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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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- 54+ min agolatest article
- Aug 15, 2026earliest in window
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- Politics 685
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- Crime & Law 604
- Sensitive Subjects 558
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Lucky country, unless you are a high-needs WA baby
3+ hour, 14+ 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....
Nurses unleash fury on Cook as key Labor promise delayed
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (258+ words) The West Australian Patient ratios that were a key Labor promise to end a damaging pay battle with nurses have apparently stalled, with the nursesâ union issuing a blistering rebuke over the delay In an email to Australian Nursing and…...
Policy forcing doctors into homelessness, inquiry hears
2+ day, 22+ 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....
Elder abuse rising but support services are lacking
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (26+ words) There are many barriers to seeking help for older Australians suffering abuse, but this is compounded for those in rural and remote parts of the country....
Hundreds of care residents refunded for basic services
3+ day, 4+ 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....
Each party's plan to crush the illegal tobacco market
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (23+ words) The market for illicit tobacco continues to drive crime across the country, with the major parties creating different strategies to tackle the scourge....
Bid to use cheap tobacco prices as proof of criminality
4+ day, 24+ min ago (26+ words) Border forces will be able to prosecute the sellers and distributors of illicit tobacco more easily as part of efforts to disrupt the burgeoning black market....
‘Flawed’: Doctors say $95m maternity overhaul not sufficient
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (304+ words) More neo-natal beds and specialist ambulances have been announced, but it’s not enough to head-off doctors’ criticism of the decision to locate Perth’s new womens and babies hospital. More neonatal beds and specialist ambulances have been announced, but itâs…...
Albanese leaves door open to cutting tobacco excise
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (26+ words) Labor's leader is now declining to guarantee the government won't cut the levy, as One Nation says keeping it unchanged will funnel money to the "mafia"....
'Suicide rates would climb' due to veterans' health cap
5+ day, 23+ 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....