Margaret River
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The bodies of seven people found at a WA property Video
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Seven people, including four children and three adults, have been found dead at a home near Margaret River in Western Australia's South West.
Topics: crime, murder-and-manslaughter, crime, family-and-children, margaret-river-6285, australia
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The Police Commissioner would not confirm the identity of the shooter Video
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Three firearms belonging to the grandfather of four children killed in a murder-suicide near Margaret River, in Western Australia, have been recovered at the scene, police say.
Topics: crime, murder-and-manslaughter, crime, margaret-river-6285, australia
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Guns found at scene of Margaret River murder-suicide belonged to grandfather (photos)
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Three firearms licensed to Peter Miles, who was found dead along with six others — including his four grandchildren — in a suspected murder-suicide near Margaret River are recovered at the crime scene, police say.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, law-crime-and-justice, domestic-violence, margaret-river-6285, osmington-6285
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Is it the colour? Is it the 'bash'? The art of wearing a hat
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A look under the brims at Australia's biggest beef industry event, Beef Australia 2018, reveals there are many things to consider when choosing a hat.
Topics: beef-cattle, rural, fashion, sheep-production, agricultural-shows, animal-welfare, animal-science, agribusiness, rockhampton-4700, taroom-4420, ipswich-4305, morinish-4702, qld, benalla-3673, shepparton-3630, wodonga-3690, wangaratta-3677, bendigo-3550, swan-hill-3585, bairnsdale-3875, pakenham-3810, leongatha-3953, ouyen-3490, aberdeen-2336, moruya-2537, deniliquin-2710, gundagai-2722, winton-4735, millicent-5280, dublin-5501, mount-compass-5210, mount-gambier-5290, naracoorte-5271, echuca-3564, sale-3850, ballarat-3350, canberra-2600, yass-2582, st-george-4487, kilcoy-4515, gatton-4343, newcastle-2300, maitland-2320, gulgong-2852, rylstone-2849, kandos-2848, mudgee-2850, harden-2587, moss-vale-2577, gunnedah-2380, forbes-2871, lismore-2480, wilberforce-2756, scone-2337, frederickton-2440, windsor-2756, galston-2159, picton-2571, inverell-2360, blacktown-2148, padstow-2211, cootamundra-2590, girraween-2145, cowra-2794, leeton-2705, walgett-2832, parkes-2870, casino-2470, mungindi-2406, moree-2400, delungra-2403, shanes-park-2747, appin-2560, mildura-3500, horsham-3400, hamilton-4007, stroud-2425, castlereagh-2749, dubbo-2830, londonderry-2753, marsden-park-2765, rydal-2790, tamworth-2340, woodview-2470, springdale-2666, goolgowi-2652, nullamanna-2360, croppa-creek-2411, eschol-park-2558, ladysmith-2652, braidwood-2622, ravensdale-2259, maude-2711, jembaicumbene-2622, caroona-2343, bunnaloo-2731, culcairn-2660, warrnambool-3280, geelong-3220, colac-3250, melbourne-3000, whittlesea-3757, margaret-river-6285, denmark-6333, campania-7026, bothwell-7030, oatlands-7120, cressy-7302, launceston-7250, burnie-7320, wynyard-7325, smithton-7330, cue-6640, kununurra-6743, karawatha-4117, tennant-creek-0860, alice-springs-0870, katherine-0850, silverdale-2752, roma-4455, richmond-4822, oakey-4401, murgon-4605, monto-4630, mareeba-4880, longreach-4730, kingaroy-4610, julia-creek-4823, innisfail-4860, inglewood-4387, hughenden-4821, harristown-4350, gympie-4570, goondiwindi-4390, gin-gin-4671, emerald-4720, eidsvold-4627, dalby-4405, gracemere-4702, cloncurry-4824, clermont-4721, chinchilla-4413, charters-towers-4820, bundaberg-4670, nebo-4742, boonah-4310, boggabilla-2409, blackall-4472, biloela-4715, biggenden-4621, beaudesert-4285, barcaldine-4725, woolooga-4570, woodford-4514, warwick-4370, toowoomba-4350, toogoolawah-4313, stanthorpe-4380
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Margaret River reeling as mass shooting casts a dark pall over a tight-knit town
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Margaret River is famous worldwide for wine, surf and holidays. But a dark pall has been cast over the WA town, which is now home to one of Australia's worst mass shooting murders.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, law-crime-and-justice, crime, margaret-river-6285, wa
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Seven people found dead in Margaret River house Video
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Detectives from WA's major crimes squad are travelling to Margaret River after reports that several people were found dead in a home in Western Australia's south-west.
