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  1. Grants openPremiumCommunity urged to tap into Synergy grant program

  2. Barrel of laughsPremiumGreat Southern towns to host WA Comedy Gold tour

  3. State honoursPremiumUpper Great Southern, Ongerup players in WA Country team

  4. UGSFL wrapPremiumStrong fourth quarter the catalyst in Warriors win

  5. State clashPremiumParris Laurie’s PFL side fall short in State clash

Horrific incident Cops investigate after teenager indecently assaulted by trio

Child Abuse Squad detectives are investigating a horrifying incident in the Great Southern where a teenage girl was indecently assaulted by three unknown men while walking along a street in Katanning.

Cameron Newbold

Women’s World CupPremiumKatanning’s Lydia Williams gearing up for fifth World Cup

An eye-watering 80,000 spectators are expected to fill Accor Stadium in Sydney on July 20 for the Matilda’s highly-anticipated curtain raiser against The Girls in Green.

Calvin Sims

Centenary CelebrationsPremiumKojonup Football Club to celebrate 100 years of history

The club will host the Tigers at Kojonup Sporting Complex before a crowd of around 400 former players, coaches and members are expected to attend the centenary celebrations. 

Harry Grigson

NIGHT OF CHAMPIONSCamera IconPremiumIN PICTURES: Faces from around WA at country champs launch

Hundreds of keen sports people from across the State celebrated the launch of the 58th Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Football Championships in Perth.

Cameron Newbold

Finals boundTop four teams confirmed on league’s return from general bye

Wrap of the round 11 action in the Ongerup Football Association on Saturday.

Harry Grigson

Recovery mission PremiumPolice recover $30k stash of stolen goods in Tenterden

Items found at a property in Tenterden included a camper trailer, swag, vintage glassware, women’s clothing and jewellery during two search warrants conducted on July 10 and 13. 

Harry Grigson

WOOL BIOHARVESTINGAWI wool bioharvesting demo set for Katanning in October

Western Australian woolgrowers will have the opportunity to see first hand world leading bioharvesting research on trial at Katanning this October.

Public MenacePremiumPremiumBizarre attack on hospital staff kicked off violent spree

Staff at Katanning Hospital were forced to hit a panic button and hide for safety after a patient demanded “welfare money” and got angry when he was denied, before going on a crime spree.

Barrel of laughsPremiumPremiumGreat Southern towns to host WA Comedy Gold tour

Kulin will kick the Comedy Gold tour off at Freebairn Recreation Centre on August 23 before it moves to Katanning and Kojonupy.

State clashPremiumParris Laurie’s PFL side fall short in State clash

Laurie was head coach of the PFL State side in 2022 but Saturday’s clash against Victoria was the first time her team has faced a side outside of WA. 

Calvin Sims

State honoursPremiumUpper Great Southern, Ongerup players in WA Country team

Three players from the Upper Great Southern and one from Ongerup will pull on the yellow-and-black jumper as WA look to reclaim the State Country Football Cup they lost last year in Adelaide.

Cameron Newbold

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CRUEL BLOW: Milli’s brave mum faces her own cancer battle

The mum of beloved Perth teenager Amelia ‘Milli’ Lucas is facing yet another devastating cancer fight, two years after losing her daughter to brain cancer.

Sarah Makse

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Perth hospitals to blame over ‘beloved’ retiree’s death

A Perth retiree with a suspected gallstone that wasn’t actually there still somehow underwent surgery — which led to serious medical complications that then led to her death, a coroner has found.

Tim Clarke

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Girl’s ribs broken in latest brutal school violence incident

Horrifying footage has emerged of a Year 7 student being attacked by an older girl at a bus stop outside a public high school in Mandurah.

Bethany Hiatt

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REVEALED: How lucky WA fisherman fought off shark

A WA man has described the dramatic moment he fought for his life after a shark ‘as big as his boat’ lunged at him while spearfishing.

Stuart McGuckin

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Embattled Perth builder Modco Residential goes bust

Embattled builder Modco Residential will enter into voluntary administration, issuing an emotive statement blaming industry challenges and the media for the collapse. 

