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WA's domestic gas export policy no longer fit for purpose, report says

A report into WA's domestic gas reservation policy declares it is no longer fit for purpose, is unlikely to mitigate gas shortfalls and could threaten thousands of jobs. 
Fire burns with clouds in the background

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: State and Territory Governmentby Keane Bourke and Daniel Mercer

Father who drove off pier in remote WA wanted to baptise his son, not murder him, court told

A Perth court hears the 26-year-old man, who drove into the ocean off Dampier, was suffering psychosis and was attempting to baptise his son, not kill him.
dampier foreshore

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Courts and Trialsby Joanna Menagh

Residents in WA's north on cyclone alert, while Nullarbor fire cuts crucial road link in south

WA's emergency services are facing a challenging period, with Ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln re-intensifying off WA, and a bushfire forcing the closure of the critical Eyre Highway.
Lightning strikes hills behind a red rocky outcrop during a Kimberley storm

Published: Source: ABC PilbaraTopic: Cyclonesby Charlie Mills, Michelle Stanley and Alys Marshall

Coroner finds inadequate supervision before man's Roebourne Prison suicide

A WA coroner has found the supervision provided by prison officers of a Pilbara man who died from self-harm in Roebourne Regional Prison was inadequate on the night of his death.
Image of prison buildings behind a high razor-wire security fence

Published: Source: ABC PilbaraTopic: Prisons and Punishmentby Rosemary Murphy

Perth swelters again, but another WA town was the hottest in the world on Sunday as heatwave continues

Western Australia is again enduring extreme weather, with a heatwave gripping the middle and south of the state and a 'high risk' a cyclone will form up north.
Members of the public at a crowded beach during sunset.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Weatherby Tom Robinson, Chris Lewis and Herlyn Kaur

Sky-high domestic violence rates in WA's north prompts call for change

With more than 450 domestic violence cases reported to police in one month, Kimberley residents are calling for change.
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Published: Source: ABC KimberleyTopic: Domestic Violenceby Esse Deves, Mya Kordic and Amelia Searson

Was this vast outback sheep station really won with a 650,000-to-one poker hand?

Found in the remote reaches of Western Australia's Gascoyne, Quobba Station is one of the largest of its kind in state. It changed hands during a game of cards in the 1930s, according to local folklore — but not everyone is convinced.
A split image of a faded ace of diamonds with signatures on it, and windmill and water trough on dry country land.

Published: Source: ABC PilbaraTopic: Historyby Xander Sapsworth-Collis

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Teenager catches huge sawfish off Port Hedland beach

Owen Wells, 17, says it took him over two hours to reel in a five to six metre green sawfish.
Duration: 24 seconds

Source: ABC Pilbara

The costs of suspended birthing services in Carnarvon

163 mothers have been forced to travel out of town since birthing services were suspended in Carnarvon in February last year.
Duration: 1 minute 22 seconds

Source: ABC Pilbara

Tropical low hits Newman.

The Fortescue River and Gingianna Pools have both broken their banks as Newman receives the brunt of a tropical low system.
Duration: 49 seconds

Source: ABC Pilbara

'Australia's hottest town' falls short of record streak of scorching days

Marble Bar experienced 26 days over 43 degrees since Christmas – one day and half a degree short of breaking its own record.
Duration: 2 minutes

Source: ABC News

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Second person charged over death of SA mum allegedly murdered before house set on fire

A woman is charged over the death of South Australian mother Krystal Marshall, who was allegedly murdered before the house in which her remains were found was set alight.
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Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Police

Assange's father says it's time to put 'serious' pressure on UK, US to bring home 'son of the Australian soil'

As the world waits for the verdict on whether the WikiLeaks founder will be extradited to the US, his father John Shipton says Australia should consider imposing "not too brutal" restrictions on our allies.
A split image showing an older man in a living room and Julian Assange, standing on a balcony holding up his fist.

Published: Source: ABC GippslandTopic: International Courts and Tribunalsby William Howard, Mim Hook and Millicent Spencer

WorkSafe ACT identifies 70 cubic metres of asbestos-ridden mulch at Canberra site

Mulch laced with bonded asbestos is discovered at a residential complex in Canberra, as one landscaping company describes learning their products contain the material as "a major kick in the guts".
Fence with a danger asbestos sign at the Rozelle Parklands as the clean up continues

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Asbestosby Victor Petrovic and Harry Frost

King Charles says he has been 'reduced to tears' by public support after cancer diagnosis

Speaking during his weekly audience with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the king also said he was gratified to see how his diagnosis had boosted support for cancer charities across the UK.
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Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Royalty

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