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Filming whale sharks feeding on bait ball at Ningaloo Reef 'most exciting experience', photographer says

Tom Cannon knew he was witnessing a rare natural phenomenon when he captured footage of whale sharks feeding on bait balls on Western Australia's Ningaloo Reef.

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Esperance rangers hope cultural burns could buffer remote islands from climate change impacts

A bird colony has gone missing from an island off the south coast of Western Australia. Rangers say cultural burning could prevent such losses in the future.

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Northam man accused of lighting fires in Western Australia facing five more charges

A 23-year-old man accused of lighting a string of fires that have burned through hectares of bushland in Western Australia's Wheatbelt has been handed five more charges.

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Tropical Cyclone Ellie crosses Northern Territory coastline as category one system

Tropical Cyclone Ellie was declared by the Bureau of Meteorology on Thursday evening, and has since crossed the Northern Territory coastline.

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Western Australia's most frequented stock route from De Grey to Mullewa heritage listed

A major stock route, along which more livestock are thought to be overlanded than all other routes in Western Australia combined, is added to the state's heritage register.

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WA nurses, police set for pay increases

Western Australia's government will pay immediate salary increases and bonuses to nurses and police officers as wage negotiations drag into the new year.

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McGowan reignites GST feud with NSW

Western Australia's premier has poured scorn on the NSW government's fiscal management in a press conference alongside Labor hopeful Chris Minns.

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Hail forces Busselton beachgoers to seek shelter during thunderstorm

Melbourne may be the city of "four seasons in one day", but Busselton in Western Australia had a crack at the title on Monday when beachgoers were forced to shelter from hail.

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Kwinana big battery project suffers fresh delays, $19 million blowout amid WA power supply fears

Western Australia's first big battery will now cost an extra $19 million and not be available until after summer, adding further pressure to the state's electricity grid.

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Gina Rinehart, Kerry Stokes and Chris Ellison in race to stake claim over Perth Basin despite gas price gap

Australia's richest people are in a battle for control of Western Australia's burgeoning onshore gas industry, despite the Commonwealth's decision to cap prices. Energy reporter Dan Mercer explains why.

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Christmas spiders on the hunt for mates as summer heats up in Western Australia's south-west

Described as "jewels of the bush", Christmas spiders emerge in prolific numbers across southern Western Australia during the warmer months.

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Tim Winton’s Blueback takes on new life as a feature film starring a blue groper and Eric Bana

Tim Winton's 1997 novella Blueback has been adapted to the big screen, filmed entirely on location in Bremer Bay, Western Australia

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CPSU/CSA accepts WA government's latest pay and conditions offer for public sector workers

After months of negotiations, a union representing 40,000 public sector workers in Western Australia accepts the government's wages and conditions offer.

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Male pilot killed in WA plane crash

Police are investigating after a male pilot was killed in a plane crash near the border between Western Australia and South Australia.

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Man dies after plane crash in Caiguna, 350km west of WA-SA border

A man aged in his 40s dies after the plane he was piloting crashes in the Caiguna area.

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Ord Valley mangoes left unpicked as farmers count cost of flooded market

Farmers in Western Australia's far north leave tonnes of mangoes unpicked, with a flooded market making continuing this year's harvest an unviable option.

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Dad drives 2,860 miles without spotting deadly python inches from steering wheel

Andrew Hill took six-year-old Ivy along for the ride and drove his work vehicle, a Toyota Hilux, 4,600km from Perth, Western Australia, to Brisbane, Queensland

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Truck driver Luke Brooks jailed after killing cyclist Leif Justham in drug-fueled crash on Nullarbor

A fatigued, drug-affected truck driver is jailed in Western Australia for fatally running down an environmental campaigner who was cycling around the country to raise awareness about climate change.

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WA budget surplus rises slightly in mid-year review as Mark McGowan eyes potential storms

Premier Mark McGowan paints a bleak picture of what's ahead for Western Australia's economy as he announces a $1.8 billion surplus for the next year.

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WA police eye 'boxing in' pursuit strategy

Officers need greater training and legal protections to carry out "boxing-in" techniques to end high-speed pursuits, Western Australia's police union claims.

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WA could face gas supply shortages for years, according to new report

There are concerns about a "sizeable" shortfall in WA's future gas stocks, as a report from the Australian Energy Market Operator warns demand could outstrip supply for much of the coming decade.

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McGowan retains treasury in new WA cabinet

Western Australia's premier has appointed new child protection and education ministers in a cabinet reshuffle midway through Labor's second term.

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AFP, ATO target 'dodgy' tax software

Businesses allegedly using software to avoid paying tax have been targeted by the AFP in Victoria, NSW, Queensland, Western Australia and Tasmania.

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Charges over alleged WA public bribery

A former contractor to Western Australia's Department of Communities allegedly transferred money to a public servant who awarded him contracts.

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WA water minister resigns, reshuffle looms

Western Australia's water minister has resigned at the behest of Premier Mark McGowan, paving the way for a cabinet reshuffle.

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