Kim Macdonald

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Fans the ultimate losers when Simmo snubs me in pressers

I would like to come forward as the voice asking the majority of questions in Adam Simpson’s post-game press conference on Saturday. 

Mitchell Woodcock

Race against timeVideoCommentsCommentsOne week countdown: Kerr’s injury concerns laid bare at training

SEE THE PICS: Sam Kerr is aiming to return a week from Monday, but looked a concerning sight with her left calf strapped at Matildas training in Brisbane.

Digging deepCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumHow Centrelink works out pension when couples split

Here’s what to expect when Centrelink evaluates separated pensioners living under the same roof.

WATCH HEREVideoCommentsCommentsJohn Farnham’s son gives emotional health update

John Farnham’s son has given an emotional update on the health of the singing legend, who underwent major surgery for throat cancer in 2022.

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Terrifying moment ‘bloody lucky’ surfer bitten by shark

See the moment a young surfer was bitten by a suspected great white shark on Monday morning at a popular beach in the State’s South West.

Warren Hately, Sean Van Der Wielen and Shannon Hampton

Tradie mental healthPremiumStruggling apprentices urged to reach out

Apprentices are struggling under the pressure of the current market, according to an organisation that has created a clever way to draw attention to and start conversations about tradie mental health.

Daniel Rooney

Several drug offencesSecurity officer charged with selling drugs to juvenile

A Pilbara security officer has been charged after police received a tip-off that the man allegedly sold drugs to a juvenile.

Violent offenderPremiumPremiumMan accused of kicking pregnant partner ‘made jail threats’

A man accused of repeatedly kicking his pregnant partner in the stomach, stomping on her head and telling her he would ‘slaughter’ her has allegedly threatened to assault others when released from prison.

LONG JOURNEYPremiumPremiumWA’s leading Auslan interpreter Fiona Perry shares her story

From being bullied at school for always waving her arms around to being one of the State’s most recognisable faces during the COVID-19 pandemic, WA’s leading Auslan interpreter Fiona Perry shares her story.

INTIMATE IMAGES AN OFFENCEPremiumPremiumKalgoorlie kids warned about what they share online

Kalgoorlie police are warning children and teenagers to stay safe online and be mindful of what they share, while encouraging parents to help teach wrong from right in the digital world.

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CNBCCommentsOil faces ‘serious problems’ as China, India demand ramps up

Oil prices are set to rise in the second half of the year as supply struggles to meet demand, according to the Secretary General of the International Energy Forum. 

Charmaine Jacob

The EconomistPremiumA battery supply chain that excludes China looks impossible

THE ECONOMIST: Green industrial policy and hawkish security policies are clashing.

The Economist

CNBCCommentsPremiumSingapore workers want to stay remote, employers says no

According to new data from employment site Indeed, employers’ attitude toward remote work are at odds with the preferences of jobseekers in Singapore.

Goh Chiew Tong

The EconomistPremiumYour employer is (probably) unprepared for AI

THE ECONOMIST: Poor preparation for AI is bad news for your earnings and the broader economy.

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Man co-accused of brutal Lathlain stabbing was on parole

Two men have appeared in court charged in connection with the brutal stabbing of a man in his 40s at a Lathlain apartment complex over the weekend.

Emily Moulton

WATCHVideoPremiumCCTV shows home invasion accused before machete scuffle

One man is on the run and another has been arrested after a horrifying home invasion in Perth’s north left an alleged intruder with serious head injuries after he was struck with a machete. 

Caleb Runciman

Hot streakPremiumPremiumFlames to enter finals on 11-game streak

Rockingham Flames men’s team is celebrating their 11-game winning streak ahead of the qualifying finals round.

missing manWelfare concerns for 21yo man missing from Rivervale

Police are hoping the public can help find a 21-year-old man who has not contacted his family since Sunday night.

NEWSPremiumPremiumGina Rinehart’s major court battle begins

The legal battle between Australia’s richest woman, the rival to her father’s company, and even her children is playing out in a Perth courtroom.

‘She was my angel’PremiumDad admits lying to police, doctors but denies hurting baby

A Perth man standing trial over the suspicious death of his newborn daughter — who doctors believe may have been ‘vigorously shaken’ — has admitted he repeatedly lied after the infant’s hospital admission.

Sarah Steger