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A Perth man's alleged creation of social media profiles has him back behind bars on charges of threatening to kill the WA premier.

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Fresh public sector pay offer on the table from WA government in bid to end wage dispute

The WA government is forced to make an improved public sector wages offer for the third time in less than a year following intense pressure from unions, with lower-paid workers benefiting the most.

ABC News

Peak business group disappointed over one-off public holiday to mark death of Queen Elizabeth

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA says small and medium sized businesses will bear the cost of the public holiday, which also falls on a Thursday when trading hours are usually extended for late night shopping.

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WA proclaims the new Sovereign, King Charles III as Perth pays touching corgi tribute to Queen

Corgis from across Perth have donned their best regal attire to honour Queen Elizabeth II as WA proclaimed King Charles III as the ruling monarch.

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WA youth detainees 'force flight turnback'

Western Australia's premier has bemoaned the "extreme" behaviour of youth detainees who allegedly forced a charter flight from Broome to be turned back.

AAP

How the latest RBA interest rate rise will impact WA, the most mortgaged state in Australia

Data shows WA is the most mortgaged state in the country and has the largest gap between wage growth and inflation, but comparatively low house prices continue to shield sandgropers from further pain as interest rates rise yet again.

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High Court backs WA high risk offender law

Western Australia's law enabling the indefinite detention of serious violent offenders has been deemed constitutionally appropriate by the High Court.

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Aboriginal culture helps WA revive tourism

A $15 million tourism campaign will use WA's Indigenous heritage and natural attractions to lure back visitors in a "fiercely competitive" global market.

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Mark McGowan defends WA health system but concedes it is under 'huge pressure'

Mark McGowan defends the state's hospital system amid a steady flow of complaints and concerns, revealed in leaked correspondence between doctors and nurses.

ABC News

COVID mask mandates for public and passenger transport in WA set to end next week

Mask mandates on public and passenger transport in Western Australia set to end next week, with visitor limits at aged and disability care facilities also easing.

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Perrottet urges isolation rule scrapping

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has called for the removal of the mandatory isolation period for COVID cases entirely, following a reduction to five days.

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Australia can't contain or deny China's rise, but can join forces to compete with it, Kim Beazley says

Former federal defence minister and WA governor, Kim Beazley, is urging Australia to focus on strengthening its relationship with India to compete with the rise of China.

ABC News

Daylight saving push in WA likely dead on arrival as government, opposition dismiss private member's bill

The government and opposition dismiss a push by Daylight Saving MP Wilson Tucker to bypass the general public and revive the practice in WA.

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Carnarvon residents invite WA Premier Mark McGowan to witness youth crime impacts for himself

Carnarvon's business community, residents and government officials say crime is threatening to drag a "bloody great town" under and that it's time the state's leaders saw for themselves just how bad the situation is.

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Fiona Stanley Hospital treating patients in corridors business as usual, government says

The WA Health Minister and the boss of Fiona Stanley Hospital defend the placement of some patients in beds in the hospital's corridors.

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Unions warn WA wages campaign isn't over

West Australian public sector workers have gathered in large numbers outside Parliament House in Perth amid an ongoing dispute over public sector pay.

ABC News

Thousands of WA public sector workers rally at parliament, demanding better pay

Health professionals, police, teachers and other public sector workers shout down the doors of parliament, arguing they aren't being respected or paid enough.

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Perth Airport rail line to open in October, as Forrestfield Metronet costs revealed to be $1.9 billion

The Forrestfield-Airport Link will open on October 10, the WA Government announces, with fares to be capped at $5 for the 20,000 passengers a day expected to use the service.

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Perth airport rail line to finally open

Six years after construction began, the $1.9 billion Perth Airport rail link is set to commence full operations from October 10.

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Top site for WA Aboriginal cultural centre

A proposed new Aboriginal cultural centre on the Perth riverfront is being touted as Western Australia's answer to the Sydney Opera House.

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Location chosen for new Aboriginal cultural centre to be built in central Perth

A site is chosen in central Perth for the creation of an Aboriginal cultural centre, an attraction Premier Mark McGowan describes as a "great opportunity" for Western Australia.

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Clive Palmer ordered to pay part of Mark McGowan’s legal costs after defamation battle

Billionaire’s costs will not similarly be paid by WA premier, as judge finds ‘asymmetry of responsibility’ for ‘long and costly’ case

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Palmer to pay bulk of defamation costs

West Australian taxpayers are set to be spared some of the cost of the Premier Mark McGowan's defamation case against billionaire litigant Clive Palmer.

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Medi-hotels were sold by Labor as a way to fix WA's health system, but only one has been built

So-called medi-hotels formed a big part of WA Labor's pitch to voters at the 2017 election, but five years on there's little sign of them — and one of the proposed facilities appears to be no more.

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WA police commissioner Col Blanch gives in-principle support for northern booze ban

Full and mid-strength takeaway alcohol sales could soon be banned in WA's north. Community leaders fear the measure would "marginalise" residents.

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