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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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“I’m going to wait for prices to fall”
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (452+ words) There’s an interesting dynamic in the market right now. The Federal Government’s changes to taxation policy have had the intended effect, reducing investor purchasing activity and therefore easing competition for properties. The taxation changes, interest rate rises and global uncertainty…...
Beloved children's entertainer confirms return to Telethon
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (189+ words) Emma Memma is set to return to Perth this October to once again be part of the highly anticipated 26-hour Telethon broadcast. Former Wiggle Emma Watkins traded her yellow skivvy for a twirly orange dress in 2022 when she launched her…...
Regional Aboriginal art receives funding boost
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (257+ words) The State Government has announced an investment of $700,000 in seven remote Aboriginal art groups in WA, funding creative initiatives through the regional Aboriginal arts development program. The State Government has announced an investment of $700,000 in regional Aboriginal arts, with the…...
State confirms first bird flu case in sea lion
13+ hour, 51+ min ago (229+ 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. South Australian authorities have confirmed the first case of bird flu in a sea…...
First case of bird flu in endangered sea lion
14+ hour, 35+ min ago (28+ words) Australia's rarest seal species has recorded a case of bird flu for the first time, with an animal dying from the disease while recovering from a shark attack....
‘Scale game’ drives WA wealth advice mergers
14+ hour, 48+ min ago (374+ words) Perth wealth boss Justin Gilmour says regulation and rising costs are forcing smaller advice firms to find scale as Integro adds Coastline to its growing WA stable. Western Australiaâs patchwork of smaller financial advice firms is heading for more…...
Labor’s major offer in big tech stand-off
15+ hour, 6+ min ago (391+ 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. Deciding what âseriously harmfulâ material is under newly pitched internet safety laws could…...
Censorship fear forces Labor to mull digital law change
16+ hour, 54+ 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....
Man drags kids on wild police chase: cops
17+ hour, 16+ min ago (268+ words) Two children were allegedly dragged through a police chase, a wrong-way highway crash and a car theft before a Sydney man was arrested on a busy highway. A man has allegedly dragged two children along for a police chase, driven…...
RBA to speak ahead of crucial cash rate meeting
17+ hour, 44+ min ago (26+ words) Economists will be closely watching remarks from two senior Reserve Bank officials as expectations firm for another interest rate hike at the end of the month....