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A homeless man is among the contenders for a seat in Western Australia's Parliament on March 11, and he hopes to bring a fresh perspective to the parliamentary process.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, perth-6000, wa
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Chocolate can sometimes be difficult for children to resist — and thanks to new research, it may also give chronically sick kids the chance to skip the trauma of nasty-tasting medicine.
Topics: children, medical-procedures, medical-research, health, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedThe Micro Business Party insists it has no links with the taxi industry, despite hundreds of taxi drivers around Perth promoting the party.
Topics: political-parties, elections, government-and-politics, perth-6000
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The WA election campaign has taken a negative turn as we head towards the final week.
Topics: government-and-politics, perth-6000
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| UpdatedFlux the System, a micro-party using self-styled preference whisperer Glenn Druery as a consultant, is running 26 fake independent candidates for WA's Legislative Council in a bid to win "the stray vote".
Topics: minor-parties, elections, government-and-politics, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedWA Treasurer Mike Nahan accuses Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull of breaking his promise to fix the state's share of GST.
Topics: tax, government-and-politics, perth-6000
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| UpdatedWA police are refusing to provide Perth barrister Lloyd Rayney with a report on the cold case review into the unsolved murder of his wife, a Supreme Court hearing his defamation action against the state is told.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, law-crime-and-justice, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedA 32-year-old man is accused of stealing a car with a three-year-old boy asleep in the back from outside an East Victoria Park home, with the child later found safe in the dumped vehicle.
Topics: crime, police, east-victoria-park-6101, perth-6000, wa
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Western Australia has had its wettest summer on record and fewer hot days than usual as tropical weather headed south.
Topics: weather, floods, rainfall, human-interest, perth-6000
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Mergers and acquisition in Australian mining industry are up by volume, down on value as coal prices rise and sellers look for better price.
Topics: mining-rural, business-economics-and-finance, coal, mining-industry, perth-6000
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At least one in three young people in detention in Western Australia suffers from foetal alcohol spectrum disorder, according to findings from an Australian-first study.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, alcohol, prisons-and-punishment, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedQueensland Reds winger Eto Nabuli scores a hat-trick of tries, but it is not enough to stop his side suffering a 26-19 Super Rugby loss to the Western Force in Perth on Thursday night.
Topics: super-rugby, rugby-union, sport, perth-6000, wa, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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Supporters of Donald Trump are more likely to believe what he says, and even after they are shown it is not true, they still want to vote for him, research shows.
Topics: donald-trump, world-politics, government-and-politics, united-states, wa, perth-6000
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| UpdatedA man who shot his girlfriend using a cartridge bearing her name and stole drugs from her as she lay dying in a West Perth car park is sentenced to at least 20 years' jail.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, murder-and-manslaughter, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedPaul Holmes à Court's company, Heytesbury Pty Ltd, buys 10 per cent of Australia's largest live export company, Wellard.
Topics: livestock-welfare, beef-cattle, perth-6000, darwin-0800, kununurra-6743
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| UpdatedEven from across the globe in London Lloyd Rayney has been recognised, his multi-million-dollar defamation trial hears, as the Perth barrister reveals the stress at being named the "prime and only suspect" in his wife's murder.
Topics: courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, crime, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedA Hong Kong man caught with more than 300 kilograms of methylamphetamine — the largest seizure of the drug in Western Australia — will have to spend at least 18 years behind bars.
Topics: drug-offences, drugs-and-substance-abuse, courts-and-trials, police, perth-6000, wa, canning-vale-6155, south-hedland-6722
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Mining engineer graduates are being snapped up by an industry hungry for talent to support growth coming from technology and renewable energy deployment.
Topics: mining-rural, mining-industry, perth-6000
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| UpdatedA dramatic electrical storm brings lightning and some rain to Perth as well as parts of southern Western Australia, sparking a house fire and leaving 7,000 homes without power.
Topics: weather, perth-6000, wa, moora-6510, dalwallinu-6609, bindoon-6502, wongan-hills-6603
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| UpdatedPerth Wildcats are on the cusp of a second straight NBL championship after an 89-77 defeat of the Illawarra Hawks in game two of the grand final series in Wollongong.
Topics: nbl, basketball, sport, wollongong-2500, perth-6000
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| UpdatedWest Australian cyclist Cameron Meyer returns after a two-month break, aiming for success at next year's Commonwealth Games and the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.
Topics: cycling, sport, perth-6000
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Leaked emails and promises involving animals are the main talking points on the campaign trail today, as the Premier posed with fish and the Opposition Leader cavorted with dogs.
Topics: elections, political-parties, perth-6000, wa
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Scientists identify an enzyme that could pave the way to the creation of crops that can withstand the stresses of harsh environmental conditions.
Topics: research, biology, agricultural-crops, perth-6000
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The West Australian coroner says he is unable to determine if the care of post-surgical patient Christine Stroner at Fremantle Hospital may have contributed to her death after she was discharged.
Topics: healthcare-facilities, courts-and-trials, death, fremantle-6160, wa, perth-6000
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A West Australian Catholic primary school teacher has been charged with possessing and distributing child exploitation material after a search of the 29-year-old's home.
Topics: sexual-offences, child-abuse, teachers, perth-6000