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  1. safer speedsPremiumMotorists still face fines on ‘trial’ speed reductions

  2. Stellar careerPremiumKlinken steps down as WA’s longest-serving Chief Scientist

  3. funding falls shortPremiumGovernment action needed to ease burden on ratepayers

  4. ETA in limboPremiumTimeline on school expansion depends on State Budget

  5. ‘environmental damage’PremiumShire acts on ‘dumping ground’ unauthorised works

Celebrant Anita Revel is sad to be selling her passion project.

business opportunityPremiumBig Love for tiny chapel on wheels

A unique opportunity to get a foot in the door of one of the region’s fastest-growing markets went on sale this month.

Warren Hately

Nature Conservation coastal officer Chloe Deakin.

community committeePremiumRedgate date for conservation partners

Nature Conservation Margaret River Region and its supporters are turning their attention to another key coastal location needing some love.

Warren Hately

The Shire of Augusta-Margaret River says a pending review of ratings for short-stays is not about boosting revenue.

ratings reformShire denies tourism review a rates booster

A review of ratings for short-term accommodation providers will not happen fast, and will not be focused solely on increasing revenue, the Shire has said.

Warren Hately

Shire of Augusta-Margaret River chief executive Andrea Selvey.

rates painRecord property growth only adds to rates burden

The shire has hosed down talk that the region’s rampant property growth means existing ratepayers should be spared ongoing rates increases.

Warren Hately

Exterior of the Bunbury Hospital.

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The West Australian exclusive
BUDGET BLOWOUT
The West Australian exclusive
Bunbury Regional Hospital budget put on life support

An extra $20 million will be needed to deliver the final transformation of the Bunbury Regional Hospital, with budget blowouts taking the total cost of the project to more than $471m. 

Amber Lilley

A section of the unauthorised works near Darch Brook.

‘environmental damage’PremiumShire acts on ‘dumping ground’ unauthorised works

The Shire of Augusta-Margaret River has intervened again to remove unauthorised works they say harmed the natural environment.

Warren Hately

Shire of Augusta-Margaret River chief executive Andrea Selvey.

funding falls shortPremiumPremiumGovernment action needed to ease burden on ratepayers

Shire of Augusta-Margaret River chiefs have reiterated that State and Federal Governments must come to the party to relieve growing financial pressure on residents.

Nature Conservation coastal officer Chloe Deakin.

community committeePremiumPremiumRedgate date for conservation partners

Nature Conservation Margaret River Region and its supporters are turning their attention to another key coastal location needing some love.

Celebrant Anita Revel is sad to be selling her passion project.

business opportunityPremiumPremiumBig Love for tiny chapel on wheels

A unique opportunity to get a foot in the door of one of the region’s fastest-growing markets went on sale this month.

Susan Mitchell on the world-famous Camino trail last year.

Top awardPremiumCowaramup’s Susan Mitchell honoured in King’s Birthday list

A Cowaramup woman was honoured this week with the nation’s highest recognition for her long involvement in the scouting movement.

Warren Hately

Population growth in Cowaramup is driving concerns about capacity at the local primary school.

ETA in limboPremiumTimeline on school expansion depends on State Budget

No timeline for a major expansion of Cowaramup Primary School will be known until the State Budget is handed down next week.

Warren Hately

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Club Deroes bikies Guilio Mocerino and Adriaan Van Wyngaarden.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENTPremiumBikie-rape justice after brave victim tells of vile attack

Two Club Deroes gang members have finally been found guilty of the depraved attack on the woman 22 years ago after she found the courage to testify. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT

Ben Harvey

A view of the airport from the control tower at Perth Airport.

CrimePremiumTwo charged over separate incidents at Perth Airport

One man has been charged and another fined $1500 over two separate antisocial incidents at Perth Airport. 

Dietitian and nutritionist Alissa Erneste pictured at DietWise in North Perth. Ian Munro

Health CommentsPremiumLittle-known eating disorder on the rise in WA

A little known eating disorder commonly seen in children is on the rise in WA, characterised by an avoidance of and aversion to food that is not related to body image or weight concerns.

Rhianna Mitchell

The West Australian’s anonymous columnist The Snitch gives the inside word on what losing the 19th AFL club, Tasmania, could mean for Fremantle Dockers and one of their leaders.

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THE SNITCH: What losing 19th club Tassie could mean for Freo

The West Australian’s anonymous columnist The Snitch gives the inside word on what losing the 19th AFL club, Tasmania, could mean for Fremantle Dockers and one of their leaders.

The Snitch

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Club Deroes bikies Guilio Mocerino and Adriaan Van Wyngaarden.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENTPremiumBikie-rape justice after brave victim tells of vile attack

Two Club Deroes gang members have finally been found guilty of the depraved attack on the woman 22 years ago after she found the courage to testify. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT

Ben Harvey

Air India plane crash

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All passengers feared dead after London-bound plane crashes

There were 242 passengers and crew members onboard the Air India flight. 

Taylor Renouf and Caleb Runciman

Former West Coast Eagles premiership player Michael Braun has faced Joondalup Magistrates Court over an alleged aggravated common assault from almost two years ago.

CrimePremiumPremiumEx-Eagle runs from camera crews after court appearance

The West Coast premiership star turned up at court to face a charge from almost two years ago.

In tonight’s show, Ben Harvey reveals how a brutal bikie gang rape from 22 years ago has landed two Club Deroes in jail and exposed their gang’s underworld tactics.

