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The West Australian

The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs.

  • 3,462articles · 30d
  • 12+ min agolatest article
  • Aug 15, 2026earliest in window
  • 99%with images
  • 145avg words
articles per day
Categories
  • News 917
  • Sports 732
  • Sports & Fitness 697
  • Politics 693
  • Sport 653
  • Economy, Business & Finance 620
  • Crime & Law 610
  • Sensitive Subjects 562

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The West Australian
thewest.com.au > news > pilbara > newman-coffee-couple-celebrate-as-commitment-to-community-pays-off-by-turning-franchise-into-top-performer-c-22838778

Couple turns under-performing coffee store to top performer

1+ hour, 7+ min ago   (359+ words) A young couple in Newman have turned an underperforming coffee store into one of the franchise’s top performers, fuelled by their commitment to give back to the community. A young couple in Newman have turned their little coffee store into…...

The West Australian
thewest.com.au > news > regional > bunbury-jetty-timber-donated-to-south-west-mens-sheds-by-southern-ports-c-22866259

Bunbury jetty timber donated to South West men’s sheds

1+ hour, 20+ min ago   (29+ words) The timber of a 60-year-old jetty from the South West’s largest port will be given a new lease on life, after being donated to men’s sheds across the region....

The West Australian
thewest.com.au > news > one-nation-leader-pauline-hanson-calls-indigenous-australians-primitive-race-c-22866727

Pauline Hanson calls Indigenous Australians ‘primitive race’

1+ hour, 34+ min ago   (153+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has branded Indigenous Australians “the most primitive raceâ…...

The West Australian
thewest.com.au > news > crime > fed-up-13-arrested-after-crackdown-on-remote-unrest-c-22866151

'Fed up': 13 arrested after crackdown on remote unrest

2+ hour, 45+ min ago   (26+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....

The West Australian
thewest.com.au > news > geraldton-guardian > gnfl-2026-grand-final-brigades-claim-historic-back-to-back-flags-in-epic-final-term-thriller-against-rovers-c-22860693

Hawks go back-to-back in epic final term over Rovers

2+ hour, 48+ min ago   (436+ words) For the first time in club history, Brigades are back-to-back Community Bank Geraldton Great Northern Football League premiers, soaring home late over a valiant Rovers side to take out a seven-point win....

The West Australian
thewest.com.au > news > albany-advertiser > man-72-killed-after-collision-with-harley-davidson-and-car-towing-a-caravan-on-highway-near-jerdacuttup-c-22865508

Motorbike rider killed in Great Southern after caravan crash

3+ hour, 19+ min ago   (206+ words) A man has been killed riding his motorbike in the Great Southern at the weekend, after a crash involving a car and caravan and his Harley Davidson in Jerdacuttup. A man has been killed riding his motorbike in the Great…...

The West Australian
thewest.com.au > lifestyle > barnaby-joyces-backs-one-nation-leader-pauline-hansons-criticism-of-pms-mum-c-22865181

Barnaby backs Pauline amid Albo’s mum outrage

4+ hour ago   (437+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce has backed his boss’s widely condemned criticism of…...

The West Australian
thewest.com.au > opinion > gary-martin-for-texts-sake-will-you-please-pick-up-your-phone-c-22863157

Texting trends and terminology are getting out of hand

6+ hour, 15+ min ago   (228+ words) The West Australian Texting was supposed to make communications easier Instead, it has given us a whole new set of ways to misunderstand one another We have become textpendent, using texts for conversations that go way beyond their original purpose…...

The West Australian
thewest.com.au > business > housing-market > brick-shortage-expands-to-include-maxi-bricks-with-builder-now-put-on-rations-by-states-only-major-supplier-c-22855024

Builder put on ration as shortage expands to maxi bricks

7+ hour, 48+ min ago   (461+ words) The State’s chronic housing crisis has been dealt a massive blow as WA’s only major brick manufacturer puts builders on tight brick rations amid a major shortage....

The West Australian
thewest.com.au > lifestyle > real-estate > im-going-to-wait-for-prices-to-fall-c-22855389.amp

“I’m going to wait for prices to fall”

9+ hour, 40+ min ago   (452+ words) There’s an interesting dynamic in the market right now. The Federal Government’s changes to taxation policy have had the intended effect, reducing investor purchasing activity and therefore easing competition for properties. The taxation changes, interest rate rises and global uncertainty…...