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Western Australia announces parliamentary inquiry into forced adoptions of children

Western Australia will follow Victoria in holding an inquiry into forced adoption, following two years of campaigning by people who were adopted out as children and mothers who were forced to give up their babies.

ABC News

Tigers top-order toothless against Shield leaders WA

Tasmania are 226 runs behind Western Australia with five wickets in hand following a poor start to their Sheffield Shield first innings in Hobart.

AAP

Alinta calls for new gas, green energy capacity as coal exodus threatens supply crunch in WA

Australian energy heavyweight breaks cover to call for new gas plant in the west as coal exodus threatens supply crunch.

ABC News

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Premier reveals his family link to forced adoptions

Western Australia's premier has described how his grandmother was forced to give up a child, as a parliamentary committee examines historical forced adoptions.

AAP

Inglis century builds huge WA platform against Tasmania

A century to Josh Inglis has put high-flyers Western Australia in a good position after day one of the Sheffield Shield clash against Tasmania in Hobart.

AAP

‘It’s 300-odd days of sunshine’: Brits weigh Western Australia’s allure

Remote Australian state hopes better wages and sunshine will attract UK workers. In-the-know expats give their verdict

The Guardian - UK

Men clinging to cooler rescued off Australia

Three fishermen clinging to a cooler box have been rescued in choppy seas off the coast of Western Australia state.The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) diverted a rescue aircraft on Wednesday after an emergency beacon was activated off Eclipse Island, about 17 kilometers (10.6 miles) south of the coastal city…

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Australian state plans to poach 31,000 British doctors, police officers and teachers

Western Australia will send delegation to UK this month in bid to lure underpaid UK workers

The Independent UK

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Kate Chaney on life as a teal MP

Kate Chaney was one of half a dozen new “teal” MPs elected to parliament last year, winning the previously solid Liberal seat of Curtin in Western Australia.

The Conversation

'We are here to steal your workers' Aussies want to tempt people Down Under

Delegation to UK selling the surf and sun lifestyle to recruit more than 30k workers to Western Australia

Wales Online

‘We are here to steal your workers’: Londoners to be offered new life Down Under

A delegation from Western Australia is coming to the capital to recruit police officers, nurses and a range of other workers

Evening Standard

WA government unsure how long kids were locked in cells

A flawed reporting system means Western Australia's justice department is unsure how much time youth detainees spent locked in their cells last financial year.

AAP

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

AAP

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.

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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.

Daily Mirror

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

AAP

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.

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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.

ABC News

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.

AAP

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.

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