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  1. Footy wrap PremiumBulldogs rebound after loss to knock off Cats on home deck

  2. Serious injuries PremiumElderly woman flown to Perth after Wickepin car crash

  3. WA NewsCommentsYoung Brit dies in WA after starting new life with boyfriend

  4. mother’s dayMother’s Day celebrated in style at Wickepin Primary School

  5. wind farm transportPremiumOversized loads of wind farm components to flood roads

Data from a report shows Airbnbs far outnumber long-term rental properties.

rental crisisPremiumDamning rental report names Great Southern areas pain zones

Two Great Southern areas have been named among the top 10 rental “pain zones” in regional WA, with unhosted Airbnbs heavily outnumbering rental listings.

Melissa Sheil

The Shire of Wandering supports the Wheatbelt secondary freight network.

Freight network funding PremiumWandering back freight network despite funding delay

The Shire of Wandering has reaffirmed its support for the Wheatbelt secondary freight network, despite delays to the funding timeline. 

Amy Towers

James Heggaton was killed in a road crash.

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Farmer and beloved community member revealed as crash victim

A Great Southern town has been rocked by the death of a well-known farmer and passionate country football supporter in a horrific crash on Saturday morning.

Kirsty Lichtenstein and Cameron Newbold

Katanning brothers David and Geoff Stade were devastated when the ban on live sheep exports were announced, but are determined to stay in sheep for the time being.

Flock ChangePremium‘Bitterly disappointed’ GS farmers plan to stay in sheep

Katanning brothers David and Geoff Stade have been devastated by the live sheep export ban. But a change to their flock composition about 20 years ago could see them weather the industry storm a little longer.

Georgia Campion

The Shire of Wandering council was left with only six members after the resignation of Dennis Jennings.

extraordinary electionPremiumWandering extraordinary election set as councillor resigns

The Shire of Wandering are set to hold an extraordinary election in July, following the resignation of one of its councillors last month. 

Jacki Elezovich

The extended outage payment comes in the form of $120 for any household which has been left without power for more than 12 hours.

WA NewsVideoCommentsHow to claim a $120 payment after mass power outages

Tens of thousands of households have lost power across southern WA in the past 24 hours and many face a long wait for it to be restored, the silver lining is they will be eligible for payment.

Oliver Lane

Authorities have warned WA could be hit with one of the worst storms the State has faced in five years.

PerthCommentsCommentsTornado fears as rare storm set to smash WA

Authorities have warned of an ‘unusually strong and intense’ storm set to smash WA this long weekend, with locations across the state’s south at risk of being battered by tornadoes.

Tributes are flowing for Annie Evans-Lewis who was killed in a tragic crash near Pingelly on Saturday. Evans-Lewis is pictured with partner Cai James.

Road tragedy CommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumOutpouring of grief for 21yo Welsh woman killed in WA crash

Tributes are flowing for Annie Evans-Lewis who was killed in a tragic crash near Pingelly on Saturday, as family and friends from Australia and Wales mourn the loss of the much-loved 21-year-old. 

Wagin celebrate a goal against Williams.

Footy wrap PremiumPremiumBulldogs rebound after loss to knock off Cats on home deck

Williams are still winless after five rounds of the Upper Great Southern Football League season, as Wagin rebounded from a disappointing performance last week to return to the winners list. 

The RAC Rescue helicopter collected the woman after she was taken to Narrogin Health Service.

Serious injuries PremiumElderly woman flown to Perth after Wickepin car crash

An elderly woman has been airlifted to Perth after sustaining serious injuries in a single vehicle crash in Wickepin, north-east of Narrogin on Thursday. 

Melissa Sheil

Annie Evans-Lewis had just entered her 20s when she made the big move from her home in Carmarthen, Wales, all the way to Perth to be with partner Cai James.

WA NewsCommentsYoung Brit dies in WA after starting new life with boyfriend

Annie Evans-Lewis had just entered her 20s when she made the big move from her home in Carmarthen, Wales, all the way to Perth to be with partner Cai James.

