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    Katanning man makes first appearance on drug dealing charges

  4. Show success PremiumHuge crowds pack out 135th Katanning Agricultural Show

  5. courtPremiumDrug mule’s plot to traffic meth to Albany foiled on highway

The malleefowl is the emblem of the Shire of Gnowangerup.

Fowl playPremium“Build a giant malleefowl and we will come’ say radio hosts

The resourceful residents of Ongerup have been challenged to create a giant malleefowl after the town was called out on a national radio program.

Claire Middleton

Hopetoun is one of six Great Southern finalists in the WA Tidy Towns awards.

tidy townsGreat Southern towns make shortlist for Tidy Towns awards

Projects from six Great Southern areas have been named among the finalists in this year’s WA Tidy Towns Sustainable Communities Awards, recognised for their dedication to keeping their towns looking their best.

Jacki Elezovich

The 48-year-old chose a bizarre selection of items from the church to steal.

courtsPremiumBizarre church theft results in order for Katanning woman

A Katanning woman who twice broke into a church and stole a washing machine, cleaning products and food after the pastor told her she could use the showers in the facility has been sentenced in court.

Melissa Sheil

A starling perched in a tree.

AI vs BirdsPremiumAI-powered program to track European starlings kicks off

A program to detect European starlings using artificial intelligence has kicked off along WA’s south coast in an attempt to protect grain, livestock and fruit.

Georgia Campion

Crime Stoppers chief executive Vince Hughes with Det-Supt Peter Foley of the financial and cyber crime division.

money laundering Police: Be aware of money-laundering traps in Great Southern

WA police’s head of financial and cyber crime and the state’s Crimestoppers boss have joined forces to warn Great Southern residents  to be on the watch for money traps set by cyber scammers.

Melissa Sheil

Belinda Smith has played her last game for West Coast Eagles after announcing her retirement.

Gun retirementPremiumSmith hangs up her boots after 72 AFLW games for the Eagles

Pingrup trailblazer Belinda Smith has called time on her AFLW career after playing her final game for West Coast in the loss against Hawthorn at Sullivan Logistics Stadium on Sunday.

Claire Middleton

Robert McIntyre with Shire of Dumbleyung president Amy Knight.

Award legacyTributes flow to citizenship award founder Robert McIntyre

Shire of Dumbleyung president Amy Knight has paid tribute to Robert McIntyre, who founded an annual prize fund to help young people from the area.

Lucy Johnston, Laura Thorn and Sarah Riley are excited for the upcoming Kojonup Rose Ball on November 7.

Community ballPremiumPremiumKojonup Rose Ball set to dazzle for worthy community causes

A night of glitz and glamour will take over Kojonup on Saturday, with the Kojonup Rose Ball set to bring the community together for a cause close to home. 

The malleefowl is the emblem of the Shire of Gnowangerup.

Fowl playPremiumPremium“Build a giant malleefowl and we will come’ say radio hosts

The resourceful residents of Ongerup have been challenged to create a giant malleefowl after the town was called out on a national radio program.

Sparks from a lawnmower are believed to have started an out-of-control bushfire in Wedgecarrup.

fire seasonShire warns residents to get bushfire ready after scare

The Shire of Wagin delivered a timely reminder to its residents to be prepared and cautious as bushfire season ramps up, after machinery sparked a fire in Wedgecarrup last week. 

Jacki Elezovich

Darren Walsh, chair of the WA EPA, visited Katanning to discuss the Ausgold mine site.

Mine visitPremiumGold mine prompts EPA chair to make surprise Katanning visit

The amount of public interest in the proposed Badgebup gold mine has prompted a visit to Katanning by Darren Walsh, the chair of WA’s Environmental Protection Authority.

Claire Middleton

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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

The luxurious St James house

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Aboriginal 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.

Adrian Rauso

The Sunday Times can reveal detectives from the WA Police child abuse squad executed a search warrant at Clay Thomas Jones’ Safety Bay address on September 4

CRIMEPremiumAccused child rapist granted bail despite concerns for teens

Disturbing details about how a 48-year-old man allegedly recorded the sexual abuse of two WA teenage girls across eight months have emerged.

Caleb Runciman

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

EducationPremiumREVEALED: 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.

Bethany Hiatt

The luxurious St James house

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Aboriginal 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.

Adrian Rauso

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.

