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Jun 9

‘Heavily missed’ Jack Darling to bolster Eagles attack on Saturday: watoday.com.au/sport/afl/heav #perth #westernaustralia #westcoasteagles

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‘Heavily missed’ Jack Darling to bolster Eagles attack

West Coast spearhead Oscar Allen says Jack Darling was heavily missed and will be welcomed back with open arms in Saturday’s AFL clash with the Crows.

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Jun 9

Perth man accused of raping women he met on dating apps: watoday.com.au/national/weste #perth #westernaustralia

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Perth man accused of raping women he met on dating apps

The 27-year-old Morley man allegedly sexually assaulted three women he met through various sites including Bumble, Tinder and Hinge between 2019 and 2023.

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Jun 9

‘Last resort’ generators deployed as coal shutdowns squeeze WA power supply: watoday.com.au/national/weste #perth #westernaustralia #power #energy

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‘Last resort’ generators deployed as coal shutdowns squeeze WA power

Power supply in the south west of WA has had a troubled week as the sun refuses to shine and wind farms languish on the drawing board.

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Jun 9

Perth is getting flash new trains but what will happen to the A-Series workhorses?

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Perth is getting flash new trains but what will happen to the A-Series workhorses?

The first completed C-Series train is ready to enter the network. It is the first of 246 new railcars ordered under a 10-year $1.25 billion contract with French manufacturer Alstom.

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Jun 9

Perth man accused of raping women he met on dating apps

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Perth man accused of raping women he met on dating apps

The 27-year-old Morley man allegedly sexually assaulted three women he met through various sites including Bumble, Tinder and Hinge between 2019 and 2023.

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Jun 9

Charges laid against Belmont man who allegedly ran down WA Police officer

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Charges laid against Belmont man who allegedly ran down WA Police officer

A WA Police officer is in an induced coma fighting for his life, and a 23-year-old man has been charged with allegedly causing his injuries.

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Jun 8

Donald #Trump says he’s been indicted for mishandling classified documents

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Donald Trump says he’s been indicted for mishandling classified documents

The former president’s lawyers have been told he is a target of the investigation, the clearest indication yet that criminal charges could be coming soon,

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Jun 8

WA’s embarrassment of richies makes us look ridiculous

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WA’s embarrassment of richies makes us look ridiculous

The small group that decided controversial billionaire Gina Rinehart was Western Australian of the Year needs to look beyond the rich and powerful to find out most noteworthy citizens.

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Jun 8

‘Every element of Banksia Hill is failing’: Damning report reveals ‘emergency’ at WA’s only youth detention centre

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‘Every element of Banksia Hill is failing’: Damning report reveals ‘emergency’ at WA’s only youth...

The report will heap pressure on new Premier Roger Cook and new Corrective Services Minister Paul Papalia, who are both officially just one day into their jobs.

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Jun 7

‘Run down, dragged’: WA police officer fighting for life

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‘Run down, dragged’: WA police officer fighting for life

A WA police officer is fighting for life after being run over by an allegedly stolen vehicle in the early hours of Thursday.

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Jun 7

Households using up savings as interest bills skyrocket

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Households using up savings as interest bills skyrocket

As data shows households are pulling back on spending, evidence has emerged the retail sector is already succumbing to recession.

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Jun 7

Australia’s reputation has been hit. We need more than Sarah Snook for success

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Australia’s reputation has been hit. We need more than Sarah Snook for success

What is especially noteworthy about Australia’s run of bad foreign press is that it has come from across the political spectrum.

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Jun 7

‘Not pulling our weight’: Bipartisanship collapses over Ukraine support #auspol

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‘Not pulling our weight’: Bipartisanship collapses over Ukraine support

The federal opposition says it is embarrassing that Ukrainian officials have resorted to social media to plead for more Australian military assistance.

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Jun 7

‘Unusual’ demand takes Perth house market back to Kevin 07’s days

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‘Unusual’ demand takes Perth house market back to Kevin 07’s days

The number of houses available for sale in Perth has fallen to levels not seen since Kevin Rudd was prime minister. What’s happening?

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Jun 7

Man charged over kidnap extortion plot at Perth Airbnb released on bail

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Man charged over kidnap extortion plot at Perth Airbnb released on bail

Te Putu Tonga Patara Te Tuhi Hawkings was released on home detention on Wednesday and will be allowed to return to his fly-in, fly-out job.

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Jun 7

Cold snap pushes Perth power supplies to the edge

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Cold snap pushes Perth power supplies to the edge

Some Perth households were asked to cut their power consumption on Tuesday night to avoid blackouts after a frigid afternoon pushed evening demand to a near-record high for June.

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Jun 7

Cook hopes new-look WA cabinet will be ‘grand final’ contenders

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Cook hopes new-look WA cabinet will be ‘grand final’ contenders

Police Minister Paul Papalia will take on corrective services and Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti will handle Treasury and tourism under Roger Cook’s cabinet reshuffle.

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Jun 7

#OPINION Qantas is improving its boarding process, but will customers be happy?

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Qantas is improving its boarding process, but will customers be happy?

If you haven’t flown Qantas in a while, you might be surprised to hear about the current system for getting passengers on a plane.