Taylor Renouf

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Dark Horse Agency director Nicole Jameson agrees that Generation X is feeling the pinch.

National CommentsPremiumExhausted and invisible: Why Generation X is in crisis

Australia’s Generation X — those born between 1965 and 1980 — are stretched, exhausted and only just coping as they support multiple generations while facing a financial storm, according to a major study.

Rhianna Mitchell

Meet and Bun’s John Pavlos at his Mt Lawley store.

Courts & JusticePremiumFormer Meet & Bun boss admits shocking drug offences

The former managing director of popular burger joint Meet & Bun has pleaded guilty to a string of drug offences. 

Jessica Evensen

Joondalup Health Campus chief executive Renaud Mazy quietly exits role

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Joondalup Health Campus boss quietly quits after two years

Joondalup Health Campus chief executive Renaud Mazy has quit the top job after just two years at the beleaguered hospital. 

Hannah Cross

Sheffield Resources' Thunderbird mineral sands mine.

MiningCommentsPremiumTaxpayer-backed mine has one last roll of the dice

A key contractor at the Thunderbird mineral sands mine is out the door, with the WA operation teetering on the brink of financial collapse.

Adrian Rauso

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Ben and Bryan Cousins at Swan Districts Football Club.

AFLComments‘Fighter’: Emotional health diagnosis facing footy legend

WA football legend Bryan Cousins has choked back tears as he opened up about his motor neurone disease diagnosis, drawing strength from the late Neale Daniher as he vows to fight the illness.

Kirsty Lichtenstein and Charlton Hart

John and Michelle Divirgillio and Alf Barbagallo.

TelethonCamera IconWA’s top business leaders attend Telethon Leeuwin Lunch

While the setting for the exclusive lunch changed — from Leeuwin Estate Restaurant and Cellar Door in Margaret River to the Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club — the generosity of the guests remained the same.

Kellie Balaam

A young man has died after the car he was driving lost control and slammed into a tree in Perth’s south on Friday night adding to the State’s horror road toll.

CrimePremiumPremiumYoung driver killed in Welshpool crash, passenger injured

A young man has died after the car he was driving lost control and slammed into a tree in Perth’s south on Friday night.

Meet and Bun’s John Pavlos at his Mt Lawley store.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumFormer Meet & Bun boss admits shocking drug offences

The former managing director of popular burger joint Meet & Bun has pleaded guilty to a string of drug offences. 

Roller shutters can no longer be installed in some City of Stirling suburbs after the council decided they had a negative impact on heritage values.

Shut downCommentsCommentsPopular house trend banned in three Perth suburbs

Council members voted 14-1 at their May meeting to change planning policies for three suburbs.

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Geraldton was left to fly the WA Day flag solo on Monday, and it celebrated in style, after other official events across WA were called off due to wild weather. Pictured: Evangeline Gibaud, 4 (main), Brydie Taylor, Milena Milasinovic and Laura Lewis (inset, top).

WA DayPremiumThousands flock to WA Day Festival in Geraldton

Geraldton was left to fly the WA Day flag solo on Monday, and it celebrated in style, after other official events across WA were called off due to wild weather.

Sienna Seychell

Kalgoorlie-Bouder Airport.

Passenger numbers PremiumPassenger numbers continue to soar

If passenger numbers at Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport continue to soar at current rates, the ageing facility is projected to reach one million annual passengers in just six years. 

Tegan Guthrie

As WA’s live sheep export industry begins to grinds to a dramatic halt ahead of the ban, demand for boxed sheep meat is growing, says Episode 3 market analyst Andrew Whitelaw.

Trade DeclinePremiumLive sheep export slows, boxed sheep demand grows

As WA’s live sheep export industry begins to grinds to a dramatic halt ahead of the ban, demand for boxed sheep is growing as the industry transforms to meet changing demands

Georgia Campion

The median house price increased by 5 per cent over the March quarter this year.

Property market PremiumPremiumMedian house sale price cracks $600k mark in Geraldton

Geraldton’s median house price has soared by more than $200,000 in two years, cracking the $600,000 barrier in the latest data released by the Real Estate Institute of WA.

