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Australia's solar power production set to triple

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency announces a $92 million investment in 12 new solar power plants it says will triple Australia's large-scale solar power production.

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WA club president denigrates AFL female umpire on social media

AFL leaders say there is no place in the game for a football club president who made offensive comments on social media about the role of women in the sport.

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WA Aussie Rules club president stood down, fined for sexist comments

The president of a WA country football club who made offensive remarks about a female umpire on social media earlier this week is fined and stood down.

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World's oldest-known message in a bottle found on WA beach after 132 years

A Perth family makes an extraordinary historical discovery — a message hidden in a 19th century gin bottle tossed overboard from a German merchant sailing barque almost 1000km away in 1886.

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'We are in danger': Family refuses to leave home at risk of washing away

A West Australian family of four have been told to evacuate their home before the ocean takes it away in a cruel display of coastal erosion.

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A tangled rope forms the key to unlocking the mysterious disappearance of 'Mr...

WA father Jeffrey Doyle set off from Bunbury yacht club to go fishing on October 16, 2016. It was the last his family ever saw of him, his cabin cruiser later washing up on a beach 300 kilometres away...

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Crayfish Kerfuffle: Australia's biggest fishery in battle to secure quotas

Australia's biggest commercial fishery is fighting for legislation to give its licensed operators secure rights to their quota, following a failed attempt by the West Australian Government to take a...

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Starstruck: The night sky is a tourist attraction in remote Western Australia

Western Australia has become a hub for star-gazers as low light pollution levels create ideal conditions for observing the night sky.

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No phones, concentrate on the road — locals issue warning to tourists...

Locals say bad driving — mainly from tourists — is to blame for a spate of fatal crashes on a stretch of Indian Ocean Drive north of Perth, after the latest serious accident left two foreigners dead.

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Mass cancellations hit tourism industry as impact of coronavirus bites WA

Western Australia's tourism industry is being hit by mass cancellations of Chinese tourists on group tours because of the coronavirus outbreak, which in some places has already prompted layoffs.

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Space science doco Star Tracks to shine light on 'astro-tourism hotspot'

Science filmmakers have been traversing Western Australia, taking in its cutting edge tech and unique stargazing experiences.

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'Dark sky' policy on the cards for housing developments

Around the world, dark night skies filled with stars are increasingly being brightened by artificial light pollution. But now new housing developments could be forced to comply with a "dark sky" policy...

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'Hell on wheels': Bumper Easter long weekend forecast for WA hotspots

WA tourism and accommodation providers are gearing up for what many expect could be their busiest Easter on record. Here's what to expect if you're heading away this long weekend.

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One man dead, two people injured in crash on WA's notorious Indian Ocean Drive

A man is dead and two people remain in hospital following a crash on a stretch of road north of Perth, which has been subject to multi-million dollar safety upgrades in recent years.

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Greg Pickering recalls shark attack

Greg Pickering recalls the moment he was attacked by a shark while spear-fishing off Cervantes, north of Perth, in 2004.

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Emergency warning downgraded for bushfire near Jurien Bay, north of Perth, as...

Firefighters are continuing to battle a blaze that had been threatening lives and homes near Jurien Bay north of Perth, but an emergency warning has been downgraded.

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Emergency warning issued for fire burning near Cervantes

About 50 firefighters are battling a blaze that is threatening lives and homes in Cervantes, about 200 kilometres north of Perth.

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The ramshackle, illegal villages that hold on, despite the odds

Shack life and crayfish defined four villages 220 kilometres north of Perth for more than five decades. But 2020 delivered a double whammy that nearly spelled the end.

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Industries ready for resumption of exports ahead of Australia and China's top...

A long-awaited meeting between Australia and China's top trade officials will take place next week. For the rock lobster industry, a lift on trade bans can't come soon enough

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The thorny devil is older than the Australian deserts. Scientists hope...

Citizen scientists are being called upon to help unlock the mysteries of the thorny devil and better understand the desert dweller's evolution.

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West Coast Eagles legends Josh Kennedy, Mark LeCras relish country footy reunion

It took longer than either expected, but Eagles champions Josh Kennedy and Mark Le Cras have donned bush footy colours to fulfil an AFL retirement promise.   

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Human remains found in car as police investigate baffling series of events in...

Police find human remains inside a vehicle in a small town north of Perth as they continue to investigate potential links between a car fire, a sea rescue and another vehicle found submerged in the ocean.

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Body found in torched car a mystery as police probe potential link to naked...

Police say they are yet to identify the human remains found in a burnt-out car on Indian Ocean Drive near Nambung in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

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Man allowed bail to live with parents after being found naked, arrested in...

Benjamin Jack McLaughlin, 19, faces court in Perth after allegedly being pulled naked from the water at Cervantes and arrested on Tuesday.

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Lobster for Christmas? They're heading down the coast to Perth

WA's lobster industry prepares for a special sales day before Christmas for people to stock up on lobster direct from boats.

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