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Surge in private school enrolments amid fears of ‘full blown flight’ from public system

Over five years to 2024, independent school enrolments surged by 18.5%, while Catholic school enrolments increased by 6.6% and public school enrolments rose by just 1%

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Controversial Labor MP dies months after alleged attack

A controversial former Western Australia Labor party MP has died in hospital after an alleged attack.

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‘The shops are empty, all water is gone’: Cyclone Zelia hits Western Australia coast faster than expected

System downgraded to ‘strong category four’ but will still ‘pack a punch’ and bring very heavy rainfall, Bureau of Meteorology warns

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Western Australia braces for ‘dangerous’ Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Zelia

Australian emergency services warn of potential threat to life and have issued shelter and evacuation warnings.

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Stan’s Invisible Boys carries the tradition of real, gritty Aussie teen drama, while smashing it into something new

Stan’s new series Invisible Boys follows four young gay men as they understand and explore their identities while living in Geraldton, a regional town in Western Australia.

The Conversation

Explainer: what does it actually mean to ‘firm’ renewables?

Large power grids are among the most complicated machines humans have ever devised. Different generators produce power at various times and at various costs. A generator might fail and another fills the gap. Demand soars in the evenings and on hot days. In Australia, eastern and southern states trade power…

The Conversation

Weather tracker: tropical cyclone Zelia brings high winds and rain to Western Australia

A tropical low known as 18U will bring strong winds, heavy rain and storm surges to the north of the country

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Redbacks quick nabs best figures in WA Shield win

Western Australia's bid to win a fourth consecutive Sheffield Shield title is hanging by a thread after suffering an embarrassing home loss to South Australia.

AAP

Collapses galore as WA and Redbacks crumble in Shield

Western Australia have been rolled for 120 but South Australia also struggled with the bat, skittled for 124 in the Sheffield Shield clash in Perth.

AAP

Major parties rake in over $140m in political donations

Almost half of all donations to Labor, the coalition and the Greens don't have associated donors due to electoral rules, leading to calls for reform.

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Ocean heatwave likely killed 30,000 fish off Western Australia coast, government says

Environmentalists fear overheated water could bleach Ningaloo Reef as woman says swimming at local beach like taking ‘hot’ shower

The Guardian - AU

A marine heatwave in northwest Australia is killing huge numbers of fish. It’s heading south

Tens of thousands of fish have died off northwestern Australia, as a large and long-lasting marine heatwave intensifies.

The Conversation

Chalmers buoyant about 2025, ahead of inflation data

Treasurer Jim Chalmers remains confident 2025 will be better economically for Australians after struggles with the cost of living.

AAP

Freeway cash splash as poll pitch enters the fast lane

A battleground state is being showered with hundreds of millions of dollars in poll pledges as Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton rev up unofficial campaigns.

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Drama of WA's Kimberley in paintings - and on plates

A new commissioning program features Indigenous artists including Mervyn Street, who led a class action to recover stolen wages in Western Australia.

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Homes lost as bushfires spread in west

Homes have been lost as a string of bushfires spread in Western Australia, with residents in many areas warned it is too late to evacuate.

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Hitting the road to reconnect families with ancestry

A road trip through Western Australia's southwest hopes to help Aboriginal people take the first step in researching their family history.

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Australia’s Heatwave Alert: Half the Country Set For Major Scorcher This Week

A major heatwave is about to hit large parts of Australia, so get ready to pull out all the stops to bribe your new bestie that has AC.

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The Bungle Bungles: Towering domes in the Australian outback that contain traces of the earliest life-forms on Earth

The Bungle Bungle Range in Western Australia is a collection of rock domes forged from ancient seabeds and flanked to the northeast by a prehistoric meteor impact crater.

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Luke Durbridge wins men's Australian road race title at home as teammate Luke Plapp sacrifices fourth win

Monumental solo for Western Australian rider before Plapp joins Durbridge for final lap to help ease way to a second title

Al Jazeera

Light aircraft crashes at tourist hotspot in Australia, killing 3

Authorities say they are investigating the cause of the crash off island located near Perth, Western Australia.

The Guardian - AU

Foreign tourists among three dead after Rottnest Island seaplane crash

Privately owned Cessna 208 Caravan 675 plane was carrying seven people when it crashed off Western Australia coast

The Conversation

Genius or charlatan? The strange tale of a 19th-century polymath who left a trail of controversy across colonial Australia

About 20 minutes’ drive north of Geraldton, on Australia’s west coast, lies a hill named Mount Sommer. The little peak is one of the few relics left behind by the enigmatic nineteenth-century polymath Dr Ferdinand von Sommer, Western Australia’s first government geologist.

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Mining state moves to become 'conservation superpower'

Endangered species are being given hope as a state better known for mining adds an area equivalent to the size of Tasmania to its conservation estate.

The Guardian - AU

Spectacular aurora australis thrills sky gazers across south-east Australia

The green and purple southern lights show was so strong it appeared over Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and NSW

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