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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

National park rangers have taken industrial action.

industrial burnoutPremiumNational park rangers on Statewide strike

WA’s national park rangers have gone on strike just in time to throw the school holidays into chaos.

Warren Hately

League player and coach Jenelle Pagan was named in the South West Netball Football League’s team of the year.

SPORT PremiumPremiumBusselton Magpies have ended the season with multiple wins

The Busselton Magpies have finished the year on a high after a season of outstanding efforts from all players across the club.

A pygmy blue whale was spotted swimming around the Busselton Jetty over the weekend.

PYGMY BLUE WHALE PremiumPremiumA pygmy blue whale was spotted near Busselton Jetty

Incredible footage has shown a pygmy blue whale swimming near Busselton Jetty over the weekend

The City of Busselton has voted to delay a learnings report for the Saltwater Project until the new council is appointed.

LOCAL COUNCILPremiumPremiumSaltwater Project learning report delayed by council

A learnings report for the Saltwater Project has been delayed following an alternate motion passed at the September 24 council meeting.

Tangaroa Blue Foundation CEO Heidi Tait.

WASTE EVENTS PremiumBeach Clean-up movement returns to Busselton

The community is invited to tackle beach waste in the south as part of the 2025 Beach Clean-up movement with two events planned for Busselton. 

Amber Lilley

The City of Busselton is advocating for better telecommunications coverage in fire-prone areas.

LOCAL COUNCIL PremiumCity to advocate for better telecommunications coverage

The City of Busselton council has escalated concerns around mobile telecommunications coverage in bushfire-prone regional areas, following ongoing advocacy from local bushfire brigades.

Madelin Hayes

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King St building for sale,as part of corner landholding held by Grayden family

Real EstateCommentsPremiumFamily takes off King Street crown after 130 years

A heritage complex at the corner of Hay and King streets in the CBD has listed after being owned by one high-profile family for 130 years.

Kim Macdonald

Lidia Jelena Kukulj, 45, wept in court after pleading not guilty.

CRIMEPremiumVile new details about influencer’s alleged child sex crimes

A Perth influencer with ties to the Liberal Party has failed in a bid to suppress her identity as she elected to stand trial to defend a string of child sex offences.

Caleb Runciman

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

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Alleged Coogee beach rapist Fernando Collard appears in court

Courts & JusticePremiumAlleged beach rapist claims ‘teen was in full control’

A man accused of raping a teenager at Coogee Beach says she told him she was 19-years-old and was ‘in full control’ of a consensual tryst. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT

Rebecca Le May

Lidia Jelena Kukulj, 45, wept in court after pleading not guilty.

CRIMEPremiumVile new details about influencer’s alleged child sex crimes

A Perth influencer with ties to the Liberal Party has failed in a bid to suppress her identity as she elected to stand trial to defend a string of child sex offences.

Caleb Runciman

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

Federal PoliticsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumJewish 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.

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 & JusticeCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumDPP 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.

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.

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Cr Natasha Colliver.

Council electionPremiumDeputy mayor urges people to get invested and ‘just vote’

Natasha Colliver has some unfinished business — she wants another four years on council to help Greater Geraldton fulfil its immense potential and tackle roadblocks in the way.

Kate Campbell

Queens Supa IGA staff members Arian Rowley, Kelly Bakranich and Monique Crowd celebrate the big lotto win.

LottoCommentsWest Aussie Lotto winner yet to claim mammoth $7.5m windfall

Check your back pocket, purse or wallet because you might be a multi-millionaire!

Stuart Quinn

Kids on Castletown HR manager Drew Parry and area manager Chloe Bennett.

Child carePremiumNew childcare centre set to open in Esperance

A new purpose-built childcare centre is expected to open for Esperance families later this year.

Tegan Guthrie

A French bulldog neglected and locked in a cage at a puppy farm.

RSPCA snapshotPremiumPremiumGeraldton worst regional animal cruelty hotspot - again

Greater Geraldton has been named the No.1 regional WA hotspot for animal cruelty for the second year in a row.

Scott River farmer Scott Baxter with his protest sign.

renewable energyPremiumPremiumSynergy poised to lodge for Scott River wind farm

Synergy is poised to lodge a formal application to build a contentious wind farm in Scott River and nearby residents are urging residents to stand with them in opposing the project

Elliot and Keren Briers at the 2025 reiwa.com Awards at Crown Perth.

Realty legendPremiumPremiumReal estate agent takes pride in squashing industry’s stigma

A Kalgoorlie-Boulder real estate agent has shared his secrets to success, after taking home one of the top achievements at the State’s annual real estate awards. 

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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

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Orion Hasluck aged 16 poses with Dad Lindsay from Claremont.

MotoringCommentsPremiumProposed learner and P-Plate laws spark community debate

Changes proposed to learner and p-plate driver rules have sparked debate among teenagers, parents and driving instructors in WA.

Abby Green

Dr Mullaley, who had continued working at JHC as an ED consultant in the years following the incident, was stood down by the hospital pending investigation following the findings.

Courts & JusticePremiumPerth ED doctor loses job after misconduct allegations

A senior emergency doctor no longer has a job at Joondalup Health Campus after a tribunal found he inappropriately touched a vulnerable young patient under the guise of a medical exam.

Hannah Cross

A 30-year-old man led police on a dangerous chase through Perth’s southern suburbs before being arrested at a Booragoon shopping centre, where a discarded bag was found to contain a sawn-off rifle, homemade taser, and pocket knife. WA Police

NEWSPremiumPremiumCops wrestle suspect at supermarket counter

A dramatic takedown unfolded in a shopping centre supermarket when officers tackled a man to the ground after a police chase.

The numbers showed police and correctional vehicles spent 6826 hours at public emergency departments in 2023-24, a 12.1 per cent increase from the previous year.

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CommentsPremiumWA Police spent nearly 7000 hours at hospital EDs last year

WA Police officers spent almost 7000 hours caught up in hospital emergency departments, new data shows, with a large portion of that time spent waiting for people with mental health issues to be assessed.

A driver snapped by one of WA's new safety cameras, with a child unrestrained in the front passenger seat.

CrimeCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumWA Government’s final plea on dangerous driving

The WA Government has launched a last-ditch plea to change poor behaviours of WA motorists, saying their vaunted AI road cameras are detecting seatbelt, speeding and mobile phone offences like never before.

Body-worn footage of the arrest shows officers chasing the man through the Coles checkouts, before pinning him to the floor in one of the shopping aisles. 

CrimeVideoPremiumPerth man charged after dangerous police chase ends in Coles

A 30-year-old man has been charged with possessing a home-made taser, pocket knife and firearm paraphernalia following a dangerous police chase that ended in a Coles supermarket aisle. 

Jessica Evensen