It started with the talk about the high-tech, winged keel and then went back to basics – a week of messing about on the rivers.
Claire Middleton
A Victorian council’s plan to axe three waste stations has sparked fury from residents, who will be left to grapple with the extra travel costs.
Georgia Palgan
A critical Easter construction window for one state’s massive rail project is hanging in the balance as strike action threatens to halt works.
Andrew Hedgman
Details of a high-ranking neo-Nazi’s “unusual” conditions in custody have been revealed in court as he fights to be released on bail.
Clareese Packer
Economists predict Australia’s economy could suffer its worst quarterly fall since the 1990s outside of the Covid pandemic.
Cameron Micallef and Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
A key figure in the Liberal Party has announced he will step down at “right time”, after nine years in the top job.
Emma Kirk
With no engines and plenty of nerve, drivers will take on the steep descent of Apex Drive on Mt Clarence on Saturday as the National Soapbox Championships roll into Albany.
Amy Towers
Residents of Woodanilling have been asked for their views on health and happiness after the shire’s stats rated worse than the State average in areas like obesity, alcohol-related deaths and self-harming.
Australian employers’ need for workers has jumped in the three months until February, but it is unlikely to stop further interest rate pain.
Cameron Micallef
A discarded battery is believed to have sparked a fire that shut down a major waste facility for an entire day, prompting warnings about safe disposal.
Ever thought about buying the big roundabout? Or, perhaps, you’d rather put a hotel near Albany’s beloved chippy, Hooked on Middleton?
Melissa Sheil
A Katanning man who threatened to light himself and police on fire with an aerosol can and lighter before attempting to grab a knife from his pocket while being arrested has been sentenced.
Hannah Whitehead
Thousands of families are facing long waits at the Sydney Royal Easter Show after the Fun Pass app stopped working.
Several mouthwatering clashes await the Mid West’s AFL crew who will be hunting for results and looking to bring home the chocolates in this year’s round four Easter long weekend clashes.
Rebecca Ruthven
Australians are finally seeing changes at the bowser after a suite of federal measures in the wake of fuel pressures.
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
A nightshift worker got the shock of his life on Thursday morning when The Lott called with life-changing news.
Mystery remains over a bizarre theft in Greenbushes, where vandals stripped a cemetery toilet down to its frame, twice.
Madelin Hayes
One council is examining a four-day working week that aims to maintain essential services, reduce travel costs, and avoid increasing rates for residents.
Labor is considering invoking last-resort powers to ensure Australia has enough gas to last through winter amid fears of a supply shortfall.
Ria Pandey
An Australian tech company’s shares have rocketed on Wall Street after signing a $1.8bn deal for data centres in Melbourne and Sydney.
Blair Jackson
Australia has been urged to abandon its green energy agenda, with One Nation leader Pauline Hanson declaring the fuel crisis a “hell of a mess”.
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has confirmed Australia is in talks to explore ways to secure the critical Strait of Hormuz.
One Nation’s sweep in the SA election has painted a dire picture for the Liberal Party, as Pauline Hanson doubles down on her plan for national dominance.
Here’s your full guide to what shops are open and shut right through the 2026 Easter long weekend.
Jack Nivison
