data centre returns.

Justin Zacks

By the 1950s, another technological innovation would come along and have a profound effect on women: the washing machine.

CNBC newsPremiumWomen may be at greater risk of AI job losses

The history of technological progress suggests that, as AI spreads, the employment impact will hit women more than men.

Steve Liesman

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Winners left to right: Michael Wilson, Jerrie Demasi, Matt Mckenzie.

WA NewsPremiumWA media awards: Seven Media investigations and photos shine

Seven Media Group journalists and photographers have picked up more than a dozen awards at this year’s WA Media Awards. 

Hannah Cross

Perth Magistrates Court.

CrimePremiumPerth rehab expert defrauds defence veteran scheme $140k

A Perth exercise physiologist has been jailed after he defrauded the veteran support system by submitting almost 2000 claims for services he never provided.

Caleb Runciman

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NEWSPremiumPremiumFatal gold mine incident kills 75yo contractor

Authorities are investigating after a contractor was killed at a mining camp in Western Australia’s Goldfields.

The fire was first reported at 7.35AM on Saturday but developed into a larger blaze by 2.30pm. 

Kimberley‘Evacuate now’: Bushfire warning for north of WA town

Lives and properties are at risk north of the Kununurra townsite as firefighters battle an emergency-level bushfire on Saturday afternoon. 

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NewsPremiumPremiumCabin crew allegedly assaulted on flight

A 57-year-old man allegedly caused chaos aboard a Qantas flight before he was restrained by cabin crew and a passenger.

Two of the teens seen on the roof of Banksia Hill Juvenile Detention Centre on Friday evening.

WA NEWSVideoPremiumUpdate after teens scale roof of Banksia Hill centre

The Department of Justice claims three teens who scaled the roof of Banksia Hill Juvenile Detention Centre caused ‘minimal damage to infrastructure’ before they voluntarily jumped down on Friday night.

Caleb Runciman