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13 hours ago | perthnow.com.au | Melissa Sheil |Eliza Kavanagh

A 30-year-old man has died after his vehicle and another car collided on Albany Highway near Narrikup on Thursday morning. The man was driving a white Nissan Micra on Albany Highway near Red Hill Road at about 6.30am when he collided with a grey Holden Rodeo Utility. He died at the scene from his injuries. The 52-year-old driver of the ute was taken to Albany Health Campus with serious injuries.

1 day ago | perthnow.com.au | Stephanie Gardiner

Rural Australians should embrace political competition after decades of remaining loyal to parties that have done nothing for them, a former independent MP says. Tony Windsor, the former member for the NSW seat of New England, said the major parties were playing "tweedledum and tweedledee", which was not working for them. The May 3 election is tipped to result in a minority government, in part due to the predicted rise of independents in key regional seats.

1 day ago | perthnow.com.au | Taylor Renouf

Prince William and Princess Kate have wished their son Louis a happy birthday, posting a picture of the seven-year-old missing his front teeth. The young royal family member looked all grown up in a green sweater, jeans and a collared top as he posed for his birthday portrait. “Wishing Prince Louis a very Happy 7th Birthday!” the Prince and Princess of Wales captioned the picture.

1 day ago | perthnow.com.au | Taylor Renouf

A storm is forecast to hit WA’s South West in hours, with residents told to prepare now for severe weather. The Bureau of Meteorology issued an advice for Albany, Esperance, Mount Barker, Bremer Bay, Hopetoun and Walpole, warning locals about damaging winds expected to pass through the area on Wednesday evening.

1 day ago | perthnow.com.au | Tess Ikonomou

Peter Dutton's big reveal on defence policy has been sidetracked by the re-emergence of a missing frontbencher, under fire for old comments on women in combat roles. Opposition defence spokesman Andrew Hastie, a former Special Air Service Regiment captain, said in 2018 his view was that the "fighting DNA of a close combat unit is best preserved when it's exclusively male".