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A hybrid solar eclipse will occur this week. What is it and why is it so rare?

Thousands of people are flocking to Exmouth in Western Australia this month hoping to catch a solar eclipse. So what are solar eclipses, and how much will the rest of Australia see?

ABC News · Apr 12, 2023

Afternoon Update: WA braces for powerful cyclone; AFL opens racism investigations; and China’s first H3N8 bird flu death

A cyclone powerful enough to ‘pick up a caravan’ is due to hit Western Australia on Thursday

The Guardian - AU · Apr 12, 2023

North-west battens down as Cyclone Ilsa gathers strength

Worksites and communities are being evacuated as Tropical Cyclone Ilsa builds in intensity and moves towards the Western Australian coast.

The New Daily · Apr 11, 2023

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How the world’s oldest known meteorite impact structure changed the chemistry of Earth’s crust

Meteorite impacts can be cataclysmic events in the history of a planet, melting rock, changing atmospheric chemistry, and wreaking general havoc.

The Conversation · Apr 11, 2023

Potential category four cyclone Ilsa brews off WA as BOM warns of gale-force winds, heavy rain

Warnings of gale-force winds and heavy rainfall are issued for Western Australia's north as a potential severe tropical cyclone brews off the coast.

ABC News · Apr 10, 2023

Widespread damage expected as cyclone strengthens

A cyclone forming off northern Western Australia is strengthening, with fears it could wash out roads and cause power outages in coming days.

The New Daily · Apr 9, 2023

Western Australia faces prospect of another cyclone barreling down on the northwest

Pilbara and Kimberley regions are looking anxiously out to sea as a strengthening low-pressure system suggests a cyclone is on the way

The New Daily · Apr 9, 2023

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Man obsessed with Bratz dolls snatched girl from tent - then added her mum on Facebook

Terence Darrell Kelly, 37, was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison after abducting four-year-old Cleo from the Western Australian Blowholes campsite in 2021

Daily Mirror · Apr 7, 2023

Claremont killer TV drama revisits painful chapter

Western Australia's police force were not involved in a soon-to-air dramatisation of the gruelling efforts by detectives to hunt down the Claremont killer.

AAP · Apr 6, 2023

WA liquor laws restricting Good Friday alcohol sales dubbed a 'relic of the past' as reform looms

Western Australia's restrictions on Good Friday alcohol sales need to be modernised, according to the minister tasked with overseeing the state's liquor laws.

ABC News · Apr 5, 2023

Easter trading hours: What’s open and what’s closed

Over the Easter long weekend, some stores and shopping centres will be staying open to get any last minute shopping done.

The New Daily · Apr 5, 2023

Australian man jailed for 13 years in Cleo Smith kidnapping

A man who kidnapped a four-year-old girl in Western Australia and held her captive for 18 days was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison on Wednesday, in a case that gripped the country.

Reuters · Apr 5, 2023

Terence Kelly jailed for abducting Cleo Smith as court told of family’s ‘immeasurable’ distress

Judge acknowledges turbulent upbringing of Kelly, who was jailed for more than 13 years after pleading guilty to abducting girl at WA campsite

The Guardian - AU · Apr 5, 2023

Major builder halts sales amid 'grim' housing shortfall

Western Australia's biggest home construction company is turning away new customers in an attempt to clear its backlog of thousands of builds.

AAP · Apr 4, 2023

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ABC News · Apr 4, 2023

Flying doctors touch down on Eyre Highway after driver critically injured by car rollover

The highway connecting South Australia and Western Australia was temporarily transformed into a runway on Saturday as paramedics responded to a vehicle rollover that left a 53-year-old man with critical injuries.

ABC News · Apr 2, 2023

Spearfishing won't be banned around Margaret River after blue groper death at Cowaramup Bay

Western Australia's Fisheries Minister will not ban spearfishing at popular beaches around Margaret River but describes the behaviour of people who left a speared blue groper on the beach as "not good".

AAP · Apr 1, 2023

Pinder pens two-year NBL deal with Perth Wildcats

High-flying forward Keanu Pinder will return to Western Australia after signing a two-year deal with Perth Wildcats.

AAP · Mar 31, 2023

Preventable errors rise in WA hospitals, new data shows

New data highlights an increase in preventable serious incidents at Western Australia's hospitals amid heavy patient demand.

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ABC News · Mar 30, 2023

Clive Palmer to sue Australia for $300 billion over iron ore project in WA's Pilbara region

Mining billionaire Clive Palmer seeks $300 billion in damages from the Australian government over an iron ore project in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

AAP · Mar 30, 2023

Clive Palmer eyes $300b damages claim over mine project

Billionaire Clive Palmer says any "future windfall" from a $300 billion claim against the federal government would help fund new hospitals in Western Australia.

AAP · Mar 27, 2023

Bancroft's weight of runs builds case for Ashes recall

Western Australia coach Adam Voges has urged national selectors to recall Cameron Bancroft for the Ashes tour after a career-best Sheffield Shield campaign.

The New Daily · Mar 26, 2023

WA defeat Victoria to take Sheffield Shield

A clinical Western Australia have defended their Sheffield Shield crown, defeating Victoria by nine wickets.

ABC News · Mar 26, 2023

Western Australia claims back-to-back Sheffield Shield triumphs with nine-wicket defeat of Victoria in final

Dominating with both bat and ball, Western Australia completes a successful Sheffield Shield defence with a nine-wicket win over Victoria in the final at the WACA.

AAP · Mar 25, 2023

Defending champions WA beat Victoria in Shield decider

Western Australia have defeated Victoria in the Sheffield Shield final with a nine-wicket victory at the WACA clinching back-to-back titles for the hosts.

ABC News · Mar 25, 2023

Serious e-scooter crashes on the rise in WA, as new mode of transport explodes in popularity

There has been a sharp rise in e-scooter-related injuries in Western Australia, as figures reveal a significant number of people ride while drunk, on drugs or without a helmet.

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