Scott Leary — a former Liberal Party candidate — has won the seat of Albany for the Nationals, getting the edge over the Liberal Party’s controversial nominee Thomas Brough.
Dylan Caporn
Amber Lilley
Help is at hand for Capes creatives looking to step up their game and develop a sustainable, satisfying career.
Warren Hately
Tickets have gone on sale this week for May’s Margaret River Readers and Writers Festival which is boasting a mix of new and returning talent and an expanded program.
Shire of Augusta-Margaret River bushfire brigades are eyeing a major contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink.
South West Families are feeling the strain, with new figures revealing the region’s median rents have almost doubled since the pandemic.
Re-elected Bunbury MLA Don Punch has lost the coveted regional development portfolio in the WA Labor Government’s Cabinet reshuffle but will now serve as the newly created Minister for the South West.
Ezra Kaye
A contentious project billed as “Australia’s first net positive circular hotel” will be reconsidered by the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River council next week
Home ground advantage and tonnes of talent helped elevate local surfers at the WA Surf Masters Championships held at Gas Bay at the weekend.
The tourism industry has welcomed Reece Whitby as the new tourism minister, but backstage pundits are frustrated the key role continues to be a game of musical chairs.
A group of bikies who allegedly attacked rivals with pool cues, billiard balls and bar stools at a tavern south of Perth are set for one of the biggest trials the State has ever seen, a court has been told.
Rebecca Le May
Mineral Resources has hit another financial pothole by pulling all iron ore trucks off its trouble-plagued $2.6 billion Onslow haul road after notching half a dozen rollovers on the crucial transport link.
Daniel Newell and Adrian Rauso
It’s where boys go in secret to let off steam and prove their worth - and risk getting broken jaws, swollen cheeks and black eyes while being beaten to a pulp. And it happens in a classroom in school time.
Troy de Ruyter
Roger Cook has made resolving the Inspired Property Group crisis the top priority for his newly-minted Commerce Minister Tony Buti, after meeting the company’s furious customers on Wednesday.
Matt Mckenzie
A father-of-two has described the moment of panic he felt when he realised his boat was going down in waters off Rottnest Island.
Supercars valued at an eye-watering $35 million took to the track on Saturday, all in the name of helping sick kids make life-long memories.
Oliver Lane
One person has been rushed to hospital after a multi-car crash on the freeway left two people trapped.
Friends and family of Ivy Ballantine gathered together on Tuesday to celebrate her birthday and her invaluable contribution to the Mercy Place Lathlain home as both a resident and volunteer.
Administrators have been called in to rescue the company behind a famed Perth building empire.
The City of Greater Geraldton hopes the return on investment figure for its housing project in Mahomets Flats will provide the community with confidence it will be a positive in multiple ways.
Matthew Paddick
A woman threatened police with a wooden club and asked them to “have a go” because they would not take her home with her alcohol.
Tegan Guthrie
A generous young jewellery designer recently made a thoughtful donation to SAFE Karratha, using the profits from her business, Rad Designs, to buy pet products for animals in need.
Madelin Hayes
The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder will spend almost $2.5 million to increase water storage capacity at an existing dam to provide an additional two to six weeks’ worth of water for the community.
Amana Living will transfer its Kalgoorlie-Boulder operations to aged-care provider Respect.
Port Hedland Mayor Peter Carter is calling on mining companies to fund the new Port Hedland Volunteer Marine Rescue office after the service fell just over $1m short of their $4m fund raising target.
The US Federal Reserve in a closely watched decision Wednesday held the line on benchmark interest rates though still indicated that reductions are likely later in the year.
Jeff Cox
China announced a “Special Action Plan to Boost Consumption” on Sunday in a bid to prop up domestic consumption in the world’s second largest economy.
Lim Hui Jie
WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW: The British F1 star opened up on his relationship with his Aussie teammate as the pair get ready to do battle in Melbourne this weekend.
Ben McClellan
A three-week market sell-off has intensified, with investors worried tariff policy uncertainty would tip the economy into a recession, something President Donald Trump has not rule out.
Lisa Kailai Han, Jesse Pound
A fisherman has described the moment rescuers saved his life in a dramatic night-time rescue.
Duncan Evans
A female prison guard has been sacked because of a long-running jailhouse tryst with a convicted smuggler involved in one of Australia’s biggest but most amateurish drug heists.
Ben Harvey
Perth residents believe public transport upgrades are the key to helping with a booming population according to a survey as concerns remain over the resilience of Western Australia’s infrastructure.
Most West Australians have used February’s interest rate cut to funnel money back into their mortgages or savings rather than take a holiday or party, according to a new survey.
Persistence and talent has led Mia to incredible new heights, including winning a history-making gold medal at the X Games, the world’s biggest action sports competition.
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ fourth budget will include $90 million to improve one of WA’s most congested intersections.
Joe Spagnolo
