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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

MSWA senior fundraising events officer Samantha Judkins, fundraising events manager Danielle McConnell and community fundraising events officer Trish Watson outside the Bunbury MSWA centre to launch the Bunbury Swim.

SPLASH FOR A GOOD CAUSE PremiumMSWA’s Bunbury Swim returns in September

After a successful return to the South West in 2025, MSWA’s Bunbury Swim will return next month to help raise money and awareness for a good cause. 

Rose Patane

The historic Rylington Park farm in the Shire of Boyup Brook.

In the dog house PremiumPremiumOutrage erupts over Boyup Brook CEO’s shire-funded home

The community’s outrage boiled over during a regional shire’s council meeting this week, with the shire president forced to adjourn proceedings and issue a public apology. 

Dunsborough Sharks Auskickers played at half-time of the AFL game at Hands Oval between North Melbourne and Fremantle earlier this year.

FootballPremiumPremiumSouth West football participation continues to surge

Football participation across the South West continues to climb, with Auskick, Superkick and community football numbers all recording growth in 2026.

Kalani Brooks has copped a massive suspension.

Footy ban VideoPremiumPremiumEx-WAFL player cops massive ban for off-the-ball punch

Bridgetown footballer Kalani Brooks has received a massive suspension for his off-the-ball strike on a Kojonup player during a Lower South West Football League match last weekend. Get the details here.

Former West Coast WAFL player Kalani Brooks has been charged with assault and impeding someone’s breathing after two alleged on-field attacks during a LSWFL match against Kojonup on Sunday. 

Great Southern HeraldVideoPremiumPolice arrest WA footballer over alleged on-field attacks

The former WAFL player has been charged with assault and impeding someone’s breathing after two alleged on-field attacks.

Amy Towers

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

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A sickening video has emerged appearing to show two Perth private school students torturing a defenseless native black swan by forcing vape smoke down its throat.

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Perth teens film sickening attack on defenceless black swan

A sickening video has emerged appearing to show two Perth private school students torturing a defenceless native black swan by forcing vape smoke down its throat.

Charlton Hart

The firebombed car outside the Wiluna police station.

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The West Australian exclusive
MiningPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Firebombing exposes native title feud at boiling point

A car firebombing outside a WA police station has exposed an escalating battle for control of an Aboriginal group that holds the keys to major mining approvals.

Adrian Rauso

New KPMG chief executive John Sams.

AccountingCommentsPremiumKPMG ‘evaluating options’ amid talk of big job cuts

The under-pressure audit and consulting firm insists it has not yet settled on cuts, despite talk its workforce will be reduced by up to 10 per cent.

Sean Smith

Keith Mitton stabbed his girlfriend multiple times in a domestic violence attack minutes before he was involved in a fiery crash that killed an innocent nurse has been identified.

CrimePremiumPerth man who stabbed girlfriend, killed nurse identified

The Perth man who stabbed his girlfriend multiple times in a domestic violence attack minutes before he was involved in a fiery crash that killed an innocent nurse has been identified.

Caleb Runciman & Breanna Inferrera

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Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster at the 2026 Met Gala.

EntertainmentCommentsHugh Jackman’s ‘one-of-a-kind’ move with girlfriend

Hugh Jackman and his girlfriend Sutton Foster are taking their relationship to new heights by collaborating on a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ wellness retreat for women.

Kellie Balaam

The firebombed car outside the Wiluna police station.

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The West Australian exclusive
MiningPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Firebombing exposes native title feud at boiling point

A car firebombing outside a WA police station has exposed an escalating battle for control of an Aboriginal group that holds the keys to major mining approvals.

Adrian Rauso

Harley Reid is giving away too many “silly” free kicks.

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CommentsPremiumType, not number of frees Reid gives away is a concern

Harley Reid has given away 58 free kicks so far this season, the most of any player in the competition. But the number is not so much the concern, writes Danielle Laidley.

