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  1. Shock statisticsPremiumSkyrocketing demand for food relief in Peel region

  2. Good to GOPremiumKwinana council green lights three-bin system

  3. Terrifying incidentPremiumMan accused of raping 60-year-old, denies all charges

  4. Roger’s under the weatherCommentsPremiumMcGowan rains on Cook’s parade

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Change of artPremiumKoorliny Arts Centre management back in city hands

Koorliny Arts Centre Incorporated has handed the reins to the City of Kwinana after deciding it no longer wanted to manage the venue after more than a decade.

Hannah Cross

Good ThanksPremiumKwinana home to first Good Sammy-backed cafe in community

Kwinana Recquatic will become home to the first expansion of Good Sammy’s social enterprise model, Good Thanks cafe.

Hannah Cross

Upset winPremiumSWFL knock off reigning champs Peel

Punctuated by excellent ball use and controlled physicality, Brett Maguire’s side defeated red-hot Cavaliers 7.3 (45) to 1.4 (10).

Justin Fris

Your candidatesCommentsPremiumRockingham by-election candidates locked and loaded

Competition is heating up in Rockingham as the ballot for the upcoming by-election is locked in, with nine candidates putting their hand up for the seat of former premier Mark McGowan.

Hannah Cross

Rate news!PremiumRocky rates rise ‘below inflation’

Rockingham’s mayor has warned ratepayers that her council’s average 3.9 per cent rates rise will not be felt equally.

Matt Zis

NBL1 WestPremiumFlames men and women too hot for Lakeside Lightning

It was a big weekend for the Rockingham Flames with both men and women’s teams taking home victories with just five points or less ahead of their opposition.

Hannah Cross

Maintaining commitmentPremiumPremiumMiner to continue child hearing funding

Alcoa will provide Earbus Foundation of WA with $450,000 in funding to help children avoid permanent hearing damage due to ear infections.

Fatal jumpCommentsPremiumCommentsPremium‘Skydiving was her life’: Mum pays tribute to daughter

A skydiving instructor from Port Kennedy, described by loved ones as ‘a bright shining light’ and ‘an inspiration’ has died in Texas after attempting a new jumping method, despite her parachute deploying.

On a shore thingPremiumPremiumMoney for Mandurah and Rockingham’s eroding coastlines

The City of Mandurah will start work on an improved seashells seawall at Town Beach while also investigating an erosion fix at Doddies Beach foreshore reserve.

‘Conservative’ budgetPremiumRates bills on their way in Kwinana

Rates bills have been locked in for Kwinana residents, with the city’s “conservative” annual budget translating into a $63 average increase for locals.

Matt Zis

Local legend PremiumWalking Wilkinson smashes fundraising goal

Wellard local Peter Wilkinson has most certainly put his best foot forward after walking more than 100km and raising more than nine times his fundraising goal for prostate cancer during Men’s Health Week.

Telissa Ryder

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Troubled watersComments
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Leeuwin floundering in rough seas after CEO’s shock exit

WA’s iconic Leeuwin tall ship has hit rough seas after the departure of its long-serving chief executive triggered staff resignations, safety warnings and the loss of support from one prominent backer.

Kate Emery

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‘Bloody luxury’: Boomers paint a picture of stark hardship

In last week’s column, I tackled the emotionally charged topic of whether today’s first homebuyers have it tougher than the boomers and asked readers for examples of sacrifices they made to make ends meet.

Ben Harvey

Ben Harvey

Builder reprimandedCommentsPremiumEx-Eagle’s company blames rogue staff for dodgy dealings

Dodgy builder Factory Direct has come up with a novel way of ducking its debts - alleging rogue employees procured services without authority.

John Flint

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New Premier courting disaster on Aboriginal heritage

The decision by Roger Cook to push on with the new law when it became obvious that it was heavily flawed was a dismal start to his premiership and one he will live to regret.

Paul Murray

Paul Murray

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Fears property ‘worthless’ due to Heritage Law confusion

A landowner quoted more than $20,000 for an Aboriginal heritage survey on a residential block in Exmouth fears the property he purchased less than two years ago is now at risk. 

Josh Zimmerman

Hundreds in savingsVideoCommentsPremiumCash-strapped WA households offered free off-peak power

Cash-strapped WA households who have asked Synergy for help to keep on top of their power bills are being offered free electricity during off-peak hours, saving up to $500 per year.

