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| UpdatedPeople in WA's Pilbara region are warned to brace for a possible cyclone, as a tropical low bears down on the area.
Topics: weather, cyclone, wa, karratha-6714, barrow-island-6712, onslow-6710, dampier-6713, whim-creek-6718, wickham-6720
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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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Western Australia is seeking to have the tiny and remote Cocos Islands, which are closer to Indonesia than Australia, become a part of the state, with the Premier spruiking the move as WA gaining its "own tropical paradise".
Topics: government-and-politics, local-government, wa
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| UpdatedFremantle mayor Brad Pettitt claims a victory of sorts in his bid to move Australia Day festivities to another date, saying the move helped improve people's understanding over why January 26 was not a day of celebration for Aboriginal Australians.
Topics: australia-day, event, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, community-and-society, wa, fremantle-6160
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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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| UpdatedFire crews and water bombers contain a fire that burnt through 200 hectares of bushland and threatened lives and homes in the Western Australian town of Gwindinup, south-east of Bunbury.
Topics: bushfire, gwindinup-6237, wa
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Western Australia's first mechanical cabbage harvester is being put to work for its first season.
Topics: vegetables, agricultural-crops, rural, crop-harvesting, manjimup-6258, wa
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| UpdatedThe 64 West Australians recognised in this year's Australia Day honours come from diverse backgrounds, including an outdoor adventurer, an expert in dementia and a genomics researcher.
Topics: australia-day, human-interest, people, wa
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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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| UpdatedA bushfire that was threatening lives and homes in Bridgetown in Western Australia's South West is contained and an emergency warning downgraded.
Topics: bushfire, bridgetown-6255, wa
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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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| UpdatedThe WA Government's announcement of a rail line linking Thornlie and Cockburn is a last-minute stunt to secure seats at the March election, Labor says.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, thornlie-6108, wa
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BHP Billiton says it produced a record amount of iron ore at its mines in Western Australia for the second half of 2016 due to the ramp-up of its Jimblebar mine in the Pilbara.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, company-news, economic-trends, coal, iron-ore, mining-industry, australia, port-hedland-6721, wa
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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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| UpdatedA former Catholic school teacher who became a police officer appears in court charged with the sexual abuse of four young boys who were eight years old at the time.
Topics: child-abuse, law-crime-and-justice, wa
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A Liberal Party election vow to erect a shark net at a popular regional beach in Western Australia is met with surprise by locals and described as "pork barrelling" by a political commentator.
Topics: shark, lifestyle, states-and-territories, elections, geraldton-6530, wa
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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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| 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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Ken Wyatt, member for Hasluck in Western Australia, has been sworn in as the first Indigenous federal minister, becoming the Minister for Aged Care and Minister for Indigenous Health.
Topics: federal-government, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, australia, wa
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A proposed wave park on Perth's Swan River that would be one of the biggest ever built in Australia has sparked the ire of local residents, who say the surrounding environment will be irreversibly damaged and foreshore access cut.
Topics: urban-development-and-planning, wa, alfred-cove-6154
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| UpdatedAn explosion on a 42-foot boat in the Mindarie Marina, 35 kilometres north of Perth, causes $300,000 damage.
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, fires, mindarie-6030, wa
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| UpdatedA team of researchers is learning more about the behaviours of reef, or coastal, manta rays (Manta alfredi) at Ningaloo Reef on Western Australia's north-west coast.
Topics: conservation, environment, animal-science, science-and-technology, university-and-further-education, research-organisations, research, animals, human-interest, photography, coral-bay-6701, ningaloo-6701, wa, murdoch-university-6150, university-of-queensland-4072, cocos-keeling-islands