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Abortion decriminalised in WA amid sweeping reforms

Western Australia has removed abortion from its criminal code and made access to treatment easier for women, in sweeping reforms passed by parliament.

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Roger Cook, Rita Saffioti endorsed by WA Labor as premier and deputy, with David Michael joining cabinet

Former City of Stirling councillor David Michael becomes the WA government's newest cabinet member, as Roger Cook and Rita Saffioti are formally chosen to lead the state Labor party.

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Renters and landlords reveal what they think of Western Australia's rental law shake-up

The relationship between WA renters and landlords is set for its biggest shake-up in years, but not everyone is convinced the government's cautious response goes far enough.

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WA rejects calls for end to no-grounds rental evictions

West Australian renters will be given greater freedom to keep pets and modify their homes but the state government has stopped short of changing eviction laws.

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WA's rental laws are finally being updated. Here's everything you need to know

Rent hikes will be limited to once a year and life will become easier pet owners, but no-grounds evictions are here to stay. Here's everything you need to know about upcoming changes to WA's rental laws.

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Cyclone hits Australia bringing 'record-breaking' wind speeds

Sydney (AFP) - A severe tropical cyclone lashed northwestern Australia Friday bringing the strongest winds the country has ever recorded, but officials said towns and cities appeared to have escaped the worst of the storm.

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Embattled lawyer chosen as Labor's replacement for retiring stalwart Alannah MacTiernan

A recount confirms community lawyer Ben Dawkins will replace Alannah MacTiernan in the upper house, but WA Labor veterans declare they don't want him representing their party.

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Libby Mettam confident she can remove powerbroker Nick Goiran from parliamentary secretary role

New WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam is wasting no time stamping her authority on the party, with a crucial test of her power looming just days into the job.

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Scammers targeting WA flood victims

Officials are hopeful empty shelves in the flood-ravaged West Australian town of Derby will soon be filled as the clean-up continues.

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McGowan retains treasury in new WA cabinet

Western Australia's premier has appointed new child protection and education ministers in a cabinet reshuffle midway through Labor's second term.

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Simone McGurk loses child protection, domestic violence portfolios in Mark McGowan's cabinet reshuffle

Simone McGurk, who was also the long serving minister for women's interests and community services was one of the biggest losers in the McGowan government political shake-up.

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Free TAFE, VET courses for WA students

The federal government has partnered with Western Australia's Labor government for a $112 million deal to fund free TAFE and vocational education courses.

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WA government's funding boost won't solve teacher shortage, union says

Eligible teachers could receive as much as $30,000 on top of their existing incentives, but the union says money alone won't solve the deeper problems driving the teacher shortage crisis.

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Halls Creek truancy crisis whistleblower Brock Burston awaits education department penalty

The education department is considering disciplinary action against a staff member who blew the whistle on a growing truancy crisis involving some of the state's most vulnerable students.

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Free period products to be rolled out across WA's public secondary schools

WA has become the last state in Australia to offer free sanitary products at public schools in a bid to keep students engaged in school and end the stigma associated with periods.

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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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WA Education Minister Sue Ellery apologises to Halls Creek residents over botched truancy plans

A report tabled in parliament on the plans found there were "multiple points of failure" in the Education Department's efforts to get students back to school in the remote Kimberley town of Halls Creek.

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WA government fails kids on school truancy

The Western Australian education minister has apologised over serious deficiencies in school attendance plans for children in the state's north.

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WA Education Minister declines to answer attendance plan questions amid Halls Creek high school probe

The Department of Education is questioning its own staff in response to an ABC investigation that raised allegations that attendance plans for students were botched.

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WA government accused of failing at-risk Kimberley students over plans to address school truancy

WA's Education Minister Sue Ellery once described efforts to address a truancy crisis in Halls Creek as "amazing". Now her department is investigating as families accuse the government of botching school attendance plans.

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Indigenous languages being taught to 10,000 West Australian school kids

Students in WA's public schools are being taught Indigenous languages at record rates, with 10,000 kids now taking part.

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No quick fix to WA health worker shortage

Midwives, theatre nurses and junior doctors remain in short supply in Western Australia as the state competes to attract healthcare workers.

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Murdoch University axes plan for Perth CBD campus and pulls out of City Deal project

Murdoch University scraps a planned $250 million inner-city vertical campus that had been a central plank of the Perth City Deal, with the Premier saying "they couldn't make it work".

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Child sex abuse accused WA MP James Hayward to be investigated by parliamentary committee over bail variation

A parliamentary investigation will be launched into whether WA politician James Hayward, who has been accused of child sex offences, misrepresented parliamentary procedures to a court when applying to have his bail varied so he could attend a cannabis forum.

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COVID-fuelled teacher shortage sees Education Department head office staff back in WA schools

More than 500 workers from the WA Education Department's head office are redeployed to teach in classrooms as COVID-19 decimates staffing ranks in schools.

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