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Jun 6

The economic narrow path is getting bumpy, says Lowe

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The economic narrow path is getting bumpy, says Lowe

The Reserve Bank governor has signalled there will likely be a trade-off between bringing down inflation and the nation’s low jobless rate.

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Jun 6

Breath of the wok: Where to find Perth’s top 10 Chinese restaurants

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Breath of the wok: Where to find Perth’s top 10 Chinese restaurants

Rob Broadfield on Perth’s best Chinese food, from the bare-bones to the utterly luxe, and why you should never go with a place advertising itself “authentic”.

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Jun 6

#EXCLUSIVE McGowan’s social media following would make most influencers blush, and he’s not ready to part with it

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McGowan’s social media following would make most influencers blush, and he’s not ready to part with...

Despite being curated by Labor staffers and taxpayer-funded government staff, Mark McGowan will remain in charge of his social media accounts, which accumulated huge followings during COVID-19.

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Jun 6

Coalition MPs under fire over misquoting former High Court judges on Voice

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Coalition MPs under fire over misquoting former High Court judges on Voice

MPs including Andrew Hastie and Angus Taylor have been asked to apologise for misrepresenting the words of two judges to undermine an enshrined Indigenous Voice.

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Jun 6

PGA and European tours in shock merger with Saudi-backed LIV

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PGA and European tours in shock merger with Saudi-backed LIV

The most disruptive year in golf has ended with the announcement that the PGA and European tours will merge with Saudi Arabia’s golf interests.

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Jun 6

Sadaf couldn’t speak English when she started school. Now she’s studying medicine – without an ATAR

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Sadaf couldn’t speak English when she started school. Now she’s studying medicine – without an ATAR

Edith Cowan University has created a year 12 program aimed at getting students with lower educational advantage into university, without needing to take ATAR exams.

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Jun 6

Perth pelted with hail, braces for more wet weather: watoday.com.au/national/weste #perth #perthweather #westernaustralia

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Perth pelted with hail, braces for more wet weather

Residents across the suburbs are collecting fistfuls of hail, there’s potential for snow on Bluff Knoll and one suburb has almost beat June’s average rainfall totals in 48 hours.

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Jun 6

Michael Buble bursts onto Australian stages with standout Perth performance: watoday.com.au/national/weste #michaelbuble #highertour #perth #westernaustralia

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Buble bursts onto Australian stages with standout Perth performance

He’s lauded for helping revive our love for the Great American Songbook, but Michael “Mr Christmas” Buble has proven he is every bit the showman in his own right.

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Jun 6

‘Ill-informed, uneducated’: Ex-match review panellist Bartel savages Sheed’s De Goey comments

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‘Ill-informed, uneducated’: Ex-match review panellist Bartel savages Sheed’s De Goey comments

West Coast have apologised for a swiftly deleted Instagram post that referenced Collingwood star Jordan De Goey’s pending tribunal date as Jimmy Bartel took aim at Dom Sheed’s criticism of the Pie.

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Jun 5

Perth’s ugly duckling suburbs that could become real estate swans

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Perth’s ugly duckling suburbs that could become real estate swans

They are old, downmarket suburbs that have endured years of neglect, but with new housing stock and a younger generation moving in, change is in the air.

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Jun 5

Drug cartels increasingly ‘dropping’ narcotics into the WA sea, but it’s not all going to plan

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Drug cartels increasingly ‘dropping’ narcotics into the WA sea, but it’s not all going to plan

It has become a familiar story: men rescued in the ocean miles from anywhere with millions, sometimes billions of dollars of drugs found on a nearby ship or boat. It’s seen the amount of drugs being...

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Jun 5

#UPDATED WA Day fireworks cancelled as Perth cops a drenching

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Perth cops a drenching – and there’s more wild weather on the way

Winter has arrived in Perth with a third of the month’s average rain falling in a three-hour window on Sunday night, causing flash flooding and traffic chaos.

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Jun 5

Problem dingo believed responsible for child attacks at Karijini

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Problem dingo believed responsible for child attacks at Karijini

In the latest attack, a four-year-old boy was bitten on the leg on Saturday.

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Jun 5

#ANALYSIS Mid-season report: Eagles’ injury list ‘as long as the Nullarbor’

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Mid-season report: Eagles’ injury list ‘as long as the Nullarbor’

The Eagles have hit rock bottom but coach Adam Simpson insists he’s the man to lead the rebuild.

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Jun 5

#ANALYSIS Mid-season report: After a slow start, Freo is really starting to heave ho

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Mid-season report: After a slow start, Freo is really starting to heave ho

The Dockers heaved themselves out of the doldrums in the past month to hit their mid-season bye with four straight wins and on the cusp of the top eight.

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Jun 5

Winter has officially arrived in Perth with a third of the month’s average rainfall tipping down within a three-hour window on Sunday night, causing flash flooding and traffic chaos: watoday.com.au/national/weste #perth #perthweather #westernaustralia

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Perth cops a drenching – and there’s more wild weather on the way

Winter has arrived in Perth with a third of the month’s average rain falling in a three-hour window on Sunday night, causing flash flooding and traffic chaos.