From an arts networking event to a whaling history tour, here’s your guide to the week ahead in the Great Southern.
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A religious group accused of depriving a girl her lifesaving medication have told a court they have ‘no intention’ of being involved in pre-trial hearings.
Aisling Brennan
Hundreds of competitors hit the track at Albany City Kart Club for its annual Southern Sprint showdown at the weekend.
Cameron Newbold
The mum accused of trying to kill her disabled daughter with insulin admitted to police there were two possible consequences from her actions — that she would ‘go peacefully’ or end up in hospital.
Emily Moulton
Two people involved in Saturday night’s ugly post-match brawl between spectators have been sanctioned by the Great Southern Football League.
The CCC has been investigating the Mid West Ports Authority over serious misconduct allegations regarding the awarding of a security tender to a company owned by the city’s former mayor.
Matthew Paddick
One of Australia’s largest financial services providers is going cashless at its offices but has promised customers cash withdrawal fees from ATMs will be covered.
Duncan Evans
In the immediate wake of nationwide rallies, laws are being introduced to make one group of Aussies safer.
Blair Jackson
WA’s regional areas will see wins in the safety, housing, health and transport industries, following the release of the State Budget on Thursday.
Melissa Sheil
Workers, already under pressure from inflation, saw their wages slide last quarter but there is some good news for homeowners.
Jack Quail
An attempt to hurry a suite of major reforms that would make it harder for people accused of serious domestic violence offences has failed.
Jessica Wang
The last section of the biggest road project in the Great Southern will open to traffic on Sunday with a new name to christen its official opening.
A politician in her 40s has detailed her fight with “the beast” in an emotional moment at parliament.
An Aussie fast-food favourite is adding two new burgers to their menu to celebrate 20 years of business.
Madeleine Achenza
Visitors to Muttonbird Beach can get a look inside the stomach of a seahorse thanks to a new bin that hopes to combat pollution and aid research on ocean plastics.
Thousands of people have demanded a ban on same-sex parenting books in a public library be reversed after national attention.
A teenager showed up 100km from home, stayed with a stranger and carried on the next morning, but was never seen alive again.
A photo has emerged of a bumper sticker from the scene of a horror crash that resulted in the death of a pedestrian.
Albany Liberal candidate and local councillor Thomas Brough has apologised “for any hurt that has been caused” by his remarks linking the LGBTQIA+ community to paedophilia at a February council meeting.
A new study has found which states are the most clueless about what to recycle in their household yellow bins.
Their son was just going for a surf before work but was fatally stabbed in what police say was an unprovoked random attack.
The government has come under fire for its cost-of-living measures that critics say helps billionaires more than people doing it tough.
Ellen Ransley
Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ wife turned heads in a yellow dress designed by an Aussie fashion designer.
The first question time since Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down his third budget is underway. Watch it live.