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Disastrous floods in WA – why were we not prepared?

The devastating floods sweeping through the Kimberley region of Western Australia have caused unimaginable destruction, leaving remote Indigenous communities stranded in its aftermath.

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Truckies take on mammoth 12,000km runs to resupply flood-isolated WA communities

Rookie truckie Katie Gianoncelli is one of many drivers undertaking massive journeys in long-haul trucks to resupply Western Australia's flood-hit communities.

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Western Australia's uptake of fourth COVID-19 booster second-lowest in the country

Health experts are concerned that slumping fourth-jab numbers in WA will lead to a spike in more severe cases like those that led to restrictions earlier in the pandemic.

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Stargazing in New England: A partial solar eclipse and good conditions for meteor showers in 2023

BALTIMORE — Though New Englanders will be missing out on a total solar eclipse passing over Western Australia in 2023, and a “ring of fire” eclipse crossing the Western United States, there’s still plenty to look for in the skies in the coming year.

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Record flooding in Kimberley causes widespread destruction to homes and infrastructure

Residents in flooded parts of Western Australia's Kimberley region are facing a lengthy and costly clean-up, after the record-breaking weather event caused severe damage to homes and infrastructure.

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WA recovery begins as floodwaters rise

While severe weather conditions have eased in the Northern Territory, authorities say record-breaking floods continue in WA's Fitzroy River catchment.

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Much-needed supplies arrive in Fitzroy Crossing crossing as region reels from record flooding

The first major supply of essential goods arrives in Fitzroy Crossing, after flooding from former tropical cyclone Ellie wreaked havoc in Western Australia's Kimberley region.

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Attracting doctors to regional Australia is hard but Alex Harris is proof it's possible

Two decades ago Alex Harris heard about a new program sending medical students to live and study in Western Australia's Kimberley. Signing up changed the course of his life.

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Westonia's Hood-Penn Museum frights and delights tourists in regional Western Australia

With its lifelike wax doll display, the Hood-Penn Museum is proving to be an increasingly popular — if strange — tourist attraction for the small town of Westonia.

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Post-mortem led to aged-care murder charge

A post-mortem found a 70-year-old woman died of strangulation, leading to an aged care worker being charged with murder in Albany, Western Australia.

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Kojonup wind farm sparks opposition while Collie battery sails through planning approval

Two major green energy projects are one step closer in Western Australia, but while one project has been welcomed by its local community, the other has not.

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Kimberley pastoralists first in line for government land degradation overhaul

Pastoralists and farmers from across Western Australia will soon have to comply with tightened land management standards as the state government boosts efforts to reverse degradation.

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Energy Minister Bill Johnston plays down fears over gas leak at Santos-operated Varanus Island hub

Energy Minister Bill Johnston says a gas leak at a pipeline off the coast of Western Australia's Pilbara region, which has reduced output at the Santos-operated Varanus Island facility, will not impact the state's gas supply.

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WA primary healthcare nurse practitioners say Medicare rebates must rise

Communities across regional Western Australia are having to self-fund visits from nurse practitioners, arguing Medicare rebates are too low to attract full-time medical staff.

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A US Writer Politely Roasted Aussies For Abbreviating Everything And We Need Some Aloe Vera

Aussie slang and abbreviations are notoriously wild, nay confusing. I have lived in Perth my entire life and didn’t know what the fuck togs were until someone who lives in Sydney had to explain they are, in fact, just bathers. While one may argue that living in Western Australia practically…

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Western Australia braces for unseasonal cold spring weather as front moves across state

Perth could set a new record for the lowest ever maximum temperature in November as a cold snap hits Western Australia.

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'Dirty' diesel generators may be needed during Perth summer as WA energy crisis deepens

The body that runs Western Australia's biggest power system may have to spend tens of millions of dollars hiring diesel-fired backup generators as part of desperate efforts to keep the power on.

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Outback Way and Tanami Desert road upgrades to be funded in WA

The federal government has rejected claims it plans to cut $678 million from a key infrastructure project that would connect outback Western Australia to country Queensland.

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Two killed in private WA helicopter crash

Two men are dead after the helicopter they were in crashed in Western Australia's wheatbelt region while they were participating in a club event.

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Kimberley businesses still struggling to attract workers, but experience glimmer of hope

A business group in the Kimberley region hopes to expand its new regional migration agreement to help fix chronic labour shortages impacting some of Western Australia's premier tourism towns.

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We found the oldest ever vertebrate fossil heart. It tells a 380 million-year-old story of how our bodies evolved

Scientists found a three-dimensionally preserved heart of a 380 million-year-old jawed vertebrate in Australia.

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Clarabelle the cow on 4,000km journey to raise money for cancer support in WA

A painted fibreglass cow is on a 4,000km road trip around Western Australia to raise $100,000 for a cancer support service.

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Snow falls in Stirling Range National Park as a cold snap hits Western Australia

A group of hikers make their way up Bluff Knoll to experience a rare flurry of snow on southern Western Australia's highest peak, as temperatures plunge across the region.

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Hancock Prospecting, Main Roads WA proposal sparks fear for Aboriginal heritage, workers on Wittenoom route

The company led by Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart, wants to put iron ore roads and workers' camps in Western Australia's north near a national park and through asbestos-riddled Wittenoom.

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Power back at Perth Airport after storm

A significant cold front has left thousands of Perth homes without power and caused flights to be delayed and cancelled at Western Australia's biggest airport.

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