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WA Premier Mark McGowan announces resignation from politics — as it happened

WA Premier Mark McGowan has announced his resignation from politics in a surprise announcement. Look back on today's events.

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WA budget 2023: Unpacking what's in Mark McGowan's latest bumper budget, as it happened

The WA budget is being announced, with the state expected to confirm a $4 billion surplus.

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How Indigenous Australians rely on subtle changes in the environment to track the seasons

Stunning videos and images illustrate how the First Australians rely on cues in the world around us to determine the change of seasons, but climate change is disrupting the natural order.

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Does Perth's future hold urban infill and better public transportation or more suburban sprawl?

Stretching 150km along the coast from Two Rocks to Mandurah, Perth has a claim to be the world's longest city. How did it get here and is it sustainable?

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COVID-19 photo essay reflects on the day our lives changed forever three years ago

As COVID-19 sent shock waves around the world, a state of emergency was declared in Western Australia in March 2020. In the months that followed, our lives were drastically changed in ways previously unimaginable.

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Perth housing crisis: Tensions grow in the suburbs over high-rise development as city battles urban sprawl

Residents vent their frustration as more multi-storey buildings cast a shadow over their leafy neighbourhoods, while planners argue more high-rise is needed to address the severe housing shortage and slow urban sprawl.

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Perth CBD parking levy fund almost tops $200 million as squabble breaks out over how to spend it

In an effort to discourage cars clogging up Perth's CBD, the state government collects tax on all the city's non-residential parking bays. But there is no plan to spend it, according to WA's Auditor General.

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WA government offers $19.5 million to keep struggling Griffin Coal mine operational

The WA government says it has offered a struggling overseas-owned coal miner almost $20 million dollars to continue operations in a bid to protect the state's electricity supply.

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FOGO bin waste piling up as WA council battles to save organics from landfill

The WA government says FOGO is key to the war on waste — but a massive 25,000 tonnes of household organic food and garden waste is sitting idle with no solution on what to do with it.

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Advocates say two-wheeled EVs a cheaper, greener option to de-carbonise transport

In the push to decarbonise our economy, much has been made of the need to transition to electric cars. But advocates say there's a much cheaper and greener EV to consider.

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Port Geographe in Busselton tames seaweed problem after years of issues

Seaweed still piles up at this Busselton beach every winter but residents say new techniques are paying off after years of expensive failures.

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New portable speed cameras for Perth and regional WA, but no fines allowed until laws are updated

The new cameras measure the average speed of a vehicle over two points, but for police to issue fines, traffic laws need to be updated – a process that could take a significant amount of time.

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Margaret River Pro draws big crowds as COVID-19 cases climb to almost 3,000 in South West

Back-to-back long weekends bring more COVID-19 into WA's major holiday destinations, but it's not deterring crowds flocking to the state's biggest surfing event.

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Carnaby's cockatoos' best breeding season on record credited to 'perfect' artificial breeding hollow

A threatened cockatoo species is in decline, but a breeding ground north of Perth has had its best year on record, with an artificial breeding tube being credited for the success.

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VHS video tape sales almost double in Australia as the forgotten format stages a comeback

Online sales of rare and retro video tapes are booming decades after the heyday of video rental shops, with an old Disney tape fetching $1,500.

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Is the sun finally setting on Australia's 'hermit kingdom'?

Two years ago, Western Australia slammed its doors shut and went in a different direction to the rest of the nation. But the sun may be setting on its days behind a hard border, despite its delayed reopening.

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