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Two large air tankers to strengthen WA's firefighting capabilities ahead of 'high threat' fire season

Western Australia's firefighting arsenal is strengthened by the addition of two large air tankers ahead of a "challenging" bushfire season.

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Wobbly Bulls defy Warriors for Shield draw

Queensland stood firm to defy Western Australia an outright victory, forcing a draw that moved them within a whisker of second on the Sheffield Shield ladder.

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WA grind towards lead in Shield at Gabba

Western Australia opener Cameron Bancroft was unbeaten on 72 at tea on day three to lead the pursuit of Queensland's 6(dec)-295.

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Research reveals alarming link between family violence and suicide in WA

More than half the women and children who died by suicide in a 12-month period in Western Australia were known to authorities as victims of domestic violence, research reveals.

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Bulls declare at 6-295 v WA at the Gabba

Queensland's top three batsmen Matthew Renshaw, Joe Burns and Bryce Street all passed 50 as the hosts posted 6-295 declared batting first against WA.

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Outback golden bandicoots 'rapidly' reproducing in western NSW, after formerly being locally extinct

Native marsupials thrive after being translocated from Western Australia and released in Sturt National Park as part of the Wild Deserts project.

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WA to ban gay conversion therapy

Gay conversion therapy will be made a criminal offence in Western Australia after evidence of abuse and mistreatment at a Perth women's rehabilitation centre.

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Rain washes out day one of Shield at Gabba

No play was possible due to rain on day one of the Sheffield Shield clash between top-of-the-table Western Australia and third-placed Queensland.

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Dangerous 'folding up' restraint to be banned in West Australian youth detention this month

The potentially-deadly practice used on children by youth detention officers in Western Australia will be replaced with an alternative method within weeks.

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Bushfire that was threatening lives, property near Albany on WA's south coast is downgraded

Favourable weather conditions have seen the alert level for a bushfire that had been threatening lives and homes near Albany downgraded.

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Discovered in the deep: is this the world’s longest animal?

A submersible off the coast of Western Australia chanced upon a 45-metre-long deep-sea siphonophore arranged in a feeding spiral, trailing its deadly tentacles

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Girl indecently assaulted by man during house break-in at Katanning

A young girl has been indecently assaulted by a man who broke into her home in southern Western Australia early this morning.

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WA Nationals support Indigenous voice

Western Australia's state parliamentary Nationals have split from their federal counterparts by expressing support for an Indigenous voice to parliament.

AAP

West Australian National Party breaks ranks over Indigenous Voice to Parliament

Mia Davies has become the first state Nationals leader to criticise the federal branch's decision to not support the Voice to Parliament referendum.

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Labour turmoil sweeps Australia as inflation stirs 'spirit of anger'

After a decade of making up to A$200,000 a year (about US$135,000) on oil and gas rigs as a fitter and subsea equipment specialist in Western Australia, Adam Naylor had had enough.

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Rio Tinto reaches historic agreement with Juukan Gorge group

Global miner Rio Tinto Ltd has reached a restitution agreement with an Aboriginal group whose rock shelters in Western Australia it destroyed two years ago for an iron ore mine, the groups said on Monday.

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How Four Corners' Locking Up Kids exposed use of controversial 'folding up' restraint in West Australian youth detention centre

Journalist Grace Tobin gives an insight into the challenges of producing the Four Corners program Locking Up Kids, which investigated the treatment of youth at Western Australia's Banksia Hill facility.

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Virulent footrot detected in Western Australia after routine check of ram travelling from interstate

Animals that travelled in the same truck as a ram infected with virulent footrot are being traced across Western Australia.

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Summer weather forecast wetter in some states and territories, average in others

Whether you're camping, going to the beach, house-boating or four-wheel driving, summer is going to be wet and cool for some states and territories and hot and sunny for others.

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Roebourne Prison air conditioning plans need to be fast-tracked, Indigenous leaders say

Indigenous leaders in Western Australia's north have welcomed a decision to install air conditioning in all cells at Roebourne Regional Prison, but say prisoners can't wait another summer for heat relief.

AAP

Dominant WA close in on Shield win at SCG

Undefeated Western Australia need four more wickets at the SCG to extend their lead at the top of the Sheffield Shield table and send their hosts bottom.

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Number of homeschooled children in Western Australia almost doubles in six years

The number of children being homeschooled in Western Australia almost doubles in six years, with figures showing a 35 per cent increase in the past year alone.

AAP

Crisis response as WA nurses plan strike

Western Australia's health minister has slammed the nurses' union over a planned statewide strike, saying it will disrupt critical healthcare services.

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Goomalling man dead after storms spark multiple fires in Western Australia's Wheatbelt

A man in his 50s dies from severe burns after storms spark multiple fires across the region.

AAP

NSW set 268 target in Shield wicket fest

NSW need 268 runs to beat runaway Sheffield Shield leaders Western Australia after 20 wickets fell on an eventful day two at the SCG.

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