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    Great Southern man pleads guilty to sexually abusing child

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Important sites from Menang antiquity

Menang-Noongar elder Vernice Gillies on the Upper Kalgan: “The profusion of ancient sites along its banks is what makes it so unique and important to care for”.

Vernice Gillies

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Katanning woman to fight Boxwood Hill double-fatal charges

A Katanning woman has indicated she will fight accusations that her careless driving caused the death of two people and injured a third in Jerramungup last year.

Hannah Whitehead

Ban continuingPremiumGreenlip abalone fishing ban to stay in place this season

A ban on fishing for greenlip abalone between Busselton Jetty and Shoal Cape west of Esperance will continue this season amid a continuing need for stocks to recover in size.

Sean Van Der Wielen

Paying respects PremiumKatanning service remembers fallen police personnel

A ceremony was held to honour Police Remembrance Day in Katanning on Sunday, with community members joining local officers and emergency services at Police Pools to remember those lost in the line of duty.

Cameron Newbold

BLOOMING COMMUNITIESPremiumHundreds attended Broomehill’s Bloom Festival launch

Hundreds joined a Great Southern town for the official 2024 Bloom Festival launch, marking a massive effort from the small community’s first Spring Bloom Markets. 

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RURAL MENTAL HEALTHPremiumMental health advocate touches guests with raw speech

A guest speaker brought people to tears with his raw speech at a Lake Grace ball designed to highlight mental health in regional areas.

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HEROESPremiumPremiumCouple who saved a woman’s life win State bravery award

A husband and wife who saved the life of a woman injured in a head-on crash in Arthur River last year have been awarded gold medallions for their life-saving efforts.

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Corroboree and business for Noongar neighbours

Menang-Noongar elder Vernice Gillies on welcome to country: “Our stance is that if you come from off-country, and you’re going onto another country, you need to be welcomed.”

CourtPremiumPremiumBremer Bay man jailed for ‘disturbing’ child abuse material

A Bremer Bay man found with “depraved” child abuse material on his phone has been jailed for five months. 

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Great Southern man pleads guilty to sexually abusing child

A Great Southern man has admitted 23 child sex abuse charges and indicated he will plead guilty to 16 more, most of which are against a member of his own family.

Georgia Campion

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WA country footy clubs urged to cut binge drinking

WA country football clubs are front and centre in a new health campaign to combat excessive and underage drinking.

Caitlyn Rintoul

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Convicted rapist allowed to play in top Perth cricket league

Disgraced Perth cricketer Alex Hepburn has been given the green light to play in the top WA league despite having been barred from the sport in England and Wales for a decade. 

Lauren Price

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Review of two CFMEU officials over criminal pasts

The administrator running the bikie-ridden CFMEU is weighing the future of two senior WA officials whose criminal pasts have dragged the local chapter through the mud.

Ben Harvey

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REVEALED: WA’s best-paid execs and how much they take home

FULL LIST: Our compilation of WA’s best-paid bosses is a who’s who of the rich, famous and more than a few quiet achievers. See the 99 who made more than $1m and how much they were paid. Is your boss on there?

Sean Smith

Workplace deathPremiumTributes flow for ‘lovable’ dad killed on freeway worksite

A 35-year-old man who died in a tragic workplace incident at a roadworks site on the Mitchell Freeway has been identified as a father from Ireland.

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There have been emotional scenes as the Perth Jewish community gathered for a poignant vigil to mark a year since Hamas’ devastating October 7 attack on Israel.

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AFL TradeCommentsPremiumPay up, Hawks! Eagles raise asking price for Barrass

West Coast list boss Matthew Clarke has indicated the club will ask for more than Hawthorn’s first-round pick in exchange for premiership defender Tom Barrass.

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HealthCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumWA mourns as charity icon dies after cancer diagnosis

Ros Worthington — a charity icon and former Western Australian of the Year — has died after choosing to undertake voluntary assisted dying following a lung cancer diagnosis.

CrimePremiumPremiumPolice probe as Zempilas’ ad smeared with nazi graffiti

Police are investigating nazi graffiti over an advertisement for Liberal candidate for Basil Zempilas, in one of the first public cases since the symbols were outlawed in WA.

AFLPremiumPremiumEagles table top pick as trade period officially opens

West Coast have put pick No.3 on the table as they look to be aggressive in this year’s trade period which officially opens on Monday.

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BushfireElleker fire: DBCA issues advice for out-of-control blaze

Authorities are advising people to stay away from an out-of-control bushfire in Elleker, about 13km west of Albany, that is believed to have been deliberately lit. 

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Perth Royal ShowPremiumThea Walker named 2024 WA Rural Ambassador

Fourth-generation Manjimup farmer Thea Walker has been crowned the Royal Agricultural Society of Western Australia’s 2024 WA Rural Ambassador.

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RacingPremiumBig crowds for Round finale

Saturday’s Kalgoorlie Cup drew a big crowd

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Council Chaos Continues PremiumPremiumGavel struck during Port Hedland council meeting

A routine council meeting in Port Hedland descended into chaos during question time as repeated inquiries about mayor Peter Carter’s property ownership led to a heated exchange and a temporary recess.

New programPremiumPremium$2 million trial to help homeless in Kalgoorlie-Boulder

A two-year pilot program expanding support for homeless people will be trialled in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, with the State Government providing $2 million to health service Bega Garnbirringu to run it.

National Family Day Care AwardsChildcare superstar Margaret Yokwe wins Statewide award

Geraldton family day care superstar Margaret Yokwe says she feels incredibly honoured to be one of 13 West Australians recognised at the National Family Day Care Awards.

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CNBC newsCould China’s stimulus be a boost for Nike and Starbucks?

Economic stimulus in China could also be a shot in the arm for Nike and Starbucks, two major brands trying to orchestrate their own turnarounds.

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Joker: Folie a Deux stumbled to just $US40 million ($58.7m) in US domestic ticket sales during its opening weekend, a far cry from the $US96.2m its predecessor brought in during its debut in 2019.

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NewsPremiumProof it’s a good time to be a homebuyer

A pause in rate hikes has helped give buyers confidence as new home listings reach a record, almost-10-year high.

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ScienceCommentsPremiumPrestigious national science prize for WA anaesthetist

A WA anaesthetist who pioneered life-changing research into finding ways to make surgery safer for children has been recognised in this year’s prestigious Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science.

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Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumShocking details of WA priest’s alleged assault on teenager

A Catholic parish priest touched and squeezed a teenage girl’s thigh after she had drawn a cross symbol on her leg, a court has been told.

STATE POLITICSCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumAnti-ageism campaign eyes end to generational terms

A State Government anti-ageism campaign is calling for a ban on generational terms such as ‘boomer’ and ‘millennial’ to avoid sowing division and fuelling stereotypes against older West Australians.

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‘Heinous’ violence ‘usually reserved for a Hollywood movie’. That’s how the 50-hour kidnapping ordeal of a man lured to Australia in a multi-million dollar extortion plot was described in court.

WA NewsPremiumWesTrac centre expansion in Collie nears completion

Autonomous technology and virtual reality are gearing up to take over when Collie’s coal-fired power stations power down, with stage two of the WesTrac Technology Training Centre expansion almost complete.

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