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Rockingham’s Scissor and Stone was judged best salon in WA.

Hair industry awardsPremiumRockingham hairdresser wins best salon in WA

Scissor and Stone hairdressers was crowned WA’s salon of the year last week at the ANZ Hair Industry Awards 2025.

Ava Berryman

Rockingham court.

Rockingham courtPremiumRockingham man fined for threatening employment centre staff

A Rockingham man who verbally abused and threatened staff at a Rockingham employment centre was fined $2000 at Rockingham Magistrates Court last Friday.

Ava Berryman

Horse Racing is returning to Lark Hill for the first time in 20 years. L-R is track rider Tia Vaughan, race horse We Dream Together, President Mark Pink, Courtney Pink and VP Lucas Martin. Michael Wilson

Sound TelegraphCommentsRacing to return to WA venue after 20-year hiatus

This comes after the return of the Rockingham Beach Cup this November.

Rachel Fenner

Rockingham Theatre Company has found its Toto.

Community theatrePremiumRockingham Theatre Company has found its Toto

With more than 40 interested dog-parents vying for the role, Rockingham Theatre Company has finally found the perfect Toto for its upcoming youth production of The Wizard of Oz.

Ava Berryman

Betty's Burgers is opening in Rockingham.

Restaurant openingCommentsBetty’s Burgers opens new WA venue just in time for summer

It will be the chain’s fifth burger shack in WA.

Ava Berryman

Visitors are encouraged to take the Penguin Island Ferry to avoid walking to the island.

Sound TelegraphCommentsRockingham tourism nightmare: Penguin Island ferry stranded

There are fears that it’s only a matter of time before tragedy strikes again with the Penguin Island Ferry stranded.

Rachel Fenner and Ava Berryman

Castaways finalist Delicate bloom: the fragility and the rise by Francesca Geromino was made from recycled stoneware and paper clay.

Public artPremiumPremiumCastaways return to Rockingham foreshore

City of Rockingham’s foreshore is about to come alive with colour, creativity and innovation as the Castaways Sculpture Awards returns this October.

The City of Kwinana local government election results are in.

Council electionsPremiumPremiumKwinana’s youngest councillor ever

City of Kwinana voters have elected their youngest councillor ever in Balian Miller.

Cameras are being installed to track foxes.

Fox controlCommentsCommentsCouncil alliance puts focus on foxes

Cameras are being deployed across Perth’s southern suburbs in a bid to control the fox population.

Linda Liddelow and Governor's wife Darrilyn Dawson

Chaplaincy awardsCommentsMandurah chaplain recognised at state-wide awards

Mandurah-based YouthCARE chaplain Linda Liddelow has been recognised at the annual Governor’s Chaplaincy Awards.

Ava Berryman

GKR Karate to host free self defence class as part of RizeUp's Purple Belt campaign

Purple belt campaignPremiumPort Kennedy karate club to host free self defence class

GKR Karate Clubs located in Port Kennedy and Canning Vale will host free community self-defence classes as part of their second annual “Stop Domestic & Family Violence” Purple Belt Campaign. 

Ava Berryman

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Karara mine was the State’s first big magnetite project.

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WA mine swaps locals with Chinese workers, faces tax probe

Senior employees at Ansteel’s Mid West iron ore operation are being replaced with more than 40 managers and technical specialists parachuted in from China. The miner also faces Australian Tax Office scrutiny.

Adrian Rauso

Researchers said the relentless spread of the toxic amphibians would also put 25 native species at risk of ‘catastrophic’ population declines.

WA newsCommentsPremiumCane toad invasion threatens WA’s lucrative mining sector

Researchers said the relentless spread of the toxic amphibians would also put 25 native species at risk of ‘catastrophic’ population declines.

Bethany Hiatt

West Coast’s Liam Duggan.

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumI want to be captain again! Duggan makes ambition clear

West Coast’s captaincy will be a major issue all summer following Oscar Allen’s departure, but the man he worked alongside for the last two seasons, Liam Duggan, wants to keep doing the job.

Craig O'Donoghue

Samantha Saffioti and son Tom, who died in a car crash.

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One P-plater caught breaking Tom’s Law every week in WA

More than one P-plate driver has been caught breaking passenger rules every week since Tom’s Law was enacted nearly a year ago in a bid to reduce distractions and bad behaviour of young drivers.

Oliver Lane

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Karara mine was the State’s first big magnetite project.

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WA mine swaps locals with Chinese workers, faces tax probe

Senior employees at Ansteel’s Mid West iron ore operation are being replaced with more than 40 managers and technical specialists parachuted in from China. The miner also faces Australian Tax Office scrutiny.

Adrian Rauso

Brittany Higgins claims she’s broke despite her hefty settlement with the Federal Government, Linda Reynolds’ lawyer says. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Courts & JusticeCommentsPremiumBrittany Higgins ‘has no money left’ after $2.4m settlement

Brittany Higgins claims she’s broke despite her hefty settlement with the Federal Government, Linda Reynolds’ lawyer says, amid moves to bankrupt his client’s former staffer.

Rebecca Le May

Extraordinary video of the out-of-control truck careering down the road has emerged.

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CommentsPremiumResidents demand road upgrade after truck driver crushed

Residents have been pleading for an urgent upgrade to a road in Perth’s east after a rubbish truck was the latest heavy vehicle to crash after losing control on the notorious stretch.

Harley Reid's new haircut.

