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Dry, warm spring forecast for Western Australia as eastern states brace for more wet weather

A climate driver called SAM is responsible for WA's spring forecast looking decidedly different than predictions for the eastern states.

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Traditional owners' group initially opposed moving sacred rock carvings in Pilbara, documents show

Documents submitted two months prior to a federal government decision reveal that Aboriginal custodians in Western Australia's Burrup Peninsula warned they were "extremely concerned" a state-heritage approval for a fertiliser plant would put sacred sites at risk.

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Federal government approves two new offshore greenhouse gas storage areas off WA and NT

The federal government issues permits for two new offshore greenhouse gas storage areas, off the coast of Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

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Albany photographer Nev Clarke captures the canola landscapes of the Great Southern

Fields of yellow are not an uncommon sight for someone travelling through the Great Southern region of Western Australia, thanks to the growing canola industry.

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Teen attacked by massive shark while spearfishing thanks pal for saving his life

Luke Pascoe - who is recovering in hospital - has praised his pal Conner Shirley for saving his life after he was attacked by a monster Great White Shark in the waters around Mistaken Island in Western Australia on Monday

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WA to overhaul outdated equality laws

Western Australia's government will revamp its equality laws to strengthen protections for sexual harassment victims and LGBTQI students in religious schools.

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Overhaul of WA's anti-discrimination laws to strengthen protections for women and LGBTIQA+ community

Removing the outdated "disadvantage test" for sexual harassment complaints and improving protections for LGBTIQA+ staff and students in religious schools will be among sweeping reforms to Western Australia's anti-discrimination laws.

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Top site for WA Aboriginal cultural centre

A proposed new Aboriginal cultural centre on the Perth riverfront is being touted as Western Australia's answer to the Sydney Opera House.

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Location chosen for new Aboriginal cultural centre to be built in central Perth

A site is chosen in central Perth for the creation of an Aboriginal cultural centre, an attraction Premier Mark McGowan describes as a "great opportunity" for Western Australia.

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Regional WA tourist hotspots Broome and Busselton feeling the house price boom

Western Australia's coastal holiday hotspots Broome and Busselton are experiencing surging house prices, with real estate agents reporting increased interest in regional living from city dwellers.

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Sending teens to maximum security prisons shows Australia needs to raise the age of criminal responsibility

The recent transfer of a “difficult cohort” of teenagers to a maximum-security adult prison in Western Australia raises familiar questions about Australia’s prison system.

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Australia’s highest and lowest income suburbs: how does your postcode compare?

Western Australia’s Cottesloe and Peppermint Grove the top-earning area while five of the lowest are in regional NSW

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Nationals MP Vince Catania hands in resignation for WA seat of North West Central

Nationals MP Vince Catania's departure in the seat of North West Central officially triggers the process of holding a by-election — leaving both sides of the Liberal-National Alliance to compete for votes.

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Perth weather: South-west corner of WA could be in for its coldest day this year

A wintry mix of hail, blustery thunderstorms and even snow flurries is on the cards for Western Australia as the south-west corner of the state, including Perth, braces for what could be its coldest day of the year so far.

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WA targets vapes with misleading labels

More than 15,000 e-cigarettes have been seized from retailers in Western Australia as the state cracks down on their illegal sale.

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Western Australia records first monkeypox case in returned overseas traveller

Overseas travellers returning to Western Australia are urged to monitor for symptoms of monkeypox after the state records its first case.

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Tobias Moran granted bail over alleged murder of German backpacker Simone Strobel

The man charged with the alleged murder of German backpacker Simone Strobel is free to return to Western Australia as a magistrate says there doesn't appear to be any evidence connecting him to her death.

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Gender pay gap remains worst for women in WA despite uptick in those working, report finds

Women are participating in the workforce at a higher rate than ever before in Western Australia but they still face the biggest gender pay gap in the country, a report finds.

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'Decolonising' classrooms could help keep First Nations kids in school and away from police

The recent decision to transport juvenile offenders into an adult maximum-security prison in Western Australia shows the youth justice system is in crisis. The findings of the Don Dale Royal Commission, and the landmark Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody were uncomfortably similar, even though being held almost three…

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Heated WA market impacting social housing

Western Australia's biggest challenge in addressing homelessness is getting money out of the door in a heated construction market, the housing minister says.

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Monster swell lashes WA's south coast as sightseers brace wet weather for a glimpse

The third cold front in as many days sweeps across Western Australia's south coast, bringing a swell of more than seven metres, and wind gusts topping 80 kilometres per hour at Albany.

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WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry says businesses report declining profits and confidence

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Western Australia has released a new report, which shows a decline in confidence and profit margins for regional businesses.

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Transfer of Banksia Hill detainees to Casuarina Prison a sign of a 'broken' system, retired judge says

The longest-serving president of Western Australia's children's court has slammed the state's youth justice system as "broken" and "a basket case", following the recent transfer of teenage boys from Banksia Hill Detention Centre to an adult prison.

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WA unions plan rally despite pay offer

Western Australia's government is set to face further pressure from public sector workers despite having offered them an improved wages deal.

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Weather warning: damaging winds sweep across Australia from west coast to east

Perth airport hit by power outages after strong gusts on Tuesday night as eastern states put on alert

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