Five DFES crew attended the blaze in High Wycombe

PerthCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumLithium-ion battery behind raging fire in Perth’s east

A lithium-ion battery has caused another destructive fire that raged through a home’s garage in Perth’s east early Wednesday morning.

UK rapper and comedian Yung Filly could learn his fate in a matter of hours, with the jury beginning its deliberations on Wednesday afternoon.

Courts & JusticeVideoPremiumPremiumJury begins deliberations in Yung Filly’s rape trial

UK rapper and comedian Yung Filly could learn his fate in a matter of hours, with the jury beginning its deliberations on Wednesday afternoon. 

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Minerals Council of Australia executive director WA David Parker, WA School of Mines masters student Amol Chaudhari, and Indian High Commissioner to Australia Nagesh Singh at the WA School of Mines' Minerals Museum last Thursday.

Uranium miningPremiumIndia would ‘welcome’ lifting of WA uranium mine ban

India would ‘welcome’ the lifting of the WA Government’s ban on new uranium mines as the South Asian nation chases more supply of the nuclear fuel to power its ambitious development goals.

Neil Watkinson

The 128-year-old Leonora State Battery.

Diggers & DealersPremiumState batteries played important role in WA gold industry

Although each individual State battery never produced large quantities of gold, they played an important role in the history of the WA gold mining industry. 

Jim Pollock

The firebombed car outside the Wiluna police station.

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
MiningPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Firebombing exposes native title feud at boiling point

A car firebombing outside a WA police station has exposed an escalating battle for control of an Aboriginal group that holds the keys to major mining approvals.

Adrian Rauso

WA avocado production has rebounded to 75,080 tonnes in 2025-26.

WA avocado industryPremiumPremiumWA’s avocado industry given a $17 million upgrade

WA’s avocado industry has been given a $17 million facelift that has coincided with a rebound in production estimated at 75,080 tonnes harvested in 2025-26.

A number of roads have been closed including Coral Farm and Millars Road.

PilbaraCommentsCommentsGas leak triggers HAZMAT warning in WA’s north

A HAZMAT general warning has been issued amid fears a gas leak could turn dangerous.

Dennis John McKenna.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumWA’s ‘worst paedophile’ a step closer to freedom

Some of Dennis McKenna’s victims did not survive the evil mark he left and those who did have been left devastated by confirmation authorities will not argue against his release from prison in November.

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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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The boy is scheduled to face Perth Children’s Court on August 17. 

CRIMEPremiumBoy charged with attempted murder over Thornlie stabbing

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder after another teenager was allegedly stabbed at a Thornlie home last month.

Caleb Runciman

Dustin Gary Higgs was the subject of a eight-day trial.

courts & justice PremiumSpeedway driver convicted of having sex with underage girl

A jury has found a prominent Perth speedway driver guilty of repeatedly having sex with an underage girl.

Melissa Sheil

Ms Giuffre took her own life while she was fighting domestic violence-related matters in court.

WA NewsVideoPremiumPremiumNew investigation launched into Virginia Giuffre’s final days

A new watchdog investigation has been launched into complaints from Virginia Giuffre’s family over how police handled domestic violence matters before her death.

Motorists rushing to Liberty Beckenham.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumWA commuters brace for bowser pain as prices nudge 200 cents

WA commuters are bracing for further pain at the bowser as fuel prices skyrocket thanks to the end of the fuel excise cut and a re-escalation of conflict in the Middle East.

Police from the major crash investigation section are trying to determine the cause of the collision.

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CommentsPremiumTwo dead, child critical after crash near WA tourist town

A serious crash near Shark Bay on Monday has killed two people and critically injured a 12-year-old child, who is receiving treatment on an emergency jet flight back to Perth.

A crash is causing chaos on a major Perth freeway as the afternoon traffic rush begins.

TrafficCommentsCrash blocks three lanes on major Perth freeway

A crash is causing chaos on a major Perth freeway as the afternoon traffic rush begins.

Taylor Renouf