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Sheffield Shield final: Western Australia vs Victoria, live scores, stats, results and commentary

It's day four of the Sheffield Shield final, and Western Australia have wrapped up Victoria's second innings - the Warriors need 91 to clinch a second consecutive Shield title at the WACA. Check out the live scores and stats in our ScoreCentre.

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Vics out to end WA's domestic dominance in Shield final

Victoria are on a mission to break Western Australia's stranglehold on domestic cricket when the sides meet in the Sheffield Shield final in Perth.

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Opposition Leader Chris Minns says the people of New South Wales pay more tax than other Australians. Is that correct?

State Opposition Leader Chris Minns claims New South Wales residents have the greatest tax burden in Australia, adding to their cost-of-living pain. Is that true? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

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Tributes after Australian star drowns at WA beach

Friends in Australia and overseas are paying tribute to actor Peter Hardy, who drowned at a popular beach in Western Australia last week.

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Neighbours actor Peter Hardy found dead on Australian beach aged 66

The star drowned at a beach in Fremantle near Perth, Western Australia, on Thursday after he was visiting from London.

Daily Record

Peter Hardy dies as Neighbours actor, 66, found dead on Australian beach

Neighbours actor Peter Hardy has died at the age of 66 after he drowned at a beach in Fremantle near Perth, Western Australia, on Thursday

Daily Mirror

Vics build impetus for Shield final with big WA win

Victoria look well placed to overturn last year's Sheffield Shield failure against Western Australia after a strong end to the season.

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WA government retains control of casino oversight

Western Australia's government has released its formal response to a royal commission into the Perth casino, supporting most of its recommendations.

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Final say on Crown Perth oversight stays with government despite scathing royal commission

Western Australia's gaming minister defends keeping the final word over who is appointed to the state's Gaming and Wagering Commission, which regulates the casino, as he presents the government's response to last year's royal commission.

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Vics to chase 61 for WA win and Shield final berth

Victoria are within touching distance of a second successive Sheffield Shield final after again dominating Western Australia on day 3 in Perth.

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Corruption and Crime Commission slams WA Police use of dogs against young Aboriginal people

The head of Western Australia's anti-corruption body criticises the police's use of dogs against young people, and says policies governing their deployment were not "racist in intent, but are racist".

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COVID-19 photo essay reflects on the day our lives changed forever three years ago

As COVID-19 sent shock waves around the world, a state of emergency was declared in Western Australia in March 2020. In the months that followed, our lives were drastically changed in ways previously unimaginable.

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Child suffers head injury during riot in outback WA

A nine-year-old boy remains in hospital after he was hit in the head by a flying object during a brawl in a Western Australia town.

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Victoria make inroads into WA top-order in Shield

Western Australia have suffered a rare poor start with the bat as Victoria made the most of winning the toss in their must-win Shield final-round match.

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AUKUS deal: Jim Chalmers announces $8 billion HMAS Stirling naval base expansion

Western Australia will be home to Australia's nuclear powered submarines from the early 2030s, as part of an $8 billion expansion of Perth's naval base.

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Fresh push for changes to 'distorted' GST system

The distribution of GST among states is an "affront to decency" and must be rectified by the federal government, Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas says.

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WA premier eyes China visit as relations improve

Western Australia's premier has confirmed he plans to visit Beijing in late-April to discuss the lucrative trade relationship between the two parties.

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WA faces challenging year ahead but economic outlook remains positive, according to new business report

Western Australia is well positioned to withstand a possible worldwide recession, according to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA's economic outlook report, but it warns the state still faces a tough 12 months.

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Inglis cracks ton as WA post 7-387 in one-day cup final

Western Australia opener Josh Inglis was dropped three times on his way to 138 as the Warriors equalled their highest ever team total in the one-day cup.

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Man pleads guilty after police stop $1 billion worth of cocaine from reaching Australia

One of the men charged over what has been described as the country's largest-ever drug sting, which stopped 2.4 tonnes of cocaine from entering Western Australia, pleads guilty in a Perth court.

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Evacuees wait to return to flood-hit NT remote communities as transport links severed by rising rivers

Residents of several remote communities say they still do not know when they will be allowed to return home, as flooded transport links cause empty supermarket shelves across the border in Western Australia.

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Cocaine valued at a staggering billion dollars seized in Australia’s biggest drug bust

Western Australia police are celebrating the success of an undercover operation that has resulted in Australia's biggest-ever drug seizure

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WA defeat Tasmania to top Sheffield Shield table

Western Australia have claimed a crushing three-day win over Tasmania to again secure Sheffield Shield final hosting rights.

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Police foil plan to bring $1b of cocaine into Australia

Police have stopped 2.4 tonnes of cocaine worth $1 billion from coming into Western Australia and have arrested 12 people over the alleged shipment.

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White weeping broom takes over Preston Beach threatening Western Australian native groundcover

It looks pretty, but the white weeping broom is a fast-spreading, invasive plant that is threatening biodiversity in Western Australia's coastal towns.

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