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  1. next stepsPremiumFederal tick for Gnarabup project has activists fuming

  2. housing fix?PremiumCapes councils record 68 ‘new’ rental homes

  3. top classPremiumNew minister called on to visit Margaret River

  4. GUN CONTROLPremiumEatts calls for pause on Firearms Act

  5. funds in focusPremiumLobbying a ‘long-term project’: Meldrum

MLC Klasey Hirst with Open Studios deputy chair Jacquie Happ and festival art ambassador Andrew Thornton-Hick.

artistic galaPremiumBook opens on this year’s Open Studios with Perth launch

The 12th annual Margaret River Region Open Studios festival held its official launch in Perth at Linton & Kay Galleries Cottesloe on Friday.

Warren Hately

Ray White-Stocker Preston specialist Mark Murray.

real estatePremiumSlump in listings boosts local house prices as ‘panic’ drops

Local realtors have confirmed a nationwide trend of declining listings and enthusiasm spurred by further interest rate cuts are keeping the Capes property market buoyant. 

Warren Hately

The Twelve: Cape Rock Killer is headed to Foxtel and Binge on August 4.

First LookSam Neill is back in WA in new trailer for The Twelve

The Twelve: Cape Rock Killer has released first-look images and a trailer for its third season, which sees Sam Neill and Wentworth’s Danielle McCormack going head-to-head in the courtroom.

Clare Rigden

Oceanique’s Maddy and Jess Houston have home gigs coming up.

Folk musicPremiumOceanique to tour South West to celebrate sophomore album

Twin sisters Jess and Maddy Houston will be bringing their new material as Oceanique to celebrate the release of their sophomore album Skylines.

Daniel Hocking

Mundella is a well-known brand selling yogurts.

Administration and liquidationPremiumDebts pass $16m in sticky situation for dairy business

The future of dairy empire Mundella hangs in the balance amid revelations the yoghurt-maker’s debts have surged beyond a whopping $16 million.

Matt Mckenzie

Surfrider's Beth Carlessi.

next stepsPremiumFederal tick for Gnarabup project has activists fuming

While WA’s Environment Minister mulls appeals to the State watchdog’s ruling on the contentious resort project at Gnarabup, the Federal Government has given the project a tick

Warren Hately

Ray White-Stocker Preston specialist Mark Murray.

real estatePremiumPremiumSlump in listings boosts local house prices as ‘panic’ drops

Local realtors have confirmed a nationwide trend of declining listings and enthusiasm spurred by further interest rate cuts are keeping the Capes property market buoyant. 

MLC Klasey Hirst with Open Studios deputy chair Jacquie Happ and festival art ambassador Andrew Thornton-Hick.

artistic galaPremiumPremiumBook opens on this year’s Open Studios with Perth launch

The 12th annual Margaret River Region Open Studios festival held its official launch in Perth at Linton & Kay Galleries Cottesloe on Friday.

Silvia Colloca.

feast of talentPremiumPremiumPair’d Margaret River readies for second year running

The full program for the Pair’d Margaret River festival comes out today revealing a host of talent set to descend upon the region later this year.

Nationals WA MP Bevan Eatts wants a 12-month pause on any actions stemming from the Firearms Act.

GUN CONTROLPremiumEatts calls for pause on Firearms Act

Warren-Blackwood MLA Bevan Eatts wants a 12-month pause before any introduction of contentious changes to firearms laws in WA.

Warren Hately

Nationals staffer Julie Kirby with Margaret River Senior High School P&C president Joe Forte and treasurer Sophie Forte, school board chair Barbara Maidment and Warren-Blackwood MP Bevan Eatts, pictured last year in the lead up to the State election.

top classPremiumNew minister called on to visit Margaret River

The high school’s board chair as well as the local member have invited WA’s new Education Minister to visit Margaret River and see the school’s difficulties firsthand.

Warren Hately

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Junbo Shim: tributes flow for ‘loving’ 22-year-old with a ‘cheeky smile’ killed in Forrestfield crash.

