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  2. Seeking assistancePremiumBusselton police ask for help on jewellery store incident

  3. Never forgotten his home PremiumFull circle for former Dunsborough Sharks gun

  4. Riding the waveCommentsPremiumSun rises on Margs music festival as popular band locked in

  5. GWM IRONMANevent puts Busselton on the world stage. More than 3,000,000 reached worldwide More than 3000 athletes at Busselton GWM IRONMAN

national starsHardy and Wilson share gongs

Margaret River firebrand Willow Hardy has claimed the top division at the Australian Junior Surfing Titles on Phillip Island, with the region narrowly missing out on the top male division prize too.

Warren Hately

Signing up to global golf charter Busselton Golf Club joins WA Women in Golf

Busselton Golf Club is the first regional WA club to join the international R&A Women in Golf Charter

Suzanne Aston

‘capitalising on a crisis’CommentsPremiumAirbnbs out number rentals 22 to one in South West

Holiday home owners are being encouraged to list their Airbnb properties with management companies as the number of holiday home listings reach more than 2800 in the South West.

Oliver Lane

ChangesPremiumCouncillors removed from committee ahead of review

The City of Busselton has voted to remove all councillors from its behaviour complaints committee ahead of a further review of its future.

Sean Van Der Wielen

Hometown hero CommentsPremiumBack to school! Rockstar reception for Eagles rising star

West Coast midfielder Reuben Ginbey got a rockstar reception, swarmed by hundreds of kids as the Eagles rising star visited his old primary school.

Samantha Rogers

City completes appointment of executive leadership teamNew director of community planning

Appointment completes the establishment of the City’s new executive leadership team

Suzanne Aston

Time capsule to be unsealed Century of service from community hall

Busselton Mayor to unveil plaque

Mixed mediaArt Geo exhibits staff art

Artistic talents of City of Busselton staff exhibited

Panto opens January 1stPanto will go ahead

Ongoing renovations put Weld Theatre out of action for 2024 Panto season

Demonstrated elite skills and sportsmanship over the whole weekend.Busselton team wins State under-13 basketball championship

Busselton Blazers went undefeated in the State titles.

Suzanne Aston

The Busselton Cars and Coffee, first Sunday of each month.Cars and Coffee social event

Huge range of exotic vehicles

Suzanne Aston

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‘face was burning’Premium
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Broome road rage incident leaves kids ‘traumatised’

A horrific road rage incident in Broome has left a grandmother and her two young grandchildren “traumatised” as the trio’s car was rammed multiple times and the grandmother was doused with vinegar cider.

Cain Andrews and Katya Minns

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Trouble in paradisePremium
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‘Like a war zone’: A weekend in crime-plagued Broome

Violent crime in Broome seems out of place in a holiday haven supposed to be the diamond in WA’s tourism crown. So are the reports a true reflection of the Kimberley town? Caleb Runciman flew north to find out.

Caleb Runciman

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Shocking allegationsPremium
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Teacher arrested at school, charged with child exploitation

A Mirrabooka high school teacher will remain behind bars for at least a month after he was arrested on school grounds and accused of trying to “procure a person believed to be under 13 for sexual activity”.

Lauren Price

EAGLE EYECommentsPremiumPyke watches over as young Eagles put on show at training

West Coast’s new recruits - including No.1 pick Harley Reid - faced added pressure at training on Friday, with incoming chief executive Don Pyke and their families watching on from the sidelines.

Samantha Rogers

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Take me to the islandCommentsPremiumRotto to host spectacular feast on the beach for 400 diners

Celebrity chef Matt Moran and WA’s own Brendan Pratt are set to cook up a storm with the stunning backdrop of Rottnest Island’s Parakeet Bay.

Simon Collins

Preliminary discussionPremiumWoodside confirms it’s in $80b merger talks with Santos

A merger between oil and gas players Woodside Energy with Santos could create a mega-player with a market cap of up to $80b.

Matt Mckenzie, Simone Grogan, Adrian Rauso and Adrian Lowe

Horrible accidentVideoPremiumPremiumFour-year-old’s leg broken after incident with garbage truck

A Scarborough father has been left with more questions than answers after his four-year-old son’s leg was broken in an incident with a garbage truck.

