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Western Australia's new COVID rules explained, from capacity limits to close contacts

Close contact rules are relaxed just in time for the Easter long weekend, with fewer capacity limits and the scrapping of check-in rules everywhere except hospitals.

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State of the states: six politics experts take us on a trip around Australia

Over the next six weeks, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor leader Anthony Albanese will dash around the country, trying to secure as many precious votes as they can.

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Expert says Western Australia's COVID-19 cases have peaked, but it's not out of the woods yet

As WA's seven-day average of new cases continues to decline, an epidemiologist says the state has passed its Omicron peak — but there are more challenges ahead, with fresh outbreaks and even future pandemics on the horizon.

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The poem as pantechnicon, the poet as polymath: John Kinsella's boundless creativity

University of Western Australia Publishing has just released the first of three volumes of John Kinsella’s Collected Poems.

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Where are the most marginal seats, and who might win them?

The map below shows the 2019 federal election results adjusted for redistributions in Victoria and Western Australia. Victoria gained a seat (Hawke), while WA lost one (Stirling). Hawke is a notional Labor seat, while Stirling was a Liberal seat, so Labor gained one notional seat by redistribution.

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Mass fish kill hits popular Coral Bay beaches on WA's Ningaloo Coast

Locals get to work cleaning an estimated 16,000 dead fish from beaches on Western Australia's Ningaloo coastline, after the state's largest fish kill in more than a decade.

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WA Health launches school holiday COVID-19 vaccination blitz as state records 6,566 new cases

Western Australia's Health Minister, Amber-Jade Sanderson, says up to 30 children a day are presenting to Perth Children's Hospital with COVID-19, prompting the state's school holiday vaccination blitz.

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COVID creates two-speed economy and 'exacerbates' Western Australia's lack of economic diversity

Western Australia's path through the pandemic creates a two-speed economy and that's bad news for business owners like Edward Schimmel.

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WA unmoved on masks as COVID-19 cases drop

Western Australia's premier has declined to say when face mask mandates will be removed as COVID-19 case numbers continue to steadily decline in the state.

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Scarborough gas venture wins key approvals

The Commonwealth-Western Australian Joint Authority has granted Woodside key approvals for the massive LNG Scarborough Project off the coast of Karratha.

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Tensions over WA ambulance response delays

Ambulance response times and ramping have blown out in Western Australia, with paramedics isolating after being exposed to COVID-19 infections.

AAP

St John WA struggling to meet demand as COVID cases place health system under pressure

Western Australia's ambulance service is forced to dispatch less experienced staff to respond to call-outs as the pandemic places increasing pressure on the health system, prompting the Health Minister to question St John's approach.

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Santos secures licence for Dorado oil find

A major new oil project off Western Australia is a significant step for fuel security at a time of intense international volatility, the government says.

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With WA’s budget surplus surging, its GST share is also skyrocketing as the federal election looms

WA's budget surplus is forecast to be an eye-watering $8 billion, yet it will soon receive more than $4 billion in extra GST revenue. While critics label the situation "scandalous", neither party seems willing to upset the apple cart on the eve of a federal election.

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WA Police Commissioner Chris Dawson to be state's next governor, Mark McGowan announces

Premier Mark McGowan has announces Police Commissioner Chris Dawson as the 34th governor of Western Australia.

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WA claim long-awaited Shield title

Western Australia are Sheffield Shield champions for the first time since 1999 after the final in Perth against Victoria ended in a draw.

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Bleaching at Ningaloo Reef puts scientists on high alert, as they test coral DNA for heat resistance

Top marine scientists say Western Australia's World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef is at further risk of coral bleaching, with signs of heat stress on the northern fringes, as unusually hot water moves from Indonesia down the WA coast.

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Whiteman ton has WA eyeing shield glory

Time is running out for Victoria after Western Australia extended their Sheffield Shield final lead to 297 by tea on day 4 thanks to a Sam Whiteman century.

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Coral bleaching hits iconic coast in Western Australia

Coral bleaching has been recorded at Western Australia's iconic Ningaloo Marine Park, leading to calls for greater action on climate change.

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Call for mandatory COVID-19 face mask rules to be scrapped as Perth's CBD withers

Relaxed COVID-19 restrictions for Western Australia may be in place, but Perth businesses fear it will not be enough to breathe new life into a CBD struggling under the weight of the pandemic.

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Feds look into WA bridge heritage concerns

The federal government is looking into Aboriginal heritage concerns related to a proposed bridge development in Western Australia.

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Airfares to be capped for regional WA residents, as Mark McGowan fulfils election promise

Return flights starting in regional Western Australia used to cost up to $1,000, but from July they will be capped at $398 or $598 for residents, as the state government fulfils an election promise.

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About one-third of COVID-19 cases in Western Australia aged under 18, as 9,727 new infections recorded

Western Australia records 9,727 new COVID-19 cases as data shows about 35 per cent of last week's infections occurred in people aged under 18.

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High fertiliser prices leave vegetable growers struggling to make ends meet

Can you imagine working all year but not making a profit? That is the prospect facing Western Australian vegetable producers.

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