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Gender pay gap remains worst for women in WA despite uptick in those working, report finds

Women are participating in the workforce at a higher rate than ever before in Western Australia but they still face the biggest gender pay gap in the country, a report finds.

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'Decolonising' classrooms could help keep First Nations kids in school and away from police

The recent decision to transport juvenile offenders into an adult maximum-security prison in Western Australia shows the youth justice system is in crisis. The findings of the Don Dale Royal Commission, and the landmark Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody were uncomfortably similar, even though being held almost three…

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Heated WA market impacting social housing

Western Australia's biggest challenge in addressing homelessness is getting money out of the door in a heated construction market, the housing minister says.

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Monster swell lashes WA's south coast as sightseers brace wet weather for a glimpse

The third cold front in as many days sweeps across Western Australia's south coast, bringing a swell of more than seven metres, and wind gusts topping 80 kilometres per hour at Albany.

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WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry says businesses report declining profits and confidence

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Western Australia has released a new report, which shows a decline in confidence and profit margins for regional businesses.

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Transfer of Banksia Hill detainees to Casuarina Prison a sign of a 'broken' system, retired judge says

The longest-serving president of Western Australia's children's court has slammed the state's youth justice system as "broken" and "a basket case", following the recent transfer of teenage boys from Banksia Hill Detention Centre to an adult prison.

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WA unions plan rally despite pay offer

Western Australia's government is set to face further pressure from public sector workers despite having offered them an improved wages deal.

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Weather warning: damaging winds sweep across Australia from west coast to east

Perth airport hit by power outages after strong gusts on Tuesday night as eastern states put on alert

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BOM declares negative Indian Ocean Dipole, likely to add to unrelenting rain in Australia's east

The Bureau of Meteorology officially declares yet another climatic phenomenon off the coast of Western Australia, which is likely to add to unrelenting rain on Australia's east coast.

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Respite program aims to end 'revolving door' for Perth's unwell homeless people

Anthea Corbett says she would have been spared severe emotional and psychological trauma after her leg amputation had she had a place to go and recoup. A new program is bridging the gap for homeless people recovering from hospital stays.

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More Snowy Mountains space junk found amid visit from Australian Space Agency

The discovery of the pieces could be the largest space junk find in Australia since parts of NASA's Skylab space station fell to Earth in Western Australia in 1979.

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Argyle diamond mine's future hangs in balance as Rio Tinto negotiates with traditional owners

After the Juukan Gorge scandal, Rio Tinto and traditional owners are in tough negotiations about what's left behind at Argyle in Western Australia's Kimberley region following 37 years of mining diamonds.

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West Australian Liberal Leader tells state conference party must become 'credible alternative' as rebuild continues

Western Australia's Liberal Party has suffered two recent bruising election results, but state leader David Honey says he is optimistic it can return to being a major political force.

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Inflation forces WA to up worker pay offer

The Western Australian government has upped its pay offer for 150,000 public sector workers after facing union-led pressure over rampant inflation.

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Eucalypts are icons of the Australian landscape, but their family tree is shrouded in mystery

Eucalypts may look ancient, but they took over Australia in a surprisingly short period of time. Here's how they became an evolutionary success story.

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After two disastrous elections, Liberals debate major reforms at landmark state party conference in Perth

After two dismal election results in Western Australia, at both state and federal levels, the stakes are high for the Liberal party as it weighs up major reform at a two-day state conference in Perth.

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WA Liberals shift to candidate plebiscite

Western Australia's Liberals have announced changes to how it selects its candidates following two devastating election losses.

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Men behind bungled $184m Abrolhos Islands drug smuggling mission to spend decades behind bars

Four men are sentenced to jail terms of between 22 and 33 years over the importation of a tonne of drugs – worth up to $184 million – that were discovered on a tiny island off the coast of Western Australia.

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Record ambulance ramping at WA hospitals

Western Australia's ambulance ramping figures have reached record levels as hospitals grapple with COVID-19 and flu outbreaks.

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Koolendong military exercise set to wrap up in the Kimberley, with experts divided on its significance

As the latest annual Koolendong exercises come to a close in Western Australia, a soldier says his brigade learned lessons — but experts are divided on its significance.

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Perdaman's plans to relocate rock art for fertiliser plant feel 'rushed', traditional owners say

While Perdaman says it has the blessing of elders to build a $4.5 billion fertiliser plant in Western Australia, minutes seen by the ABC show ongoing concerns from traditional owners about plans to relocate three sacred rock art sites.

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WA ports look into 'clean' marine fuel

Western Australia's Pilbara Ports Authority is looking into the potential use of "clean" ammonia as a lower-emissions marine fuel.

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Boat strike on whale filmed in WA as researchers urge people to steer clear of humpbacks

Whale researchers are "distressed" by footage of a boat hitting a whale at high speed off Broome and urge people to keep clear of humpbacks migrating north along Western Australia's coastline to a key breeding zone.

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WA premier backs ministers after mis-steps

Western Australia's premier has thrown his support behind his cabinet ministers as the government faces criticism on a number of fronts.

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More western ground parrots translocated in second bid to preserve WA's rarest bird

Wildlife officers successfully relocate a second group of Western Australia's rarest bird following the success of an earlier effort, but researchers are yet to detect any breeding.

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