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Property gold minesCommentsPremium
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CommentsPremiumWhy a million dollar suburb is Perth’s most undervalued

Perth’s most undervalued and overvalued suburbs have been revealed. SEE THE LIST

Wake in flightCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumHow my nightmare flight unfolded

Blood, bandages and screams as turbulence tosses our plane around over the Indian Ocean. Then came the second wave ...

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‘Dangerous position’CommentsPremium
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Pregnant women ‘at risk’ in WA town with no midwives

Carnarvon Health Campus does not have a single midwife, leaving pregnant mums and their babies without direct access to the vital skill set in the event they go into labour unexpectedly. 

Josh Zimmerman

Christmas catastrophePremiumKalgoorlie-Boulder’s Christmas tree ‘damaged beyond repair’

Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s Christmas tree has been “damaged beyond repair” after an electrical storm passed through the city on Thursday afternoon.

Carwyn Monck

Deserves a doctorPremiumCancer patient’s situation exposes medical service woes

The daughter of an 89-year-old Coolgardie man who has multiple myeloma and is in heart and kidney failure has expressed deep concerns about the limitations of medical services in the town.

Madeleine Clark

Untold HistoryCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumHow our historic gardens helped grow Perth city

A new book explores and explains the history of Perth’s gardens, from the Noongar people cultivating food to Mount Eliza being cultivated to become our most iconic public garden Kings Park.

Planning approvalCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumHuge $1.6b Collie battery system gets green light

The Regional Joint Development Assessment Panel has approved Synergy’s plans for a 500 megawatt battery system just north of Collie Power Station.

‘Passionate and caring’ CommentsCommentsNinja Warrior star’s brother dies in WA snorkelling accident

Two brothers — including an Australian Ninja Warrior star — have paid tribute to their ‘little bro’ after he died in a snorkelling accident off the Albany coast.

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CNBCCommentsPremiumMusk’s AI start-up files to raise $US1b in fresh capital

The AI startup, which Musk announced in July, seeks to ‘understand the true nature of the universe’, according to its website.

Daniel Newell

The EconomistCommentsPremiumThe renewables business faces a make-or-break moment

Supply-chain dysfunction, rising interest rates and protectionism are making life tough.

The Economist

CNBCRecord number of fossil fuel lobbyists attend COP28 talks

Nearly 2500 fossil fuel lobbyists are estimated to have been granted access to the COP28 climate conference, according to an analysis from advocacy groups, reflecting a sharp increase from last year.

Sam Meredith

CNBCCommentsFossil fuel fight takes centre stage at COP28 climate summit

A fight over the future of fossil fuels has been thrust into the global spotlight at the COP28 climate summit.

Sam Meredith

WA News

SEE THE PHOTOSCommentsPremiumHE’S HERE! David Warner touches down in Perth ahead of Test

David Warner has touched down in Perth ahead of the opening Test match amid a public feud with his former Australian teammate Mitchell Johnson. 

Road toll risesPremiumWA Police investigate tragic fatal crash south of Perth

A man has died after his car veered from the road crashing into a tree south of Perth on Saturday afternoon. 

Anneke de Boer

‘Never truly off the clock’Doctor’s ‘brave efforts’ to save ex-bikie Brajkovich praised

A doctor who was one of the first on the scene after the brutal slashing attack that almost killed a former bikie boss at Kings Park has been commended for saving his life. 

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‘That’s the game’ Premium
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Premium‘I ASKED FOR IT’: Brajkovich tells of moment ‘throat slit’

Notorious WA outlaw Dayne Brajkovich has described how he was knifed in a ‘targeted attack’ that has fuelled fears of another bikie gang war breaking out across Perth. MUST READ INTERVIEW

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Dad’s determinationPremium
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PremiumPerth father rescues son abandoned in Thailand orphanage

Perth father bankrupted and forced into homelessness after he had to rescue his son from a Thailand orphanage has finally secured housing months after the traumatic ordeal. 

Police warningPremiumPolice issue public warning amid spate of fake phone sales

Police are warning the community of fake phone sales after a teenager in Perth’s northeast was arrested and charged for allegedly selling counterfeit Samsung mobile phones. 

Anneke de Boer