WA newsPremiumYoung FIFO worker identified as Forrestfield crash victim

The young man who died after being hit by a reckless driver fleeing police in Forrestfield has been identified as a FIFO worker with a ‘cheeky smile.’

Caitlin Vinci

Steven Payne, pictured, vanished into waters at Wharton Beach after a fatal shark attack.

Courts & JusticePremiumTragic details revealed after fatal shark attack at WA beach

The devastating circumstances of a great white shark attack on a surfer who was fatally mauled in front of his girlfriend at an Esperance beach have been revealed for the first time.

Caleb Runciman

An 83-year-old female and 83-year-old male were flown to Royal Perth Hospital on the RAC Rescue helicopter.

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Three people seriously injured in multi-vehicle crash

A child also sustained minor injuries in the collision.

Caitlin Vinci

Education Minister Sabine Winton.

state politicsCommentsPremiumMinister reassures WA parents after horrific sex abuse case

Education Minister Sabine Winton has ordered the State’s Education and Care Regulatory Unit to conduct a snap review of WA’s childcare system.

Jessica Page

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Millennials’ mental health has reached an all-time low, with more young workers than ever before making the drastic decision to leave the workforce for good. Pictured: Rachael Nyiramugisha, Reo-Blu Care and Tracey Barker.

AustraliaCommentsPremiumMillennials making ‘troubling’ decision to never work again

Workers in their 30s making total and permanent disability claims due to mental health — meaning they feel they will never be able to return to work again — has increased 732 per cent in the past decade.

Claire Sadler

Crabbe has been serving five life sentences at Acacia Prison for driving his 25-tonne truck into a crowded Uluru pub in 1983, killing five people and injuring 16 others.

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Monster who drove truck into crowded pub to stay behind bars

New Attorney-General Tony Buti has kept one of Australia’s most notorious mass murderers behind bars, denying him parole. 

Joe Spagnolo

Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris with an inset of the reserve in Nedlands earmarked for the park.

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CommentsPremiumCity of Nedlands is proof democracy doesn’t always work

There’s a political adage that decisions are made by those who show up. Unfortunately for the electors in Nedlands, this is who showed up.

Answering questions in Parliament 10 days ago, the Water Corporation boss described last month’s ‘poo-nami’ in as a ‘unique’ event.

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CommentsPremiumDo Water Corp’s sewer pipe assurances pass the sniff test?

Answering questions in Parliament 10 days ago, the Water Corporation boss described last month’s ‘poo-nami’ as a ‘unique’ event. But just hours later another torrent of sewage spewed into the Swan River.

Junbo Shim: tributes flow for ‘loving’ 22-year-old with a ‘cheeky smile’ killed in Forrestfield crash.

WA newsPremiumPremiumYoung FIFO worker identified as Forrestfield crash victim

The young man who died after being hit by a reckless driver fleeing police in Forrestfield has been identified as a FIFO worker with a ‘cheeky smile.’

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Recently retired Australian Medical Association president Dr Michael Page and incoming president Dr Kyle Hoath speaking to the media outside Parliament after last month’s Budget.

health mattersPremiumAmbulance ramping reflects ‘healthcare system in distress’

A failure to invest in staffing was partly to blame for Bunbury Hospital’s terrible new ambulance ramping figures, according to one of the State’s top medicos.

Warren Hately

Police on the scene.

CrimePremiumMajor crash officers investigate after woman dies in Albany

Emergency services rushed to the scene after reports of an injured woman on Hardie Road in Spencer Park last night.

Jessica Evensen

A 73-year-old man has died in a crash in the South West.

Road TollPremiumTwo deaths in South West roads in under a week

Two deaths on South West roads in under a week have contributed to WA’s horrific road toll of 113 death - the highest recorded in a decade.

Caleb Runciman and Jessica Page

Sylvia Jacobs with great grandson Regan Clinch, 3, at the NAIDOC Big Breakfast at GRAMS.

