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Bunnings has made a surprising new move, launching a new AI powered shopping assistant. Chief Information Officer, Genevieve Elliott. Bunnings.

SHOPPINGPremiumBunnings reveals huge AI shopping move

Bunnings has unveiled one of its biggest projects to date, partnering with Google to revolutionise how Aussies shop and prepare their next DIY project.

Georgia Palgan

Mark McGowan.

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Mark McGowan, WA’s fuel crisis is all your fault

If BP and our politicians could turn back time, would WA still have an oil refinery at Kwinana?

Paul Murray

Paul Murray

Wesfarmers-owned CSBP reckons it can fulfil contracts for March and April but tips ‘anticipated shortfalls’ between May and July.

AgricultureCommentsPremiumFarmers see red over fertiliser supply cuts and rising costs

Another of WA’s three biggest fertiliser suppliers has cut back deliveries, threatening crop harvests and tightening the screws on farmers already struggling to deal with shortages triggered by the war.

Sean Smith and Georgia Campion

Every year, Australians lose an estimated $32 billion to gambling. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

BusinessPremiumStates urged to go beyond Albanese's gambling reforms

One state government's parliament already had a motion banning in-stadium gambling advertisements on the books, beating Canberra to the punch.

Ben McKay

People in Australia's southeast states can enjoy an extra hour of sleep on Sunday morning. (Jason O'BRIEN/AAP PHOTOS)

BusinessPremiumWhy you notice daylight saving changing less and less

From secretive government labs to the phone in your pocket, an army of tech nerds is literally giving you the time of your life.

Will Nicholas

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NEWSPremium‘Projectile’: Kmart product’s huge hazard

A popular drink bottle sold across Australian Target and Kmart stores has been recalled after a serious hazard was detected.

Georgia Palgan

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NEWSPremiumChaos as $100k fuel giveaway shut down

Insane scenes have captured drivers queuing bumper-to-bumper after an Aussie servo announced a $100k fuel giveaway before it was shut down by police.

Blake Antrobus, David Wu

Reduced petrol prices at the Burk petrol station in Mount Lawley saw a few cars lining up for the cheap fuel.

WA NewsCommentsPetrol prices edge down while diesel keeps climbing

Perth motorists are set for slight relief at the bowsers on Saturday, but diesel continues to trend up as experts warn Government intervention won’t make much of a difference for long.

Oliver Lane

The chief of one of Australia’s big 4 banks has warned there is a “chance” the country could enter a recession amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East and inflationary headaches at home.

BUSINESSPremiumBank CEO’s worrying forecast for Australia

The chief of one of Australia’s big 4 banks has warned there is a “chance” of a recession amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East and inflationary headaches at home.

Blake Antrobus

Energy Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson said all fuel suppliers were now providing “a level” of information.

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Major update in WA fuel emergency as companies share data

All fuel suppliers have now supplied at least some level of information after the Cook Government forced their hands with emergency powers.

Oliver Lane

The RBA is bracing for inflation to go above 5 per cent this year for the first time since 2023.

EconomyCommentsPremiumWestpac boss warns ‘a chance of a recession’ as rates rise

Australia needs to prepare for a chance of a recession, a Big Four bank boss has warned, amid increasing inflationary pressures and rising interest rates, as well as escalating tensions in the Middle East.

Cheyanne Enciso and Oliver Lane

An event planned by Hale School to celebrate ‘The Wittenoom Years’ — yes that asbestos-riddled Wittenoom — is really testing The Bull’s famously compassionate and non-cynical nature. 

Herd on the TerraceCommentsPremiumSuit up! It’s Hale’s trip down memory lane ... to Wittenoom?

An event planned by Hale School to celebrate ‘The Wittenoom Years’ — yes, that asbestos-riddled Wittenoom — is really testing The Bull’s famously compassionate and non-cynical nature. 

