South Western Australia
The power of a pie: South West baking success story starts new chapter
All killer, no filler: glorious hand-pressed pies are coming to the Margaret River township – now that the necessary equipment has cleared customs.
- by Max Veenhuyzen
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Summer’s over – but new warning shows WA fires have only just begun
There is no end in sight for an already “long and challenging in fire season” which a new outlook shows will double in length as hot dry weather continues.
- by Emma Young
What’s Leavers like in 2023? A Perth nurse-to-be lifts the lid
Anyone with memories of drunken, depraved leavers weeks will be either impressed or horrified by the 2023 version: a utopian fantasy complete with The Zone.
- by Emma Young
Alcoa’s mining in WA one step closer to detailed independent review
WA’s environmental watchdog has invited public comment on whether it should undertake a detailed independent review of Alcoa’s mining in WA’s jarrah forests.
- by Peter Milne
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WA man surrenders himself to police after 12-hour stand-off
A WA man has surrendered himself after a suspected domestic violence incident was followed by a refusal to leave his house then a 12-hour stand-off with police.
- by Heather McNeill
‘Last resort’ generators deployed as coal shutdowns squeeze WA power supply
Power supply in the south west of WA has had a troubled week as the sun refuses to shine and wind farms languish on the drawing board.
- by Peter Milne
‘Not scaremongering’: Landowners fire back over WA mine exploration secrecy
WA Premier Mark McGowan says his government does not intend to change century-old mining exploration laws.
- by Hamish Hastie
Government reveals cost to keep Collie coal power station burning
Deputy Premier Roger Cook revealed the figure in a ministerial statement on the first day of parliament.
- by Hamish Hastie
WA MP James Hayward could be suspended for ‘lying to court to attend a cannabis expo’
The MP accused of child sex offences allegedly used his position to get a bail variation to attend an interstate cannabis symposium.
- by Heather McNeill
WA native forest logging ban enters endgame
The public can have a say on how old-growth trees will be protected to slow the harms of climate change in the swiftly drying South West biodiversity hotspot.
- by Tim Dornin
Mining activity in WA protected forests, reserves approved 33 times in 5 years
There has been a jump in mining activity in areas managed by the parks authority while environment groups also rally against exploration applications by two of the state’s biggest miners.
- by Peter de Kruijff