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  2. Whale VigilPremiumPaying tribute to the lost pilot whales and rescue efforts

  3. Seeking fundingPremiumCity eager to secure airport upgrade funding

  4. 100 yearsPremiumKojonup Football Club mark centenary

  5. Finals berthPremiumBulls finals bound after comfortable win over Magpies

Drug chargesPremiumFifth member of Albany’s alleged drug syndicate charged

The Advertiser can reveal the identity of a fifth person that police allege is involved in the sell and supply of large amounts of methamphetamine.

Cameron Newbold

State clashPremiumCoach Gemma Harrison praises valiant Country side in defeat

After stumbling to an early quarter-time deficit, the country squad weren’t able to rally, outscored in the remaining three quarters and falling to a 39-point defeat. 

Calvin Sims

Super scoutsPremiumFrom Katanning to Korea, father and daughter world scouts

Saemangeum, on the west coast of South Korea, will host the 25th edition where over 900 Australians will join 45,000 eager scouts from across the globe. 

Harry Grigson

Open session PremiumStudents welcome show of Force

The Force took to Clayton Road Oval to showcase their skills in an open training session in front of students before running them through skill drills in the afternoon. 

Harry Grigson

Fruit and veggiesPremiumStudents cultivating a healthier future for Frankland River

Every Wednesday, students spend the afternoon tending to fruit and vegetables they have planted to learn the importance of healthy living. 

Harry Grigson

Major milestones PremiumKoji celebrates 100 years, Fletch barrels in & Ryan’s record

The Advertiser brings you Around the Leagues, taking a look at football stories of players and personalities from the Great Southern, Ongerup and Upper Great Southern regions.

Cameron Newbold

Music tourPremiumPremiumKalyakoorl, Ngalak Warangka tour kickstarts in Borden

Noongar musician Gina Williams and guitarist Guy Ghouse are bringing their show Kalyakoorl, Ngalak Warangka to the Borden Pavilion on Friday, August 11, to mark the start of their tour.

Master apprentice PremiumPremiumAFGRI apprentice James Clarkson's skills earn national nod

AFGRI Gnowangerup’s James Clarkson will fly to Brisbane on August 22 to showcase his skills for the service apprentice of the year award. 

Crucial winPremiumPremiumImpressive Cats snap Tigers’ 10-game winning streak

Cats veteran Gerard Medlen finished with a bag of six to help his side claim a ninth win of 2023 and move within a game of Wanderers and Wickepin who are joint-top. 

Carnival netballFour teams represent Katanning at regional championships

The KNA sent four teams to Esperance at the weekend for the Great Southern Regional Association Championships. 

Tina Briscoe

Open session PremiumStudents welcome show of Force

The Force took to Clayton Road Oval to showcase their skills in an open training session in front of students before running them through skill drills in the afternoon. 

Harry Grigson

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Cook Govt to scrap controversial cultural heritage laws

The controversial overhaul of WA’s Aboriginal heritage laws will be scrapped completely in a stunning development just one month after the changes came into effect.

Josh Zimmerman

Operation veloPremiumMillions in assets linked to ‘family day care fraud’ seized

The AFP has seized a Caversham property and more than $4 million from bank accounts linked to a family day care provider that allegedly claimed child care subsidies for kids who were not in their care.

Shannon Hampton

Housing forecastPremiumPerth on track for nation’s biggest property price growth

According to a Proptrack report released today, remarkable increases in housing values mean Perth price growth is set to be the strongest in Australia this year.

Kim Macdonald

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Former ‘eyesore’ gets new lease on life despite NIMBY rage

A pristine beachfront view in Perth’s north, described by locals as the final piece of land available along a popular foreshore, will soon become a glamping destination.

Christopher Tan

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‘Complicit’VideoCommentsPremiumWoodside lodges complaint to ABC over filming of protest

Woodside has lodged a formal complaint to the ABC after a Four Corners camera crew followed climate activists to the private home of chief executive Meg O’Neill, leaving her ‘shaken, fearful and distressed’.

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All that glitters...PremiumPremiumGold and silver sales way down at State-backed Perth Mint

Recent political troubles may prove to be the least of The Perth Mint’s concerns with a month-on-month decrease in gold and silver sales.

