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Hero dog saves owner from vicious kangaroo attack as animal tries to drown pooch

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGE: Pam Baldwin, 71, was walking her dog in Albury, Western Australia, when she was attacked from behind by a vicious kangaroo which her dog fought for 45 minutes

Daily Mirror

WorkSafe investigating quad bike involvement in Western Australian farm death

Worksafe is investigating the death of a 35-year-old woman on a farm near Collie after she was reportedly thrown from a quad bike while rounding up cattle.

ABC News

Western Australian police force looking to recruit Gardaí to head down under

If you're a Gardai and have eyed up Oz, this might be your perfect timing

Irish Mirror

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20 years in the making: witnessing the _Dwoort Baal Kaat_ songline's incredible return to Noongar Country

The Hopetoun Community Resource Centre is a hive of activity this sunny morning in mid-September. It is the height of the Ravensthorpe Wildflower Show, an event that attracts thousands of visitors to small agricultural towns on Western Australia’s south coast each year.

The Conversation

Man 'bitten on the head' in vicious crocodile attack as friend fends off reptile with knife

The two men were crabfishing in Horizontal Falls, a popular tourist hotspot in Western Australia, when the beast "leapt" from the water and bit one of the men on the head

Daily Mirror

Faster internet is coming as NBN Co rolls out plans for fibre upgrades in Newcastle, Hunter

Upgrades will also be made in suburbs across the ACT, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania.

Newcastle Herald

WA opener Bancroft scores Shield century

Western Australia opener Cameron Bancroft has scored a Sheffield Shield century against Victoria in Melbourne.

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WA police force seeks overseas recruits

Western Australia police will recruit officers from the United Kingdom, Ireland, and New Zealand under a "historic" new agreement.

AAP

Mount Augustus trails to shut down over summer as inquest into deaths of four hikers recommends closure

Deadly walking trails in northern Western Australia will be closed over summer, after a state coroner recommended they be shut due to multiple deaths.

ABC News

Japanese PM Kishida to visit Australia in late October

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio will likely visit Australia later this month in a trip which will include the city of Perth, the state capital of the mineral and energy export state of Western Australia.

Reuters

Radiation ‘hotspots’: legacy of British nuclear tests lingers on idyllic islands in Western Australia

Tourists warned not spend more than an hour at the Montebello Islands sites – as a new study examines the effect of radioactive sands on marine life

The Guardian - AU

Teenage Australia prospect echoes Mario Balotelli after matching Ricky Ponting feat

Exciting 18-year-old Western Australia batter Teague Wyllie echoed Mario Balotelli's famous postman quote after celebrating his first hundred in rather reserved fashion

Daily Mirror

Man's arm 'nearly severed' by shark in WA

A man will be airlifted to Perth for surgery after his arm was almost severed by a shark in an attack off Western Australia's Pilbara coast.

AAP

Montebello Islands nuclear test research finds radiation still present 70 years after blast

Jim Marlow covered his head and eyes as the British military conducted a nuclear test off Western Australia's coast. Seventy years on, researchers say radiation is still present on the Montebello Islands.

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Review of West Australian hospital staffing levels presents scathing findings of 'cumbersome' nurse rostering system

An independent review of the number of nurses in West Australian hospitals finds the present system of rostering does not provide staffing levels to enable safe and quality patient care.

The Guardian - AU

Glenbank shipwreck: Finnish vessel that sank off coast of Western Australia in 1911 found

Western Australian Museum says discovery tells tale of global trade at turn of century

ABC News

Lifeline emerges for those affected by closure of Activ, WA's largest disability services provider

Plans are unveiled to find jobs for more than 750 supported employees after Activ Foundation, WA's largest disability services provider, announced plans to close its worksites, but long-term concerns remain.

ABC News

Government pledges full review of Western Australia's struggling juvenile justice system

The review will focus on incarceration rates and the use of controversial punishments.

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Seastock completes first harvest of methane-reducing seaweed asparagopsis in Western Australia

Asparagopsis can be used to reduce the emissions in cow burps and it grows naturally at this pearl farm.

AAP

WA kids go slow to thwart NSW attack

Western Australia have crawled to 6-132 in reply to NSW's 180 at tea on day two of the Sheffield Shield clash at the WACA Ground.

AAP

WA father drowns aiding teenage sons

Police say a man in his 50s who drowned at Yallingup Beach in Western Australia's southwest had been trying to assist his teenage sons.

AAP

NSW fight back late against WA in Shield

WA paceman Lance Morris snared 5-36 to help dismiss NSW for 180 on day one of the Sheffield Shield clash in Perth before the hosts slipped to 2-18 at stumps.

ABC News

Two men die in helicopter crash near Koorda in Western Australia's Wheatbelt

Police say a search found the helicopter crashed near the Cowcowing Lakes, about a 3-hour drive east of Perth, after the men failed to return on time.

ABC News

Farmers are getting renewable Standalone Power Systems as Western Australia's regional power grid is dismantled

An ambitious project to take thousands of West Australian properties off-grid is taking shape. Here's how farmers are finding their new solar power systems.

AAP

Federal loan for contentious WA urea plant

A $220 million federal government loan will fast-track development of a urea plant in Western Australia amid concerns about its impact on rock art.

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