Topics: police, death, murder-and-manslaughter, margaret-river-6285
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Four children, three adults found shot dead in Margaret River murder-suicide
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Katrina Miles and her four children are confirmed among seven people found dead in a home near the WA holiday town of Margaret River, after the worst mass shooting in Australia since Port Arthur.
Topics: police, crime, law-crime-and-justice, murder-and-manslaughter, perth-6000, wa, margaret-river-6285, osmington-6285
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Beef industry uses innovation to address concerns about animal welfare
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The growing demand for transparency and ethically, socially and environmentally sustainable food is one of the hot topics at Beef Australia 2018.
Topics: rural, environmental-management, environmentally-sustainable-business, food-processing, computers-and-technology, reconciliation, indigenous-policy, rural-women, sustainable-and-alternative-farming, agricultural-marketing, agricultural-policy, beef-cattle, animal-welfare, animal-science, agribusiness, rockhampton-4700, benalla-3673, shepparton-3630, wodonga-3690, wangaratta-3677, bendigo-3550, swan-hill-3585, bairnsdale-3875, pakenham-3810, leongatha-3953, ouyen-3490, aberdeen-2336, moruya-2537, deniliquin-2710, gundagai-2722, winton-4735, millicent-5280, dublin-5501, mount-compass-5210, mount-gambier-5290, naracoorte-5271, echuca-3564, sale-3850, ballarat-3350, canberra-2600, yass-2582, st-george-4487, kilcoy-4515, gatton-4343, newcastle-2300, maitland-2320, gulgong-2852, rylstone-2849, kandos-2848, mudgee-2850, harden-2587, moss-vale-2577, gunnedah-2380, forbes-2871, lismore-2480, wilberforce-2756, scone-2337, frederickton-2440, windsor-2756, galston-2159, picton-2571, inverell-2360, blacktown-2148, padstow-2211, cootamundra-2590, girraween-2145, cowra-2794, leeton-2705, walgett-2832, parkes-2870, casino-2470, mungindi-2406, moree-2400, delungra-2403, shanes-park-2747, appin-2560, mildura-3500, horsham-3400, hamilton-4007, stroud-2425, castlereagh-2749, dubbo-2830, londonderry-2753, marsden-park-2765, rydal-2790, tamworth-2340, woodview-2470, springdale-2666, goolgowi-2652, nullamanna-2360, croppa-creek-2411, eschol-park-2558, ladysmith-2652, braidwood-2622, ravensdale-2259, maude-2711, jembaicumbene-2622, caroona-2343, bunnaloo-2731, culcairn-2660, warrnambool-3280, geelong-3220, colac-3250, melbourne-3000, whittlesea-3757, margaret-river-6285, denmark-6333, campania-7026, bothwell-7030, oatlands-7120, cressy-7302, launceston-7250, burnie-7320, wynyard-7325, smithton-7330, cue-6640, kununurra-6743, karawatha-4117, tennant-creek-0860, alice-springs-0870, katherine-0850, silverdale-2752, roma-4455, richmond-4822, oakey-4401, murgon-4605, monto-4630, mareeba-4880, longreach-4730, kingaroy-4610, julia-creek-4823, innisfail-4860, inglewood-4387, hughenden-4821, harristown-4350, gympie-4570, goondiwindi-4390, gin-gin-4671, emerald-4720, eidsvold-4627, dalby-4405, gracemere-4702, cloncurry-4824, clermont-4721, chinchilla-4413, charters-towers-4820, bundaberg-4670, nebo-4742, boonah-4310, boggabilla-2409, blackall-4472, biloela-4715, biggenden-4621, beaudesert-4285, barcaldine-4725, woolooga-4570, woodford-4514, warwick-4370, taroom-4420, toowoomba-4350, toogoolawah-4313, stanthorpe-4380
