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  1. Kids in the KitchenPremiumKids in the Kitchen duo cook winning lamb cutlet dish

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  3. Harmony FestivalPremiumIN PICTURES: Annual Harmony Festival bursts town to life

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Cuballing celebrate their grand final win over Wandering.

Title triumphPremiumCuballing upset fancies to claims UGSCA A-grade premiership

Cuballing upset the Upper Great Southern Cricket Association pecking order by defending 192 to clinch the A-grade grand final over minor premiers Wandering on Saturday.

Claire Middleton and Amy Towers

Flags lined up at the Harmony Festival Parade in Katanning on Friday.

Harmony FestivalHarmony Festival celebrates Katanning’s diverse community

Colour, music and laughter filled the streets of Katanning on Friday night as the Harmony Festival brought the town’s rich mix of cultures to life. 

Amy Towers

St John WA sent four crews to the scene on South Coast Highway.

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Four people taken to hospital as school bus and truck crash

Police are investigating a crash between school bus and a truck that left four people, including two children, injured in the Great Southern late on Wednesday.

Melissa Sheil

Shell Roadhouse Katanning had run dry of diesel on Monday morning and Tuesday.

FUEL RATIONINGPremiumPanic buying and low supply sparks Katanning fuel rationing

Fears that crucial services will have empty tanks due to panic buying and restricted fuel deliveries, prompts rationing and reduced operating hours in the Great Southern.

Hannah Whitehead

Thomas James Marinoni leaves Albany Magistrates Court on September 18 after appearing on six charges from an incident near Kojonup.

courtsPremiumGuilty pleas to fiery Kojonup servo crash in stolen car

A Ryansbrook man who stole two cars and crashed one into a fuel station in Kojonup has pleaded guilty to a host of charges relating to the incident.

Jacki Elezovich

Parks and Wildlife officer Sarah Barrett in the Stirling Ranges.

plant projectProject protects Stirling Range’s vulnerable native plants

Ecologists are looking back on efforts to safeguard some of the Stirling Ranges’ most threatened plant species, celebrating six years of the Stirling Range flora translocation project. 

Jacki Elezovich

St John WA sent four crews to the scene on South Coast Highway.

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PremiumFour people taken to hospital as school bus and truck crash

Police are investigating a crash between school bus and a truck that left four people, including two children, injured in the Great Southern late on Wednesday.

The proposed accomondation for workers at Ausgold's Badgebup mine in Katanning.

Local GovernmentKatanning goldmine employee housing for community comment

Construction of a purpose-built workforce accommodation in the heart of Katanning that will house more than 300 employees of a new gold mine is open for public comment.

Cuballing celebrate their grand final win over Wandering.

Title triumphPremiumPremiumCuballing upset fancies to claims UGSCA A-grade premiership

Cuballing upset the Upper Great Southern Cricket Association pecking order by defending 192 to clinch the A-grade grand final over minor premiers Wandering on Saturday.

Lake Grace’s Dylan Brooks was rewarded for a stellar season.

Cricket awards PremiumLake Graces’ Brooks named as Uppers’ cricketer of the year

Dylan Brooks, of Lake Grace, was named the Upper Great Southern Cricket Association’s A-grade player of the year during the grand final presentations at Wandering on Saturday.

Claire Middleton

Miki Oshio and Nozomi Hiraih enjoy the festivities.

Harmony FestivalPremiumIN PICTURES: Annual Harmony Festival bursts town to life

A burst of colour and celebration swept through Katanning on Friday night as the Harmony Festival united the community in a lively display of culture and connection.

Amy Towers

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Glenda McGregor has been charged with producing child exploitation material linked to young adult author Craig Silvey.

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Bombshell revelation about grandma charged in Silvey probe

The woman arrested after award-winning author Craig Silvey for allegedly producing child exploitation material was on a police watch list for serious offenders.

Sarah Crawford

The harrowing incident happened as he walked unattended across Princess Road in Balga on Thursday morning. 

POLICEVideoPremiumToddler hit by car in Perth after wandering from family home

A distressing video shows the moment an 18-month-old boy was hit by a car on Thursday morning, with the impact sending the child rolling about 10 metres.

Caleb Runciman

Brothers Otis, 14, and Leon, 16, were found dead alongside their parents Jarrod Clune and Maiweena Goasdoue inside their Mott Close home on January 30.

CrimeVideoPremiumMosman Park tragedy: What we still don’t know months later

Nearly two months on from the horror Mosman Park tragedy in which two teenage boys were killed by their parents, some of the most important questions remain unanswered. 

Jessica Evensen

St John WA patient transport officer Bec Thompson was on the other side of the windshield when a naked man smashed his head through the front of the ambulance she was driving.

HealthVideoPremiumParamedic relives ‘traumatic’ moment man headbutts ambulance

A St John WA worker has told of how she feared for her life when a naked man allegedly smashed his head through the windshield of an ambulance, as new figures reveal a spike in violence towards paramedics. 

Claire Sadler

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Glenda McGregor has been charged with producing child exploitation material linked to young adult author Craig Silvey.

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Bombshell revelation about grandma charged in Silvey probe

The woman arrested after award-winning author Craig Silvey for allegedly producing child exploitation material was on a police watch list for serious offenders.

Sarah Crawford

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & Justice PremiumMining engineer accused of rape seeks bail

A Kalgoorlie-Boulder mining engineer accused of multiple counts of rape will only be considered for release on the strictest form of bail.

Tegan Guthrie

The harrowing incident happened as he walked unattended across Princess Road in Balga on Thursday morning. 

POLICEVideoPremiumPremiumToddler hit by car in Perth after wandering from family home

A distressing video shows the moment an 18-month-old boy was hit by a car on Thursday morning, with the impact sending the child rolling about 10 metres.

