Rebecca Turner joined ABC News in 2015 and has worked for the Australian Financial Review and the Australian. You can follow her on Twitter at @rebeccasturner
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The sitting Liberal member for the seat of Perth hits out at her party's preference deal with Pauline Hanson's One Nation, paying for Facebook advertising to highlight her lack of support for the party and its policies.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, one-nation, liberals, wa
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| UpdatedA flurry of preference deals between political parties may have left you wondering how it affects your vote. We help you figure out how to make your vote count.
Topics: government-and-politics, state-parliament, elections, wa
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| UpdatedThe March state election will be the first fought under fresh electoral boundaries drawn in a 2015 redistribution — so what does it mean for the parties, their candidates and for you?
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, wa, ocean-reef-6027, albany-6330, esperance-6450, bicton-6157, thornlie-6108, baldivis-6171
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| UpdatedThe tail of the plane which plunged into Perth's Swan River on Australia Day, killing two people on board, is pulled from the water as the search for answers over what caused the crash continues.
Topics: air-and-space, australia-day, perth-6000, 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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| UpdatedA wealthy Jordanian businessman behind the $1.85-billion proposal for a world trade centre in Perth snaps up prized pieces of property in and around the city, with his plan to build the city's tallest building receiving stage one approval.
Topics: urban-development-and-planning, government-and-politics, perth-6000
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WA Opposition Leader Mark McGowan says there is no link between an election promise to build a $166 million traffic bridge which would benefit a major shopping centre, and a $16,500 donation-in-kind from the centre's owner.
Topics: government-and-politics, urban-development-and-planning, wa, perth-6000
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| UpdatedThe family of Ms Dhu, whose 2014 death in custody was ruled preventable, pledge to make her death a rallying point for international racial justice campaigns.
Topics: black-deaths-in-custody, courts-and-trials, south-hedland-6722
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| UpdatedWestern Australia's Environment Minister is unable to confirm whether it is safe to swim or fish in Cockburn Sound due to potential contamination from toxic firefighting chemicals used on the HMAS Stirling naval base.
Topics: environmental-impact, environmental-management, defence-industry, government-and-politics, community-and-society, environmental-health, garden-island-6168, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedThe waters of Cockburn Sound south of Perth are being tested for potential contamination by toxic firefighting chemicals used at the HMAS Stirling navy base last decade.
Topics: environmental-impact, environmental-management, defence-forces, defence-industry, government-and-politics, community-and-society, environmental-health, garden-island-6168, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedFilm development agency Screenwest will soon become a not-for-profit organisation, in a bid to attract more funding for West Australian filmmaking.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, film-movies, wa, perth-6000
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| UpdatedUnlikely activist Keith Parsons claims the retirement village system, from its contracts to management rules, is so complex that it tips the balance in favour of developers over residents.
Topics: community-and-society, aged-care, perth-6000
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| UpdatedWA Attorney-General Michael Mischin indicates he has the support of the Premier over his plan to expunge all historical homosexual convictions, as gay rights activists herald the move a "step towards equality".
Topics: gays-and-lesbians, laws, law-crime-and-justice, community-and-society, discrimination, state-parliament, perth-6000
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Authorities scramble to determine the extent of contamination by toxic firefighting chemicals in WA airports, firefighting training facilities and defence sites.
Topics: land-pollution, water-pollution, defence-forces, environmental-impact, perth-6000, wa
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Union influence on the WA Labor party will be a key target for the Liberals in the state election campaign, Premier Colin Barnett signals.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, unions, wa
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WA companies welcome the Government's decision to allow doctors to prescribe medicinal cannabis, calling it the final hurdle to setting up a homegrown industry.
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| UpdatedDonald Trump masks are proving to be a surprise hit in Australia in the lead-up to Halloween, with many costume suppliers running out of stock.
Topics: carnivals-and-festivals, us-elections, wa, australia, united-states
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| UpdatedWA's environmental regulator is questioned why it is using the speed at which it issues environmental approvals to measure its effectiveness at protecting public health and the environment.
Topics: environment, public-sector, wa
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| UpdatedWestern Australia is still struggling to adjust to the end of the mining boom as job insecurity rises, but household incomes remain high, a new economics report finds.
Topics: economic-trends, mining-industry, business-economics-and-finance, unemployment, wa
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| UpdatedThe Department of Fire and Emergency Services confirms chemicals from toxic firefighting foam used at its Forrestfield training academy have leached into the bore of a nearby property.
Topics: environmental-impact, water, defence-and-national-security, forrestfield-6058
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As the West Australian Government finalises its plans for Western Power, Premier Colin Barnett reveals an option to sell its $8 billion debt to superannuation funds is on the table.
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, states-and-territories, perth-6000, wa
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Road congestion is shaping up as a hot-button issue in the lead up to the West Australian election in March next year — so where are the Perth traffic hotspots in need of fixing?
Topics: states-and-territories, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedPeople living near the RAAF Pearce air base in Bullsbrook in Perth are drinking bottled water while the Department of Defence investigates whether chemicals have contaminated nearby water sources.
Topics: defence-forces, community-organisations, environmental-health, bullsbrook-6084
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| UpdatedWest Australian Premier Colin Barnett admits the developers of the Ritz-Carlton hotel at Elizabeth Quay got a good deal in buying the riverfront land for $25 million, after a similarly sized parcel of land was sold for more than three times that amount.
Topics: states-and-territories, perth-6000, wa
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West Australian Premier Colin Barnett again rejects the push for the installation of Queensland-style shark nets at Western Australian beaches, labelling the nets "killing machines" for marine life.
Topics: shark, government-and-politics, perth-6000