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InfrastructureBudget throws $22.5m at Kwinana’s port ship show

An upgrade of Kwinana’s ageing port infrastructure is under consideration after industry warned shocking shipping congestion was adding to local freight costs.

Matt Mckenzie

Fremantle Ports run the Kwinana Bulk Terminal and the nearby Kwinana Bulk Jetty.

Premier Roger Cook and Fisheries Minister Jackie Jarvis announce a fishing ban.

State PoliticsLabor hit with legal battle over controversial fishing ban

Joe Spagnolo

“A Dachshund, they’re very cute… they are so small and have a lot of energy.” Madi O’Halloran, 10, Gingin

COUNTRY CHRISTMASAll these country kids want from Santa

You’d be hard-pressed to find a city kid hoping for a baby highland cow, a chicken coop or a new shovel when the big man in red pays a visit this Christmas

Cally Dupe & Carwyn Monck

Mr Peakall was patrolling the boundary of the blaze on Old Ongerup Road as part of a farmer response unit when a burnt tree fell on the cab of his vehicle just after 8pm.

Community heroAmelup man killed in bushfire revealed as young farmer

The 34-year-old was patrolling the boundary of the blaze when a burnt tree fell on the cab of his vehicle just after 8pm.

Melissa Sheil and Claire Middleton

Bunge's first grain ship to depart the Port of Bunbury for the 2025-26 harvest season.

Harvest 2025-26Bunge’s South West grain exports ramp up

Grain exports are flowing out of the South West as global agribusiness Bunge fires up its shipping program and the State’s bumper harvest moves into full swing.

Cally Dupe

The front page of the first edition of The Western Mail, published on December 19, 1885, with a front page from December 9, 1982, and November 20, 2025.

COUNTRYMAN’S 140TH Countryman’s 140th: A legacy of connection

This month, Western Australia’s rural newspaper, Countryman, celebrates an incredible 140 years of serving the State’s country communities.

Cally Dupe

Government leadership is needed to to give agriculture the status it deserves, the WA Nationals say.

OPINION Opinion: Agriculture treated as an inconvenience by Labor

How did agriculture, one of our State’s great success stories, end up being treated like an inconvenience by the Cook Labor Government?

Lachlan Hunter

Firefighting crews and water bombers are fighting the fire in Boddington, with residents urged to prepare to evacuate.

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‘MONITOR CONDITIONS’: Bushfire raging south-east of Perth

A bushfire in the Shire of Boddington has been downgraded to a bushfire advice alert for residents in Bannister, Boddington and Marradong, with the blaze now contained.

Jacki Elezovich

The tight-knit Borden community banded together to finish harvesting the final 250ha of the Peakall family farm.

Community spiritBorden rallies to finish harvest of Jaxon Peakall’s farm

In a show of compassion and solidarity, the tight-knit Borden community banded together on Sunday to complete the Peakall family’s harvest after the loss of their son Jaxon in the Mindarabin fire.

Great Southern farmer Jaxon Peakall was tragically killed during a bushfire.

True championAmelup’s Jaxon Peakall named as ‘true champion’ in tributes

Tributes have poured in for the much-loved 34-year-old farmer and volunteer firefighter who tragically lost his life last week while helping firefighting efforts in the Shire of Gnowangerup.

Sally Cox, left, worked as the editor of Countryman newspaper from 2000 to 2005. Cameron Morse, bottom right, took on the role after Sally, while Graeme Curry, top right, penned a column and wrote about livestock for the Countryman between 2000 and 2004.

COUNTRYMAN’S 140TH Journalists and editors that shaped the Countryman

For 140 years, the Countryman and its predecessor The Western Mail have been guided by generations of journalists and editors who helped shape its identity.

Stanton Kennedy-Smith was badly burnt recently while farming in Wagin. He credits his hat for helping save his life.

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Wagin bushfire survivor reunited with trusty life-saving hat

A Wagin farmer could feel the searing heat on his skin as the vehicle he was on sped through a wall of flames, but without his beloved wool hat he says his injuries would’ve been much more severe.

Claire Sadler

Former chief vet of Australia Mark Schipp, right, and polyphagous shot-hole borer, right.

