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WA Budget 2023: Mark McGowan's third budget delivers another massive surplus for WA

Western Australia's position as the nation's strongest economy remains unchallenged as Mark McGowan delivers his third budget as treasurer, and issues a warning over anyone eyeing off the state's GST share.

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Denis Glennon speaks of profound grief after losing daughter, Ciara, to Claremont killer Bradley Edwards

After losing his daughter Ciara to Claremont killer Bradley Robert Edwards, Denis Glennon's life was plunged into the abyss. A new book tells how he found the strength to claw his way back.

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How Margaret Hawke came to murder her children in the rich export hub of Port Hedland in WA's north

As an inferno engulfs a home on the main street of a port town, Margaret Dale Hawke walks out the front door. She had just murdered her own children.

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COVID RAT strategy criticised by WA auditor-general after cost soared to almost $600 million

The WA government is slammed for how it managed the purchase of rapid antigen tests during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the auditor-general describing the escalation in cost as unlike anything she had ever seen.

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Families of people under state care stonewalled amid allegations of mistreatment

A phone call spiralled into a chain of events that landed Louise in state care. Amid widespread allegations of mistreatment and exorbitant fees, her family is raising concerns.

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Former federal Liberal minister Ken Wyatt urges Australians on all sides of Voice debate to speak up

Former federal Liberal Indigenous Affairs minister Ken Wyatt encourages Australians to inform themselves about the Voice, and debate the looming referendum regardless of what side they are on.

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Divers remove wreckage of plane that crashed into ocean at Leighton Beach in North Fremantle

A salvage crew removes the wreckage of a light plane from the ocean on Friday afternoon after it came down just off Perth's Leighton Beach in North Fremantle.

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The eclipse in pictures: Thousands captivated by stunning event

It was over in less than a minute, but today's stunning eclipse gripped the attention of thousands in WA, Indonesia and Timor-Leste.

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How the record-breaking Tropical Cyclone Ilsa became so strong

The Pardoo homestead took a direct hit from the category-five system, showing just how destructive the winds were for those in its path. So how did it become so powerful?

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Tropical Cyclone Ilsa leaves Pilbara station owners picking up the pieces

Pastoralists across Western Australia's Pilbara region are facing a mammoth clean-up in the wake of severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa.

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Cyclone Ilsa clean-up underway as engineers assess outback buildings

Structural specialists will assess the ability of buildings in remote inland Western Australia to withstand cyclonic weather as the clean-up from the passage of Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa continues.

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Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa makes landfall on WA's Kimberley-Pilbara coast as category five system

Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa crosses the WA north coast just after midnight local time, bringing record-breaking sustained wind gusts and heavy rain, with reports of "extensive damage" at Pardoo Roadhouse.

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Gag laws prevent people from speaking out, even after leaving the Public Trustee's care

Rachael spent four months living a "nightmare" under state administration. She wants to speak about her experience, but it's illegal for us to show her face.

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Perth Airport train line uptake unclear, as WA government blames 'human error' for conflicting figures

The WA government says "human error" is responsible for conflicting public messaging about the success of Perth's new $1.8 billion airport passenger rail link.

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Public Trustee leaves pensioner without money for food and takes 40 per cent of his income

A family member applied for the Public Trustee to take control of an age pensioner's assets to stop him from being financially exploited. But now for every dollar he gets back, the state charges him a dollar too.

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WA home construction sector slows to 2020 levels as opposition slams government's handling of sector

The pace of home building in WA slows to levels not seen since the early days of the pandemic, as Liberal leader Libby Mettam implores the government to do more to assist the sector.

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Criminal turns new leaf after being diagnosed with neurodisability, calls for better screening in prisons

An ex-convict who spent most of four decades in different prisons urges the West Australian government to improve screening for cognitive disabilities in the justice system.

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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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Car smashes into front of Piara Waters home, sends debris flying through wall, then stops atop fence

At least two teenagers will undergo surgery for broken bones after the car they were in ploughed through the front yard of a home in Perth's south-east and landed landing atop a boundary fence.

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Curtin University staff threaten industrial action over cost-of-living pay increases, Indigenous targets

Casual staff at WA's biggest university say they're finding it increasingly difficult to make ends meet, as management reject their demands for an interim pay increase and unions say industrial action could be on the cards.

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Public Trustee fee structure questioned in damning auditor-general report calling for urgent review

A damning auditor-general report finds WA's Public Trustee is only "partly effective" at carrying out its functions while questioning the way it charges for its services.

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Gender pay gap remains worst for women in WA despite uptick in those working, report finds

Women are participating in the workforce at a higher rate than ever before in Western Australia but they still face the biggest gender pay gap in the country, a report finds.

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Former Test cricket captain Kim Hughes opens up about his battle with alcoholism

Australia's golden boy Kim Hughes used to be the life of the party, until his alcohol abuse caught up with him. The former Test cricket captain says it took losing almost everything before he accepted it was time to pull up stumps.

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Four teens charged over West Leederville party violence 'armed themselves to fight', police say

Police charge four teenagers over a shocking outburst of violence in West Leederville that left multiple people injured when a suburban gathering spiralled out of control.

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Tricia Memorial Walk opens at Perth Zoo as tribute to the elephant and WA icon

Some considered her a friend, others a "therapist" — hundreds pay tribute to the iconic elephant at the opening of the Tricia Memorial Walk at Perth Zoo.

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