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  1. WA TourismPremiumSouth West tourism icons in running for tourism award

  2. FootballPremiumSWFL: Players to watch ahead of league grand final

  3. FootballPremiumOnshore Cup: Bombers win fourth flag in a row

  4. FootballPremiumSWFL: Magpies coach learnt lessons from tough first season

  5. SURGERY PremiumSouth West orthopaedic surgeon reaches career milestone

Ryan Chatfield is the dive leader and underwater cinematographer for the tv show Shipwreck Hunters Australia.

TVPremiumShipwreck Hunters star says Rotto where it all started

A star of the hit TV series Shipwreck Hunters has shared how a summer job washing wetsuits on Rottnest Island led him to pursue a career of uncovering hidden underwater treasures off WA’s coast.

Harriet Flinn

South Bunbury coach Julian Burgess.

FootballPremiumSWFL: ‘Tougher’ 2025 has provided Tigers perfect GF prep

Reigning South West Football League premiers South Bunbury have not had the 2025 season entirely on their own terms — but coach Julian Burgess believes that will serve them well in Saturday’s grand final.

Josh Kempton

Nola Marino Medal winners Ella Smith and Kloe Bassett with Nola Marino.

FootballPremiumSWFL: Three Bulldogs and Dons to watch ahead of women’s GF

Ahead of Saturday’s South West Football League women’s grand final, Josh Kempton takes a look at three players to watch from Bunbury and Donnybrook.

Josh Kempton

Max Jetta celebrates Donnybrook's preliminary final win with his players.

FootballPremiumSWFL: Jetta says Dons flag would be among best achievements

Max Jetta has done it all in the South West Football League women’s competition — but the Donnybrook coach said a victory in Saturday’s grand final would figure among his proudest achievements.

Josh Kempton

Bunbury are the reigning SWFL women’s premiers.

FootballPremiumSWFL: History beckons for Bulldogs’ women’s side

History beckons for Bunbury in Saturday’s South West Football League women’s grand final, with the Bulldogs looking to complete both an invincible 2025 season and a premiership three-peat.

Josh Kempton

Entries will open on October 1 for the 2026 Busselton Jetty Swim.

MAKE A SPLASHPremiumEntries for Busselton Jetty Swim set to open

Swimmers from far and wide are gearing up to hit the water for the 2026 Busselton Jetty Swim with entries opening on October 1

Madelin Hayes

Scouts toast marshmallows over their fire pit at the second annual Busselton Caravan & Camping Show.

CampingPremiumPremiumThousands descend on Busselton for Caravan and Camping Show

More than 8000 explorers descended on the South West last weekend for Busselton’s second annual Caravan and Camping Show.

South Bunbury’s Kade Wallrodt watches one of his five grand final goals sail through.

FootballPremiumPremiumSWFL: Tigers break Magpies’ hearts in grand final thriller

South Bunbury broke Busselton’s hearts to win one of the South West Football League’s greatest ever grand finals by the barest of margins at Hands Oval on Saturday night.

Margaret River-based squad the Outkasts is gearing up for this year's Coastrek.

beyond bluePremiumPremiumCoastrek fundraising registrations close this Sunday

Registrations close this weekend for the latest instalment of a fundraising spectacular taking trekkers along the Margaret River coast

Margaret River Wine Association chief executive Amanda Whiteland has called for reconsideration of the latest State Government plan.

full bottlePremiumWine industry calls for pause on State Government proposal

The wine industry is calling on the State Government to hit pause on plans to include wine bottles in WA’s Containers For Change scheme.

Warren Hately

E-scooters found nearby the Busselton foreshore.

E-scooter inquiry PremiumCity of Busselton weigh in on e-scooter inquiry

The City of Busselton has weighed in on parliamentary inquiry as the State Government considers requiring riders to have registration for e-rideables.

Oliver Lane and Craig Duncan

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The Corruption and Crime Commission located on Francis St in Northbridge. Kelsey Reid

CRIMEPremiumCCC uncovers serious scandal involving $142m apron contract

A health support services employee has reportedly engaged in serious misconduct by disclosing confidential information to help his friends create a rival company and secure a contract worth millions.

