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  1. CAPTURING THE CAPEPremiumNew cameras to capture Cape Naturaliste wildlife habits

  2. CELEBRATION OF WINEPremiumHoward Park celebrates 40 years with cellar door experience

  3. FOREST UNDER THREATPremiumCall for help to eradicate arum lily in Ludlow Tuart Forest

  4. Cat ContainmentPremiumBird flu pressure sparks calls to fast track cat laws

  5. WINNING FILMSouth West filmmaker wins big at film festival

FAWNA volunteer Yoka Murray and Suzanne Strapp feed a tawny frogmouth.

BIRD FLUCall for isolation facility as State’s bird flu count rises

Wildlife carers across the South West are urgently calling for a dedicated quarantine facility and greater government support, warning the region is ill-equipped to respond.

Madelin Hayes

The Jungle Giants bassist Andrew Dooris, far left, said the tour marked the biggest overhaul of live shows in the group’s history.

JUNGLE GIANTSThe Jungle Giants gear up for South West return

The Jungle Giants are promising more than just a greatest hits set when they arrive in the South West this week, bringing what they describe as the “biggest technical leap” in a tour so far. 

Madelin Hayes

Gypsea Tails owner Taz Grace and Zeus the rescue dog.

Rescue DogGoFundMe launched as rescue dog Zeus fights for life

A Margaret River couple is calling on the community to help save their beloved rescue dog Zeus, launching a GoFundMe campaign after a routine cancer surgery became a costly fight for his life. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

A feral cat caught on camera with a brush-tailed phascogale.

Cat Continent Cats carnage unchecked with legislation stuck in limbo

An estimated 18 million native animals and almost 4000 pet cats have been killed in the past five months, despite legislation capable of stopping the carnage sitting in limbo in Parliament. 

Craig Duncan

Pair’d Margaret River Region received a Silver award in the Festival Category at this year's Eventex Awards.

AWARDS PremiumPair’d recognised with internationally recognised award

One of Margaret River’s most prestigious events has be recognised internationally as as part through the annual Eventex Awards

Rose Patane

Spare Parts Puppet Theatre will present Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge at Nala Bardip Mia, Maragaret River Heart, in September.

FRIENDSHIP AND MEMORIES PremiumNew show to share adaption of classic children’s book

A new show celebrating intergenerational friendship and exploring the power of memories connecting people will hit the stage in Margaret River later this year. 

Rose Patane

The Shire of Augusta-Margaret River is seeking people to join a working group to tackle illegal camping.

Community voicesMargaret River calling on community to stop illegal camping

The Shire of Augusta Margaret River has been working with community members for the past year to find balanced, practical solutions to illegal camping, and hopes to add new voices to its form. 

The loss spells trouble for Augusta-Margaret River’s finals hopes.

FootballPremiumPremiumHawks finals hopes suffer major setback after big defeat

Augusta-Margaret River’s finals hopes have suffered a major setback after the Hawks were outclassed by Carey Park by 72 points. 

The Shire of Augusta-Margaret River council.

Local GovernmentPremiumPremiumCamping and bin fees to rise in Margaret River’s budget

Those wanting to visit Margaret River could be paying more alongside locals who could see an uptick in their bin fees with the shire set to vote on its 2026/27 budget next week. 

Howard Park Wines 40th Anniversary Cellar Door Celebration will feature a lineup of iconic drops.

CELEBRATION OF WINEPremiumHoward Park celebrates 40 years with cellar door experience

Wine enthusiasts are invited to celebrate 40 years of Howard Park through cellar-door experience next month

Madelin Hayes

About 30 of the South West’s most promising young players were among almost 160 from across regional Western Australia who took part in Football West’s inaugural State Regional Carnival.

SoccerPremiumSouth West’s future soccer stars put on a show at carnival

Around 30 of the South West’s best competed against their peers at Football West’s inaugural State regional carnival earlier this month.