‘completely wrong’CommentsPremiumCommentsPremium‘Misinformation’: ALP infighting sparked by abortion reform

Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson has blasted an ‘unhelpful’ misinformation campaign against WA’s proposed abortion law reforms, backed by a senior member of her own party.

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SEE THE PHOTOSPremiumPremier Roger Cook’s Kalgoorlie-Boulder visit jam-packed

Shooting hoops with the Goldfields Giants, answering questions about policy, hearing about a lack of funding for the regions and marvelling at the World’s Tallest Bin — Roger Cook’s visit was a busy one. 

Amber Lilley

‘weird and creepy’PremiumNo extra jail for man who touched young girl's buttock

A “weird and creepy” 36-year-old man who put his hand on an 11-year-old girl’s bikini-clad buttock on an Esperance beach denied there was any sexual motivation behind the assault.

Tegan Guthrie

268 callsPremium‘Lonely’ prisoner called partner 268 times, breaching FVRO

A “lonely” prisoner used a prison phone to call his partner 268 times despite being served with a fresh restraining order preventing him from contacting the woman.

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$200K bailPremiumPremiumAlleged violent drug trafficker released on $200,000 bail

An alleged violent drug trafficker facing drug, firearm and domestic violence charges has been released on $200,000 bail. 

BIG MESSAGE, NO CAR PremiumPremiumEV road-trip to Kalgoorlie-Boulder thwarted by range-anxiety

The thought of the drive to Kalgoorlie-Boulder taking more than 12 hours has persuaded the managing director of a renewables consultancy to give up on his plan to drive an electric vehicle to the Goldfields.

Identity revealedPremiumPremiumAccused arsonist of govt building remains in custody

A Geraldton man charged for allegedly setting fire to the Geraldton Housing Office has been remanded in custody after making his first appearance in court.

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CNBCCommentsGeopolitical risks top global threat to businesses: survey

Businesses now see geopolitical tensions as the biggest threat to the global economy, according to the latest survey by Oxford Economics.

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CNBCCommentsASX to follow as US debt downgrade sinks global markets

Global stock markets tumbled overnight Wednesday after ratings agency Fitch downgraded the United States’ long-term credit rating — but top economists say there is nothing to worry about.

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CNBCCommentsPremiumFitch’s ‘ridiculous’ US downgrade ‘doesn’t really matter’

Fitch downgraded the country’s rating to AA+ from AAA, pointing to “expected fiscal deterioration over the next three years,” an erosion of governance and a growing general debt burden.

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CNBCCommentsPremiumHere’s why Apple rarely mentions AI

The most powerful technology companies simply cannot stop talking about artificial intelligence, and in particular, the “generative AI” flavour that can create human-like text, images and code.

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Heritage backdownCommentsPremiumWA Libs back Cook’s call to ditch heritage laws

Liberal leader Libby Mettam says Roger Cook’s decision to scrap controversial new Aboriginal heritage laws was ‘the right thing to do’.

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How was risk posed by DV murderer ever ‘acceptable’

The murder of South Guildford mum Georgia Lyall late last month by her bikie ex-partner Luke Noormets shocked and outraged West Australians. 

Shocking offencesPremiumPremiumKiller bikie Noormets’ chilling history of domestic violence

Luke Noormets, the former Rebels bikie nominee who shot his estranged partner and then took his own life in a shocking murder-suicide, was previously convicted of domestic violence-related offences.

Created ‘from nothing’PremiumPremiumTreelopper turned wellness guru selling million-dollar house

A disgraced treelopper who has rebranded himself as a wellness guru, a self-proclaimed ‘crypto visionary’ and a ‘biohacking genius’ is selling the multi-million home where he stages bizarre breath classes.

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Holmes a Court cancels activist meeting over ‘criminal’ link

Janet Holmes a Court pulled out of plans to host a public meeting for extremist climate activists because she could not be associated with the group’s previous ‘criminal’ activities.

Huge spikePremiumRockingham and Mandurah among worst for animal cruelty

Animal cruelty is on the rise in Mandurah and Rockingham, as RSPCA WA revealed the two cities again made the list of worst 10 hotspots for cruelty.

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