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Wing general manager Simon Rossi says battery powered drones are a green, faster and more affordable way to make deliveries. Photo: Supplied

Wing isn't in the business of delivering coffee and banh mi, it's in the business of developing drone technology and infrastructure.

Drone delivery is about more than just flying takeout

I even have my own Hellfire Club t-shirt as worn here by characters, Mike and Dustin. Picture: Netflix

If you often find yourself looking back fondly on the shows of your youth, then this one is for you.

There are 'Stranger Things' to be obsessed with

A survey of the nation's leading economists shows a forecast rise in interest rates and inflation. Picture: Shutterstock

The Conversation's 2022-23 forecasting survey predicts an increase in the Reserve Bank's cash rate.

Sky-high mortgages, 7.1% inflation, and a 20% chance of recession. How the Conversation's panel sees the year ahead

WEEK OF DISRUPTIONS: There will be a wave of industrial action this week by train drivers, teachers, nurses and midwives. Picture: AAP

It's been a long week of protests and strikes across the state.

Teachers, nurses, transport workers strike across NSW in week of heavy industrial action

UNIVERSAL: Spacey Jane expanded their reach on their second album Here Comes Everybody. Picture: Sam Hendel

Spacey Jane mine the anxiety of the times on album two

Spacey Jane are writing songs for Everybody

BACK AND BIGGER THAN EVER: Illustration of an influenza virus particle. Picture: Kateryna Kon / Science Photo Library / Getty Images.

The 2022 season has only just begun and already it's tracking toward a five year record. So what makes this year's flu so bad?

Is this year's flu worse than previous years?

Margaret River musicians Kevin MacDonald and Paul Barlow took part in 'The Careful Project' along with other WA artists and performers. Picture: Supplied

An incredible virtual world is being developed in the South West of WA.

Art explores new horizons

Experience the adventure: Dolphin Discovery Centre swim tour guide Kathy Thomson. Photo: Pip Waller. 

From retiree to dolphin tour guide: Kathy Thomson shares the experience of a lifetime

Expect more sailing shenanigans in season 7 of Below Deck Mediterranean. Picture: Bravo/Binge

Like fashion or film, organic farming or journalism, the 'yachting industry' is a lot less glamourous than it sounds.

Below Deck is really just the seven sins on the seven seas

Award season: Ex Margaret River Independent School student Rio Haigh - known professionally as Alex Belman - has been nominated for his jazz song, Slowly Burning, in this year's WAM Song of the Year competition. Picture: Supplied

With a WAM Song of the Year nomination under his belt and a debut album waiting in the wings, Margaret River-born and bred Alex Belman's musical journey is just getting started.

Jazz burns bright for emerging West Aussie songwriter

Looking back: 2011 Margaret River Bushfires | Video

New track: Alfie Arcuri has just dropped his latest single, Overtime, about his experiences with anxiety. Picture: Supplied

"Anxiety is something that I've had to deal with for most of my life."

The Voice star Alfie Arcuri shines light on anxiety

A NSW government plan would see the brumby population in Kosciuszko National Park shrink to 3000.

Brumbies numbers to shrink in Snowy Mts

BACK AND BIGGER THAN EVER: This year's flu season is on track to beating a five-year case record as vaccination numbers remain low. Picture: Shutterstock

This year's season is a stark difference to the 2021 winter sickness period, which saw very few cases recorded nationwide.

Flu season on track to hitting five year record as vaccination remains low

Fighting for Life team members Lee Fazzolari, Claudia Panuccio, Orlando Fazzolari and Marie Ottrey.

PHOTOS: Relay for Life smashes fundraising goal

Abortion rights protesters chant on the steps of the Alabama state capitol building during a rally and march on the capitol in Montgomery on Sunday, June 26. Photo: Mickey Welsh-USA TODAY NETWORK/Sipa USA /AAP Image

Australians have joined in the fight for women's rights with protests set for the major metropolitan cities.

People show solidarity and protest for women's rights

Clayton Hyder collected first place for his American IPA, 'Dr Pat's Medicinal Neck Oil' with brewing partner, Stuart Bremner.

The seventh annual tournament attracted record entry numbers, with more than 65 homebrewers entering over 120 beers.

Backyard Brewing Tournament winner crowned | Photos

BACK IN THE DAY: Nurses attend to a patient in an iron lung in the United Kingdom, 1949. Picture: Getty Images

The virus has been nearly eradicated worldwide, but traces have been found in London's wastewater, prompting a "national incident" to be declared.

Polio has been detected in the UK: Here's everything you need to know

Varroa mite was detected in beehives around the Port of Newcastle on June 24

Natural beekeepers urge Australia to learn from the mistakes made overseas where bees have become dependent on pharmaceuticals while trying to control varroa mite.

Let them bee: Natural beekeeping teacher says miticides not the answer to varroa parasite

Pressure: Augusta Margaret River's Jake Rodgers takes down his opponent. Pictures: JLG Photographics

Hawks prove to be a threat after win over Panthers

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Mittagong man Brian Richardson is one of an estimated 66,500 Australians living with aortic stenosis. Photo: supplied

It's a life-threatening disease but Brian Richardson has been given a second chance and wants fellow sufferers to know how.

How you could soon have your heart disease treated overnight

A man accused of killing a suspected thief near Geelong has faced court.

Vic manslaughter accused released on bail

The Stock Swami tweeter has apologised for misleading Tolga Kumova (pictured) who is suing him.

Stock Swami apologises to Federal Court

Victoria has recorded its fifth monkeypox case, a man in his 40s.

Monkeypox alert as Vic man tests positive

A man who surrendered to police with a gun down his pants has been jailed for manslaughter.

