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As the search for answers continues over a fatal plane crash on Perth's Swan River, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority reveals it does not usually approve air displays over public gatherings or boats on the water.
Topics: air-and-space, australia-day, perth-6000, wa
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A man and woman were killed when their sea plane crashed into the Swan River in Perth during Australia Day celebrations on Thursday, with the city's planned Skyshow cancelled as a result.
Topics: air-and-space, perth-6000
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Australia's winemakers rely on free trade, so as export values surge, they are taking nothing for granted.
Topics: agribusiness, viticulture, trade, agreements-and-treaties, melbourne-3000, sydney-2000, adelaide-5000, perth-6000, brisbane-4000, darwin-0800, hobart-7000
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| UpdatedA couple is remembered by members of the aviation community after they were killed when their sea plane crashed into Perth's Swan River during Australia Day festivities yesterday.
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedA plane has crashed into the Swan River.
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, perth-6000
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| UpdatedA man and woman are killed when a light plane nosedives into the Swan River in Perth during Australia Day celebrations, prompting the cancellation of Perth's Skyworks show which was expected to attract 300,000 people.
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, perth-6000
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Families are warned to be alert after an attempted abduction of a four-year-old boy from Perth's Kings Park, and an attack of two girls in a park in Baldivis, in the city's south.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, perth-6000, wa, baldivis-6171
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The Northern Territory Cattleman's Association has welcomed the appointment of former chief minister Adam Giles to a senior role within Gina Rinehart's family business Hancock Prospecting.
Topics: rural, business-economics-and-finance, beef-cattle, darwin-0800, perth-6000, fitzroy-crossing-6765
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| UpdatedDistinguished Australians have been recognised for their service to regional communities and industries this year.
Topics: community-development, veterinary-medicine, agricultural-chemicals, conservation, australia, sydney-2000, brisbane-4000, perth-6000, melbourne-3000, alice-springs-0870, summertown-5141, jambin-4702, fitzroy-crossing-6765
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| UpdatedSheep numbers in Western Australia fall to their lowest level in 20 years, sparking concerns the state will not be able to capitalise on rising international demand.
Topics: sheep-production, livestock, trade, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedHealth authorities confirm lead levels in the water at Perth's Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre (QEII) were above the Australian drinking standard in early January, but insist there is no risk to public safety.
Topics: government-and-politics, health, wa, perth-6000
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A New South Wales man is sentenced to more than 16 years' jail in WA for driving more than 10 kilograms of drugs, including MDMA, ice and cocaine, across Australia, hidden inside dismantled car transmissions.
Topics: drug-offences, perth-6000, nyngan-2825, broken-hill-2880
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| UpdatedPauline Hanson's One Nation party has confirmed a controversial geologist will run against WA Nationals leader Brendon Grylls.
Topics: political-parties, elections, indigenous-policy, climate-change, science-and-technology, community-and-society, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, perth-6000, karratha-6714, port-hedland-6721, newman-6753, wa
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| UpdatedHopes are high for a massive cobalt deposit in WA as demand grows for lithium-ion batteries, of which cobalt is a key ingredient.
Topics: mining-rural, alternative-energy, mining-environmental-issues, mining-industry, perth-6000
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| UpdatedLead has been found in the water being supplied to the yet-to-be-opened $1.2 billion Perth Children's Hospital, the project's builder says, as water regulators move to reassure the public the drinking water in the area is safe.
Topics: government-and-politics, health, wa, perth-6000
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| UpdatedThe man charged over the infamous Claremont serial killings makes his second court appearance in Perth, with the case adjourned for eight weeks.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, law-crime-and-justice, wa, perth-6000, claremont-6010
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| UpdatedFarmers from Western Australia's south-west timber region band together to try to sell more of what they grow to buyers looking for high quality local produce.
Topics: agricultural-crops, agribusiness, vegetables, people, small-business, canning-vale-6155, perth-6000, manjimup-6258, pemberton-6260
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Many Australians have no idea how to deal with attacks from venomous creatures and young people are most at risk, new research suggests.
Topics: animal-attacks, emergency-planning, brisbane-4000, adelaide-5000, melbourne-3000, sydney-2000, perth-6000, darwin-0800, hobart-7000, australia
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| UpdatedMitchell Johnson produces the staggering figures of 3-3 in a devastating display of fast bowling to help Perth Scorchers defeat Melbourne Stars by seven wickets and earn a place in the Big Bash League final.
Topics: twenty20, cricket, sport, perth-6000, melbourne-3000
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| UpdatedWA National Party Leader Brendon Grylls says the Balla Balla iron ore project should be entitled to royalty discounts if it uses a residential workforce.
Topics: rural, mining-rural, government-and-politics, federal---state-issues, mining-industry, balla-balla-6714, perth-6000, wa
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Shadow treasurer Ben Wyatt concedes WA Labor does not have a silver bullet solution to the state's debt problem, amid accusations from Premier Colin Barnett that it has no plan to reduce borrowings.
Topics: elections, states-and-territories, state-parliament, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedPost-TPP, Australian miners and service providers hope US President Donald Trump will get through another pledge — his massive infrastructure spend.
Topics: mining-rural, road-transport, rail-transport, international-aid-and-trade, trade, mining-industry, perth-6000, united-states
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A Southern Cross University student, who was a florist for 16 years, is named Australia's top Indigenous law student of the year.
Topics: community-and-society, law-crime-and-justice, rural, family-and-children, perth-6000, coffs-harbour-2450, lismore-2480
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| UpdatedWork stops on about 130 residential home building sites as Perth builder BuiltonCorp is placed into voluntary administration, owing about $16 million to unsecured creditors.
Topics: building-and-construction, wa, perth-6000
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| UpdatedOne of the oldest elephants being cared for by an Australian zoo is celebrating its 60th birthday and is "doing well", with a daily massage keeping the stalwart fighting fit.
Topics: animals, zoos, animal-science, perth-6000