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Synchronised bleaching: Ningaloo and the Great Barrier Reef are bleaching in unison for the first time

This summer, an intense marine heatwave struck off northwestern Australia, driving sea surface temperatures up to 4°C above the summer average. The large mass of warm water has slowly moved south from the Kimberley region and through the Pilbara, leaving a wave of underwater destruction behind. Now Ningaloo Reef is…

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Great Barrier Reef & Ningaloo Simultaneously Hit With ‘Heartbreaking’ Coral Bleaching

Severe and simultaneous coral bleaching has been found in both Western Australia's Ningaloo and the east coast's Great Barrier Reef.

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Woodside’s bid to expand a huge gas project is testing both major parties’ environmental credentials

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has indicated a Coalition government would quickly approve a giant gas project off Western Australia which will release billions of tonnes of greenhouse gases until around 2070.

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WA come up just short of fourth-straight Shield final

Defending champions Western Australia toiled valiantly but came up just short of booking their place in a fourth consecutive Sheffield Shield final.

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Less than 1% of the world’s biggest radio telescope is complete – but its first image reveals a sky dotted with ancient galaxies

Part of the world’s biggest mega-science facility – the SKA Observatory – is being built in outback Western Australia.

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Rocchiccioli stars as WA roll Victoria in Shield clash

Western Australia are 1-10 in reply to Victoria's 197 at the end of an intriguing opening day of the Sheffield Shield clash at the WACA Ground.

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Fatberg weighing 30,000kg is pulled from a sewer in Western Australia

The blockage – thought to be the state’s biggest ever – was discovered during routine maintenance

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After 30 years on the outer, unions could soon return to the Pilbara. Here’s why that’s a big deal

A battle is underway on the mine sites in Western Australia’s remote Pilbara region. Unions are keen to get back into the iron ore industry after decades on the outer. Mining companies are desperate to keep them out.

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Search suspended for 'gentle giant' taken by shark

Steven Payne's family has paid tribute to the "smart, kind and funny" surfer as a search for his remains was called off after he was fatally mauled by a shark.

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Police say surfer ‘taken by shark’ in Western Australia

Search for missing surfer now a recovery operation after evidence of bite marks found on surf board.

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British rapper Yung Filly pleads not guilty to rape charges in Australia

Internet personality will next appear before Western Australia’s District Court in June

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Konstas helps NSW grind out Shield draw at the WACA

Sam Konstas has scored a half-century as NSW held firm to fight out a draw with Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield clash in Perth.

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Another decisive Labor win in WA, but much remains at stake

The Roger Cook Labor government has been returned comfortably to government in Western Australia, securing a commanding, even if reduced, majority in the Legislative Assembly.

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Labor vows to fight hard after massive WA election win

Federal Labor is eyeing off more seats in Western Australia and has pledged to fight hard to win them after Premier Roger Cook secured a landslide victory.

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Scientists discover Earth's oldest impact crater in Australia

This week, geologists announced they discovered the world's oldest known impact crater. It's in Western Australia's ancient Pilbara region.

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WA election: the west may already be won for Labor – it’s just a matter of by how much

The biggest unknown in the largely predictable Western Australia election campaign is the extent to which Libby Mettam’s Liberals can re-emerge from the political wilderness

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Bird on song but Warriors keep four-peat hopes alive

Three-time defending Sheffield Shield champions Western Australia are fighting hard to remain in the finals hunt after day one in Perth against NSW.

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Earth’s oldest impact crater was just found in Australia – exactly where geologists hoped it would be

We have discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater on Earth, in the very heart of the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The crater formed more than 3.5 billion years ago, making it the oldest known by more than a billion years. Our discovery is published today in Nature Communications.

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Western Australia has one story about the gas industry. It won’t accept dissent from ‘over east’

Saturday’s state election is unlikely to unseat Labor premier Roger Cook but, with both major parties supporting gas expansion, WA’s record threatens any national progress on emissions

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Aussie quick Behrendorff walks away from state cricket

Jason Behrendorff has confirmed he has played his last game of 50-over cricket, with the left-armer to only feature on the global Twenty20 franchise circuit.

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Labor likely to win WA election, but the campaign is exposing faultlines in the state’s politics

With Western Australia heading to the polls on March 8, the Cook Labor government will likely prove the exception to the rule that incumbency is a liability for contemporary governments.

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Cyclone intensifies off coast, set to become 'severe'

A tropical cyclone intensifying off the Queensland coast is set to become "severe" and may move toward the mainland in the coming days, bringing strong winds.

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A powerful force is stopping the Indian Ocean from cooling itself – spelling more danger for Ningaloo

Widespread coral bleaching at Ningaloo Reef off Western Australia’s coast has deeply alarmed scientists and conservationists.

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'Made in WA': Labor spruiks manufacturing ahead of poll

The Western Australian Labor and Liberal parties have officially launched their election campaigns less than two weeks from the state poll.

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WA thrash Queensland to rise from foot of Shield ladder

Reigning champions Western Australia have climbed off the bottom of the Sheffield Shield ladder by downing Queensland by an innings and 12 runs at The Gabba.

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