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Ben McKay

SHOCKING: Red dirt riches mining state set for bumper budget - You Need To See This

WA Treasurer Rita Saffioti has unveiled an eighth straight budget surplus for the mining state. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

Motorists and families will bank cash handouts in Western Australia courtesy of another bumper state budget surplus.

The state Labor government has announced a $2.4 billion surplus in its 2026/27 budget, its eighth straight set of books in the black.

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