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| UpdatedSandy Baraiolo, a former One Nation candidate for the southern Perth seat of Thornlie, says she has been threatened over the phone after being dumped by the party.
Topics: government-and-politics, political-parties, wa, thornlie-6108, paraburdoo-6754, cue-6640, denham-6537, tom-price-6751, meekatharra-6642, onslow-6710, exmouth-6707, carnarvon-6701
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| UpdatedPauline Hanson's One Nation officially disendorses two of its candidates for failing to reach required standards, just a fortnight out from the March poll, in what a political analyst describes as a rare move.
Topics: government-and-politics, political-parties, wa, thornlie-6108, paraburdoo-6754, cue-6640, denham-6537, tom-price-6751, meekatharra-6642, onslow-6710, exmouth-6707, carnarvon-6701
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| UpdatedA tropical low has delivered the second wettest day on record for the city of Karratha in WA's north.
Topics: floods, rainfall, weather, lifestyle-and-leisure, travel-and-tourism, karratha-6714, broome-6725, exmouth-6707, onslow-6710, port-hedland-6721, roebourne-6718
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| UpdatedPeople in parts of the Western Australia's Pilbara region are given the all clear regarding a tropical low, which may still develop into a cyclone but will not affect the coastline.
Topics: weather, cyclones, emergency-planning, karratha-6714, barrow-island-6712, onslow-6710, dampier-6713, whim-creek-6718, wickham-6720
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| UpdatedPeople from Port Hedland to Ningaloo in Western Australia's Pilbara region are being 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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Two construction workers from inside the Wheatstone Project told the ABC they believe they should be able to leave the site on New Year's Eve
Topics: building-and-construction, industrial-relations, unions, oil-and-gas, onslow-6710
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| UpdatedWheatstone construction workers say it is unfair they cannot leave their FIFO site for New Year's Eve.
Topics: oil-and-gas, industrial-relations, unions, building-and-construction, onslow-6710
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The head of a company hoping to build a salt project near WA's Exmouth Gulf is confident demand is going to outstrip supply in coming years.
Topics: mining-environmental-issues, mining-industry, mining-rural, onslow-6710
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Topics: mining-industry, mining-environmental-issues, onslow-6710
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A former foster carer at the state-run Gilliamia Hostel in Onslow faces court accused of child abuse dating back to the 1970s.
Topics: child-abuse, onslow-6710
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Minderoo manager Ben Wratten talks about the station's hay production
Topics: irrigation, pasture, beef-cattle, onslow-6710
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Topics: irrigation, pasture, rural, onslow-6710
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Andrew and Nicola Forrest's Minderoo Station is about to treble its hay production.
Topics: irrigation, beef-cattle, pasture, rural, onslow-6710
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Topics: beef-cattle, livestock, onslow-6710
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Topics: beef-cattle, livestock, onslow-6710
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Urala Station owner Joe Armstrong talks about his season
Topics: livestock, beef-cattle, mens-health, onslow-6710
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Farming blokes are being reminded they are not bullet proof, and must visit their doctor for check-ups.
Topics: mens-health, beef-cattle, livestock, onslow-6710
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Topics: livestock, beef-cattle, onslow-6710
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Topics: livestock, beef-cattle, onslow-6710
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| UpdatedOil and gas giant Chevron signs a domestic gas agreement to supply Alinta Energy with natural gas from its $29 billion Wheatstone Project in WA's Pilbara.
Topics: oil-and-gas, wa, onslow-6710
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Scientists are placing terracotta tiles in sections of reef along the WA coastline to assess the resilience of coral species and also the extent algae can help protect species from coral bleaching.
Topics: marine-biology, marine-parks, environment, onslow-6710
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A man is fined for what has been described as a reprehensible and brazen illegal dumping of 700 used tyres in the Pilbara.
Topics: courts-and-trials, tom-price-6751, paraburdoo-6754, onslow-6710
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Topics: architecture, wa, onslow-6710, karratha-6714
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| UpdatedThe Shire of Ashburton says it is having to build more staff accommodation in the Pilbara town of Onslow, due to soaring rents.
Topics: housing-industry, urban-development-and-planning, local-government, onslow-6710, karratha-6714
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St John Ambulance says a shortage of volunteers in the Pilbara town of Onslow is placing a severe strain on its local workforce.
Topics: volunteers, doctors-and-medical-professionals, onslow-6710