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  1. HealthcarePremiumSouth West gains 21 GPs but housing pressures mount

  2. NetballPremiumManjimup win bragging rights over Bridgetown

  3. Telling TalesPremiumBalingup’s Telling Tale festival to return in July

  4. Council Preview PremiumShire to seek Talison funding for community projects

  5. Shire AwardsPremiumNational honour for Manjimup shire infrastructure director

The future of walk trails is being considered.

Regional trailsPremiumSurvey launched to shape Warren Blackwood trail network

Residents and visitors from across the Warren Blackwood region are being encouraged to have their say on the future of local trails. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Dairy cows at Bannister Downs.

Dairy PremiumBannister Downs Dairy celebrates Royal Food Awards success

Northcliffe’s Bannister Downs Dairy swept the competition at the 2026 Perth Royal Food Awards, taking home four gold and seven silver medals at the awards night in Claremont last Friday.

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Bridgetown Historical Society secretary Richard Allen.

HistoryPremiumAfter-dark tours unlock town’s unique history

Bridgetown’s streets will once again come alive with history, when the annual Bridgetown Ghost Walks return next month. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

The Boyup Brook Country Music Muster has received a $30,000 funding boost.

Art fundingPremiumFunding boost for 40th Boyup Brook music muster

Boyup Brook’s milestone 40th Country Music Muster has received a $30,000 funding boost, helping organisers prepare for one of the town’s biggest annual events. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

The antique fair will be held at the Bridgetown Town Hall on Friday and Saturday.

AntiquitiesPremiumBridgetown to host antique fair this weekend

Collectors and treasure hunters will descend on Bridgetown this weekend for the Antique and Collectors Fair. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Thiinma Elder Peter Salmon and Rosie Sitorus.

ArtsPremiumLast Thiinma speaker brings stories to Manjimup

A language at risk of being lost forever will be heard in Manjimup in October when 92-year-old Thiinma elder Peter Salmon shares his extraordinary life through stories and song. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Dylan King and Lee Tierney claimed outright victory.

Motor RacingPremiumPremiumKarri Rally delivers weekend of excitement in Manjimup

The Karri Rally has once again delivered a boost for Manjimup, with strong competition, community events and an influx of visitors making for a successful weekend.

Boyup Brook’s Flax Mill Caravan Park.

CouncilPremiumPremiumBoyup Brook caravan park faces possible closure

Boyup Brook’s Flax Mill Caravan Park could be temporarily closed if an ongoing dispute over long-term residents cannot be resolved and its current operator walks away. 

Boyup Brook Shire Council.

CouncilPremiumPremiumBoyup Brook shire moves to sell former aged housing blocks

A long-running push to help older Boyup Brook residents remain in the community is set to be revived, with councillors to consider launching a fresh investigation into an independent-living development. 

The Greenbushes lithium mine in WA's South West.

Talison LithiumPremiumTalison to throw open the gates for community open day

The people behind one of the world’s largest hard-rock lithium operations will take centre stage when Talison hosts its 2026 open day in Greenbushes. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

The Heritage Sheep Display at the 2025 Perth Royal Show.

SheepPremiumSouth West volunteers sought to showcase rare sheep breeds

South West sheep enthusiasts are being called on to help bring some of Australia’s rarest breeds into the spotlight at this year’s Perth Royal Show. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

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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. 

Jack Penniment and Amy Towers

Dr Jihad

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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

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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.

Yun Li

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Jack Caldbeck is a 26yo bricklayer from the UK working on a site in Fremantle.

HousingCommentsPremiumPerth’s trade shortage worst in Australia despite high wages

If you think it’s hard getting a tradie, you are not imagining it.

Kim Macdonald

13 year old Millie Brady is nominated for the WA Eureka Prize.

ScienceCommentsPremiumWA teen turtle tracker up for leading science prize

Finalists in the running for a share of the $200,000 Eureka Prizes pool this year include a First Nations astrophysicist going viral online and a project 3D-printing arteries to predict the risk of stroke.

Ben O'Shea

Kate Hedley leaves the David Malcolm Justice Centre during day 7 the Poland defamation case.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremium‘Not sorry’: Trial hears former editor stands by reporting

One of two journalists embroiled in a protracted defamation suit brought by property developer Greg Poland has stood by her reporting, insisting it was fair and accurate.

A Katanning man has been jailed for five offences.

courtsPremiumPremiumAxe attack and assault on mum earn Katanning man jail time

A Katanning man who attacked his neighbours’ front door with an axe, assaulted his elderly mother, and threatened police with a table frame until they tasered him has been sentenced. 

Officers from road policing investigations issued a traffic infringement to a 43-year-old Ascot man after vision of the act, captured on Thursday in Manning, led WA’s top traffic cop to call out the ‘concerning’ behaviour. 

CrimeVideoPremiumPremiumMan fined after horror weekend of crashes on WA’s roads

Police have fined a driver who was caught with a child sitting in the rear tray of a moving ute in suburban Perth, after a horror 28-hour period on WA roads that killed six people. 

An elderly woman has died after crashing her car into a roundabout south of Mandurah as the State’s appalling number of road deaths continues to climb. 

WA NewsPremiumWoman dies in roundabout crash as WA road toll spikes

An elderly woman has died in a Lake Clifton roundabout crash, becoming the latest fatality in a catastrophic weekend on WA roads.

Charlton Hart