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Teague Wyllie’s elimination final century on Sunday has Rockingham Mandurah on the brink of a grand final berth.

Premier CricketWyllie's titanic innings steers Mariners to semis

Rockingham Mandurah opener Teague Wyllie batted all day on Sunday to ensure his side an elimination final win and a spot in this weekend’s Premier Cricket semifinal round.

Matt Zis

Beaches remain open but water users are urged to take caution around Rockingham after a tagged shark set off multiple alerts at the weekend.

WA NewsCommentsBeachgoers urged to take caution over nuisance bull shark

Beaches remain open but water users are urged to take caution around Rockingham after a tagged shark set off multiple alerts at the weekend. 

Rachel Fenner

A message sent to staff at Baldivis Secondary College on Friday asking them to provide “visible staff presence” comes after The West Australian revealed shocking video had emerged of Year 8 students taking part in an organised fight club during class time at Mandurah’s Halls Head College.

EducationCommentsPremiumSchool urges extra security to stamp out ‘fight clubs’

It comes after The West Australian revealed shocking footage had emerged of Year 8 students taking part in an organised fight club during class time at Mandurah’s Halls Head College.

Bethany Hiatt

Acclaimed artist and educator Andy Quilty at FORM Gallery’s Happy Meals and Scooter Skids exhibition.

Art exhibitionPremiumThe art of happy meals and scooter skids

Being told by a fellow Curtin University student that “nobody likes you because you’re a bogan” is a moment that has stayed with Rockingham-raised artist Andy Quilty long after graduation.

Tanya MacNaughton

The man was arrested after the chase in Perth's southern suburbs.

CrimeVideoPremiumWATCH: Man charged over dramatic chase in Perth’s south

Police have charged a 30-year-old man with a string of offences following a police chase in the southern suburbs.. SEE THE FOOTAGE.

Artemisia Blythe

The damage caused to a home on Dias Pass.

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GoFundMe for Mandurah family ‘left with nothing’ after fire

Residents inside the Dias Pass home managed to escape uninjured after the property caught fire about 6.40am on Friday.

Caleb Runciman

A 21-year-old man will face multiple charges after a stolen car was dumped and set alight on a bush track in Perth’s southern suburbs last month.

WA NewsPremiumPremiumCharges laid after stolen car blaze spread through bushland

A 21-year-old man will face multiple charges after a stolen car was dumped and set alight on a bush track in Perth’s southern suburbs last month.

Rockingham Beach Cup will not return after six successful editions

Farewell to a signature eventCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumStunning WA beachfront horse racing event runs out of legs

The Rockingham Beach Cup has sadly been discontinued after six successful editions.

Jetty construction would give access from the boat to the brewery.

Local GovernmentCommentsCommentsNew details reveal insane cost of jetty next to WA brewery

Initial plans show the jetty would be 136m long — much longer than average — with access for boats to park up as well as a deck for fishing.

Michael Antic & Hayley Edwards.

Local governmentCommentsCritics say hubby’s deal fails to ‘pass the pub test’

A southern suburbs State Liberal hopeful claims she’s a victim of personal attacks and a smear campaign while on the election circuit. 

Rachel Fenner

Accordion Ryan’s Pop Bangers is part of the Fringe shows coming to Rockingham.

Showtime! Comedy, cabaret and circus coming to Rocky Fringe

The Rocky Fringe Festival returns this Friday and with 33 shows over three venues, there really is something for everyone. 

Rachel Fenner

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Photos have emerged of students boxing each other at Halls Head College.

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SHOCK FOOTAGE: School students operate brutal ‘fight club’

It’s where boys go in secret to let off steam and prove their worth - and risk getting broken jaws, swollen cheeks and black eyes while being beaten to a pulp. And it happens in a classroom in school time.

Troy de Ruyter

Professor Peter Richmond with baby Eric and Cameron and Aisling Yap.

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The WA baby making global medical history

He may be only four months old, but little Eric Yap has already made history.

Rhianna Mitchell

Teachers said structured lessons were not suitable for children unable to sit on a mat.

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Teacher’s shock insight into ‘out of control’ kindy kids

‘Screaming, yelling, ignoring any adult instruction and the swearing! Calling each other motherf---er, dickheads etc.’

Bethany Hiatt

Braeside Primary School principal Geoffrey Noel MacNicol has had his teaching registration cancelled.

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The West Australian exclusive
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WA primary school principal charged with child sex offences

The alleged offences occurred during the January school holidays and in the metropolitan area.

Jake Dietsch

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Kyle Retallack, 27, Chloe Websdale, 23, and Joshua Cox, 26, all suffered “significant injuries” and died at the scene.

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Three victims killed in horror Lesley crash identified

The 27-year-old, 23-year-old and 26-year-old all suffered ‘significant injuries’ and died at the scene.

Artemisia Blythe and Caleb Runciman

Respected doctors John Love, Fiona Langdon and Seonaid Mulroy will stop delivering babies and caring for pregnant women at Subiaco within months.

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St John of God Subiaco loses experienced obstetricians

St John of God Subiaco is losing three highly skilled obstetricians amid growing concerns Australia’s private maternity hospitals are in crisis and may soon face collapse.

Katie Hampson

Natasha Marshall Donnelly and Andrew Donnelly.

