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It might sound strange, but several Australian families have embraced the idea of camels as pets and their choice could even help struggling Aussie farmers.
Topics: livestock, rural, miscellaneous-animal-production, offbeat, human-interest, ripley-4306, wa, harrisville-4307, ipswich-4305, australia, qld
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Just as they had resigned themselves to a future of renting, a radio advert stopped the Glenncross family in their tracks. More than a decade on they remain one of the thousands of success stories from the WA Government's Keystart program.
Topics: housing, housing-industry, industry, government-and-politics, business-economics-and-finance, perth-6000, wa, australia
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An explosion of social media sites promoting young Asian women keen for marriage causes a spike in abuse and exploitation, with claims some women are being held captive in suburban homes in situations that could constitute human trafficking.
Topics: marriage, domestic-violence, womens-status, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedA Michael Walters goal inside the final minute sees the Dockers pip the Magpies, while the Cats defeat the Swans, and the Crows, Lions and Giants also post wins.
Topics: australian-football-league, sport, australia, nt, darwin-0800, vic, melbourne-3000, collingwood-3066, geelong-3220, hawthorn-3122, wa, fremantle-6160, nsw, homebush-2140, qld, brisbane-4000, sa, adelaide-5000, sydney-2000
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| UpdatedThe sudden closure of two popular Mount Lawley bars sparks fears for Perth's once bustling Beaufort Street entertainment strip, but the former car yard hub of Victoria Park shows how a suburb can revitalise itself.
Topics: retail, urban-development-and-planning, local-government, perth-6000, wa
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The barriers to finding a rental home have become so taxing that some tenants are forced to enlist outside help.
Topics: housing, business-economics-and-finance, industry, housing-industry, australia, act, sa, wa, nsw, nt, qld, tas, vic, newcastle-2300, sydney-2000
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| UpdatedA foster parent is sentenced to more than 15 years' jail for sexually abusing six children in his care, including one young Perth girl who was not believed when she complained to authorities.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedPerth posts its second-driest May on record and shivers through the coolest mornings ever experienced during the month. But get set for a balmy start to winter for the long weekend.
Topics: weather, rainfall, perth-6000, wa
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The premise of an AFL mid-season draft seemed honourable, but the reality is it has created an unmanageable situation for clubs at lower levels.
Topics: sport, sports-organisations, australian-football-league, sanfl, victorian-football-league-vfl, wafl, adelaide-5000, sa, melbourne-3000, vic, wa, perth-6000
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| UpdatedSmoking rates have dropped massively since the 70s — down from 40 per cent to only 14 per cent — but some areas of the country are not getting the message.
Topics: health, smoking, medical-research, drugs-and-substance-abuse, community-and-society, australia, victoria-university-3000, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250, gagebrook-7030, bridgewater-7030, risdon-vale-7016, sa, wattle-park-5066, burnside-5066, elizabeth-north-5113, salisbury-5108, elizabeth-5112, pymble-2073, nsw, killara-2071, gordon-2072, tamworth-2340, mount-druitt-2770, roseville-2069, lindfield-2070, cheltenham-2119, pennant-hills-2120, epping-2121, wa, claremont-6010, cottesloe-6011
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| UpdatedWA Police recognises dozens of former and current Aboriginal officers and employees at its inaugural Aboriginal Service Medal ceremony in Perth, with many speaking of a changing culture within the force.
Topics: police, law-crime-and-justice, aboriginal, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedThe body of 34-year-old Jelagat Cheruiyot is found at a block of units in Osborne Park after her family raises the alarm, with homicide detectives saying she appears to have been the victim of foul play.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, crime, law-crime-and-justice, osborne-park-6017, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedEx-Carlton and Richmond player Chris Yarran is sentenced to five years behind bars for a meth-fuelled crime spree across Perth, with a judge saying the sad reality is that his story of drug abuse is not unique.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, assault, drugs-and-substance-abuse, australian-football-league, sport, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedThe Federal Government must have gone to extraordinary lengths to conceal the reported arrival on Christmas Island of 20 Sri Lankan asylum seekers who were intercepted in nearby waters, its Shire President says.
Topics: immigration, community-and-society, immigration-policy, government-and-politics, federal-government, christmas-island-6798, perth-6000, wa
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This week, an Adelaide rail passenger was spotted with a snake on a suburban train — but what are the rules around taking animals on public transport?
Topics: animals, offbeat, human-interest, reptiles, adelaide-5000, gawler-5118, sa, sydney-2000, nsw, brisbane-4000, qld, melbourne-3000, vic, perth-6000, wa, nt
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Julie Bishop's sister says the former foreign affairs minister would have done an "amazing job" as South Australia's next governor, but has "another career ahead of her" outside of politics.
Topics: government-and-politics, governors-general-and-state-governors, states-and-territories, liberals, australia, adelaide-5000, sa, perth-6000, wa, canberra-2600
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| UpdatedIn terms of rebuilds, the Fremantle Dockers are a fair way up the mountain — but they now need to figure out how to get over the top. So what happens over the next 12 games will have a significant say in whether Ross Lyon remains, writes Clint Thomas.
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| UpdatedAmid international efforts to find a vaccine for the deadly pig virus, Australian authorities and industry are bracing for an outbreak that some pig farmers fear is "inevitable".
Topics: animal-welfare, veterinary-medicine, animal-science, pig-production, quarantine, trade, markets, livestock-welfare, grain, travel-health-and-safety, agricultural-prices, agribusiness, oilseeds, science-and-technology, diseases-and-disorders, china, narrogin-6312, wa, perth-6000, darwin-0800, spain, adelaide-5000, united-states, hobart-7000, brisbane-4000, melbourne-3000, sydney-2000, cambodia, thailand, vietnam, france
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| UpdatedChoosing a wine to drink can come down to a simple meteorological decision: a crisp chardonnay on a warm summer's day or a full-bodied shiraz for the winter chill. But for wine producers, the weather has a far more complex bearing on the perfect drop.
Topics: weather, grapevines, science-and-technology, perth-6000, wa
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Maritime safety standards in Australia are compromised and putting lives at risk because the peak regulator is too busy "processing paperwork" and not checking unsafe vessels, a new report by an international marine organisation alleges.
Topics: federal-government, environment, marine-parks, water, regulation, australia, act, adelaide-5000, sa, perth-6000, wa, qld
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| UpdatedA former teacher at a prestigious Perth Catholic boys' school will face trial in July on a charge of failing to report the alleged sexual assault of a boy by his fellow students on an overseas rugby trip.
Topics: education, secondary-schools, sexual-offences, child-abuse, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedMulti-millionaire founder and patron of WA's flagship theatre company raises concerns after its executive director is dumped by the board chaired by Andrew Forrest's wife, Nicola Forrest, for an advertising executive with no theatre management experience.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, theatre, charities, community-and-society, charities-and-community-organisations, public-sector, wa, australia, perth-6000
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Sir Michael Parkinson announces a tour of Australia in October, and reflects on his "thousands" of interviews, admitting some of his best guests have been people he "wouldn't wish to invite to dinner".
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, television, television-broadcasting, adelaide-5000, sa, melbourne-3000, vic, brisbane-4000, qld, perth-6000, wa, sydney-2000, nsw, australia, england, united-kingdom