Fatal shooter admits 'wicked behaviour'

Emissions cuts must match those caused by COVID-19 lockdowns to limit global warming to 1.5degC.

COVID-scale emissions cuts needed yearly

Support: Social worker Michelle Moriarty has launched a new service Grief Connect WA. Picture: supplied.

Life beyond the funeral

Busselton police search for man, possibly in Bunbury

INVESTIGATION: Police are seeking information about a serious crash in Australind. Picture: File Image. 

Police are investigating a serious crash in Parkfield, Australind, which left a 23-year-old man hospitalised with serious injuries.

Parkfield crash leaves 23-year-old man with serious injuries

Author: Former detective Kristi McVee will release her book Operation KidSafe - A detectives guide to child abuse prevention in mid-July. Picture: supplied.

'My life's mission': former detective's guide to prevent child abuse

BE VIGILANT: As scammers get more sophisticated, it can be harder to tell what's real. Photo: Shutterstock

Watch out for tax scams

PROTESTING: People across the United States have taken to the streets in protest of overturning Roe v Wade. Picture: Gayatri Malhotra via Unsplash.

The Mail sat down with three women from Western Australia who have terminated a pregnancy, and heard how they felt about Roe v Wade being overturned in the United States.

'For me, it would've meant abject poverty': Trickle-down effect of abortion ruling felt in WA

Distinctive woody bulges, or galls, on the shoots and branches of citrus trees are a sign of citrus gall wasp infestation. Pictures: supplied.

Call to protect your trees from citrus gall wasp

Council ask city to reduce expenditure

The carcass was reported by Parks and Wildlife Service officers at 12:19pm, having washed ashore approximately 2km north of Myalup Beach.

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Whale carcass washed ashore near Myalup Beach

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People living in the South West are being encouraged to check their superannuation balances, with average super balances in some parts of the region tracking well below the national average.

South West super balances below national average

'Fast and furious': National squash champion visits Bunbury

Elite: Bunbury Squash Club players with former Commonwealth Games player Lisa Camilleri. Picture: Jemillah Dawson.

'Fast and furious'

No more: Former South Bunbury captain Beth Bond and former coach Max Jetta holding the team's third premiership cup in 2021. Picture: Jemillah Dawson.

'Deeply concerned': WA sport minister writes to South Bunbury Football Club

Old Railway Station: The Bunbury Visitor Centre used to be based out of the Old Railway Station which also operates as a bus station. Picture: Pip Waller.

Potential new home for visitor centre

BANNED: The items include plates, bowls, cutlery, drink stirrers, drinking straws, thick plastic bags, expanded polystyrene (EPS) food containers, helium balloon releases and unlidded containers. Picture: File Image. 

Historic day for single-use plastic bans in WA

Busselton Activ supported employees Warren, Toby, Kiara and Malcom from 2018. Picture: Sophie Elliott.

Activ thrown a lifeline

Participants at a Reclaim the Void retreat with their rag-rugs. Picture: Nic Duncan.

The rag-rugs are being woven by people from all walks of life and backgrounds across Western Australia

Reclaim the Void: Symbolically sealing mining holes with rag-rugs

WA Premier and Treasurer Mark McGowan said the second Household Electricity Credit payment was the most generous power credit for households in the nation, "at a time when war and other global pressures generate inflationary pressures across Australia". Picture: File Image

Some WA households could be eligible for more than $700 in energy bill relief payments.

Energy bill help on the way for WA households

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Two teenagers die in Wagerup car crash

Chase away the winter blues with an afternoon of wine and cheese by the fire at Howard Park Wines. Picture: Supplied

Now in its sixth year, the event features a list of traditional winter favourites including a melted cheese feast, accompanied by a selection of award-winning Howard Park wines set amongst the warmth of a roaring fire.

Fireside cheese and wine returns to Howard Park

IN DEEP: Ben Gumbleton's personal turmoil flavours Between The Head & The Heart.

Boo Seeka targets the heart on second album

WELL FRAMED: Erin Doherty is brilliant in Chloe, an English drama about a con artist who is obsessed with her late friend. Below, Melissa McCarthy in God's Favorite Idiot. 

Chloe stalks in thrilling psychological territory

SACRED GROUND: Goanna are back to celebrate their 1982 classic album Spirit Of Place. Picture: Martin Stringer

Shane Howard explains why Solid Rock will always matter

Goanna rediscovers their Spirit Of Place

Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez return for the second season of OMITB which adheres sensibly to the mantra of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". Picture: Disney+

This series delivers joyous entertainment by a cast at the top of their game - if that isn't true art, then nothing is.

It's close to the best thing on TV and we've got some good news

DRESSED FOR SUCCESS: Sydney post-punk band Johnny Hunter are ready to deliver on the hype with their debut album Want. Picture: Tom Wilkinson

Sydney band Johnny Hunter know how to stand out from the crowd.

Johnny Hunter are taking what they Want

FRIENDS: Everything I Know About Love revolves around four female housemates attempting to navigate love and life post university. Below, Juancho Hernangmez and Adam Sandler in Hustle.

Dolly's girls just wanna have fun and find love

BACK IN THE GAME: Drew McAlister and Troy Kemp, collectively known as McAlister Kemp, are touring again with a new album.

'It's a relief to know we've still got it.'

McAlister Kemp back on the big stage

10 year olds Amber (left) and Januli with the Margaret River Chocolate Co's Giant Freckle.

What do you to to mark the production of your 500,000th chocolate freckle? Make an enormous, world-beating version, of course!

Margaret River Chocolate Co unveils world's largest chocolate freckle

SWDC TradeStart manager Mat Lewis said the Chinese wine market presented many opportunities to producers in the South West. Photos: Supplied

The South West Development Commission will host a workshop on January 31 for those interested in reaching the China wine market.