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PremiumMystery around Andrew Donnelly’s troubled businesses deepens

A liquidator is investigating whether the former West Coast Eagle and his wife engaged in illegal phoenixing over the sale of a business mired in consumer complaints.

Exterior shots of the Subiaco apartment complex which is nearing completion.

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CommentsPremium‘Slap in the face’ after five year wait for Subiaco units

Long suffering buyers at a ‘boutique apartment complex’ in Subiaco - some of whom paid deposits five years ago - are being asked to stump up tens of thousands of extra dollars to see them completed.

Shortly before 11am, a motorcyclist in his 40s, ran into a tree near the Pinjarra-Williams Road and Watts Road intersection, in Dwellingup. 

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumPremiumMotorcyclist flown to RPH after hitting tree

A man has been flown to Royal Perth Hospital after his motorcycle crashed into a tree in WA’s south-east on Sunday. 

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Overlooking Geraldton, Western Australia from Wishing Well Lookout.

Post-pandemic propertyCommentsPremiumProperty values in this WA town almost doubled in five years

Geraldton homeowners are more than $250,000 richer compared to the start of the pandemic, with new research showing local properties have surged an incredible 94.4 per cent in value.

Kate Campbell & Kim Macdonald

Last year's inaugural Melanoma March in Geraldton.

Melanoma MarchMarching to honour those lost to an insidious disease

Local father of two Clinton Cox lost his brave battle against melanoma in 2022 at the age of just 42, seven years after his initial diagnosis. 

Kate Campbell

The Brunswick CRC hosted a community event to celebrate the centre’s new garden and patio area.

Celebrating the centrePremiumSouth West CRC celebrates major facelift

The Brunswick Community Resource Centre has received some stunning upgrades to celebrate their 20th year of service, adding a new enclosed patio area and a water-wise garden.

Craig Duncan

A WorkSafe investigation will be launched following a chlorine gas leak at the Collie Mineworkers Memorial Pool.

Chlorine gas leakWoman hospitalised after chlorine leak forces evacuations

A WorkSafe investigation has been launched following a chlorine gas leak at the Collie Mineworkers Memorial Pool that resulted in nine nearby residents being evacuated and one woman being put in hospital.

Tenants and landlords have rights and responsibilities when it comes to repairs and maintenance in a rental home.

Consumer WatchPremiumPremiumWho does what with repairs and maintenance in a rental

Tenants and landlords have rights and responsibilities when it comes to repairs and maintenance in a rental home.

Independent candidate Shane van Styn and his three-month old son Redmond.

Election wash-upPremiumPremium‘Good time to be a farmer’: Rural Mid West well represented

Former Geraldton mayor Shane van Styn says the Mid West’s rural population will have never had greater representation, if the results of the 2025 State election remain as projected.

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Recession fear has rocked Wall Street (AP PHOTO)

BusinessCommentsRecession fear erupts: Dow tumbles, Nasdaq’s falls

A three-week market sell-off has intensified, with investors worried tariff policy uncertainty would tip the economy into a recession, something President Donald Trump has not rule out.

Lisa Kailai Han, Jesse Pound

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumFed’s next cut awaits ‘greater clarity’ on Trump policies

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell says the central bank can wait to see how President Donald Trump’s aggressive policy actions play out before it moves again on interest rates.

Jeff Cox

The LCBO removes US products off the shelves on the first day of the trade war instigated by Donald Trump’s Administration in Toronto, Ontario.

CNBC newsCommentsSo long, Jack: Canadians ditch US booze amid trade wars

Several Canadian provinces have taken US liquor off store shelves as part of retaliatory measures against President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

The new improved Amazon Alexa will carry a monthly fee.

TechnologyCommentsHugely popular home AI system to carry new monthly fee

The popular system used in millions of homes will be able to buy concert tickets, order groceries and run through recipes ... but it will come at a cost.

Annie Palmer

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Jamie Clements‘ last wish was to travel on a plane for the very first time. Supplied

NEWSAussie gets last wish weeks before death

An Australian man with a terminal illness got his last wish just weeks before his death after his friend launched a fundraiser to make his dream come true.

Clareese Packer

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TravelPremiumSurprising new regions for wine tourists

New research finds more and more Aussies are hitting the road in autumn to visit undiscovered wine regions across the nation.

Emma Kirk

Aerial landscape view of a sunny coastal suburb in Rockingham in Western Australia.

HOUSING MARKET CommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumRecord surge: WA property market booms to $1 trillion

WA’s property market is now worth a third of the entire Australian stock market.

With the dust settling on the recent State election, it is timely to focus on one of the most important election promises made during the campaign that will totally transform our city in the years to come.

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CommentsIt’s time to make good on ‘Metronet on the Swan’ promise

This election pledge by the Labor Party was to start construction on an expanded ferry service to be known as ‘Metronet on the Swan’.

A raging fire blowing potentially hazardous smoke across parts of Balcatta has destroyed a family-owned furniture business.

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WA furniture business destroyed in warehouse blaze

“The roof is collapsing, the walls are collapsing, so we’re not sending anyone in.” 

Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton in Mindarie.

FEDERAL ELECTION 2025PremiumCooking with gas: Dutton vows to fast-track WA billions

Peter Dutton has vowed to end the stalemate over gas off WA’s North West coast within 30 days, if he becomes Prime Minister.

Jessica Page