People pictured attending Stations of the Cross on Good Friday at Saint Mary's Cathedral. Picture NewsWire / Monique Harmer

EASTERHuge crowds as Aussies mark Good Friday

Australians have embraced Good Friday traditions as thousands attend church services, queue at fish markets and get away for the long weekend – with one major appeal raising more than $3m.

Georgia Palgan

Port of Ashburton in Onslow.

InfrastructureCommentsPremiumWorks continue on cyclone-hit ports at Dampier, Ashburton

Operations at the Port of Dampier and Port of Ashburton in the State’s North West are yet to fully return to normal in the wake of cyclone Narelle, with repair works set to continue into next week.

Cheyanne Enciso

WA tourism operators are hoping for a good Easter period to help get them through an uncertain few months ahead.

EconomyVideoCommentsPremium Why Easter is vital for WA tourism ahead of ‘tough winter’

WA tourism businesses are eager to power through and capitalise on a make-or-break Easter period ahead of an increasingly uncertain 2026 that could see fuel prices and inflation loom over leisure budgets.

Cheyanne Enciso and Simone Grogan

The popular chain has sold out of unleaded petrol and brand diesel in a tough start to the long weekend.

WA NewsVideoCommentsFuel giant runs dry in WA as list of servos in crisis grows

The number of WA service stations with dry pumps has risen on Friday as the fuel crisis continues to impact Australians. SEE THE FULL LIST. 

Tegwen Bescoby

Energy Minister Chris Bowen says he is ‘pleased’ with forecast for fuel supply through April. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

NewsPremiumFuel ships on their way over Easter, but ‘risks’ remain

More than 50 fuel ships are en route to Australia as thousands celebrate Easter, but the government warns longer-term “risks” remain.

Nathan Schmidt

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FINANCEPremiumReal cost of Aussie Easter revealed

Australians are facing a record financial hit from holiday surcharges at cafes and restaurants, as penalty rates force some businesses to pass on the extra costs.

Cameron Micallef

With a vast steel industry that consumes more than 70 per cent of seaborne iron ore, China has consistently pushed for greater influence.

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China takes on titans to reorder a $275b iron ore market

China has sought for decades to turn its clout as the world’s largest commodities consumer into pricing power.  With iron ore, it is closer than ever to success.

Alfred Cang and Katharine Gemmell

Labor’s workplace laws could cause stagflation.

EconomyPremiumPM’s workplace laws could send Australia into stagflation

Labor’s workplace laws introduced in 2023 risk causing Australia to suffer from stagflation, a University of New South Wales professor has warned.

Stephen Johnson

Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate’s February visit to Mar-a-Lago in Florida was funded by the Trump Organisation, including accommodation, meals featuring an expensive tomahawk steak, and airport transfers.

BusinessCommentsPremiumThe Aussie billionaire who’s now Donald Trump’s neighbour

Mike Dorrell grew up in the country town of Griffith the son of a teacher, and is now among Australia’s 10 richest and a neighbour of Donald Trump in Florida.

Tom Richardson

It is not immediately clear how the new sales price and resulting US tariffs will be determined. (Julian Smith/AAP PHOTOS)

TradeCommentsPremiumTrump adjusts tariffs on steel, aluminium imports

The US will maintain a 50 per cent import tariff ‌on steel, aluminium and copper commodity imports but apply the rate to the prices paid by American customers.

David Lawder

The tariff impost is expected to hit Australian companies, with CSL the biggest exporter.

NewsPremium‘No impact’: Vow to protect PBS from Trump

US President Donald Trump has followed through on another tariff threat, putting a 100 per cent levy on a major Australian export.

Blair Jackson

Simon Mukwarami is remembered as a loving husband and father.

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The West Australian exclusive
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Worksafe accuses South32 of negligence in worker’s death

A much-loved father died at a Western Australian alumina refinery because there were ‘no controls’ in place ‘to prevent a fall’, a leaked document from the State’s safety regulator has revealed.

Adrian Rauso