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The Great Emu War of 1932: How 20,000 flightless birds outsmarted the Australian army

In 1932, the Government of Australia entered into an unconventional 'war' with an unexpected adversary, namely, a large population of approximately 20,000 emus, as reported in Australian Geographic. The emus would migrate from their traditional migratory range to the wheat-growing region of Western Australia after the economic collapse of the…

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Scientists discover a fungus in Western Australia that eats gold and want to take it into space

In Western Australia’s goldfields, researchers have discovered a strain of the fungus known as Fusarium oxysporum that has an actual ‘Midas touch.’ This organism has a pink colour and is capable of interacting with the mineral deposits below the ground, breaking them down into a liquid state, and ultimately growing…

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Australians buy record number of new EVs – as it happened

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‘Harrowing’: Cyclone Narelle leaves graveyard of turtles, dolphins and seabirds in Western Australia

Exmouth local says devastating impact on wildlife along the coastline is ‘hard to put into words’

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What caused the blood red skies in Western Australia? A weather expert explains

The apocalyptic red skies in Western Australia have generated considerable international media attention. Crimson dust whipped up by the strong outer winds of Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle created this unusual phenomenon.

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‘Incredibly eerie’ moment sky turns blood red as Cyclone Narelle makes landfall in Australia

The skies above Western Australia turned a blood red colour as a powerful cyclone made landfall in apocalyptic-like scenes.

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Cyclone Narelle turns Australian skies blood red in ‘apocalyptic’ scenes

Storm whips iron-rich soil of Western Australia’s distinctive red landscape into atmosphere, changing its colour, AccuWeather says

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How Tropical Cyclone Narelle turned the sky red in Western Australia

Dry ground, iron-rich earth and strong winds combined to create the spectacle filmed in Denham

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Tropical Cyclone Narelle Red Sky Explained: What Turned West Australia Bloody Red Right Before The Storm?

Residents in Western Australia observed deep red skies as Tropical Cyclone Narelle approached, with meteorologists explaining the phenomenon caused by dust and sunlight interaction.

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Cyclone Narelle turns skies blood-red over Western Australia in rare dust storm event: What caused the eerie crimson glow and how it happened

The colour of the sky in some parts of Western Australia, particularly over Shark Bay and Denham, turned red due to severe dust storms that passed through this region. The strong winds, which were caused by an approaching weather system, carried large amounts of iron-rich soil into the atmosphere, resulting…

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Cyclone Narelle is now larger and ‘more severe’ as it crosses the Western Australian coast

Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle continues to amaze us with its long journey across northern Australia.

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A Far-flung Life by ML Stedman review – a masterful examination of loss

In her follow-up to The Light Between Oceans, the Western Australian author follows generations of a farming family as they weather calamity and change

The Guardian - AU

Australia must brace for clusters of natural disasters, not just isolated fires and floods

Around the world, communities are battling more extreme weather events. That includes residents in the path of Cyclone Narelle, which is threatening to form again over Western Australia.

The Conversation

I AM: a powerful declaration of Indigenous identity at the Art Gallery of Western Australia

Ngank, the sun, warms a morning in Bunuru, the second summer season, on Boorloo Whadjuk Noongar lands.

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Gouldian Finch: A Most Attractive and Colorful Bird You won't Believe Exist

How rare a Gouldian Finch ?

This small exotic bird rests calmly, showing off its vibrant feathers and elegant posture.

Gouldian Finches are Australia's most spectacularly colored grass finches, and are perhaps the most spectacularly colored of all Australian birds. They are small birds, with a bright green back, yellow…

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Small plane crashes into crocodile-infested waters in Australia, all 7 onboard survive

A small plane carrying seven people crashed into crocodile-infested waters off Broome in Western Australia on Thursday morning, leaving one person injured but all onboard alive, The Australian reported.

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The world’s largest light installation shines on a small Australian town

In Albany, Western Australia, Finnish artist Kari Kola has thrown beams across the night sky with a spectacle that may even be visible from space

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NSW and WA draw in tense farewell for Shield coaches

NSW and Western Australia have played out an enthralling draw in the final match of the Sheffield Shield's regular season at Cricket Central.

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Green scores first ton of summer with WA in charge

Cameron Green has hit a timely first century of the summer to help Western Australia to a healthy first-innings lead over NSW in the Sheffield Shield.

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WA unveil Adam Voges' coaching successor

Beau Casson is confident Western Australia can snare more silverware after being announced as the successor to departing coach Adam Voges.

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Westralia: an inevitable independence for WA or an ‘idiotic’ idea in a time of war?

Authors of a new book argue secession could be a blueprint for eastern states but the government says it would leave WA with a weaker economy and no defence force

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Queensland get lucky Shield draw as rain thwarts WA

Just five overs were bowled on Sunday as the Sheffield Shield match between Western Australia and Queensland finished in a draw.

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Bulls appear doomed as WA circle for the Shield kill

Queensland have crashed to 6-43 chasing 267 for victory in their Sheffield Shield clash with Western Australia at Allan Border Field.

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Mags Webster obituary

Other lives: Award-winning poet and arts administrator working with First Nations artists in Western Australia

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Traditional owners sue Western Australia government for $1.5bn to clean up toxic asbestos at Wittenoom

Town in the state’s Pilbara region was the site of three blue asbestos mines and has been described as ‘the largest contaminated site in the southern hemisphere’

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