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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.

  • 3,459articles · 30d
  • 1+ hour agolatest article
  • Aug 14, 2026earliest in window
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  • 146avg words
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  • News 912
  • Sports 726
  • Sports & Fitness 689
  • Politics 687
  • Sport 641
  • Crime & Law 615
  • Economy, Business & Finance 607
  • Sensitive Subjects 565

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The West Australian
thewest.com.au > business > housing-market > perth-apartment-complex-to-become-latest-in-an-unprecedented-number-of-build-to-rent-projects-in-wa-c-22863145

Building starts on Perth complex of ‘affordable’ apartments

2+ hour, 49+ min ago   (357+ 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. Perth’s latest high rise apartments are about to spring up right next door…...

The West Australian
thewest.com.au > business > scale-game-integro-takes-advantage-of-was-fragmented-advice-market-in-acquisition-spree--c-22840155

‘Scale game’ drives WA wealth advice mergers

3+ hour, 36+ min ago   (374+ words) Perth wealth boss Justin Gilmour says regulation and rising costs are forcing smaller advice firms to find scale as Integro adds Coastline to its growing WA stable. Western Australia’s patchwork of smaller financial advice firms is heading for more…...

The West Australian
thewest.com.au > news > australia > former-sunrise-host-melissa-doyle-appointed-new-chair-of-australia-day-council-board-c-22862799

TV veteran Mel Doyle’s new top job

6+ hour, 5+ 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…...

The West Australian
thewest.com.au > politics > rba-to-speak-ahead-of-crucial-cash-rate-meeting-c-22862896

RBA to speak ahead of crucial cash rate meeting

6+ hour, 32+ 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....

The West Australian
thewest.com.au > business > mining > western-australia-is-sitting-on-a-8-trillion-mining-bounty-according-to-a-new-report-released-by-cme-wa-c-22843796

WA sitting on a $8 trillion mining bounty: CME

6+ hour, 32+ 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....

The West Australian
thewest.com.au > technology > openai-to-delay-initial-public-offering-as-ceo-sam-altman-flags-risk-of-ai-killing-everybody-c-22862849

OpenAI halts IPO over fears of ‘killing everybody’

6+ hour, 52+ 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…...

The West Australian
thewest.com.au > lifestyle > garden > the-baileys-verge-awards-north-perth-home-in-running-to-be-crowned-was-best-verge-c-22849765

North Perth home could be crowned Perth’s best verge

11+ hour, 39+ 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…...

The West Australian
thewest.com.au > business > housing-market > we-dont-want-to-be-this-stressed-and-tired-wa-familys-home-repayment-burden-all-too-common-c-22860996

WA families ‘stressed and tired’ over rising home repayments

11+ hour, 39+ 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…...

The West Australian
thewest.com.au > business > economy > the-sunday-times-editorial-fear-on-the-home-front-as-wa-owners-spending-more-of-salary-than-ever-on-mortgage-c-22857577

WA owners spending more of salary than ever on mortgage

12+ hour, 36+ 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 > business > economy > petrol-price-panic-as-middle-east-tension-flares-following-red-sea-entrance-being-captured-c-22860908

Petrol price panic as Middle East tension flares

13+ hour, 1+ 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....