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| UpdatedLabor says it will not use state debt to fund its $2.5 billion Metronet plan, while Deputy Premier Liza Harvey takes to the streets of Perth to sell the Big Issue.
Topics: elections, rail-transport, wa
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| UpdatedLabor's flagship $2.5 billion Metronet rail plan will be funded through a range of funding sources and will not impact net debt, Opposition Leader Mark McGowan says.
Topics: elections, rail-transport, federal---state-issues, perth-6000, ellenbrook-6069, yanchep-6035, wa
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| UpdatedOver the course of 60 years, 40 per cent of the members of the Brothers of St John of God had allegations of child sexual abuse made against them, but who are they and what role do does the order play in society today?
Topics: sexual-offences, religion-and-beliefs, royal-commissions, christianity, vic, nsw, australia, wa
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| UpdatedOne WA diocese had 21.5 per cent of all priests accused of child sex abuse, three times the national average, according to figures released by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
Topics: child-abuse, law-crime-and-justice, religion-and-beliefs, sexual-offences, new-norcia-6509, wa
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| UpdatedA man accused of running down a teenager whose death sparked a riot by members of the Aboriginal community in Kalgoorlie will oppose a bid to hold the trial in Perth rather than his hometown.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, murder-and-manslaughter, kalgoorlie-6430, wa
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| UpdatedOne Nation scraps plans to fine any of its candidates who are elected at next month's WA election and then quit the party, following an outcry from members.
Topics: elections, political-parties, one-nation, wa
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Perth Glory reach the W-League grand final with a crushing 5-1 win over Sydney FC their semi-final showdown.
Topics: soccer, sport, perth-6000, wa, australia
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| UpdatedA Perth judge is urged to jail an Army reservist and former police officer over what is described as a bizarre drunken rampage that included smashing up a taxi and assaulting strangers who tried to help him.
Topics: police, assault, crime, courts-and-trials, perth-6000, wa, northbridge-6003
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The family of missing West Australian woman Rebecca Hayward, who disappeared during a visit to Alice Springs in the Northern Territory, say they are "desperate for information", as police admit they are no closer to finding her.
Topics: missing-person, alice-springs-0870, nt, wa
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| UpdatedA school bus is gutted after catching fire near Kununurra in Western Australia's Kimberley, with the vehicle evacuated thanks to the quick actions of the driver and one of the nine students on board.
Topics: fires, accidents, schools, kununurra-6743, wa
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One Nation is polling strongly in the lead-up to the WA election in March. But what are people in the outback thinking as the state heads to the polls on March 11?
Topics: government-and-politics, political-parties, wa, geraldton-6530, albany-6330
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| UpdatedEvery Catholic archbishop in the country except for Hobart is being called to give evidence at a royal commission hearing starting next week in Sydney.
Topics: catholic, religion-and-beliefs, community-and-society, sexual-offences, law-crime-and-justice, royal-commissions, sydney-2000, nsw, qld, sa, vic, wa, perth-6000, parramatta-2150, act, australia, tas, nt
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| UpdatedA West Australian man officially declared a dangerous sex offender wins the right to have a judge-only trial on charges of detaining and raping a 13-year-old girl in Geraldton more than 20 years ago.
Topics: sexual-offences, child-abuse, courts-and-trials, perth-6000, geraldton-6530, wa
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| UpdatedBoth major parties appear to be seeking preference help from One Nation ahead of the March WA election, with Pauline Hanson's party claiming Labor reached out to them about a possible deal.
Topics: government-and-politics, political-parties, elections, wa
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| UpdatedWA Premier Colin Barnett is adamant he can rescue his Government from the brink of defeat to win a third term, amid polling showing Labor is on track for victory in the March election.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, one-nation, alp, liberals, wa, perth-6000
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| UpdatedPointing to what he says is a "meth crisis" in WA, shadow attorney-general John Quigley says Labor will "cut the head off the snake" if it wins next month's state election.
Topics: drug-offences, elections, government-and-politics, wa
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| UpdatedThe High Court orders a special recount of the WA Senate vote after declaring the election of former One Nation senator Rod Culleton invalid.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, federal-parliament, federal-government, canberra-2600, act, australia, perth-6000, wa
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A critical flaw in traffic modelling for Perth's Roe 8 highway extension underestimates the number of trucks that will use the road by up to 16,500 and invalidates the noise management plan and road design, new analysis suggests.
Topics: states-and-territories, environmental-health, health, elections, perth-6000, wa, fremantle-6160
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| UpdatedThe WA Nationals want to use $610 million in revenue from their proposed tax increase on big iron ore miners to boost regional tourism and diversify the state's economy, following the end of the mining boom.
Topics: elections, rural-tourism, tax, nationals, karratha-6714, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedTelstra confirms all of its mobile services have been restored after a fire at its Chatswood exchange in Sydney caused outages across the country.
Topics: information-and-communication, telecommunications, industry, mobile-phones, nsw, perth-7300, perth-6000, wa, tas, qld, vic, sa, nt, act
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| UpdatedA West Australian petroleum company will use a NASA humanoid robot to explore how the technology could be used to improve safety, reliability and efficiency in high-risk and remote environments.
Topics: robots-and-artificial-intelligence, science-and-technology, mining-industry, wa, perth-6000
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Former One Nation senator Rod Culleton fails to convince the Court of Appeal in Western Australia to reconsider a $200,000 debt which ultimately led to bankruptcy proceedings against him.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, federal-government, federal-parliament, canberra-2600, act, perth-6000, wa, australia
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Mullewa, an inland town of about 500 people almost 500 kilometres north of Perth, is facing a possible health crisis after power outages destroyed thousands of dollars worth of medication.
Topics: government-and-politics, electricity-energy-and-utilities, health, mullewa-6630, wa
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Margaret Court is the world’s most decorated tennis player with 64 major titles to her name. Court is now a Christian pastor who treasures her sporting victories, but says they are no match for her faith.
Topics: domestic-violence, family, marriage, gays-and-lesbians, christianity, evangelism, sport, tennis, australian-open, health, mental-health, australia, albury-2640, nsw, melbourne-3000, perth-6000, wa, united-states, england
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| UpdatedFederal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten indicates he expects to spend significant time in WA during the state election campaign, urging Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to also appear in the west.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, wa, perth-6000