AFLVideoCommentsComments‘Didn’t like it’: Eagles skipper not sold on Harley’s hair

Harley Reid’s new look has not proven universally popular at West Coast, with Liam Duggan providing a light-hearted reveal that he’s not a fan of the rising superstar’s fresh hairstyle.

A white hatchback crashed through a family’s northern suburbs home in the early hours of Sunday morning.

CrimePremiumPremiumCar smashes through house in Perth’s north

A house north of Perth has been extensively damaged after a car crashed through it in the early hours of Sunday morning.

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House prices in the Margaret River region continue to climb.

real estate boomPremiumForecast sets Augusta-Margaret River prices to grow

Real estate pundits have extended their forecast for stellar growth in home values across the Capes region.

Warren Hately

Former Geraldton locals Kodie Bedford and Tasma Walton are two of the creative driving forces behind the new TV series Reckless.

Gero girls take overPremiumKodie Bedford talks all things Reckless and Geraldton

Geraldton has a habit of producing powerhouse storytellers — and Kodie Beford is the latest name making waves across national television. 

Josephine Hingst

Kylie Cook sharing her knowledge on how to identify the presence of dung beetles and abundance by simply placing dung in a bucket of water and waiting - the beetles will float to the surface before flying off.

Discovering Dung BeetlesPremiumFarmers get their hands dirty learning about dung beetles

South West farmers have got their hands dirty at a recent event, learning all about farmland’s tiniest  and most underrated workers — dung beetles.

Craig Duncan

Lifestyle appeal is one of the prime factors still driving a surge of interest in Margaret River.

demographics switchPremiumPremiumLatest Shire plan reveals fascinating changes to region

The latest Shire of Augusta-Margaret River corporate plan turns many expectations about the region and its resident on their heads

In total, about 100 supporters got involved in Saturday's protest at Gnarabup.

gnarabup proposalPremiumPremiumSaturday paddle-out protests ‘Preserve Gnarabup’ campaign

Protesters of a planned resort and associated village development at Gnarabup have taken to the water at the beach they say will be swamped once more than 1000 residents are added to the region.

Denmark is a unique part of WA.

What I SeePremiumPremiumThe unexpected delight of discovering a hidden little gem

Have you ever been to Denmark? No, I don’t mean to visit our lovely Queen Mary, but the little place tucked away in the Great Southern region of WA. What a little gem.

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Bitcoin on Tuesday plunged below $US100,000.

MarketsCommentsPremiumBitcoin falls below $US100k

Bitcoin on Tuesday plunged below $US100,000 ($154,000) for the first time in more than four months, as cryptocurrency holders backed off the risk-on asset.

Liz Napolitano

As the Trump-Xi meeting looms, here are the five key issues China is hoping to cover.

World PoliticsCommentsFive things Beijing wants from a Trump-Xi meeting

From tariff relief to tech access, these are the five key issues China is hoping to secure when Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet in South Korea this week.

Evelyn Cheng

Wikipedia founder speaks out about the launch of Grokipedia.

BusinessCommentsWikipedia founder takes aim at new rival Grokipedia

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has slammed Elon Musk’s Grokipedia, mocking its ‘praise of the genius of Elon Musk’ and issuing a warning about the new model.

Eric Rosenbaum

Former NBA player Damon Jones has been criminally charged for leaking non-public injury information about LeBron James and Anthony Davis to sports bettors while connected to the Los Angeles Lakers.

SportCommentsNBA scandal deepens with LeBron injury leak

Federal prosecutors say a former NBA player leaked injury details of two Lakers superstars to punters, the latest twist in a gambling scandal rocking the league.

Dan Mangan, Alex Sherman

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A West Aussie’s life will never be the same after the one ticket from Thursday’s Powerball won the entire $50 million jackpot.

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HIT THE JACKPOT! WA player scores entire $50m Powerball

Tonight’s Powerball prize is the largest to be won by a WA player in more than three years.

Fraser Williams

Tobias Moran has declared he should never have been charged with murder over Simone Strobel’s 2005 death and called for the people ‘truly responsible’ to be brought to justice.

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Man claims inquiry into partner’s death tainted with ‘bias’

The Perth-based ex boyfriend of a backpacker murdered 20 years ago claims the investigation was tainted by a ‘deep-seated bias’ against him after a coroner found it was unlikely he could have killed her alone.

Shannon Hampton

Ambulances outside Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Nedlands, Perth.

HealthCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumPatients relocated due to works to fix hospital sewage pipe

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital’s emergency department continued to be disrupted on Thursday with patients temporarily relocated after a sewage spill two days ago.

Four crayfishing boats aboard ABF vessel Ocean Shield that departed Broome on Wednesday.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumFishing boats destined for people smugglers caught on camera

Footage has revealed an Australian Border Force ship leaving the Broome Port while carrying four fishing boats as a part of its secretive deal to buy up boats to give to people smugglers.

Once dubbed Australia’s most wanted criminal, Brett Maston propelled himself back into headlines last year for cutting off his GPS ankle bracelet while on home detention bail.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumYears more behind bars for notorious armed robber

Once dubbed Australia’s most wanted criminal, Brett Maston has copped more jail time.

Pictured at the APAC forum at Crown is Professor Stephen Shore. Professor Shore was diagnosed with Autism as a child and is now a leading researcher into autism. Ian Munro

WA NewsCommentsAutism breakthrough: Early help can ‘reshape the brain’

An international autism expert says children who wait years for diagnosis miss a crucial opportunity to ‘reshape the brain’ through early intervention, as evidence suggests a diagnosis may not be lifelong.

Rhianna Mitchell