Jack Penniment

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Perth ISIS doctor’s family ties to top terror group militant

The Perth doctor who joined Islamic State 10 years ago and was recently discovered alive in a Baghdad prison had close ties with a key leader of the terrorist group in Syria who remains on the run.

Rhianna Mitchell

The raunchy pantomime spin on the classic folklore tale has taken the Regal Theatre by storm.

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Throbbin Wood: Robin Hood gets dirty makeover in new panto

From golden phalluses, to panty bunting, and even a massive frog — the hilarious new show by Zealous Productions has taken Perth by storm.

Tegwen Bescoby

New figures show anyone who bought a property using the Commonwealth’s low deposit scheme could end up with the bleak prospect of negative equity as WA’s red-hot market cools.

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First-homebuyers face nightmare as market cools off

New figures show anyone who bought a property using the Commonwealth’s low deposit scheme could end up with the bleak prospect of negative equity as WA’s red-hot market cools.

Joe Spagnolo

Emergency services at the scene of a crash on Ocean Reef Road in Beldon overnight. 7NEWS

ROAD TOLLSVideoPremiumFive killed on WA roads in horror 24 hours

A horror 24-hours on WA roads has resulted in five people being killed across four separate crashes, with the State heading towards its worst road toll since 2008.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

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Australia’s medicine regulator has issued a safety warning over popular weight-loss drugs like Ozempic.

Public HealthVideoCommentsNew Ozempic warning as TGA finds link to serious disorder

Australia’s medicine regulator has issued a safety warning over popular weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Saxenda.

Taylor Renouf

Fremantle are premiership favourites

AFLCommentsPremiumAFL admits it can’t stop airlines grand final price gouging

AFL CEO Andrew Dillon has expressed his frustration with the price gouging Fremantle fans are set to face from airlines if the Dockers make the grand final.

Craig O'Donoghue

There's been no shortage of memorable moments through the first 62 western derby clashes.

AFLCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumThe A-to-Z of Western Derbies

F is for F-bomb. J is for Judd booing. And M is for McPharlin’s grab. Each letter sparks a different derby memory as we take a look back across more than three decades of WA footy's cross-town rivalry.

Amber Millar, 12, was killed in the second crash along with Troy Thomas.

AustraliaPremiumPremium‘Reckless’: Pilot exposed after WA fatal chopper crash

The WA tourism stalwart was killed along with 12-year-old Amber Millar when a helicopter he was flying crashed immediately after take-off from an industrial site in Broome.

The scene of the crash and blaze on North West Coastal Highway.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumTeen charged over fatal White Peak crash still in hospital

A 19-year-old man charged with murder and attempted murder over the fatal White Peak crash at the end of June remains in a serious condition in a Perth hospital.

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New research from WFI Insurance shows only a quarter of Australian farmers are considering cyber insurance as a future need, compared with 70 per cent of the broader business population.

cybersecurityPremiumFarmers are vulnerable to cyberthreats, says new study

Experts are warning Australia’s agriculture industry to be prepared for digital threats as cyberattacks on Australia’s food and agriculture sector become increasingly common.

Melissa Pedelty

The $5m farm system productivity program is part of the Federal Government’s $140 million transition assistance package to help those affected by the end of live sheep exports.

live export banPremiumWA sheep industry supported by new $2.5m Government program

A new $2.5 million program designed to help sheep farmers through the phase-out of live sheep exports by sea was released by the Australian Government on Wednesday.

Melissa Pedelty

The Grains Industry Association of WA’s 2026 barley rationalisation plan — called the WA Malt Barley Variety Receival Recommendations — was released at the GIWA Barley Forum on Tuesday.

barley potentialPremiumWA barley market dominated by one variety

WA’s barley market will be dominated by one variety in the next two years according to a recent report, prompting concerns for the future of the State’s export market.