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Big plans for the future image
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Topics: beef-cattle, animal-welfare, animal-science, agribusiness, benalla-3673, shepparton-3630, wodonga-3690, wangaratta-3677, bendigo-3550, swan-hill-3585, bairnsdale-3875, pakenham-3810, leongatha-3953, ouyen-3490, aberdeen-2336, moruya-2537, deniliquin-2710, gundagai-2722, winton-4735, millicent-5280, dublin-5501, mount-compass-5210, mount-gambier-5290, naracoorte-5271, echuca-3564, sale-3850, ballarat-3350, canberra-2600, yass-2582, st-george-4487, kilcoy-4515, gatton-4343, newcastle-2300, maitland-2320, gulgong-2852, rylstone-2849, kandos-2848, mudgee-2850, harden-2587, moss-vale-2577, gunnedah-2380, forbes-2871, lismore-2480, wilberforce-2756, scone-2337, frederickton-2440, windsor-2756, galston-2159, picton-2571, inverell-2360, blacktown-2148, padstow-2211, cootamundra-2590, girraween-2145, cowra-2794, leeton-2705, walgett-2832, parkes-2870, casino-2470, mungindi-2406, moree-2400, delungra-2403, shanes-park-2747, appin-2560, mildura-3500, horsham-3400, hamilton-4007, stroud-2425, castlereagh-2749, dubbo-2830, londonderry-2753, marsden-park-2765, rydal-2790, tamworth-2340, woodview-2470, springdale-2666, goolgowi-2652, nullamanna-2360, croppa-creek-2411, eschol-park-2558, ladysmith-2652, braidwood-2622, ravensdale-2259, maude-2711, jembaicumbene-2622, caroona-2343, bunnaloo-2731, culcairn-2660, warrnambool-3280, geelong-3220, colac-3250, melbourne-3000, whittlesea-3757, margaret-river-6285, denmark-6333, campania-7026, bothwell-7030, oatlands-7120, cressy-7302, launceston-7250, burnie-7320, wynyard-7325, smithton-7330, cue-6640, kununurra-6743, karawatha-4117, tennant-creek-0860, alice-springs-0870, katherine-0850, silverdale-2752, roma-4455, richmond-4822, oakey-4401, murgon-4605, monto-4630, mareeba-4880, longreach-4730, kingaroy-4610, julia-creek-4823, innisfail-4860, inglewood-4387, hughenden-4821, harristown-4350, gympie-4570, goondiwindi-4390, gin-gin-4671, emerald-4720, eidsvold-4627, dalby-4405, gracemere-4702, cloncurry-4824, clermont-4721, chinchilla-4413, charters-towers-4820, bundaberg-4670, nebo-4742, boonah-4310, boggabilla-2409, blackall-4472, biloela-4715, biggenden-4621, beaudesert-4285, barcaldine-4725, rockhampton-4700, woolooga-4570, woodford-4514, warwick-4370, taroom-4420, toowoomba-4350, toogoolawah-4313, stanthorpe-4380
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Education key to getting more women into agriculture, Dame Quentin Bryce says
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Drawing on her own experience growing up in rural Queensland's Ilfracombe, Dame Quentin Bryce says the role of women in agriculture has come a long way.
