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| UpdatedA leading WA shipbuilder says highly capable maritime manufacturers in Western Australia are being overlooked for major Defence work, partly blaming the Barnett Government.
Topics: political-parties, elections, defence-industry, henderson-6166
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| UpdatedThe Malaysian Government backtracks on an earlier offer of a reward to find missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 and its 239 passengers, as search vessel Fugro Equator docks in Fremantle.
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, air-transport, henderson-6166
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New Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne visits WA to promote the state's role in the construction of future defence vessels, but repeatedly refuses to say what percentage of the work it will receive.
Topics: defence-industry, defence-forces, defence-and-aerospace-industries, states-and-territories, wa, henderson-6166, perth-6000, sa, adelaide-5000
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The awarding of a $2 billion contract for the maintenance of the Anzac class frigates, mostly by West Australian companies, is excellent news that will generate hundreds of jobs, WA Premier Colin Barnett says.
Topics: navy, industry, defence-industry, henderson-6166, perth-6000
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| UpdatedThe WA livestock industry's peak body dismisses concerns about the welfare of 13,000 sheep and cattle onboard an export boat that has been stranded off Perth for more than a week.
Topics: livestock-welfare, livestock, rural, animal-welfare, animal-nutrition, henderson-6166, perth-6000
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West Australian Premier Colin Barnett labels his South Australian counterpart Jay Weatherill "a dill" over remarks he made about Navy vessel contracts.
Topics: defence-industry, government-and-politics, henderson-6166, perth-6000
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| UpdatedWest Australian shipbuilder Austal uses the construction timeline of its latest navy vessel bound for Oman to argue ships can be built in Australia on time and on budget.
Topics: defence-and-aerospace-industries, defence-industry, building-and-construction, federal-government, perth-6000, henderson-6166, sa
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The WA Government releases draft laws it says will stop urban development encroaching on the industrial area around Kwinana by prohibiting new housing and other "sensitive" developments in the area.
Topics: industry, state-parliament, states-and-territories, housing, housing-industry, kwinana-beach-6167, rockingham-6168, munster-6166, henderson-6166, hope-valley-6165, postans-6167
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| UpdatedPerth-based engineering and construction firm Civmec launches an audacious bid to build Australia's new multi-billion-dollar submarines.
Topics: manufacturing, navy, federal-government, business-economics-and-finance, perth-6000, henderson-6166
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| UpdatedA 35-year-old man dies after being crushed by a low loader ramp in a workplace incident in the Perth suburb of Henderson.
Topics: accidents, workplace, henderson-6166
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| UpdatedThree hundred workers are to lose their job at Austal as the West Australian-based ship building company cuts its workforce by 50 per cent after completing a big contract.
Topics: manufacturing, henderson-6166
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Topics: fishing-aquaculture, fish, marine-biology, pests, sea-transport, henderson-6166
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| UpdatedA Western Australian company has invented an underwater vacuum to clean boats while they are still in water.
Topics: sea-transport, oceans-and-reefs, pests, pest-management, inventions, henderson-6166, esperance-6450
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Minister for Fisheries Ken Baston, Department of Fisheries biosecurity section leader Victoria Atkin and Roger Dyhberg from Franmarine speak with Tara De Landgrafft about the Envirocart. READ MORE
Topics: sea-transport, pest-management, pests, oceans-and-reefs, henderson-6166, esperance-6450
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Burglars using a forklift to load stolen tools into the back of a ute have damaged a Cessna plane.
Topics: crime, jandakot-6164, henderson-6166, wattleup-6166
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| UpdatedA worker is injured after a crane rolls at a workplace in the Perth suburb of Henderson.
Topics: accidents, henderson-6166
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| UpdatedRestoring a navy vessel to its former glory is helping veterans deal with wartime experiences.
Topics: mental-health, history, navy, perth-6000, henderson-6166
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| UpdatedA man who was crushed in a workplace accident at Henderson has been flown to hospital where he is listed in a stable condition.
Topics: accidents, henderson-6166
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A motorcyclist has been killed in a collision with a truck in Henderson, in Perth's south.
Topics: road, henderson-6166
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| UpdatedCustoms and Border Protection has unveiled the first of eight new Cape Class patrol boats that will protect Australian waters.
Topics: defence-and-national-security, industry, henderson-6166, perth-6000, wa
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A fire has damaged a luxury charter boat in the southern suburb of Henderson.
Topics: fires, henderson-6166, perth-6000, wa
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A fire has caused $1 million damage to a computer warehouse in the Perth suburb of Henderson.
Topics: fires, crime, henderson-6166
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Police are investigating whether alcohol or drugs contributed to a crash in the southern Perth suburb of Henderson, leaving a man with serious injuries.
Topics: road, henderson-6166
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| UpdatedA Western Australian company has been awarded a contract to supply steel for the Gorgon Gas project.
Topics: company-news, barrow-island-6712, henderson-6166
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| UpdatedUS president Barack Obama has signed off on a deal for a West Australian company, Austal, to build 10 warships for the US navy.
Topics: company-news, business-economics-and-finance, henderson-6166, wa