NAIDOC WeekPremiumPremiumCommunity unites to celebrate NAIDOC’s golden 50th

Geraldton has come out to celebrate a golden anniversary this week, as NAIDOC marks its 50th year with a week full of community events and activities honouring heritage and the next generation.

Marco Daquino and Damiano Suadoni opened the South West Bottega on Friday evening.

Italian bottegaPremiumPremiumNew store brings Italian menu and vintage finds into Vasse

The South West Bottega opened their doors on Friday evening, with new owners Marco Daquino and Damiano Suadoni hoping to bring the best of Italian cuisine in the new space.

Homelessness advocates Jane Anderson and Ingrid Hilario.

HomelessnessPremiumPremiumNo solution for homelessness despite Budget boom

Even with WA boasting a $2.5 billion surplus in this year’s State Budget, advocates say homelessness has only gotten worse with the matter firing up a debate in Parliament last week.

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CNBC newsCommentsLabubu-maker unfazed by ‘blind box’ crackdown

Beijing may have warned against “blind box” toys, but analysts are betting that Pop Mart International — the company behind Labubu dolls — will remain one of China’s hottest consumer brands this year.

Anniek Bao and Lim Hui Jie

Trump has made his priorities on energy production clear. The US will rely on oil, gas, coal and nuclear to meet its growing energy needs, the president said last weekend, bashing wind and solar power.

CNBC newsCommentsTrump megabill gives the oil industry everything it wants

President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act ends long-standing federal support for solar and wind power, while creating a friendly environment for oil, gas and coal production.

Spencer Kimball

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (right) crying as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons.

CNBC newsCommentsUK in dire straits after minister’s tears rattle markets

All eyes are now on the UK’s ruling Labour Party for any sign of further political fractures that could rattle Britain’s economic stability.

Holly Ellyatt

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell and President Donald Trump.

BusinessCommentsTrump scolds ‘stupid’ Fed after it holds key rate steady

The Federal Reserve has kept interest rates steady amid expectations of higher inflation and lower economic growth ahead, and still pointed to two reductions later this year.

Jeff Cox

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Carolina Wilga’s dramatic tale of survival has prompted authorities to remind eager travellers of the importance of carrying life-saving equipment when exploring WA.

WA NewsVideoCommentsUrgent reminder after backpacker’s WA outback survival tale

Carolina Wilga’s dramatic tale of survival has prompted authorities to remind eager travellers of the importance of carrying life-saving equipment when exploring WA.

Caleb Runciman

Premier Roger Cook speaking at a press conference on public holidays on Sunday Morning.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumPlan for extra public holidays in WA divides opinion

Public holiday reform would give West Australian’s more of a break over more of the year according to Roger Cook, despite industry concern over more days paying higher rates.

Oliver Lane

German backpacker Carolina Wilga remains in hospital recovering after she miraculously survived 11 days alone in the outback.

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CommentsUpdate on backpacker’s condition after traumatic ordeal

Roger Cook has spoken about the remarkable journey endured by Carolina Wilga as she recovers at Fiona Stanley Hospital.

An 18 year old man has been charged after a stabbing in Midland last week. Justin Benson Cooper

CRIMEPremiumPremiumSecond teen charged after brutal Midland stabbing

The new charges come after 18-year-old Tawhai Walker-Loughlin was charged with murder after the bloody incident on July 3. 

Answering questions in Parliament 10 days ago, the Water Corporation boss described last month’s ‘poo-nami’ in as a ‘unique’ event.

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
WA NewsCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
CommentsPremiumDo Water Corp’s sewer pipe assurances pass the sniff test?

Answering questions in Parliament 10 days ago, the Water Corporation boss described last month’s ‘poo-nami’ as a ‘unique’ event. But just hours later another torrent of sewage spewed into the Swan River.

WA NewsCommentsFree degrees on offer to help childhood educator shortage

A Perth childcare provider has partnered with Edith Cowan University to offer fast-tracked, fee-free Bachelor degrees for early childhood educators.

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