Rebecca Le May

Do it yourselfCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumDo I need to use an agent to help me lodge my tax return?

Doing it yourself might save you several hundred or even thousands of dollars. Equally, you may have already decided that no matter what the cost, offloading the hassle to someone else is worth the outlay.

Fall from graceCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumJakovich: Why ‘insipid’ Gaff should be banished to WAFL

One of West Coast’s greatest-ever players has declared Andrew Gaff must be axed, labelling the effort of the club’s all-time leading ball-winner as ‘insipid’.

Lidia Thorpe‘I’m not this crazy black woman that hates white people’

The fiery and outspoken Victorian senator says her combativeness is ‘misunderstood’, and has backed herself for bringing anger ‘straight from the soul’ that she says Canberra needed. 

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Shocking allegationsPremiumMagistrate labels drug accused’s holiday claim ‘rather odd’

The pair accused of having more than $4 million worth of meth and cocaine at the Eucla border checkpoint allegedly flew interstate for a ‘holiday’ then immediately started driving back to WA.

Amber Lilley

jacked upPremiumRatepayers fear 16.5 per cent ‘rubbish’ hike

Australind businesses are staring down the impacts of a proposed 16.5 per cent rate rise as part of the Shire of Harvey’s proposed 2023/24 budget plan.

Sean Van Der Wielen

escape to the country PremiumHalf of workers would ditch city living for pay rise

Small town living has never sounded better, with almost half of all metropolitan workers saying they would move regionally for a better salary, a new study has revealed.

Fraser Williams

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CommentsPremiumFears property ‘worthless’ due to Heritage Law confusion

A landowner quoted more than $20,000 for an Aboriginal heritage survey on a residential block in Exmouth fears the property he purchased less than two years ago is now at risk. 

Violence ‘intolerable’PremiumPremiumMan jailed for DV after fleeing state to dodge arrest

A Geraldton man has been handed a jail term for striking his new partner in the face after avoiding arrest for five years.

Back insidePremiumPremiumMan made stupid mistake in bid to be sent back to jail

A man who left his bail papers on a box of items he stole from a home in Esperance said he did it so he would be caught and could go back to jail.

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CNBCChina’s consumer-driven sectors a ‘sweet spot’, says KKR

From pet food to liquor and lighting fixtures, KKR is putting their money in a suite of consumer-driven sectors in China, while departing from a singular focus on technology.

Lee Ying Shan

The EconomistVideoPremiumElon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg’s social-media smackdown

THE ECONOMIST: With Threads — a copycat app — Meta hopes to capitalise on Twitter’s travails

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CNBCPremiumTransportation costs a challenge for hydrogen

While there’s a huge amount of excitement about the potential of hydrogen, there are also undoubted challenges.

Anmar Frangoul

CNBCChina has curbed gallium, germanium exports. What are they?

China is restricting exports of two niche metals that are key to manufacture electronics and semiconductors, as the tech battle with the US and Europe heats up.

Arjun Kharpal

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House gutted CommentsPremiumPerth home ‘fully engulfed’ by raging inferno

The fire was reported to emergency services shortly before 7pm. A police spokesperson said the cause of the fire was not yet known.

Jake Dietsch

Time with familyPremiumNew chapter for war hero James McMahon as he turns 60

For Australian Capital Equity’s outgoing chief operating officer James McMahon, an approaching 60th birthday had created a yearning for more time in his life. 

Dylan Caporn

CRIMEPremiumPremiumGirls slash man’s head in Facebook theft: cops

The victim suffered a number of cuts to his head after a girl allegedly snatched his iPhone and ran in a botched robbery.

NEWSPremiumPremium‘Small steps’: State offers free electricity

Those doing it tough will get free electricity during non-peak times to help with power bill stress at a time when “everything is going up.”

Sneaky exitPremiumPremiumAbuse-accused childcare worker’s ‘incognito’ court exit

A childcare worker accused of indecently dealing with a child has used his lawyer as a decoy to escape photographers waiting outside Perth’s Central Law Courts.

Hundreds in savingsVideoCommentsPremiumCash-strapped WA households offered free off-peak power

Cash-strapped WA households who have asked Synergy for help to keep on top of their power bills are being offered free electricity during off-peak hours, saving up to $500 per year.

Rebecca Le May