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Ex-cyclone Lincoln is set to remain a tropical low, the Bureau of Meteorology says.

Welcome rain for WA as Lincoln heads south

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln could bring heavy rain and strong winds to Western Australia’s interior as it moves southeast on Sunday.

  • by Savannah Meacham and Keira Jenkins
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Former WA premier Brian Burke says he has spoken to WA Liberal MPs.
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Burke canvassed for Basil, claims he’s in contact with WA Liberals

In the letter he intended to send to all MPs on Friday, Burke took offence to the Liberal leader’s recent claims that his influence still ran deep in WA Labor.

  • by Hamish Hastie
Greenough Regional Prison will become an all male prison.
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Females booted from Greenough prison to ease crowding in men’s facilities

The extraordinary move comes as the Prison Officers’ Union warned Hakea was a tinderbox waiting to explode, with fewer staff dealing with more prisoners as cell temperatures climb above 50 degrees. 

  • by Hamish Hastie

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