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development field veterinary officer Dr Izzy Drage condition scores ewes.

Sheep nutritional demand PremiumPremiumSheep producers early to monitor stock nutrition

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is encouraging sheep producers to take early, preventative action to reduce the risk of pregnancy toxaemia and hypocalcaemia during winter.

Cath Tan

HealthcareLaw changes prompt fears for future of private midwives

Cath Tan is the last remaining privately practising homebirth midwife in Geraldton, which she fears could all be stripped away from her when legislative changes come into force at the start of next year. 

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Nvidia boss Jensen Huang shows the Nvidia Vera Rubin and Vera CPU during his keynote speech on Monday.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumHow Nvidia is about to reinvent the personal computer

Nvidia is expanding its prowess to chips that will serve as the main processor for personal computers, entering an arena that’s long been ruled by Intel, Advanced Micro Devices, Qualcomm and Apple.

Katie Tarasov

Wegovy semaglutide tablets.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumWeight-loss wars go global as Novo Nordisk bets big on pill

The battle for dominance over the lucrative market has so far focused largely on the key US market, currently accounting for more than half of both Novo’s and Eli Lilly’s respective sales.

Elsa Ohlen

Vladimir Putin's visit to China is expected to include talks with Xi Jinping on trade and defence.

CNBC newsCommentsPutin’s ‘long game’: Why he’s visiting China after Trump

These are the three key areas where Russia’s leader would like to deepen ties and extract concrete pledges.

Emily Williams

A lack of high-quality feedback could also lead to attrition.

Workplace MattersCommentsPremium‘Be honest?’: Why workers don’t tell their bosses the truth

Leaders say that they want to hear the honest truth about what’s happening but almost half of executives surveyed said that a lack of honest feedback is their primary concern.

Sophie Caldwell

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Lung cancer screening could be failing people who have been exposed to asbestos, new West Australian research has found.

HealthCommentsPremiumResearchers uncover asbestos blind spot in cancer screening

Lung cancer screening could be failing people who have been exposed to asbestos, new West Australian research has found.

Hannah Cross

Qantas has backed in the Flagmantle dream by boosting flights from Perth to Melbourne for grand final week.

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Qantas boosts flights for Dockers grand final frenzy

Not even Qantas can resist Fremantle’s ascendancy to top spot on the AFL ladder, with the national carrier unveiling additional grand final weekend flights between Perth and Melbourne.

Caitlin Vinci

Australian Border Force officers selected 29-year-old Zhi-Xuan Chen for a baggage search and device examination in August before his iPhone 12 Max uncovered what court documents describe as ‘anime images depicting prepubescent girls’.

CRIMEPremiumPremiumHoliday worker jailed over disturbing find at Perth Airport

A Taiwanese man on a working holiday has been jailed for more than seven years after officers intercepted his luggage at Perth Airport and uncovered an ‘extremely disturbing’ collection.

The bakery is located on Albany Highway.

courtPremiumPremium‘Worst I’ve seen’: Bakery fined after faeces found on bread

Fresh food was also stored next to personal items such as reading glasses, money and a ‘faecal specimen collection jar’.

WA recorded its strongest ever wind gusts for May at four locations as the monster storm left behind a trail of destruction.

WeatherVideoCommentsComments‘Extreme’ storm thrashes WA leaving trail of destruction

A mammoth clean-up effort is needed across WA after one of the strongest storms on record left a trail of destruction, stranding boats along the coast, uprooting trees, tearing roofs and fences from properties.

Perth has been left reeling after a once-in-five-years storm tore through the city on Sunday night, uprooting trees, bringing down power lines, and flooding roads.

WEATHERVideoCommentsEmergency WA issues updated warning to Perth, WA locals

Warnings remain in place for much of WA’s south on Monday evening after a ‘once-in-every-five-year storm’ pummelled the state and continues to wreak havoc across the country.

Katherine Kraayvanger and Troy de Ruyter