Caleb Runciman

WA Police have dismantled a depraved paedophile sex ring after a tip-off from officers in the US led them to three vile Perth men — and the rescue of a four-year-old child on the other side of the world. 

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Trio jailed as WA police tear down vile sex ring, save girl

WA Police have dismantled a depraved paedophile sex ring after a tip-off from officers in the US led them to three vile Perth men — and the rescue of a four-year-old child on the other side of the world. 

Shannon Hampton

The Jewish Community Council of WA vice-president Steve Lieblich, right, accused Anthony Albanese and Senator Wong of ‘rewarding terrorism’.

Federal PoliticsCommentsPremiumJewish leaders warn Palestinian statehood ‘rewards terror’

Members of the WA Jewish community have expressed ‘extreme dismay and anger’ over Anthony Albanese’s decision to recognise Palestinian statehood at the UN General Assembly.

Caitlyn Rintoul

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos APRIL 30, 2021: Brittany Higgins pictured with her partner David Sharaz after a meeting with Prime Minister Scott Morrison at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices in Sydney. NCA NewsWire / Damian Shaw

Courts & JusticePremiumColossal bill for Higgins’ husband after Reynolds court loss

David Sharaz has been hit with a hefty damages bill and is expected to face an even bigger court costs order after his wife Brittany Higgins’ bruising defamation case loss to former boss Linda Reynolds.

Rebecca Le May

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The Jewish Community Council of WA vice-president Steve Lieblich, right, accused Anthony Albanese and Senator Wong of ‘rewarding terrorism’.

Federal PoliticsCommentsPremiumJewish leaders warn Palestinian statehood ‘rewards terror’

Members of the WA Jewish community have expressed ‘extreme dismay and anger’ over Anthony Albanese’s decision to recognise Palestinian statehood at the UN General Assembly.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Director of Public Prosecutions Robert Owen made the explosive claim in his office’s latest annual report, after highlighting a 20 per cent spike in overall appeals in the past financial year.

Courts & JusticeCommentsPremiumDPP claims judges giving ‘manifestly inadequate’ sentences

WA’s top prosecutor has taken a swipe at District Court judges he says are too often imposing ‘manifestly inadequate’ sentences for some of the State’s most serious crimes.

Hannah Cross

Western Australia’s ‘Walking On A Dream’ was a global tourism brand for the State launched by the McGowan Government.

state politicsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumTourism push in WA misses mark as visitor numbers drop

Western Australia’s walking on a dream campaign has turned into a nightmare, with WA the only State recording less visitors in 2024, sparking fears the tourism industry’s post-Covid recovery has stalled.

Robert David Reti leaves the Perth District Court.

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PremiumChildcare worker denies offence as CCTV shows cuddling

A childcare worker charged with indecently touching two girls insisted to police he ‘wouldn’t do anything’ inappropriate, admitting he cuddled them often. GRAPHIC DETAILS.

Dr David Hurst’s sudden death exposed 130 patients who had lost millions of dollars in pre-payments for dental services they were yet to receive.

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Dental scandalPremium
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PremiumVictims of corrupt Perth dentist hit with more pain

Ripped-off victims of a corrupt Perth dentist are being asked to cough up more money as they try to claim against the professional indemnity insurance of David Hurst.

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Peter Bezemer has been charged with another three child sex offences.

Courts & CrimePremiumGeraldton man charged with further child sex abuse charges

A Geraldton man accused of a string of child sex abuse offences related to children in the Philippines has faced court again, charged with further offences.

Kate Campbell

Donnybrook CWA treasurer Karen Miller and president Lynn Burling at the 100 year celebrations.

CWAPremiumDonnybrook CWA celebrated their milestone anniversary

It was centennial celebrations in Donnybrook last week as the CWA celebrated its 100th anniversary

Josiah McMeekin and Rose Patane

Carnarvon now has two paid paramedics for the first time.

Ambo boostCarnarvon home to new paid paramedics to enhance response

Two new paid paramedics have started in Carnarvon under a deal between the State Government and St John WA to boost ambulance response times and ease pressure on volunteers in the bush.