Brothers Otis, 14, and Leon, 16, were found dead alongside their parents Jarrod Clune and Maiweena Goasdoue inside their Mott Close home on January 30.

CrimeVideoPremiumPremiumMosman Park tragedy: What we still don’t know months later

Nearly two months on from the horror Mosman Park tragedy in which two teenage boys were killed by their parents, some of the most important questions remain unanswered. 

St John WA patient transport officer Bec Thompson was on the other side of the windshield when a naked man smashed his head through the front of the ambulance she was driving.

HealthVideoPremiumPremiumParamedic relives ‘traumatic’ moment man headbutts ambulance

A St John WA worker has told of how she feared for her life when a naked man allegedly smashed his head through the windshield of an ambulance, as new figures reveal a spike in violence towards paramedics. 

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Kalgoorlie-Boulder Urban Landcare Group chief executive Kim Eckert, City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder councillor Kirsty Dellar and deputy mayor Terrence Winner with the new Tidy Towns bench seat at Karlkurla Bushland Park.

Recognition Park bench gifted in recognition of nature playground

A colourful new park bench looking over Karlkurla Nature Playground has been gifted to the community in recognition of the project being a strong contender in the recent Tidy Towns awards.

Tegan Guthrie

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & Justice PremiumMan racks up 24 charges in crime spree

A man who went on a crime spree for more than three months and racked up 24 charges has been jailed and fined for his “destructive behaviour”. 

Tegan Guthrie

Great Boulder batter Daniel Tebble top-scored with 44 runs during the Eastern Goldfields Cricket Association A-grade grand final against North Kalgoorlie at Wallace Park on Sunday.

CricketPremiumGreat Boulder win A-grade grand final thriller

Great Boulder have won back-to-back flags in the Eastern Goldfields Cricket Association A-grade competition after defeating North Kalgoorlie by three runs in the 2025-26 season grand final on Sunday.

Neale Harvey

Cyclone Narelle left a path of destruction.

WeatherVideoCommentsCommentsExmouth airport shut, locals count cost of devastating storm

Residents in shattered WA coastal towns are just starting to grasp the scale of destruction left by tropical cyclone Narelle, with clean-up efforts in Exmouth ramping up.

The Eagles have taken the lead.

AFLCommentsCommentsRECAP: Eagles claim two-point epic in Adelaide!

West Coast have claimed back-to-back wins and broken an Adelaide Oval hoodoo in the process. Follow all the action in our live blog!

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & Justice PremiumPremiumMining engineer accused of rape seeks bail

A Kalgoorlie-Boulder mining engineer accused of multiple counts of rape will only be considered for release on the strictest form of bail.

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Oil prices have been gripped by volatility since the US-Iran war began nearly four weeks ago.

CNBC newsPremiumWhat ‘backwardation’ in oil market means for energy prices

Analysts say the market has now entered a state of “backwardation” that suggests a risk premium has been baked into energy prices, despite traders anticipating a swift resolution to the conflict.

Chloe Taylor

An unusual burst of activity early Monday, minutes before a market-moving social media post from President Donald Trump has raised eyebrows.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumBillion dollar ‘bet’ minutes before Trump’s post pays off

‘Someone with access to privileged information appears to have made hundreds of millions in profit by trading on a political secret before it became public.’

Yun Li

Rising oil prices are lighting a price fire under local petrol prices.

EnergyCommentsPremium$US166 a barrel? Middle East clue on where oil is heading

Traders are looking at Dubai’s price as potential harbinger of what could be ahead for other crude benchmarks if the situation doesn’t improve.

Alex Harring

People look at collectable designer art toy Labubu at a Pop Mart pop-up store in Siam Center shopping mall in Bangkok on May 6, 2025. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

CNBC newsPremiumLabubu movie on the way as Pop Mart expands toy franchise

Collectible toy maker and IP powerhouse Pop Mart is teaming up with Sony Pictures to bring its wildly popular Labubu doll to movie theatres. 

Justin Solomon

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Independent Member for Curtin Kate Chaney and WA Attorney-General Dr Tony Buti.

HealthCommentsPremiumFresh calls to change law blocking VAD for regional patients

A ban on doctors consulting their patients about voluntary assisted dying via telehealth continues to see regional terminally ill patients die before they can access care.

Claire Sadler

Gina Sanderson at her daughter, Robbi Flynn’s, memorial on the property outside of Perth.

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WA VAD deaths surge but access barriers remain unresolved

Western Australia records second biggest increase in voluntary assisted dying deaths but advocates urge barriers to access to be changed.

Claire Sadler

CCIWA chief executive Will Golsby said industry and families would get a boost by the changes.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumFuel tax cut won’t solve cost-of-living crisis: Experts

Industry bodies say they are hopeful cuts to the fuel excise and transport costs will help boost business but economists warn the moves are not a silver bullet.

Kevin Parker.

MusicCommentsCommentsThe WA artists hoping to win at upcoming Aussie music awards

Several WA artists are hoping to take out big wins at this year’s APRA Music Awards happening next month.

WA school principals are throwing in the towel according to the latest results of a health and well-being survey. 

EducationCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumWA principals call quits as parent abuse rapidly escalates

Escalating violence, extreme workloads and growing rates of depression are driving WA school principals to throw in the towel according to the latest results of a health and well-being survey. 

According to FuelWatch website, there are 11 service stations across the state that have no diesel and no petrol on Monday. 

WA NewsCommentsREVEALED: All the WA service stations without fuel

A surprising number of WA service stations are starting the week with no diesel, or no petrol - some without both.

Amy Cavender