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2 days ago · The Latest in News from The West Australian. ‘Common purpose’: Marles reveals talk with US defence boss. Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has had a ‘warm’ phone call …

4 days ago · The dust storm was like something out of a movie according to witness Julie Ray. Credit: Julie Ray / Facebook According to Mr Rawson, gusts of up to 74km/h were recorded in …

4 days ago · Scorchers have a history of nailing calls on star veterans . Scorchers fans hate to see the club’s greats leave for over east, but they have a history of making the right call at the …

3 days ago · Police arrested 60 people and laid more than 100 charges across WA in an operation to stamp out crime on Australia Day.

21 hours ago · Join hosts Penny Thomas and Megan French as they dive into the latest travel stories and trends for January. Megan kicks off today’s episode by unpacking the UK’s new …

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5 days ago · Mettam to get car and driver amid election security fears. Liberal leader Libby Mettam will be offered a car and taxpayer-funded driver for the election campaign after The …

A Balga woman says she felt her suburb was just a second thought in the minds of authorities racing to fix power outages which plagued tens of thousands of residents across Western …