Bunbury

Would you like caustic soda with that?

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Aleisha Orr More than a dozen people are believed to have eaten chips with caustic soda on them from a fast food outlet in Bunbury.

Mercanti's partner 'doomed to years of abuse'

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Rania Spooner The estranged partner of Coffin Cheater turned Finks motorcycle club member Troy Mercanti has alleged more than a decade of psychological and physical abuse at his hands.

Storm threat passes metro area

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About 9000 homes lost power overnight as a fierce storm lashed the state, and it looks like there is more wild weather on its way.

Inquiry hears hostel boss turned a blind eye to McKenna's indiscretions

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Courtney Trenwith The former head of an authority overseeing state-run hostels across WA has had five adverse findings recommended against him during an inquiry into sex abuse by hostel wardens during the 1970s until...

WA burns: state braces for more fire threat

Margaret River bushfire

Live coverage, day two, of bushfire drama in Western Australia's South-West.

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Activist's parents tell of shock and fear

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Rhianna King The parents of one of the WA activists being held on a Japanese whaling vessel had no idea he was planning to board the ship, but say they are proud of their son.

Surfers' horror as shark savages mate

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Lucy Rickard and Aleisha Orr A man has died after he was attacked by a shark at a popular South-West beach this afternoon.

Shark attack at popular South-West beach

Lucy Rickard and Aleisha Orr A man has died after he was attacked by a shark at a popular South-West beach this afternoon.

Rescue crews rush to naked Irish solo adventurer

Keith Whelan

Lee-Maree Gallo An Irish adventurer has been plucked from wild seas off the WA coast after his ambitious bid to row solo across the Indian Ocean - naked - fell foul overnight.

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Bucket toilets and big fines - the life of a professional protester

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Aleisha Orr Is this Western Australia's most dedicated protester?

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Man dead in shark attack

Peter Kurmann

Pamela Mirghani and Michelle Nelson A 33-year-old man has died in a shark attack in West Australia's southwest.

'Extraordinary' taxi ride launch falls flat

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Tim Clarke WA's "Extraordinary Taxi Ride" got off to a very ordinary start this morning, when the RAC had to be called to jump start the taxi being used to promote the state's natural beauty.

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Perth wakes up to a $100m clean-up after storm of the year

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Colin Barnett has declared the devastating storm that hit Perth a natural disaster as the city braces for more hail, lightning, gales and flooding this afternoon.