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Crown-Blackstone Deal's Prospect Hangs Subject To Regulatory Approval

Blackstone Inc's (NYSE:BX) $6.3 billion buyout of Crown Resorts Ltd (OTC:CWLDY) got delayed pending regulatory approval despite positive shareholder approval, Reuters reports. Gambling regulators in New South Wales, Victoria, and Western Australia found the Crown unfit to hold gaming licenses at different times. Crown's license for the flagship A$2.2 billion casino skyscraper in Sydney…

Benzinga

Broome's 'staircase to the moon' effect a unique combination of tides, location and cosmic angles

The effect captivates thousands of tourists, locals and photographers annually, but it takes a unique combination of low tides, mud flats and the alignment of the earth and moon to create a regular spectacle in Western Australia's north.

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New WA COVID-19 cases reach fresh peak of 17,105 as report puts St John Ambulance on notice

The head of Western Australia's ambulance service shuts down questions from media about whether she should resign in the wake of recent deaths, as a report recommends the organisation be given five years to lift its game.

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Man jailed in WA for beating cat to death

A Tongan national on a working visa has been jailed in Western Australia over beating a cat to death.

AAP

Meet the West Australians imposing COVID-19 restrictions on themselves as case numbers and hospitalisations surge

While many in Western Australia are enjoying new freedoms, some in the community are choosing to stay home.

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Dramatic moment hundreds of sharks seen in feeding frenzy off dead whale carcass

Friends John Cloke and Indy Crimmins were spending time fishing off Norman's Bay, Western Australia, when they noticed some splashing - so they set up their drone to find out what was going on

Daily Mirror

WA takes action to ease ambulance issues

The Western Australian government has taken steps to improve ambulance response times in the midst of a surge in coronavirus cases.

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WA records 16,253 new COVID-19 cases as staff shortages impact Federal Election 2022

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Two charged over 320kg cocaine bust in WA

Police have charged two men with importing 320 kilograms of cocaine into Western Australia.

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WA records 14 deaths as COVID continues to ravage state, with 325 in hospital

Western Australia records 14 deaths in the last 24 hours, the highest daily figure of fatalities for the state, as more than 15,000 new cases are reported.

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Police seize 320kg of cocaine from campervan in Port Hedland, allege drugs smuggled in by boat

Two men with suspected links to organised crime are charged over a $128 million cocaine seizure in Western Australia's remote Pilbara region, with the drugs allegedly collected from a "mothership" off the coast.

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State of the states: six politics experts take us around Australia in the final week of the campaign

In the first week of the campaign, we journeyed around the country with six politics experts to examine the key seats and issues affecting different parts of the Australia.

The Conversation

How important is your state's vote this election? Antony Green takes a look

This election will be decided in marginal seats, but as we saw in 2019, the variation in state swings can make a huge impact. So what's the situation in your state? Antony Green takes a look.

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Drone footage captures shark feeding frenzy off the coast of Albany as whale carcass washes up

A shark feeding frenzy is filmed by a fisher off Western Australia's coast where an alert remains in place for Norman Beach due to a whale carcass in the area.

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WA housing crisis forces Exmouth workers to sleep in their cars

Many workers who have moved to the WA tourist town are struggling to find affordable rental properties or share accommodation.

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Return of the rodents: Australia’s farmers on high alert for another mouse plague

Last year’s record invasion devastated rural areas and this year’s bumper harvest is seeing mouse numbers increasing again

AAP

Calls for WA to spend more of its surplus

Western Australia's health and housing pressures continue in the shadow of the state's $5.7 billion nation-leading budget surplus.

AAP

Shaun Marsh to kick on at WA at age 38

Veteran batsman Shaun Marsh is one step closer to playing as a 40-year-old after signing a one-year contract extension with Western Australia.

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WA's COVID caseload remains high as death toll from the virus climbs by six

The number of people dying with COVID-19 in Western Australia is climbing, with the number of deaths since the start of the year now greater than the state's road toll from last year.

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Pink Lady and Sundowner-Joya apple creator, West Australian John Cripps, dies aged 95

A horticulturalist known across the globe as the inventor of Pink Lady and Sundowner-Joya apples, a culmination of 25 years of research and listed in Australia's top 100 inventions, has died.

Reuters

Australia's #MeToo puts miners and ministers in crosshairs of history

Australia's mighty #MeToo wave is piling pressure on mining and political leaders who are preparing to face a reckoning over sexual harassment scandals stretching from the arid Outback to Parliament House.

Crikey

Following the leaders

Good morning, early birds. Education minister Alan Tudge would be returned to his job and to cabinet if Scott Morrison is reelected, and Western Australia has recorded 17,033 new COVID-19 cases overnight. It’s the news you need to know, with Emma Elsworthy.

AAP

WA reveals 'envy of the nation' budget

Western Australia is forecasting a $5.7 billion budget surplus for 2021/22 with Premier Mark McGowan championing one of the world's strongest economies.

ABC News

Western Australia records fresh COVID peak with 17,033 new infections

Western Australia sets a fresh record with daily COVID case numbers, which represent almost a 40 per cent jump on Tuesday's figure, with about one in 40 now infected with the virus.

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SA aged care workers use day off to rally for better work conditions after strike action delayed until after federal election

Hundreds of aged care workers in Queensland and Western Australia walk off the job in a stand for better pay and work conditions, but South Australian aged care staff remained diligently at work after the Fair Work Commission put off their strike until the day after the federal election.

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