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| UpdatedAustralia's oldest micro-nation officially has a new leader who says he hopes to significantly grow its population under his reign.
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| UpdatedWA Labor says it will set aside 50 per cent of iron ore royalties to pay down state debt, but it has not ruled out increasing taxes.
Topics: elections, wa, perth-6000
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The WA Greens say polling shows 33 per cent of Liberal voters will not support the party if it does a preferences deal with One Nation.
Topics: greens, one-nation, polls, government-and-politics, elections, liberals, wa
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Western Australia's peak environmental lobby group claims uranium miner Cameco is unlikely to prioritise development of its projects in the state in the wake of a quarterly profit that was lower than expected.
Topics: uranium-mining, business-economics-and-finance, wa, kalgoorlie-6430
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| UpdatedSevere thunderstorms in WA are likely to produce damaging winds and heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding and large hailstones, the Bureau of Meteorology says.
Topics: floods, disasters-and-accidents, weather, wa, perth-6000, albany-6330, wagin-6315, northam-6401
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The Barnett Government starts the first full week of the 2017 election campaign levelling claims of "fake funding" at Labor, and finishes it in a rear-guard attempt to defend its own economic record.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, states-and-territories, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedNew South Wales, Queensland and the ACT swelter in a heatwave, while southern Western Australia braced for more rain and flooding.
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| UpdatedIt was a wet day for those on the state election campaign trail as heavy downpours drenched Perth and much of southern Western Australia — here's what you need to know about what happened.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedStreets in the Great Southern town of Wagin flooded on Friday after heavy rain.
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| UpdatedSouth Coast Highway near Esperance in WA was closed on Friday due to heavy flooding.
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Drivers will be required to leave a gap of at least one metre when overtaking cyclists under rules to be trialled if WA Labor wins the March state election.
Topics: cycling, laws, elections, government-and-politics, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedThe Anglican Church expresses surprise and victims' families are outraged as an 85-year-old former priest is sentenced to two years in prison for sexually abusing five boys over a 30-year period in Western Australia.
Topics: child-abuse, sexual-offences, law-crime-and-justice, wa, perth-6000
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| UpdatedLiberal MP Murray Cowper accuses his own party leader of playing political football with regional fire safety by announcing plans to locate a Rural Fire Service (RFS) in WA's most marginal seat.
Topics: emergency-planning, government-and-politics, elections, collie-6225, wa
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| UpdatedThe Western Force may be cellar-dwellers in Super Rugby, but they go into the inaugural Brisbane Tens as world club champions in the shorter format.
Topics: rugby-union, sport, brisbane-4000, qld, perth-6000, wa, australia
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| UpdatedAfter 47 years on the throne, the self-declared sovereign of Hutt River is due to hand over the reins of Australia's oldest micro-nation to his son in an abdication ceremony — but the Prime Minister will not be there to witness it.
Topics: royal-and-imperial-matters, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, perth-6000, wa
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Asian nations may already be some of Australia's largest trading partners, but a small group of performers now wants to add another commodity to the list — laughter.
Topics: comedy-humour, arts-and-entertainment, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedElection promises by the major parties and another bleak budget update for WA Treasurer Mike Nahan feature on the campaign trail, with One Nation also gaining a surprise candidate.
Topics: elections, political-parties, ellenbrook-6069, perth-6000, collie-6225, wa
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| UpdatedA new line to Ellenbrook could reduce city commuting times for residents in Perth's north-eastern corridor by up to 30 minutes, WA Labor says while spruiking its Metronet rail system.
Topics: elections, rail-transport, federal---state-issues, perth-6000, ellenbrook-6069, wa
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Health Minister John Day has the highest number of fake Twitter followers among WA politicians, while the minor parties are outperforming the majors on social media, according to digital strategy experts.
Topics: elections, social-media, states-and-territories, political-parties, perth-6000, wa
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An analyst predicts canola prices will remain strong, but agronomists warn against being hasty with planting.
Topics: rural, agricultural-crops, grain, wa, narrogin-6312, australia
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| UpdatedWA's debt problem is worse than any other state in the nation, and with a state election just around the corner each of the major parties has its own plan to address the issue.
Topics: elections, business-economics-and-finance, budget, wa
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| UpdatedThe WA Government is handed a pre-election budget blow, with another increase in state debt and the return to surplus delayed yet again.
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| UpdatedResidents on Perth's south-eastern fringe are on high alert as an emergency warning remains in place overnight for a bushfire that started in Bedfordale, with lives and homes under threat.
Topics: bushfire, bedfordale-6112, wa
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| UpdatedWestern Australia's Treasurer and shadow treasurer offer to resign if their parties fail to honour key commitments, as they clash over proposals for a mining tax and an outer harbour at Kwinana.
Topics: elections, political-parties, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedWest Australian Premier Colin Barnett wants to set up the headquarters for a rural fire service in the state's most marginal seat, Collie-Preston, following the recommendation for one in an inquiry into the devastating Yarloop bushfire.
Topics: bushfire, fires, emergency-planning, elections, collie-6225, wa