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Man held after human remains found in burnt-out vehicle

Man held after human remains found in burnt-out vehicle

Police are investigating potential links between two abandoned vehicles, one of which contained human remains, and a man acting erratically while adrift at sea.

Lanning top scores in cricket comeback for Victoria

Lanning top scores in cricket comeback for Victoria

Lanning top scores in cricket comeback for Victoria

Lanning top scores in cricket comeback for Victoria

Australia captain Meg Lanning has top scored for Victoria in her first competitive cricket match since taking a break from the game before the women's Ashes.

WA Liberals pledge to up the ante on tracking criminals

WA Liberals pledge to up the ante on tracking criminals

WA Liberals pledge to up the ante on tracking criminals

WA Liberals pledge to up the ante on tracking criminals

The WA Liberals are promising an extra 300 GPS tracking bracelets in a bid to reverse a spike in restraining order breaches by violent offenders.

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Officers shot Kalgoorlie man, acted by the book: police

Officers shot Kalgoorlie man, acted by the book: police

One police officer has fired two shots, and another fired one shot, during a fatal confrontation with an armed man in Kalgoorlie, WA Police say.

Suspected gunman dies after police shooting in alleyway

Suspected gunman dies after police shooting in alleyway

A man has died in a shooting after police responded to reports of a person brandishing a gun in an alleyway of an outback town.

Workers call off strike in Chevron gas plants dispute

Workers call off strike in Chevron gas plants dispute

Chevron and striking workers have accepted a deal brokered by the Fair Work Commission, putting an end to disruption at two LNG projects in Western Australia.

Vatican's bishop sex abuse report handed to WA police

Vatican's bishop sex abuse report handed to WA police

The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has provided West Australian police with a damning report into allegations of sexual abuse and grooming.

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Climate activist disobeyed cops amid fears for her job

Climate activist disobeyed cops amid fears for her job

Climate activist disobeyed cops amid fears for her job

Climate activist disobeyed cops amid fears for her job

A climate activist fighting data access charges disobeyed a WA police order over fears she would be sacked by her employer, the Australian Greens.

Vatican's sex abuse report on WA bishop to go to police

Vatican's sex abuse report on WA bishop to go to police

Vatican's sex abuse report on WA bishop to go to police

Vatican's sex abuse report on WA bishop to go to police

A Vatican report that found a longstanding bishop of Broome sexually assaulted Aboriginal boys and young men is to be forwarded to West Australian police.

Abortion decriminalised in WA amid sweeping reforms

Abortion decriminalised in WA amid sweeping reforms

Abortion decriminalised in WA amid sweeping reforms

Abortion decriminalised in WA amid sweeping reforms

Western Australia has removed abortion from its criminal code and made access to treatment easier for women, in sweeping reforms passed by parliament.

WA electoral reform lifts lid on political donations

WA electoral reform lifts lid on political donations

WA electoral reform lifts lid on political donations

WA electoral reform lifts lid on political donations

Political parties in WA will be forced to disclose donations daily during elections, as the Cook government toughens campaign finance laws.

Vatican report says Broome bishop a sexual predator

Vatican report says Broome bishop a sexual predator

Vatican report says Broome bishop a sexual predator

Vatican report says Broome bishop a sexual predator

A longtime Catholic bishop of Broome groomed and sexually assaulted Aboriginal boys and young men, a Vatican investigation has found.

Perth rents rise fastest as housing supply dwindles

Perth rents rise fastest as housing supply dwindles

Perth rents rise fastest as housing supply dwindles

Perth rents rise fastest as housing supply dwindles

Rental prices are skyrocketing in Perth as home vacancy rates plummet amid chronic housing supply shortages and unprecedented demand for homelessness services.

WA signs $1 billion deal for renewable energy batteries

WA signs $1 billion deal for renewable energy batteries

WA signs $1 billion deal for renewable energy batteries

WA signs $1 billion deal for renewable energy batteries

The WA premier says the state is set to become a global green energy superpower after it signed a deal for two big batteries worth more than $1 billion.

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Chevron resumes full gas output amid strike at WA plant

A plant that supplies a significant portion of Western Australia's gas supply is back producing at full capacity after a fault cut output.

Skepper, Hill lead Blues over winless Eagles

Young guns Keeley Skepper and Mimi Hill led the way for Carlton in their 53-point AFLW win over last-placed West Coast.

Irish sensation Tighe steers Dockers past Hawks in AFLW

Irish tall forward Aine Tighe has booted three goals to lead Fremantle to a 13-point AFLW win over Hawthorn.

Union warns more pain for Chevron as gas production hit

A union has promised further strike action at a major Chevron LNG platform as an outage cuts gas production by 25 per cent.

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Woodside to halt undersea testing for legal challenge

Woodside Energy has been ordered to suspend undersea survey work on its $16.5 billion Scarborough gas project amid a challenge over its legality.

Chevron LNG plant hit by outage amid worker dispute

Days after hundreds of workers walked off the job amid a dispute over pay, Chevron's Wheatstone LNG plant has suffered a major fault.

Former Blue Petrevski-Seton joins Foley on cull list

Samo Petrevski-Seton, Xavier O'Neill, Greg Clark and Connor West are among six West Coast players axed this week, joining Luke Folley on the cull list.

Primary school lockdown lifted after gunfire scare

Police have found no evidence of gunfire after a school was locked down following reports of multiple shots in an outer suburb of Perth.

Storms cut power, spark floods in Perth, southwest WA

Powerlines came down, intersections were awash and tiles were ripped from rooves as storms of heavy rain and destructive winds hit Perth and southwest WA.

AFL mull rule change after Maynard cleared by tribunal

Brayden Maynard is free to play in next week's preliminary final but the AFL will ponder a rule change after the Collingwood man was cleared of rough conduct.

Eagles CEO Trevor Nisbett announces his 2024 departure

West Coast are on the lookout for a new chief executive after Trevor Nisbett confirmed he won't stay on beyond the end of his contract in 2024.

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