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SA struggle against WA in cup despite Manenti hitting

Western Australia's potent batting line-up will be chasing just 211 runs to beat South Australia and earn hosting rights for the one-day cup final

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Three men wanted after cocaine haul off WA coast

Hundreds of kilograms of cocaine have been found off Western Australia's south coast, with detectives seeking three men for questioning.

AAP

WA to overhaul gun laws as underground stash uncovered

The discovery in Western Australia of a bunker allegedly containing a cache of high-powered firearms comes as the state looks to overhaul its gun laws.

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Diver kicks 'cunning' shark in face after 'survival instincts kick in' during attack

Tao Hoogland was diving with his friend Joseph at Shark Bay, Western Australia, on Friday when suddenly they were just inches away from a hungry and aggressive shark

Daily Mirror

Shark barrier plans for Perth's Swan River after death

Western Australia's government has advanced plans to install shark barriers in the Swan River after a 16-year-old swimmer was fatally attacked.

AAP

Redbacks edge closer to win over Shield leaders WA

Sheffield Shield holders Western Australia need 206 runs to win with five wickets in hand after South Australia had the better of the day four opening session.

AAP

Redbacks set massive Shield test for high-flying WA

South Australia have four sessions to bowl out Sheffield Shield leaders Western Australia, set 468 for victory, and secure a famous win in Adelaide.

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Western Australia's 1929 centenary celebrations were full of colonial pride, but festivities went awry

A poetry competition whose entries were so bad the judges got legal advice and a fireworks display "overrun by hooligans" were two of the ways Western Australia marked 100 years as a colony.

ABC News

Fears for Fitzgerald River National Park native species as bushfire burns UNESCO biosphere

A Western Australian botanist says some native plants in the Fitzgerald River National Park are not rejuvenating from historical bushfires, and believes more research is required into the impact of all fires, including prescribed burns.

ABC News

WA beach package find adds to AFP investigation after other bags found on capsized boat

Police are examining the contents of a black bag found washed up on a beach on Western Australia's south coast.

ABC News

SA make steady start in Shield clash as WA stars return

South Australia have lost just one wicket during the opening session of the key Sheffield Shield match-up against a bolstered Western Australia side.

AAP

Mining giant faces charges over harassment documents

Western Australia's workplace safety regulator is prosecuting Fortescue Metal Group for allegedly failing to provide documents relating to harassment cases.

AAP

Legal dispute over youth detention class action

Western Australia's government has flagged it will need months to prepare its legal response to claims of youth detainee mistreatment aired in a class action.

AAP

BHP halts Western Australia iron ore operations for a day after worker dies

The world's largest miner BHP Group has suspended its Western Australian iron ore operations for a day after a worker was struck by a train at its Port Hedland iron ore facility, it said on Wednesday.

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AFP

Pilots walk away from 737 crash in Australia

Sydney (AFP) - Two pilots have made a "miraculous" escape after their Boeing 737 water-bombing plane crashed and burned while fighting a blaze in remote Western Australia.

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Thieves swipe rare orchids from WA conservation garden

Up to 900 of Western Australia's rarest orchids have been stolen from a conservation garden in a devastating blow for two species teetering on the brink.

The Independent UK

Pilots miraculously walk away unharmed after Boeing 737 crash in Western Australia

‘The fact that two pilots walked away from the accident is simply amazing,’ says aviation analyst

The Guardian - AU

Pilots survive Boeing 737 water bomber crash while fighting bushfire in Western Australia

Investigators to examine wreckage and interview two pilots who were responding to a bushfire in the Fitzgerald River national park

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AAP

Miracle survival for pilots in 737 air tanker crash

A probe has been launched into a crash involving a 737 air tanker on the way to a bushfire in southern Western Australia.

ABC News

Two pilots survive after 737 large air tanker crashes in Fitzgerald River National Park while battling bushfires

The pilots managed to free themselves from the wreckage after the plane came down in the Fitzgerald River National Park on WA's south coast yesterday afternoon.

Reuters

Girl killed in shark attack on Australia's west coast

A 16-year-old girl died on Saturday after being mauled by a shark in a river in Western Australia's state capital Perth after she jumped in the water to swim with a pod of dolphins.

Daily Mirror

Hero desperately tried to save girl, 16, killed by shark while jetskiing with friends

A group of teenagers were jetskiing along the Swan River in western Australia, when they reportedly jumped in to swim with dolphins - leading to one being brutally attacked and killed by a shark

Bangkok Post

Shark kills teen in Western Australia

A 16-year-old girl was killed on Saturday after being mauled by a shark as she swam in a river in Western Australia, officials said.

AAP

Bushfire emergency warning in southwest WA

Residents in parts of the shire of Nannup in Western Australia's southwest have been told a fast-moving bushfire is threatening lives and homes.

ABC News

What the heck was that radioactive capsule emergency in Western Australia all about?

It began as the scarcely believable tale of a very tiny and very lost radioactive "Tic Tac" in the Australian desert, and ended up a planet-sized news story.

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