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Bite Club – for shark attack survivors

By Laura Meachim on September 30, 2016

It isn’t just those who live through a shark bite who survive shark attacks.

Immigration and trade are key to economy – Treasurer

By Emily Cousins on September 30, 2016

But the Federal Government acknowledges there is growing unrest about Chinese investment in WA agriculture.

Space probe prepares to land on a comet

By Jonathan Cunningham on September 30, 2016

Watch the landing live here at 7.20pm tonight.

Aboriginal leaders split over call for anthem boycott

By Grace Gayton on September 30, 2016

The controversial boxer wants people to turn their backs or take a knee.

Archery club destroyed by fire

By dominique bayens on September 30, 2016

Memorabilia was also lost in what started as a ram-raid attack.

After the fire

By Joanna Delalande on September 29, 2016

Fire-ravaged Yarloop has reopened but, for some residents, the town will never be home again.

Plan to shape future of Whiteman Park

By Megan Lack on September 29, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Have your say until October 4.

True Tigers

By Amy Crellin on September 29, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Claremont footy club would not be the same without the support of the Dermer Duo.

WA women in League of their own

By Grace Gayton on September 29, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

NSW and Queensland’s biggest football sport makes inroads in WA.

Migraines – they’re not just headaches

By Mikaela Knight on September 29, 2016

And the internet is opening up opportunities for those who suffer from the debilitating neurological problem.

WA to get a rural fire service

By Sjanna Sandalova on September 29, 2016

The State Government has accepted all 17 recommendations from the investigation into the Yarloop-Waroona bushfire.

Charges laid over body-in-suitcase murder

By Sjanna Sandalova on September 29, 2016

Police are still hunting for people who knew the victim.

Hoarders’ hidden hell

By Esther O'Loughlin on September 29, 2016

But help is at hand.

Mother distraught at order to take cross from son’s grave

By Emily Cousins on September 29, 2016

But a Facebook group came to the rescue, supplying a new cross and raising money for a headstone.

The trials of adopting from China

By WI Reporters on September 29, 2016

Annabeth Bert reports on the drastic fall in adoptions from China as part of a series of stories from the 2016 Curtin Journalism Shanghai Study Tour.

Interview with an umpire

By Carly Laden on September 29, 2016

Dean Margetts reveals what it’s like to be the man in white (or green, anyway).

Get ready for the three-hour time difference to kick in

By Jessica Powell on September 29, 2016

Most of the Eastern States put their clocks forward this weekend.

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