DON’T BE SO RECKLESSBiosecurity risks ‘real’ and ‘at our doorstep’

Australians have been warned they cannot afford to be complacent about biosecurity, with deadly livestock diseases on our doorstep and global outbreaks being managed like a “game of whack-a-mole”.

Cally Dupe

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He will front court again on February 6 for a trial allocation date.

CourtsIdentity of young police officer accused of assault revealed

The 23-year-old allegedly assaulted a woman during an arrest in Perth’s western suburbs.

Jessica Evensen

Giuseppe Diego Scaffidi leaves magistrate court after recieving a fine. Sandra Jackson

Courts & JusticeHusband of disgraced former Lord Mayor guilty of assault

The Perth developer husband of a disgraced Lord Mayor has pleaded guilty to assaulting an elderly woman and deliberately driving his luxury Maserati at another person during a parking dispute.

Charlton Hart

He was rushed to the Northam Health Service but could not be saved.

WA NewsCBH site closed after worker dies from medical episode

A CBH Group employee has died during a medical episode while at work near Northam.

Jessica Evensen

Outgoing Woodside Energy boss Meg O’Neill.

EnergyWoodside CEO Meg O’Neill quits top job to join BP

Woodside Energy chief executive Meg O’Neill has quit Australia’s biggest oil and gas group to lead global giant BP.

Sean Smith

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EducationExclusive first look at ‘game-changer’ ECU Perth City campus

The impressive $853 million vertical campus that has quickly taken shape in Yagan Square is set to invigorate Perth’s CBD. SEE THE PICS HERE

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MiningTaxpayer-funded mine gets reprieve in fight for life

The owners of an ailing mineral sands operation in the Kimberley have been allowed to defer repayments on a $160 million Federal Government loan.

Adrian Rauso

CourtsIdentity of young police officer accused of assault revealed

The 23-year-old allegedly assaulted a woman during an arrest in Perth’s western suburbs.

AFLHarley Reid purchases $3m home in expensive Perth suburb

West Coast superstar Harley Reid has confirmed his commitment to Perth in bricks and mortar by buying a home worth almost $3 million.

The victim of the Tom Silvagni rape crime has issued a powerful statement the day after Silvagni received his jail sentence.

POWERFUL STATEMENTNew details emerge in Silvagni rape case as victim speaks out

The victim has issued a powerful statement as a ‘war’ rages between two famous AFL families.

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‘MONITOR CONDITIONS’: Bushfire raging south-east of Perth

Jacki Elezovich

Community spiritBorden rallies to finish harvest of Jaxon Peakall’s farm

Melissa Sheil

True championAmelup’s Jaxon Peakall named as ‘true champion’ in tributes

Melissa Sheil

COUNTRYMAN’S 140TH Journalists and editors that shaped the Countryman

Georgia Campion and Cally Dupe

BusinessTikTok’s US arm to be housed under new joint venture

A memo sent by TikTok’s CEO has revealed the company’s US operations will be housed under a new venture.

Jonathan Vanian and Julia Boorstin

YouTube boss says he limits hid children’s social media access.

TechnologyYouTube CEO’s shock kids social media move

YouTube’s chief executive Neal Mohan is the latest in a line of tech bosses who have admitted to limiting their children’s social media use, as harms of being online for young people have become more evident.

Sawdah Bhaimiya

Netflix has announced it’s reached a deal to buy pieces of Warner Bros. Discovery.

CNBC newsNetflix announces deal to buy Warner Bros, HBO for $108b

The multi-billion dollar deal will bring a swift end to a dramatic bidding process that saw Paramount and Comcast also vying for the legacy assets.

Lillian Rizzo, Sara Salinas

Bay Area Kids Rentals table and chairs at a Peppa Pig themed partyCourtesy of Bay Area Kids Rentals

CNBC newsParents’ kids party side hustle brings in $450,000 a year

When Tayo Lanlehin was planning her son’s first birthday, she bought yellow and blue signs, balloons and a cake with 3D planets. It turned into a money-making machine that takes up just a few hours a week.

Megan Sauer