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Easter trading hours: What’s open and what’s closed

Over the Easter long weekend, some stores and shopping centres will be staying open to get any last minute shopping done.

The New Daily

Australian man jailed for 13 years in Cleo Smith kidnapping

A man who kidnapped a four-year-old girl in Western Australia and held her captive for 18 days was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison on Wednesday, in a case that gripped the country.

Reuters

Terence Kelly jailed for abducting Cleo Smith as court told of family’s ‘immeasurable’ distress

Judge acknowledges turbulent upbringing of Kelly, who was jailed for more than 13 years after pleading guilty to abducting girl at WA campsite

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Major builder halts sales amid 'grim' housing shortfall

Western Australia's biggest home construction company is turning away new customers in an attempt to clear its backlog of thousands of builds.

AAP

Flying doctors touch down on Eyre Highway after driver critically injured by car rollover

The highway connecting South Australia and Western Australia was temporarily transformed into a runway on Saturday as paramedics responded to a vehicle rollover that left a 53-year-old man with critical injuries.

ABC News

Spearfishing won't be banned around Margaret River after blue groper death at Cowaramup Bay

Western Australia's Fisheries Minister will not ban spearfishing at popular beaches around Margaret River but describes the behaviour of people who left a speared blue groper on the beach as "not good".

ABC News

Pinder pens two-year NBL deal with Perth Wildcats

High-flying forward Keanu Pinder will return to Western Australia after signing a two-year deal with Perth Wildcats.

AAP

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Preventable errors rise in WA hospitals, new data shows

New data highlights an increase in preventable serious incidents at Western Australia's hospitals amid heavy patient demand.

AAP

Clive Palmer to sue Australia for $300 billion over iron ore project in WA's Pilbara region

Mining billionaire Clive Palmer seeks $300 billion in damages from the Australian government over an iron ore project in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

ABC News

Clive Palmer eyes $300b damages claim over mine project

Billionaire Clive Palmer says any "future windfall" from a $300 billion claim against the federal government would help fund new hospitals in Western Australia.

AAP

Bancroft's weight of runs builds case for Ashes recall

Western Australia coach Adam Voges has urged national selectors to recall Cameron Bancroft for the Ashes tour after a career-best Sheffield Shield campaign.

AAP

WA defeat Victoria to take Sheffield Shield

A clinical Western Australia have defended their Sheffield Shield crown, defeating Victoria by nine wickets.

The New Daily

Western Australia claims back-to-back Sheffield Shield triumphs with nine-wicket defeat of Victoria in final

Dominating with both bat and ball, Western Australia completes a successful Sheffield Shield defence with a nine-wicket win over Victoria in the final at the WACA.

ABC News

Defending champions WA beat Victoria in Shield decider

Western Australia have defeated Victoria in the Sheffield Shield final with a nine-wicket victory at the WACA clinching back-to-back titles for the hosts.

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Serious e-scooter crashes on the rise in WA, as new mode of transport explodes in popularity

There has been a sharp rise in e-scooter-related injuries in Western Australia, as figures reveal a significant number of people ride while drunk, on drugs or without a helmet.

AAP

WA eyeing Shield title after Victoria's collapse

Victoria have scratched out a second-innings lead of two runs over Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield final after losing 4-10 in a day-three collapse.

ABC News

How will WA's vast landscape and wide array of Indigenous viewpoints affect how it votes in Voice referendum?

A former state premier says the Voice referendum is a risk "we don't need to take". How will Western Australia's unique landscape and entrenched Indigenous disadvantage affect how it votes?

Cycling News

Tiffany Cromwell to kick off 2023 gravel calendar in Australia at Nannup

Canyon-SRAM rider plans for Western Australian UCI Gravel World Series race in May before taking on mix of US and European races including new FNLD GRVL

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The Conversation

Why bioplastics won't solve our plastic problems

Last month, Victoria banned plastic straws, crockery and polystyrene containers, following similar bans in South Australia, Western Australia, New South Wales and the ACT. All states and territories in Australia have now banned lightweight single-use plastic bags.

The New Daily

Man survives shark attack in WA

A man has been transferred to hospital after being bitten by a shark off the coast of northern Western Australia.

ABC News

Sheffield Shield final: Western Australia vs Victoria, live scores, stats, results and commentary

It's day four of the Sheffield Shield final, and Western Australia have wrapped up Victoria's second innings - the Warriors need 91 to clinch a second consecutive Shield title at the WACA. Check out the live scores and stats in our ScoreCentre.

AAP

Vics out to end WA's domestic dominance in Shield final

Victoria are on a mission to break Western Australia's stranglehold on domestic cricket when the sides meet in the Sheffield Shield final in Perth.

ABC News

Opposition Leader Chris Minns says the people of New South Wales pay more tax than other Australians. Is that correct?

State Opposition Leader Chris Minns claims New South Wales residents have the greatest tax burden in Australia, adding to their cost-of-living pain. Is that true? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

The New Daily

Tributes after Australian star drowns at WA beach

Friends in Australia and overseas are paying tribute to actor Peter Hardy, who drowned at a popular beach in Western Australia last week.

Daily Record

Neighbours actor Peter Hardy found dead on Australian beach aged 66

The star drowned at a beach in Fremantle near Perth, Western Australia, on Thursday after he was visiting from London.

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