Dramatic footage has captured the moment a passenger plane was forced to abandon its landing at Perth Airport in a scary near-miss.

AviationPassenger plane in scary near-miss at Perth Airport

Dramatic footage has captured the moment a passenger plane was forced to abandon its landing at Perth Airport in a scary near-miss.

Paul Patrick Mulligan pictured outside District Court.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumDrunk-driver who left cyclist for dead jailed

A ‘callous’ drunk-driver hit a cyclist and left him for dead because he feared the consequences had police caught him drink-driving, a court has been told.

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Kaitlyn Henderson and Jenni Holder from Kalgoorlie Newsagency celebrate the sale of the division one winning ticket.

☺️💙Video‘Honey, don’t forget Lotto’: Timely text delivers $1.5m win

A simple text, a smiley face and a blue heart. One lucky West Aussie almost missed the chance of a lifetime.

Rosa Griffith

Year 11 student Amalia Anderson.

Shearing schoolPremiumMorawa ag students round out final 2026 shearing school

Students at WA College of Agriculture – Morawa have completed the final component of the 2026 Shearing School, gaining valuable hands-on experience.

Rebecca Nadge

Fremantle Dockers Isaiah Dudley during day two of the 2026 Kimberley 9s Carnival at Cable Beach, Broome, on Thursday. Carwyn Monck

AFLPremiumDockers answering a Kimberly calling

Cable Beach is a hell of a long way from Optus Stadium, but as schoolkids played footy on the pristine sand alongside Fremantle players and staff, they could imagine the roar of the crowd.

Craig O'Donoghue

The State Government's new fatigue road safety campaign.

Road safety PremiumPremiumHorror-themed video warns drivers about dangers of fatigue

A “disturbing” new road safety campaign portraying fatigue as a sinister figure lurking behind tired drivers has been launched regionally to help warn drivers about the “silent killer”.

The refurbished Caravelle on display.

New season Weather plays a part in low-key start to new sailing season

Adverse weather conditions on Saturday prevented sailors from participating in their sail past to kick off the 2026-2027 season at Princess Royal Sailing Club. 

A starling perched in a tree.

AI vs BirdsPremiumPremiumAI-powered program to track European starlings kicks off

A program to detect European starlings using artificial intelligence has kicked off along WA’s south coast in an attempt to protect grain, livestock and fruit.

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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

Amazon’s Bee Frontier device can be worn on a wrist or clipped on to clothing..

CNBC newsPremiumAmazon launches new Bee ‘personal AI’ devices

Amazon is releasing two new Bee listening devices as it moves further into the AI hardware market.

Annie Palmer

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NewsPremiumMystery ticket wins $60 million Oz Lotto

A mystery ticketholder who won Oz Lotto’s $60 million jackpot has not come forward, though the ticket’s sale location has now been revealed.

Andrew Hedgman

Craig Silvey shared a category one child sexual abuse image with a fictitious user online, believed to be a police officer, in the days before he was arrested. NewsWire / Colin Murty

CRIMEPremiumDisgraced jailed author’s 9000wd apology

Disgraced author Craig Silvey has penned a 9000-word apology online, after being jailed for possessing and distributing child exploitation material.

Emma Kirk

The TLEA lithium refinery at Kwinana.

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PremiumLayoffs at Kwinana lithium refinery

Jobs are on the chopping block at Australia’s pioneering lithium refinery as its cumulative losses approach $500 million amid a ‘challenging’ market.

Police Commission Col Blanch said the technology identified people who presented a risk. NewsWire

NEWSPremiumPremium1.3m faces scanned in major police AI trial

A five month police trial using AI-assisted technology to recognise faces resulted in more than 100 arrests and identified seven alleged sex offenders.

The Sleeman Avenue landslide site in Mira Mar is still considered unstable.

landslipPremiumPremiumLandslip neighbours anxiously waiting for remediation plan

Residents neighbouring the Mira Mar landslip say their “patience is wearing thin” as the authorities dealing with the unstable hazard zone declare long-term remediation plans are on the horizon five years on.

Limelight winner indie electronic pop act, Boox Kid (middle) (aka Jarred Wall) with runners up Elianie Watson and Beau Torrance from band Ghost Care.

MusicPerth’s biggest music opportunity returns to RAC Arena

Perth’s local musicians have the chance to step into the spotlight at RAC Arena thanks to the return of Limelight music fund. 

Fraser Williams