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The Latest Breaking News from Western Australia

Shark attack rescuers among award heroes

Three men who saved a wounded surfer from a great white shark off Western Australia's southwest coast are among those recognised in Australia's bravery awards.

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Scott Morrison says dry dock at Henderson will bolster Australia's naval defences

The Prime Minister says a new large vessel dry dock at Henderson will strengthen Western Australia's role in defending Australia while "turbocharging" the naval shipbuilding industry.

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COVID infections top 5,000 as WA notches up record Omicron numbers, with more free RATs being given out

Western Australia records 5,377 new cases of COVID-19, taking the number of active cases in the state to 27,465.

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Bancroft ton gives NSW the Blues in Shield

Former Test opener Cameron Bancroft notched his 18th first-class century as NSW endured a long day one in the field against Western Australia in the Shield.

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Cruise ship ban to end; nation records 24 Covid deaths – as it happened

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Carnarvon youth leaders plan to curb rising crime rates with Gascoyne's first youth forum and festival

Young leaders are stepping forward to return a sense of calm and community to a Western Australian town plagued by youth crime.

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WA records 4,037 new COVID-19 cases after lower numbers over weekend, with 109 in hospital

After a fall in new cases over the weekend, Western Australia reports more than 4,000 infections — with the peak of 10,000 daily cases expected around the middle or end of the week.

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WA records another COVID death as 3,602 new cases detected, with 122 people in hospital

A woman aged in her 80s dies after testing positive to COVID-19, as Western Australia records 3,602 new cases overnight, with five people now in ICU.

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Leonora women's hub offers a warm welcome and hope for Goldfields region

A new community hub developed by a group of women in a remote mining town in Western Australia is hoping to tackle local issues from a fresh perspective.

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Nation records 16 Covid deaths; 25% of assessed Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley properties uninhabitable after floods – as it happened

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WA virus cases could hit 10,000 a day

Western Australia's health minister says the state is only at the start of its Omicron outbreak as WA records more than 3000 new COVID-19 cases.

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Western Australia records 4,300 COVID-19 cases, with 103 people in hospital

Another 4,300 people in Western Australia have contracted COVID-19, with 103 people now in hospital.

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Scott Morrison says Covid close contact isolation rule ‘redundant’, more mobile homes on way to NSW flood victims – as it happened

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Cases doubling in WA as Omicron peak looms

There are 92 people in hospital with COVID-19 in Western Australia and three in intensive care after the state recorded a further 5005 new infections.

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WA records 5,005 new COVID-19 cases as total number of active infections surpasses 20,000

Western Australia records more than 5,000 new cases of coronavirus with the number of active infections across the state reaching 20,788, including 92 in hospital.

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Crackdown on sly grogging as trial of banned drinkers register begins in the Goldfields

The Goldfields is the third region in Western Australia to try out the state government's register, joining the Pilbara and Kimberley in a campaign aimed at problem drinkers.

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WA has 4535 new virus cases, three in ICU

Western Australia has recorded 4535 new COVID-19 infections, while the number of cases in hospital has grown to 80 including three in ICU.

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Covid cases rise across Australia but ICU admissions remain low

Rapid rise in Covid cases in Western Australia recorded over past week but experts say lack of severity means vaccination is effective

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WA COVID-19 surge continues with record 3,594 new cases reported and 67 in hospital

Western Australia records a significant jump in COVID-19 case numbers, as the state prepares to move to new "very high caseload" settings and updates household contact rules.

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WA crush Victoria in one-day Cup match

Western Australia have cruised to a six-wicket win over Victoria in their one-day Cup cricket game.

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More people in hospital in WA with COVID

The number of active COVID-19 cases in Western Australia has climbed to almost 15,000, while 48 people are now in hospital with the virus.

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Flood havoc as Central Coast braces for 4.5m swells – as it happened

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WA records one death, 2365 new COVID cases

Western Australia has recorded the third death of its Omicron outbreak, that of a woman in her 40s with underlying health conditions, and 2365 new cases.

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WA records another COVID-19 death amid 2,365 new cases, with 36 people now in hospital

Western Australia records 2,365 new cases of COVID-19 along with one death, a woman aged in her 40s with underlying health conditions, as the number of people in hospital rises to 36.

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Western Australia records 2,270 new COVID-19 cases

It's the fourth consecutive day daily cases have reached beyond 2,000, however there were no deaths and no people in ICU.

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