Kate Campbell

Australian cricket icon Brad Hogg talking at South West NRM’s country community resilience meeting.

Climate resilience PremiumPremiumCommunity joins cricket icon Brad Hogg to build reliance

Community members joined together with Australian cricket icon Brad Hogg last week to build climate reliance together.

Kalgoorlie Courthouse

Courts and Crime PremiumPremiumMan admits to possessing bestiality material

A man who admitted to possessing hundreds of images and videos of child exploitation material as well as producing it has now pleaded guilty to holding more than 20 bestiality images. 

People will have the chance to get up close to port operations on October 10 and 11 when Southern Ports operates its community boat tours.

port toursSouthern Ports to offer public boat tours at regional ports

For the first time, Southern Ports will open all of its regional ports — including Esperance — to the public for free community boat tours next month.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.

CNBC newsPremiumNvidia’s $US100b for OpenAI data centre buildo-out

Nvidia will invest up to $US100 billion in OpenAI as the artificial intelligence lab sets out to build hundreds of billions of dollars in data centres.

Kif Leswing and Ashley Capoot

Donald Trump spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping about the deal on Friday.

CNBC newsVideoCommentsTikTok’s algorithm to be controlled ‘by America’

Further details of a deal reached between the US and China over control of the popular social media platform TikTok have been revealed.

Alexandra Marquez and Lindsey Pipia

The new Gemini for Chrome includes new features that act as a browsing assistant.

CNBC newsCommentsGoogle adds Gemini to Chrome for all to bolster AI search

Google is adding more artificial intelligence into its Chrome browser as the search giant tries to fend off burgeoning competition from AI startups OpenAI and Perplexity.

Jennifer Elias

Talking to others and building trust can help you learn to communicate and work on shared goals, experts say.

CNBC newsPremiumThe one skill gen Z should master before their first job

It’s a crucial skill once you’re an adult learning to navigate the workplace.

Jennifer Liu

WA News

Detectives are on the hunt for machete-wielding thugs and two stolen cars after a string of terrifying home invasions in Perth’s northern suburbs.

CrimePolice hunt for masked men behind string of home invasions

Detectives are searching for machete-wielding thugs and two stolen cars after a string of terrifying home invasions in Perth’s northern suburbs.

Abby Green

Minister for Transport Rita Saffioti has held a press conference to announce a new bus services to support the opening of the Metronet Byford Rail Extension. Pictured is Minister Saffioti at the Armadale station

State PoliticsComments‘Team WA’ ready to ‘fight’ amid Australia’s GST share review

Treasurer Rita Saffioti says ‘team WA’ are sharpening their pencils to fight for a fair carve-up to the GST after fresh details were released outlining the scope of an upcoming review.

Caitlyn Rintoul and Jessica Page

Luke Taylor and Jakeb Coleman, 12, pictured at Rockingham Beach on Monday.

TelethonCommentsCommentsWest Aussies embark on world-record run for charity

Two young runners whose perseverance known no bounds have set their sights on some serious kilometres in a bid to raise money for Telethon.

Perth Airport was evacuated after a fire alarm was triggered about 3pm on Tuesday. Facebook

updatedPremiumPremiumAirport evacuated after alarms and smoke

Passengers at Perth Airport have been evacuated after fire alarms were triggered and smoke was detected.

Rochelle Phyllis Arends was granted bail after pleading not guilty to a charge of grievous bodily harm.

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PremiumBail for woman accused of scissor stab that collapsed a lung

An Albany woman has denied she stabbed a man with a pair of scissors, causing his lung to collapse in Spencer Park last year and despite police objection, has been granted bail.

In today’s episode, Ben O’Shea reveals how $70 billion in development spending will have a huge impact on house prices in the Rockingham region.

WATCHVideoCommentsHow AUKUS and other projects will impact Perth house prices

In today’s News Worthy episode, Ben O’Shea reveals how $70 billion in development spending will have a huge impact on house prices in the Rockingham region.

Ben O'Shea