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View from The Hill: Fresh from its WA triumph, how will One Nation do in the eastern trenches?

Neither Labor nor the Liberals needed the bruising Secret Harbour byelection to tell them One Nation had become a major player. But Saturday’s result in the Western Australian state seat will raise a couple of notches in the major parties’ perception of the political threat level it represents.

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One Nation claims victory in Secret Harbour byelection in Western Australia

One Nation candidate Luke Herdegen secures 57% of the vote after preferences as Barnaby Joyce says ‘politics has changed’

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Australia’s ancient red desert rocks may be hiding a natural hydrogen secret; scientists find magnetite produces 5 times more hydrogen than solid rock

Beneath Western Australia’s iron-rich landscapes, ordinary looking rocks may have a unique ability to produce hydrogen. A new study published in the ‘ International Journal of Hydrogen Energy ’ has found that magnetite, an iron oxide found in many ancient rocks, can generate natural hydrogen when it reacts with water…

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'We should gang up': east coast warning on GST deal

East coast premiers have warned Western Australia's GST deal could cost the federal government support outside the resource-rich state.

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The PM has ruled out changing WA’s GST deal. But there’s another option to consider

Anthony Albanese is standing by his promise this week that “there will be no change […] whilst I’m prime minister” to Western Australia’s current share of the goods and services tax (GST).

The Conversation

Historic sulphur emissions the likely cause of damage to Murujuga rock art: new research

Murujuga is a sacred cultural landscape of land and sea Country across the Burrup Peninsula and Dampier Archipelago, in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.

The Conversation

Productivity Commission says ‘line was crossed’ when WA premier labelled them ‘east coast clowns’ over GST

Commissioner Angela Jackson also said it was ‘disappointing’ that Anthony Albanese had ruled out changes to Western Australia’s GST arrangements

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View from The Hill: Pragmatism holds Albanese to bad GST carve up, but Productivity Commission remains burr under saddle

Anthony Albanese insists there will be no retreat from his promise that Western Australia’s over-generous slice of the GST will remain intact as long as he is prime minister, regardless of the Productivity Commission’s compelling argument for it to be scrapped.

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'I've signed body parts': Albanese steadfast on GST

The prime minister has no intention of ending a deal costing federal taxpayers more than $6 billion a year to stuff the coffers of the wealthy WA government.

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Grattan on Friday: why a byelection in Western Australia has turned into a national test for One Nation

If you’re not from Western Australia, the byelection in the state seat of Secret Harbour is unlikely to have been on your radar. But Labor, Liberal and One Nation strategists will be intently watching the result on the night of August 29.

The Conversation

'Quite wrong': minister hits out at GST deal criticism

A federal minister from Western Australia has defended her state's generous GST deal despite productivity watchdog calls to scrap the arrangement.

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Scrapping WA's GST deal a 'significant unfairness'

Former ministers who helped set up a controversial GST deal for Western Australia have defended the scheme despite calls to scrap it.

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Will Labor or the Coalition have the guts to reverse ‘the worst public policy decision’ of the century? Don’t be daft

The Productivity Commission has picked apart Scott Morrison’s 2018 GST deal that gives Western Australia an outsized share of revenue. But there is no prospect of government action

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Morrison-era multibillion-dollar mistake; airport safety concerns continue; and remembering Johnny Young

Productivity Commission says GST deal with Western Australia has sent tens of billions of taxpayer money to the richest state

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Morrison-era GST deal with WA a multi-billion dollar mistake that should be reversed, Productivity Commission finds

Interim report calls for carve-up deal that has only benefited Western Australia to be ‘reshaped’ as it has achieved almost none of its objectives

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WA stares down 'east coast clowns' over costly GST deal

Western Australian Premier Roger Cook has promised to fight any move to strip his state of its lucrative GST deal, saying changes could cost it billions.

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Bargain Car Rentals’ New Perth Location Travel Guide

Discover the ultimate Bargain Car Rentals New Perth location Travel Guide. Find the best deals and tips for an unforgettable road trip experience!

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In 1997, Australia sank the 372-foot missile destroyer HMAS Swan; five years of monitoring recorded 92 fish species using the former warship as an artificial reef

In 1997, HMAS Swan was deliberately submerged off the coast of Western Australia. Over five years, scientists studied its evolution into an artificial reef, recording 92 fish species that made the ship their home. The unique design of the vessel created various habitats, drawing in a rich array of marine…

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Falls in whale sightings, rare seabirds appearing – is something unusual happening in the Southern Ocean?

In late June, whale watchers in southwest Western Australia sounded the alarm. They had seen far fewer humpback whales at a time when they normally migrate up from the Southern Ocean to calve and feed. Numbers were 60% below normal.

The Conversation

A new fuel refinery is a start. But Australia is still vulnerable to shipping disruptions without a clear strategy

The Australian government announced this week it would study whether to build a major oil refinery in Western Australia to help shore up the country’s energy security.

The Guardian - AU

Mooted WA oil refinery ‘dinosaur technology’ amid clean energy transition, experts say

A feasibility study for the Western Australian project will show the project is uneconomic and requires government subsidies, experts say

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Australia hasn’t built an oil refinery in decades. But that could change

The Australian government this week announced plans to construct a new large-scale oil refinery in Western Australia. If approved, it would be the first refinery to be built since the 1960s.

The Times of India

In 1897, Western Australia began releasing hundreds of eastern kookaburras to control snakes; they spread across the south-west and began hunting native birds, lizards and frogs

Laughing kookaburras were introduced to Western Australia in the late 19th century. Authorities released hundreds of birds hoping they would control local snake populations. These birds, known for eating snakes, became established across the south-west region. However, kookaburras are generalist predators and also prey on native species. This introduction created…

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What two centuries of Perth storm records tell us about future climate risk

On the first day of winter, southwest Western Australia was pummelled by a damaging storm. The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) described it as the most intense weather system to hit the region in almost 50 years. Although severe storms can be devastating, they’re also important for delivering rain in a…

The Guardian - AU

Potential for first Australian oil refinery in 60 years as treasurer braces for inflation from Middle East war

Commonwealth and Western Australia to fund study into construction of large-scale petrol refinery as buffer against fuel vulnerability

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