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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.
- 3,446articles · 30d
- 56+ min agolatest article
- Aug 14, 2026earliest in window
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- 145avg words
- News 912
- Sports 726
- Sports & Fitness 690
- Politics 685
- Sport 642
- Crime & Law 611
- Economy, Business & Finance 605
- Sensitive Subjects 558
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Surprise Wheatbelt boom in return of elusive marsupial
12+ hour, 57+ min ago (239+ 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. Dozens of Australiaâs most elusive carnivorous marsupials have been found in record numbers…...
Silicon Valley is suddenly obsessed with the past
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (458+ words) The Spice Girls are releasing an announcement at 11pm today, featuring a teaser video filmed at St Pancras Hotel staircase in London, the same location as their original Wannabe music video....
Rising sea levels threaten more than 267,000 properties
3+ day, 16+ hour 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....
Adorable koala joey born in WA to be named by park visitors
2+ week, 1+ day ago (368+ words) There’s a tiny new face peeking out at Yanchep National Park, where the resident koala colony is celebrating the arrival of a new joey. The youngster, believed to have been born around mid-March, is now about five months old and…...
Humpback whale beaches itself on WA coast
2+ week, 4+ day ago (143+ words) A whale has beached itself in Port Kennedy, prompting a major response from authorities and forcing the closure of a beach. The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions said they were responding after a humpback whale became stranded on a…...
Wildflower walk features in biodiversity celebrations
2+ week, 4+ day ago (263+ 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. Thereâs a spring in the step of the City of Kwinana as it…...
Power hungry: data centre energy use set to skyrocket
2+ week, 5+ day ago (23+ words) Artificial intelligence is set to make a major impact on Australia's electricity network, with a report warning about soaring demand from data centres....
Seal on Middleton Beach surprises locals over the weekend
2+ week, 6+ day ago (177+ 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. Middleton Beach had an unexpected visitor over the weekend, with a seal making itself…...
Beachlands playground closed over sandpit samples
2+ week, 6+ day ago (392+ 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. A Geraldton playground has been closed to the public after testing revealed the presence…...
Be ready: dry conditions escalate bushfire risk
3+ week, 4+ day 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....