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Westfield Carousel in Cannington.

Boy charged after ‘knife fight’ which forced Westfield Carousel into lockdown

Police have charged a 16-year-old boy after an alleged altercation between two people, one of whom was armed with knives, which plunged Carousel Shopping Centre into lockdown.

  • by Jesinta Burton
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WA budget 2024 main image, average West Australians. Picture: WAtoday

What West Australians think of the state budget

Amid all the chest-beating spin from the government, each line item in the budget will have a real impact on West Australians. So we asked them what they thought.

  • by Hamish Hastie, Sarah Brookes, Holly Thompson, Jesinta Burton and Peter Milne
West Australian Premier Roger Cook and Treasurer Rita Saffioti with the budget papers in Perth on Thursday.
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WA budget

WA is finding it hard to admit it has a spending problem

Most of WA’s increased spend is demand-driven thanks to roaring population growth placing pressure on housing, education and health budgets.

  • by Hamish Hastie

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