Tag: WA
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Western Australia Faces Record RSV Season Despite Strong Immunisation Uptake
RSV in WA: A Record-Breaking Season Meets Strong Immunisation Western Australia is navigating what could be its worst respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) year on record. Latest health data show 11,551 RSV cases reported to the Department of Health as of Monday, just 104 cases shy of the peak set in 2022. While the numbers paint…
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Lentils Expand Across Australia as WA and QLD Join Record Plantings
Australia-wide lentil expansion shows no sign of slowing Lentils are becoming a staple in more Australian cropping rotations, with all states expanding under a growing footprint. ABARES data indicate the crop is on track to surpass its record area, as the 2025-26 planting grows beyond the 1.14 million hectares previously set by lentils’ largest ever…
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Peter Damjanovic pleads guilty to Tiffany Woodley murder in Bedford home
Overview Content warning: This article details a case involving domestic violence and fatal injury. A man charged with murdering his former partner in Perth, Western Australia, has changed his plea at the last minute. Peter Damjanovic, 39, pleaded guilty to the killing of Tiffany Woodley, whose body was found inside her Bedford home in 2023.…
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WA Energy Debacle: Synergy Overcharging Sparks Governance Reform, Voices Rise on Industry-Wide Risk
Introduction: A $40 Million Toll from a Governance Gap A sweeping probe into Western Australia’s energy sector has spotlighted a serious governance lapse at the state’s biggest retailer, Synergy. The Economic Regulation Authority of WA (ERAWA) confirmed that customers were overcharged by about $40 million since 2009 due to a chain of administrative and governance…
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Grieving Bunbury family fights plan to move roadside memorial for teenager killed on Bussell Highway
Family outraged as WA transport authority moves to relocate memorial On a rainy June afternoon in 2020, 16-year-old Tyler Hastie attempted to cross a busy highway in the South West of Western Australia. He didn’t survive the crossing, and since then a white cross has stood near Jaymon Road on Bussell Highway in Stratham, about…
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Ride for the Perkins: WA’s MACA Cancer 200 Drives Research
About the MACA Cancer 200 – Ride for Research The MACA Cancer 200 – Ride for Research is Australia’s bold two‑day cycling fundraiser, starting from McCullum Park in South Perth and looping to Hall Park in Mandurah before returning to Optus Stadium. This year, roughly 2,000 riders will tackle 200 kilometres in support of cancer…
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Kwinana Alumina Refinery: Alcoa Confirms Permanent Shutdown
Alcoa confirms permanent shutdown of Kwinana refinery Alcoa has announced there is no sustainable path to restarting the Kwinana alumina refinery in Western Australia after winding down production. The decision marks the end of an era for a facility that has operated in the WA region for more than six decades and follows a formal…