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  1. STATE POLITICS Premium‘I’m not going anywhere’: Don Punch hits back

  2. SCHOOL’S OUTPremiumBusselton SHS celebrates Year 12 achievements at Saltwater

  3. Remembrance DayPremiumWhere to be on Remembrance Day in the South West

  4. CIRCUS RETURNSPremiumKarnidale returns in 2027 with international circus school

  5. COMEDY PremiumUrzila Carlson is heading to the South West

The study aims to better understand how menstrual health affects employees and whether workplaces are providing adequate support.

HEALTH STUDYPremiumNew study invites insight to menstrual health in regional WA

Workers across regional Western Australia are being encouraged to share their experiences of menstrual health in the workplace as part of a new research project investigating wellbeing and inclusion.

Seth Carter

Jo Bregazzi is gearing up for this weekend's Witchcliffe Vintage Fair.

VINTAGE FLAIRPremiumWitchcliffe Vintage Fair returns this weekend

Vintage enthusiasts will descend on Witchcliffe this weekend as the town prepares to host its 14th annual vintage fair

Madelin Hayes

Ambulances were stuck ramping in Bunbury for 200 hours in September this year.

Ambulance RampingPremiumAmbulance ramping remains high at South West hospitals

Ambulance ramping figures at South West hospitals remain high, with Bunbury and Busselton hospitals recording the second-worst September on record. 

Madelin Hayes

Rustico Hospitality Group founder Vanessa Phillipson accepts the award for outstanding business of the year.

BUSINESS AWARDSPremiumRustico at Hay Shed Hill takes top gong at Business Awards

October has marked a string of award wins for Mediterranean-inspired tapas restaurant Rustico at Hay Shed Hill, which took out the top gong at the Business Excellence Awards. 

Madelin Hayes

Busselton and Sugito Sister Cities Association vice-president Karen Johnson and president Pauline Vukelic with the Busselton-inspired bench.

SISTER CITYBusselton and Sugito celebrate 30 years of sister city ties

A commemorative bench and a handmade quilt will carry a piece of Busselton to Japan this week to mark 30 years of the Busselton and Sugito sister relationship. 

Madelin Hayes

Kat Scrimshaw, Jesse Malseed, Tanya Winterburn, Lee Hill and Amanda Horne.

GIVING BACKPremiumBedshed and Lamp Inc put a good night’s sleep in reach

A partnership between Lamp Inc and Bedshed Busselton is helping people experiencing financial hardship get a better night’s sleep with dozens of mattresses donated to those in need. 

Madelin Hayes

An unregistered painter was fined over $4000 at Busselton Courthouse.

COURTS & CRIMEPremiumPremiumUnregistered Busselton painter ordered to pay thousands

A Busselton man has been fined more than $4000 after carrying out illegal painting work and charging an excessive deposit.

Cape Naturaliste is home to diverse native wildlife, including the critically endangered western ringtail possum.

WILDLIFEPremiumPremiumCape Nat residents encouraged to complete wildlife survey

Cape Naturaliste residents and visitors are being encouraged to share their sightings of feral animals as part of a community effort to protect native wildlife. 

Settlers Tavern open men’s title top four: Macklin Flynn, Okie Fraser, Maverick Wilson and Ben Spence.

SurfingPremiumPremiumLocals claim wins at 42nd edition of Margaret River Classic

The 2026 Margaret River Classic brought together the local surfing community for three days of competition, family rivalry and fun at Surfers Point, with a record number of surfers taking part.

Busselton-Margaret River’s Imogen King bowls.

CricketPremiumBusselton-Margaret River secure pair of T20 wins

In Sunday’s T20 double-header, Busselton-Margaret River Tigers secured a pair of strong wins in round three and four of the Bunbury and Districts Cricket Association

Jack Penniment

Nominations for the AJ (Tood) Buswell South Western Times sports star of the year award are now open.

Sports starPremiumNominees for Sports Star of the Year Award revealed

After athletes from around the South West put together standout performances across 2025, the five nominees for the South Western Times AJ ‘Tood’ Buswell Sports Star of the Year award have been revealed.

Jack Penniment

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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.

Regional News

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

WA News

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