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The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs.
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One Nation pledges to slash immigration by 750,000
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (27+ words) The populist party vows to cut the number of temporary visa holders and unlawful non-citizens by more than three quarters of a million people over three years....
Mark Carney wants Canada to cosy up to European Union
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (26+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....
Joyce pressed over Hanson’s attack on Albo’s mum
4+ hour, 17+ min ago (518+ words) One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce has refused to say if Pauline Hanson should apologise for comments about Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s mother and her decades-long stay in public housing. The former deputy Prime Minister was pressed during a Sunrise interview…...
Australia’s first female High Court judge dies at age 83
5+ hour, 46+ min ago (402+ words) Australia’s first female High Court judge, Mary Gaudron, has died at the age of 83. Ms Gaudron’s death was announced on Sunday, prompting tributes from across Australia’s legal and political landscape to a woman whose career helped transform the country’s judiciary…...
Hanson vows to ‘reset Australia’s immigration system’
6+ hour, 9+ min ago (503+ words) Pauline Hanson is vowing to “reset Australia’s immigration system” by slashing the number of temporary visa holders and unlawful non-citizens by more than 750,000 over three years, while Labor also prepares to also release details of its own policy overhaul. On…...
Saffioti’s WA response team targets east coast GST whingers
6+ hour, 17+ min ago (523+ words) The West Australian...
“I’m going to wait for prices to fall”
7+ hour, 44+ min ago (452+ words) There’s an interesting dynamic in the market right now. The Federal Government’s changes to taxation policy have had the intended effect, reducing investor purchasing activity and therefore easing competition for properties. The taxation changes, interest rate rises and global uncertainty…...
Beloved children's entertainer confirms return to Telethon
7+ hour, 49+ min ago (189+ words) Emma Memma is set to return to Perth this October to once again be part of the highly anticipated 26-hour Telethon broadcast. Former Wiggle Emma Watkins traded her yellow skivvy for a twirly orange dress in 2022 when she launched her…...
Regional Aboriginal art receives funding boost
8+ hour, 19+ min ago (257+ words) The State Government has announced an investment of $700,000 in seven remote Aboriginal art groups in WA, funding creative initiatives through the regional Aboriginal arts development program. The State Government has announced an investment of $700,000 in regional Aboriginal arts, with the…...
State confirms first bird flu case in sea lion
20+ hour, 20+ min ago (229+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. South Australian authorities have confirmed the first case of bird flu in a sea…...