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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.
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TV veteran Mel Doyle’s new top job
18+ min ago (308+ words) Channel 7 star Melissa Doyle will become the chair of the Australia Day Council board. The celebrated television identity and current co-host of House of Wellness said it was an honour and humbling opportunity to continue telling stories of people who…...
RBA to speak ahead of crucial cash rate meeting
45+ min ago (26+ words) Economists will be closely watching remarks from two senior Reserve Bank officials as expectations firm for another interest rate hike at the end of the month....
WA sitting on a $8 trillion mining bounty: CME
45+ min ago (518+ 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....
OpenAI halts IPO over fears of ‘killing everybody’
1+ hour, 6+ min ago (348+ words) OpenAI will not go public this year as the giant artificial intelligence company focuses on addressing safety-related concerns around the technology. Chief executive Sam Altman said in a interview with Fortune that this year would be an “ill-advised moment” for…...
North Perth home could be crowned Perth’s best verge
5+ hour, 52+ min ago (359+ words) It’s a front garden buzzing with bees, clucking with chickens and possibly even hosting a bat. But this isn’t a sprawling garden in rural WA, this is a pocket of wilderness in suburbia. Such is the charm of this garden…...
WA families ‘stressed and tired’ over rising home repayments
5+ hour, 52+ min ago (393+ words) For Jeff and Satori, raising two young children while trying to keep up with their growing mortgage repayments is becoming an increasingly difficult task. The couple bought their Wembley home in 2021 for $1.4 million, but say their repayments have nearly doubled…...
WA owners spending more of salary than ever on mortgage
6+ hour, 49+ 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....
Petrol price panic as Middle East tension flares
7+ hour, 15+ min ago (37+ words) Perth drivers have began preparing for more pain at the bowser after global oil exports were threatened by Yemen rebels capturing an island at the entrance to the Red Sea, one of the world’s key shipping lanes....
Cook to continue luring big sport and entertainment to WA
7+ hour, 50+ min ago (407+ words) Premier Roger Cook has pledged to continue attracting big sporting and entertainment events to WA, with government figures showing the spectacles injected more than $220 million into the WA economy in 2025....
Saudi Arabia shuts down oil pipeline
8+ hour, 12+ 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....