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WA targets family violence with $96.4m funding package

Western Australia will allocate $96.4 million in its upcoming budget to boost the safety and support of victim-survivors of family and domestic violence.

AAP · Apr 26, 2024

Melbourne misses out on hosting Matildas as Women’s Asian Cup host states revealed

NSW, Queensland and Western Australia named as candidates while Victoria did not express interest for 2026 tournament

The Guardian - AU · Apr 22, 2024

South Australia tops economic leaderboard again

South Australia is the top-performing state economy for the second quarter running although Western Australia could overtake it in coming months.

AAP · Apr 21, 2024

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WA leaves Agar, Stoinis, Behrendorff off contract list

Experienced international players Marcus Stoinis, Ashton Agar, Jason Behrendorff and Andrew Tye have not been offered state contracts by Western Australia.

AAP · Apr 20, 2024

Western Australia’s eucalypt forests fade to brown as century-old giant jarrahs die in heat and drought

Dead and dying shrubs and trees – some of which are found nowhere else on Earth – line more than 1,000km across the state’s south-west

The Guardian - AU · Apr 19, 2024

First Nations boy, 10, dies in apparent suicide while in state care in Western Australia

Advocates say the boy took his own life, leaving his family ‘devastated’ and triggering a coronial inquest

The Guardian - AU · Apr 18, 2024

Devil tooth among significant finds at Juukan cave site

Excavations of Indigenous rock shelters in Western Australia destroyed by mining have uncovered a Tasmanian devil tooth and artefacts as well as braided hair.

AAP · Apr 16, 2024

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Support critical for Australia to reap battery wealth

Western Australia has warned that taxpayer support for critical minerals will be crucial to overcoming investor reluctance and market distortion.

AAP · Apr 16, 2024

Extremely rare marsupial mole that 'expertly navigates' sand dunes spotted in Western Australia

Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa Martu rangers have photographed an elusive mole covered in silky golden locks that burrows in the sands of Western Australia and is only spotted a few times per decade.

LiveScience · Apr 9, 2024

Under-pressure child health services get funding boost

Western Australia has announced a $39 million boost in funding for under-pressure child development services including pediatricians and nurse specialists.

AAP · Apr 9, 2024

Police find missing member of group who reached remote Western Australia coast by boat

Search was conducted in difficult terrain near Mitchell Plateau as Coalition presses government over ‘third boat since November’

The Guardian - AU · Apr 7, 2024

Missing boat arrival found, PM dismisses criticism

Police have found a missing man who arrived as part of a group in an "unknown vessel" in Western Australia's remote far north.

AAP · Apr 6, 2024

Aussie Dollar: Exploring the Bullish Seasonal Dynamics of the Aussie Dollar and Western Australia's Harvest Cycle

While countries struggle with Central Bank indecisions on interest rates, the harvest season in Australia is predictable. Australia boasts a robust commodity base, frequently called a commodity currency. Commodities account for a large share of Australia's exports, so movements in commodity prices result in movements in export prices. Exports lead…

Barchart · Apr 4, 2024

Hi-tech drone discovers historic shipwreck in sea grave

The remains of a 100-year-old shipwreck have been discovered off the coast of Western Australia using new underwater drone technology.

AAP · Apr 2, 2024

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AAP · Mar 31, 2024

Search suspended for missing fisherman

Police have decided to suspend the search for a fisherman missing after he slipped off rocks and into the water east of Esperance in Western Australia.

AAP · Mar 27, 2024

Abortion decriminalised in WA amid sweeping reforms

Western Australia's new abortion laws have come into effect, decriminalising the procedure and cementing access to improved healthcare for women.

The Guardian - AU · Mar 26, 2024

Kim Beazley urges Tanya Plibersek to reject Woodside LNG plant extension

Former Labor leader joins other ex-ALP leaders, Indigenous elders and scientists in calling for protection of Indigenous rock art on WA’s Burrup peninsula

AAP · Mar 25, 2024

Fringe paceman Gannon savours WA's Shield three-peat

Reliable paceman Cameron Gannon was 12th man for the first two of Western Australia's recent Sheffield Shield crowns, but he played a key role in the third one.

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AAP · Mar 23, 2024

WA inching towards third straight Shield title

Western Australia are quietly going about setting an insurmountable total for Tasmania to try to chase down in the Sheffield Shield final at the WACA Ground.

AAP · Mar 22, 2024

Wade, Tasmania wobble in Shield final

Tasmania have stumbled to 6-152 at stumps on day two in reply to Western Australia's 347 in the Sheffield Shield final at the WACA Ground.

The Guardian - AU · Mar 22, 2024

Cyclist killed and another injured in separate incidents in Indian Pacific Wheel Race

Western Australia police appeal for information after second death in race after British ultra-endurance cyclist Mike Hall was hit and killed near Canberra in 2017

AAP · Mar 18, 2024

Tasmania's Beau Webster named Sheffield Shield's best

Allrounder Beau Webster, of Tasmania, has beaten NSW's Ollie Davies and Western Australia's Joel Paris to be named the Sheffield Shield's player of the season.

AAP · Mar 15, 2024

Changes to tourism at the iconic Horizontal Falls

Crossing Western Australia's Horizontal Falls by a boat won't be allowed in four year's time, after the state government claimed it needed to protect the site.

AAP · Mar 14, 2024

Wade to pull up stumps on red-ball cricket after final

Former Test wicketkeeper Matthew Wade will retire from red-ball cricket after the Sheffield Shield final between Tasmania and Western Australia.

AAP · Mar 13, 2024

WA into third straight Shield final, Vics shattered

Western Australia will host the Sheffield Shield final for a third straight season after defeating Victoria by 138 runs, jumping above Tasmania on the ladder.

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