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A man is taken into custody while a woman undergoes surgery for life-threatening stab wounds she sustained in an assault in the Perth suburb of Balga, with a source telling the ABC she may have been attacked with an axe.
Topics: assault, police, balga-6061, perth-6000
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| UpdatedSkipper Steve Smith says Australia must work on all aspects of its game after suffering a 177-run loss at the WACA, the team's fourth Test defeat in a row.
Topics: sport, cricket, perth-6000, wa, hobart-7000, tas, australia, south-africa
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South Africa will take a 1-0 lead into the second Test in Hobart after putting in a dominant display at the WACA Ground.
Topics: sport, cricket, wa, perth-6000, hobart-7000, tas, australia, south-africa
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Kagiso Rabada's man-of-the-match performance in South Africa's WACA win suggests the 21-year-old is ready to step up in the absence of Dale Steyn.
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| UpdatedJoe Burns and Callum Ferguson are in Australia's squad for the second Test against South Africa after Shaun Marsh was ruled out with a broken finger.
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Few will forget Temba Bavuma's performance at the WACA in the first Test of this summer, as the diminutive crowd-favourite becomes South Africa's X-factor in a memorable victory.
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| UpdatedAustralia looked unbeatable to start the first Test at the WACA, but that changed in a flash as South Africa dominated basically every moment after day one.
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| UpdatedThe Grandstand team wraps up the final day's play after South Africa won the first Test against Australia at the WACA.
Topics: cricket, perth-6000
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| UpdatedAustralia's resistance ends after lunch on a fruitless day five, as it loses the first Test against South Africa by 177 runs.
Topics: cricket, sport, perth-6000, wa, australia
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Stepping back in time is as easy as putting on your walking shoes and taking a pub crawl of a different kind in Perth.
Topics: history, perth-6000
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Topics: indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, perth-6000
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| UpdatedAustralia starts its three-Test series against South Africa with a resounding loss at the WACA. Look back at how day five unfolded in our live blog.
Topics: sport, cricket, perth-6000, wa, australia, south-africa
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Most pundits are tipping gold price to rise irrespective of who becomes the next US president thanks to continued uncertainty on global markets.
Topics: mining-rural, us-elections, gold, mining-industry, perth-6000
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| UpdatedHaving a positive focus on runs to be chased can be a good thing - but Australia may be losing its ability to bat out draws, writes Adam Collins.
Topics: sport, cricket, perth-6000, wa, australia, south-africa
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A rapid-fire goal apiece in the opening five minutes sets the tone for an entertaining 2-2 A-League draw between Perth and Western Sydney.
Topics: a-league, soccer, sport, perth-6000, wa, australia, parramatta-2150
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| UpdatedAdelaide United coach Guillermo Amor admits he is concerned about his side's poor start to the season following their 2-1 loss to a Connor Pain-inspired Central Coast.
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Faf du Plessis, or even AB de Villiers, could tell David Warner his dismissal reveals all the problems bedeviling Australia's batting in Test cricket.
Topics: cricket, sport, perth-6000, wa, australia
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| UpdatedSouth Africa needs six wickets and Australia an unlikely 370 runs to win the first Test at the WACA as the Proteas again take the honours on day four.
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| UpdatedTemba Bavuma pulls off an astonishing piece of fielding to remove key Australian batsman David Warner in the first Test in Perth.
Topics: cricket, sport, perth-6000, wa, australia
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An abalone fisherman fights for his life in hospital after almost drowning near Perth's North Beach on the opening day of WA's abalone season.
Topics: fishing-aquaculture, accidents, wa, perth-6000
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| UpdatedSouth Africa sets a mammoth chase of 539 in the first Test at the WACA, before making a dint in Australia's top order. See how it all played out in our blog.
Topics: sport, cricket, perth-6000, wa, australia, south-africa
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The Grandstand commentary team wraps up the action on day three of the first Test between Australia and South Africa at the WACA.
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The Australians face a tough task going into day four of the first Test at the WACA, with the hosts facing a likely chase well in excess of 400 runs.
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| UpdatedOne motorcycle rider is dead and another is fighting for his life after separate crashes at Perth's Barbagallo Raceway, as Motorcycling WA awaits the results of a safety audit on the track.
Topics: death, motor-sports, neerabup-6031, wanneroo-6065, perth-6000
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| UpdatedA construction industry whistleblower speaks out about safety standards in the sector, saying he thought someone would be "seriously injured or killed" at the Perth building site where a German backpacker fell to her death last month.
Topics: building-and-construction, workplace, death, community-and-society, perth-6000