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WA records 19 new COVID cases as school cluster concerns grow, but isolation rules to stay for now

Premier Mark McGowan insists the state will not be changing its strict isolation rules at present as another Perth school grapples with a positive case.

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Albanese demands Colbeck ‘resign today’ as nation records 82 Covid deaths – as it happened

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Packer's influence over Crown 'extinct'

James Packer insists the influence he once had over Crown has "ceased permanently" as a royal commission into Perth casino prepares to deliver its findings.

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Firefighters battle uncontrolled WA blazes

Warnings remain in place for out-of-control bushfires southeast of Perth and in Western Australia's south as firefighters battle gusty conditions.

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McGowan feels heat over WA border rules

Western Australia's hardline approach to managing its Omicron outbreak has forced the temporary closure of a Perth school just days into the first term.

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COVID-19 hits Harrisdale High, Corpus Christi and Winterfold Primary as Omicron outbreak grows

A third Perth school records a case of COVID-19 just three days into the school year, with hundreds of students and dozens of staff ordered to isolate as the state records 17 new local cases.

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Watch and act bushfire warning for Nambeelup and Stake Hill, south of Perth

A fire that threatened lives and homes near Mandurah south of Perth is downgraded, with a watch and act warning issued for parts of Nambeelup and Stake Hill.

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Road trains to ease supply chain woes after WA supermarket shortages worsened by SA flooding

Western Australia will allow trucks to haul three semi-trailers in order to bring more freight into the state and fill supermarket shelves left empty after extreme flooding in South Australia.

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Perth childcare worker Kerri Wharf accused of scratching children in her care claims she is a 'scapegoat'

Kerri Wharf is accused of scratching 22 children in her care at an early learning centre in Banksia Grove, but her lawyer claims testimony by children is "confused, uncertain and lacking in detail".

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Operations teams working round the clock to return power to Perth and Kinross homes after battering by two storms

Storm Malik and Storm Corrie cause blackouts, water supply issues, train service cancellations and traffic chaos over the weekend

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Bob's Brew is back to get Perth's men talking through life's ups and downs

Now restrictions have eased, a men's group in Perth is up and running again, providing a friendly place to meet and talk without judgement.

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Councillors agree £38,000 investment in enhanced measures to tackle anti-social behaviour in Perth and Kinross

The additional investment was approved as councillors passed a three per cent increase on tenants’ rent

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Ex-employee of Perth-based insurance giant Aviva embezzled over £13,000

A sheriff has postponed the sentencing of Joy Pumayi to give her time to repay the amount

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Alex plants a tree in Perth to honour her father of the famous Cairncross family firm

Alastair Cairncross was famous in Perth and throughout the world for designing and making jewellery, now a tree will grow to continue his legacy

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Small-scale Chinese New Year celebrations held in Perth

Organiser Andy Chan says the 2023 festival will be ‘bigger and better’ in the hope they will be able to hold events by then

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Coffee and chat event in Perth for Time To Talk Day

Talking can be a lifesaver according to one woman campaigning to prevent suicides and to beat the isolation that can bring a person down.

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Emergency alerts for two WA bushfires

Authorities have issued emergency alerts for bushfires east of Perth and in southwest Western Australia, with residents urged to act immediately.

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Martin bushfire at emergency level in Perth Hills as Kirup fire intensifies

An emergency level bushfire breaks out in the Perth Hills suburb of Martin, as firefighters battle another emergency level blaze near Kirup, in the state's South West.

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Crown's last pitch to WA royal commission

Crown has argued it should be allowed to continue operating its Perth casino as a West Australian royal commission prepares to deliver its findings.

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Simpson assuming Eagles destined for hubs

West Coast coach Adam Simpson is assuming the Eagles will be hitting the road in the early part of the AFL season due to Western Australia's border closure.

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'Theatre of the real': how artists at Perth Fringe World are stripping down to reveal their vulnerabilities

At this year’s Fringe World festival in Perth, the “theatre of the real” is everywhere: theatre, comedy and drag all speak directly to our reality, played against a background of survival.

Daily Record

Concerns over length of time taken for firefighters to reach Perthshire school

A shortage of retained firefighters in Highland Perthshire has led to appliances having to come from further afield

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Name for Perth's new primary unanimously approved

The name picked largely by pupils won the approval of the Perth and Kinross Council committee

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More police time spent on missing and vulnerable persons than investigating crime

Tayside's top police officer said the shift represented a "societal challenge"

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Worrying increase in young men committing violent crimes in Perth and Kinross

Around one quarter of the males committing common assaults are aged just 10 to 17

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