Melissa Pedelty

Two people have died and another has been critically injured in a horror head-on crash on North West Coastal Highway near Karratha.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumPremiumTwo dead in fiery head-on crash in WA’s north

Two people have died and another has been critically injured in a horror head-on crash on North West Coastal Highway near Karratha.

RSPCA WA are requesting CCTV and dashcam footage to assist with investigations. RSPCA WA

WA NewsPremiumPremiumFears raised after kangaroo deaths near Albany

Concerns have been raised that kangaroos are being ‘deliberately targeted’ after a string of deaths. WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT

Two men have lost their lives in separate crashes on regional WA roads just minutes apart.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumPremiumTwo men killed in road tragedies just minutes apart

Two men have lost their lives in separate crashes on regional WA roads just minutes apart.

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Android figures at the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, US.

TechnologyCommentsPremiumGoogle loses fight on record $6.8 billion antitrust fine

Europe’s top court has dismissed the tech giant’s appeals against the 2018 EU ruling.

Arjun Kharpal

Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve. Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged and were split over whether they expect to raise rates this year.

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Warsh’s taskforces are the key to understanding the new Fed

Fed chair Kevin Warsh stuck to his long-stated belief in his first press conference on Wednesday that ‘inflation is a choice.’

Matt Peterson

Ships anchored on May 16, 2026 in the Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran.

EnergyCommentsPremiumCrude oil tumbles after Trump says Strait of Hormuz to open

Tanker traffic plunged in early March due to Iranian attacks, causing the biggest oil supply disruption in history.

Spencer Kimball

Cathie Wood, chief executive officer of Ark Investment Management LLC.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumInvestors who took a chance on SpaceX now reap the rewards

For nearly two decades, some of the world’s most prominent investors quietly accumulated stakes in SpaceX while the rocket maker remained largely off-limits to the public markets.

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A Perth man on holiday in Tasmania stabbed his partner before fleeing the scene and causing a fiery head-on crash that claimed both his life and that of a local nurse who was driving home from work on Friday.

CrimeCommentsPremiumNew details on Perth DV thug who killed nurse in crash

A Perth man on holiday in Tasmania stabbed his partner before fleeing the scene and causing a fiery head-on crash that claimed both his life and that of a local nurse who was driving home from work on Friday. 

Caleb Runciman

Country footy incident

Great Southern HeraldVideoPremiumWATCH: Ex-Eagles WAFL player coward punches opponent

A former West Coast WAFL player is facing a lengthy suspension after a coward-punching an opponent in an ‘ugly’ off-the-ball incident that marred a Lower South West Football League game on Sunday. 

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Andrew Hastie pictured arriving at the David Malcolm Justice Centre, Perth, on Wednesday. Carwyn Monck

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumTrial told Grainger made recording fearing being ‘set up’

A businessman embroiled in a long-running defamation lawsuit has admitted to covertly recording a business meeting because he feared being ‘set up’ over an alleged backdoor land deal. 

He is facing trial in Perth District Court. NewsWire / Emma Kirk

updatedPremiumPremiumRapper denies raping ‘bubbly’ fan on tour

Rapper and YouTuber Yung Filly has taken the stand at his trial, where he is accused of sexually assaulting a fan on his Australian tour, telling a court he assumed the sex was consensual.

Two WA gold takeovers worth a combined $5.3 billion ranked among Australia’s 10 biggest deals in the last financial year, even as national dealmaking fell 17 per cent.

BusinessCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumWA gold deals crack national top 10 despite takeover setback

Two WA gold takeovers worth a combined $5.3 billion ranked among Australia’s 10 biggest deals in the last financial year, even as national dealmaking fell 17 per cent.

MLG chief executive Mark Hatfield says hybrid road trains could be a solution for miners facing soaring diesel costs.

BusinessVideoCommentsPremiumWA eyes hybrid road trains as diesel shock hits miners

The pressure has intensified as the US-Iran war disrupts oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and Houthi attacks threaten Saudi oil exports through the Red Sea.

Ryan Johnson