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One Nation is after a state seat on the outskirts of Perth. What happens next may re-shape Australian politics

Where once a byelection for a state seat would have attracted little national attention, the remaking of the Australian political landscape in recent months has given such contests greater significance.

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Victorian polls have Coalition leading Labor by narrow to large margins

It’s about three months until the Victorian state election on November 28. Five polls have been released since Ben Carroll replaced Jacinta Allan as Labor leader and premier on July 28. These polls have the Coalition leading Labor after preferences by between 51–49 (Morgan SMS) and 57–43 (Redbridge).

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Premier takes on fresh jobs in defence powerhouse push

WA's premier wants his resource-rich state to diversify into defence as he takes on key additional portfolios in his own cabinet.

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Ex-staffer lands cabinet post, Indigenous MP overlooked

An ex-chief of staff to two premiers has been promoted to a mystery cabinet position as a state Labor caucus ignores calls for an Indigenous MP to get the job.

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View from The Hill: WA state byelection within Hastie’s seat another ‘real time’ test for One Nation

One Nation will be tested soon in a Western Australian byelection for a state seat lying predominantly within the federal electorate of Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie, a ferocious critic of the party.

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'Fight for our lives': Labor fears as by-election looms

A by-election for a seat will be tough to retain after a state MP quit, Labor says, as One Nation prepares to exploit voter disquiet.

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Mining state spruiks plan for defence manufacturing hub

A state government could transform a coal-mining town into a hub for manufacturing military equipment.

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State mulls using COVID quarantine facility as prison

A state government, wrestling with a booming prison population, is assessing whether it could turn a COVID quarantine facility into a prison.

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Youth facility 'improved' despite rooftop stand-off

A youth detention centre where six inmates climbed onto a roof during a stand-off with authorities has improved in recent years, a government minister says.

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Work begins to replace 'inhumane' youth detention site

Early work has started on a $158 million youth detention facility to house challenging detainees currently being held in a wing of an adult prison.

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High security centre to be 'world's best' youth prison

A new 30-bed, $100 million youth detention facility will be "the best of its kind in the world", the WA Government says.

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Serial shoplifters, retail worker attackers face jail

Penalties for violent attacks on Western Australian retail workers have been bolstered while serial shoplifters could face jail under new laws.

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New laws will ensure DV accused lose access to guns

Police will no longer need a warrant to seize firearms from gun owners accused of domestic violence under amendments to WA laws being debated in parliament.

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Behind every statistic there is someone like Jenny or Gretl. Their friends and family say things must change

Unheeded warnings and outdated gun laws are being scrutinised in the aftermath of another domestic violence tragedy in Perth

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WA minister says threshold for police intervention must be lower after Perth shooting double murder

Paul Papalia flags changes to ‘inadequate’ laws following claims that police were warned about killer Mark Bombara’s arsenal of firearms

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'Idiotic' outback gold ore stealing ring busted

More than a dozen bikies face charges after police swooped on an outback gold ore heist involving a suburban home being used as a processing facility.

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Guards watching movies when teen self-harmed in custody

An interim report into the death of an Indigenous teenager after he self-harmed in youth detention has found multiple system failures.

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WA minister defends actions after teen died in custody

A West Australian government minister has blamed his advisors for the information he gave media after a teen self-harmed in detention and died.

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Indigenous boy fighting for life after custody incident

A 16-year-old boy is in a critical condition in hospital after he was found unresponsive in his cell at the Unit 18 detention facility in Western Australia.

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Indigenous boy, 16, in critical condition after being found unresponsive at WA youth prison

Boy resuscitated at Casuarina prison before being taken to Perth’s Sir Charles Gairdner hospital

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High-powered guns surrendered, destroyed in buyback

High-powered and military-style firearms worth up to $18,000 each have been surrendered to authorities following a West Australian government buyback.

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Cleo Smith abduction: how a solitary ping to a mobile phone tower was key to finding child

WA police minister discloses fresh details in the capture of Terence Kelly, while Cleo’s parents reveal the lingering effects on the family

ABC News

Defence Strategic Review concludes WA's northern coast a 'primary area of military interest'

Australia's first major defence force review in a generation says the nation's geographical benefits are "radically reduced", with WA's north now a "primary area of military interest".

ABC News

How WA Police's new search powers aim to disrupt organised criminals' ability to distribute drugs

Citing lessons learned during COVID border closures, the WA government hands police "world-leading" search powers at its border crossings to stem the flow of illegal drugs into the state.

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Fresh push for changes to 'distorted' GST system

The distribution of GST among states is an "affront to decency" and must be rectified by the federal government, Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas says.

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