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'Hazmat emergency' over WA tornado asbestos exposure

Hundreds of residents remain without power and an urgent asbestos clean up is underway following a tornado that damaged more than 100 houses in WA's southwest.

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Land for new industry to power the west's next bonanza

Western Australia's budget has unlocked land and slashed green tape to win the lion's share of investment in new industry but iron ore is still top of the heap.

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Record cost-of-living relief for those 'doing it tough'

The WA Labor government has rolled out a range of measures in the state budget to help families struggling with rising living costs and to boost housing supply.

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Threats to school of Perth student who was shot by police dismissed as ‘hacking’

Police have no concerns for safety, Rossmoyne senior high school principal says, after messages on an internal service threatening to ‘shoot up the school’ were investigated

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Australian police shoot dead 'radicalised' boy, 16, armed with knife

A 16-year-old boy armed with a knife was shot dead by police after he stabbed a man in the Australian west coast city of Perth.

Evening Standard

Perth stabbing: police shoot boy, 16, dead after alleged attack that has ‘hallmarks’ of terror incident

WA premier Roger Cook suggests teenager who allegedly stabbed man in Bunnings car park in Willetton may have been radicalised online

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'Radicalised' teen armed with knife shot dead by police

A knife-wielding teenager who had been involved in an anti-radicalisation program has been shot dead by police in Perth after stabbing a man outside Bunnings.

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Bonza urged to pay April wages; data breach exposes family violence, sexual assault data – as it happened

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Mum's plea as brothers disappear on Mexican surf trip

An Australian mother is appealing for help on social media to find her two sons who have disappeared on a surfing trip in Mexico.

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Teen climate activists demand apology from premier

Climate activists who protested inside Woodside's annual general meeting claim the WA premier defamed them to the media and have demanded an apology.

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Two 17-year-old climate activists claim WA premier Roger Cook defamed them over Woodside protest

Emma Heyink and Tom Power say the premier made false comments about protest at company’s annual general meeting

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Abortion decriminalised in WA amid sweeping reforms

Western Australia's new abortion laws have come into effect, decriminalising the procedure and cementing access to improved healthcare for women.

AAP

Oversimplifying a serious matter or a fair cop – were Sam Kerr’s alleged words really racist?

Politicians and academics have found common ground to criticise the charges against the Matildas star, but not everyone is so sure

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WA to cap firearm ownership, nation's toughest gun laws

The WA government has introduced its firearm laws overhaul to parliament, which includes a proposal to restrict the number of guns a person can own.

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'Most prolific AG': premier hails the retiring Quigley

After more than two decades as an MP, Western Australia's Attorney-General John Quigley is set to retire from state politics at the next election.

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‘At the time it felt lovely’: WA firefighters accidentally dump sewage water on community near Perth

State premier says ‘in emergency situations sometimes it doesn’t always go to plan’ after mistake when fighting Bullsbrook blaze

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Authorities working to unload 16,500 animals from ship

The federal and WA governments are trying to find a quarantine facility to take 16,500 head of sheep and cattle stuck aboard a ship in heatwave conditions.

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Students gain free ride and Sundays a free-for-all

Students will have free school travel and the wider community will have free public transport on Sundays as part of state government efforts to relieve costs.

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He’s everywhere in Perth – but is Basil Zempilas the man to save the WA Liberals?

The lord mayor, sports commentator and newspaper columnist confirms he will run for parliament, but his potential tilt has already sparked controversy

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Homes feared destroyed by wildfire burning out of control on Australian city of Perth's fringe

A wildfire burning out of control on the outskirts of the Australian west coast city of Perth appears to have destroyed or damaged a number of homes

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Environment reforms to lift 'handbrake on investment'

WA's Cook government will overhaul the state's environmental protection laws and give politicians more power in a bid to streamline EPA approval processes.

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Kim Beazley's daughter promoted to government ministry

Hannah Beazley, the daughter of former federal Labor leader and diplomat Kim Beazley, will become a minister in the WA government.

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'We can't let it fail': more govt cash for coal mine

Taxpayers will fork out $220 million to prop up a failed coal mine, critical for electricity generation in West Australia.

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WA premier lashes Perth mayor as women's shelter closes

Western Australia's premier has taken a swipe at City of Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas for being on an overseas trip as a vulnerable women's shelter closes.

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WA targets domestic violence with $70m funding package

The WA government will spend $72.6 million combating family violence, with funding for crisis accommodation and prevention, intervention and education programs.

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