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‘Great to see’PremiumThousands of votes in first week of Rockingham early poll

One in five Rockingham voters have made up their minds on who they want to replace former premier Mark McGowan as their member of Parliament.

Hannah Cross

‘It’s shocking’PremiumMagistrate ‘appalled’ by teen speeding 120km/h over limit

A teenage P-plate driver has been issued a stern warning from a magistrate over his ‘appalling’ speeding after being caught driving 200km/h in an 80km/h zone in Rockingham.

Tyra Peters

AusMumpreneurs PremiumMumpreneurs nominated for 2023 business awards

Local mums Sally Newman of First Line Productions and Emily Fogg of Wise Owl Tuition have been named as finalists in this year’s AusMumpreneur Awards.

Tyra Peters

Suspicious circumstancesVideoPremiumMan due in court charged with 70-year-old’s murder

Police have charged a 20-year-old man over the alleged murder of a 70-year-old man found dead in a Warnbro home last month.

Phil Hickey

For Our EldersPremiumNAIDOC week celebrations honour elders

The City of Kwinana has held its annual NAIDOC week celebrations in honour of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander elders within the community. 

Tyra Peters

Party politicsPremiumCandidate campaigning for deregistered WA Party

Rockingham by-election candidate Janetia Knapp is publicly campaigning as a member of the Western Australia Party despite it being deregistered by the Western Australian Electoral Commission in February.

Hannah Cross

Supporting young peoplePremiumPremiumYoung Aboriginal people to benefit from government grant

The Institute of Indigenous Wellbeing and Sport WA has welcomed a significant grant to fund its cultural camps for young Aboriginal people in the Kwinana area and beyond.

People powerPremiumPremiumWorkpower Rockingham back to business

Disability Services Minister Don Punch has toured Workpower Rockingham after it was announced all Activ Foundation sites had now been transferred to Workpower, ensuring job security for hundreds across WA.

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PremiumMagenta Marshall admits losing licence over drink driving

Labor candidate for Rockingham Magenta Marshall was stripped of her licence for drink driving less than two years ago. 

Recipe for success PremiumRockingham student nabs second place in cooking competition

Year 11 and 12 students from across Perth put their skills to the test in a cook-off, judged by culinary heavyweights including WA Food Ambassador Don Hancey.

Sarah Makse

Top of the tablePremiumAnother Giant win secures top spot for Flames

Last year’s NBL1 West champions Rockingham Flames have wrapped up top spot on the ladder with an impressive team performance on the road in Kalgoorlie.

Matt Zis

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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.

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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

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’PremiumPremiumDad 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.

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Elderly man found safe and well after police search

An 83-year-old man who prompted a police search after he did not return to his home in Middle Swan has been found safe and well.