WATCH VideoPremiumPremiumCould well be the most psychotic bikie in Australia

In tonight’s show, Ben Harvey reveals how a brutal bikie gang rape from 22 years ago has landed two Club Deroes in jail and exposed their gang’s underworld tactics. 

A Matso’s Brewery staff member died at the venue in Broome on Tuesday night.

Regional WAPremiumPremiumEmployee dies at Broome’s popular Matso’s Brewery

Brewery staff have been left shocked by the sudden death of a co-worker at the popular Broome hot spot.

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Port Leander Drive in Port Denison is to be repaved Shire of Irwin

Water messPremiumBurst main still causing water supply issues in Dongara

The Water Corporation has been forced to apologise to residents in Dongara and Port Denison after the Mid West town was left with little or no water after a main burst this week.

Kate Campbell

The Point Moore Lighthouse, seen from above.

Round the twistPremiumStalled land negotiations leave lighthouse in limbo

Plans to develop a precinct around the Point Moore Lighthouse – including guided tours to the top – have hit a roadblock in the form of stalled negotiations over the property next door.

Kate Campbell

The old Town Beach Cafe will be demolished to make way for a large-scale food and beverage establishment.

Local development PremiumTown Beach Cafe demolition to start this week

The old Town Beach Cafe will be demolished to make way for a large-scale food and beverage establishment in the future after a building inspector determined it “no longer safe or suitable for public use”. 

Cain Andrews

2024 Cossack Art Awards overall winner Allery Sandy with her artwork, Dry River Bed Burnt Country.

Cossack Art AwardsPremiumPremiumCossack Art Awards return with full public program in 2025

The Cossack Art Awards are returning in 2025 with a vibrant program of exhibitions, workshops and community celebrations that put creativity front and centre.

Water Corporation chief executive Pat Donovan, Kalgoorlie MLA Ali Kent and Water Minister Don Punch above the Goldfields water pipeline at the Mt Charlotte Reservoir and Lookout in Kalgoorlie-Boulder on Wednesday.

Greater flowPremiumPremiumState Govt to pump $543 million into Goldfields pipeline

A ‘once-in-a-generation’ cash injection of $543 million for the Goldfields pipeline will from 2027 double the water storage capacity of the Binduli Reservoir that supplies Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

Jetstar Asia flights between Singapore and Broome will end on July 29 as Qantas brings 13 Airbus A320 aircraft jets back to Australia.

WA TourismCommentsCommentsTour operators take hit after Broome to Asia flights culled

The burgeoning Kimberley tourism industry is set to be collateral damage in Qantas’ scrapping of its Singapore-based offshoot Jetstar Asia.

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Both sides temporarily slashed tariffs on each other’s imports to allow trade talks to continue, but disagreements remain.

CNBC newsComments‘Battle for the 21st century’ as China, US hold trade talks

US President Donald Trump’s top trade officials met their Chinese counterparts in London on Monday for talks aimed at resolving an ongoing trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies.

Holly Ellyatt

The report, which analysed more than 800 million job ads and thousands of company financial reports across six continents, challenged six common myths about AI’s impact:

CNBC newsCommentsSix AI myths busted: Why it makes workers more valuable

Despite widespread fears that artificial intelligence could automate jobs and cut employees’ wages, AI actually makes people ‘more valuable, not less’, new research by professional services firm PwC has found.

Ernestine Siu

Chinese EV giant BYD slashed prices on May 23, prompting regulators to speak out. Despite that, analysts say that little can be done about the market competition.

CNBC newsCommentsInvolution or evolution? Can China stop EV price wars

Falling prices of Chinese car exports and secondhand cars with zero mileage are signs of oversupply.

Evelyn Cheng and Bernice Ooi

Elon Musk went scorched earth on President Donald Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' in a post on X.

CNBC newsCommentsTrump says Musk went ‘CRAZY,’ suggests cutting contracts

President Donald Trump lashed out at Elon Musk as their feud over a major tax bill rapidly ramped up.

Kevin Breuninger

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Man Hong Liu pleaded not guilty to dangerous driving on the Brookton-Corrigin Road in Bulyee, which resulted in a fatal crash on December 26, 2024.

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
Man pleads not guilty to charges from fatal Boxing Day crash

A Ferndale man accused of the horror Boxing Day crash in Bulyee that killed a man and injured five others has pleaded not guilty to the charges in his latest court appearance in Narrogin.  

Hannah Whitehead

Kurt David Charlton faced Perth Magistrates Court from behind glass on Friday morning.

Courts & JusticePremiumPerth primary school teacher identified as child sex accused

A suspended Perth primary school teacher who also has a ‘multitude of babysitting clients’ is behind bars after he was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing and indecently recording three children in Perth.

Sarah Steger

Assistant Minister for Transport Jessica Stojkovski said interstate migration was boosting the need for extended trading hours at DVS centres.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumDriver and Vehicle Services centres trial extended hours

Weekday trading hours in three driver and vehicle services centres will be extended to before and after the average work day in a two month trial.

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CourtPremiumPremiumRapper faces rape charges over Aus incident

A British rapper is set to go to trial over allegations he raped and choked a woman while touring Australia.

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Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumBabysitter arrested over string of child sex assaults

A man from Perth’s northern suburbs has been charged with several child sex offences after an investigation by detectives.

A pedestrian has died after being hit by a car in the Pilbara. 

CrimePremiumPedestrian dies after being hit by car in the Pilbara

Emergency services were called to the scene after reports a man walking on Throssell Road, South Hedland, was struck by a vehicle on Thursday.

Jessica Evensen