Topics: beef-cattle, animal-welfare, animal-science, agribusiness, benalla-3673, shepparton-3630, wodonga-3690, wangaratta-3677, bendigo-3550, swan-hill-3585, bairnsdale-3875, pakenham-3810, leongatha-3953, ouyen-3490, aberdeen-2336, moruya-2537, deniliquin-2710, gundagai-2722, winton-4735, millicent-5280, dublin-5501, mount-compass-5210, mount-gambier-5290, naracoorte-5271, echuca-3564, sale-3850, ballarat-3350, canberra-2600, yass-2582, st-george-4487, kilcoy-4515, gatton-4343, newcastle-2300, maitland-2320, gulgong-2852, rylstone-2849, kandos-2848, mudgee-2850, harden-2587, moss-vale-2577, gunnedah-2380, forbes-2871, lismore-2480, wilberforce-2756, scone-2337, frederickton-2440, windsor-2756, galston-2159, picton-2571, inverell-2360, blacktown-2148, padstow-2211, cootamundra-2590, girraween-2145, cowra-2794, leeton-2705, walgett-2832, parkes-2870, casino-2470, mungindi-2406, moree-2400, delungra-2403, shanes-park-2747, appin-2560, mildura-3500, horsham-3400, hamilton-4007, stroud-2425, castlereagh-2749, dubbo-2830, londonderry-2753, marsden-park-2765, rydal-2790, tamworth-2340, woodview-2470, springdale-2666, goolgowi-2652, nullamanna-2360, croppa-creek-2411, eschol-park-2558, ladysmith-2652, braidwood-2622, ravensdale-2259, maude-2711, jembaicumbene-2622, caroona-2343, bunnaloo-2731, culcairn-2660, warrnambool-3280, geelong-3220, colac-3250, melbourne-3000, whittlesea-3757, margaret-river-6285, denmark-6333, campania-7026, bothwell-7030, oatlands-7120, cressy-7302, launceston-7250, burnie-7320, wynyard-7325, smithton-7330, cue-6640, kununurra-6743, karawatha-4117, tennant-creek-0860, alice-springs-0870, katherine-0850, silverdale-2752, roma-4455, richmond-4822, oakey-4401, murgon-4605, monto-4630, mareeba-4880, longreach-4730, kingaroy-4610, julia-creek-4823, innisfail-4860, inglewood-4387, hughenden-4821, harristown-4350, gympie-4570, goondiwindi-4390, gin-gin-4671, emerald-4720, eidsvold-4627, dalby-4405, gracemere-4702, cloncurry-4824, clermont-4721, chinchilla-4413, charters-towers-4820, bundaberg-4670, nebo-4742, boonah-4310, boggabilla-2409, blackall-4472, biloela-4715, biggenden-4621, beaudesert-4285, barcaldine-4725, rockhampton-4700, woolooga-4570, woodford-4514, warwick-4370, taroom-4420, toowoomba-4350, toogoolawah-4313, stanthorpe-4380
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Quiz: How much do you know about Australia's beef industry? (photos)
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Do you know how long to rest a steak? Who predicted lab meat in 1931? And do you really know what a heifer is? Dig in to our beef quiz.
Topics: beef-cattle, animal-welfare, animal-science, agribusiness, rockhampton-4700, benalla-3673, shepparton-3630, wodonga-3690, wangaratta-3677, bendigo-3550, swan-hill-3585, bairnsdale-3875, pakenham-3810, leongatha-3953, ouyen-3490, aberdeen-2336, moruya-2537, deniliquin-2710, gundagai-2722, winton-4735, millicent-5280, dublin-5501, mount-compass-5210, mount-gambier-5290, naracoorte-5271, echuca-3564, sale-3850, ballarat-3350, canberra-2600, yass-2582, st-george-4487, kilcoy-4515, gatton-4343, newcastle-2300, maitland-2320, gulgong-2852, rylstone-2849, kandos-2848, mudgee-2850, harden-2587, moss-vale-2577, gunnedah-2380, forbes-2871, lismore-2480, wilberforce-2756, scone-2337, frederickton-2440, windsor-2756, galston-2159, picton-2571, inverell-2360, blacktown-2148, padstow-2211, cootamundra-2590, girraween-2145, cowra-2794, leeton-2705, walgett-2832, parkes-2870, casino-2470, mungindi-2406, moree-2400, delungra-2403, shanes-park-2747, appin-2560, mildura-3500, horsham-3400, hamilton-4007, stroud-2425, castlereagh-2749, dubbo-2830, londonderry-2753, marsden-park-2765, rydal-2790, tamworth-2340, woodview-2470, springdale-2666, goolgowi-2652, nullamanna-2360, croppa-creek-2411, eschol-park-2558, ladysmith-2652, braidwood-2622, ravensdale-2259, maude-2711, jembaicumbene-2622, caroona-2343, bunnaloo-2731, culcairn-2660, warrnambool-3280, geelong-3220, colac-3250, melbourne-3000, whittlesea-3757, margaret-river-6285, denmark-6333, campania-7026, bothwell-7030, oatlands-7120, cressy-7302, launceston-7250, burnie-7320, wynyard-7325, smithton-7330, cue-6640, kununurra-6743, karawatha-4117, tennant-creek-0860, alice-springs-0870, katherine-0850, silverdale-2752, roma-4455, richmond-4822, oakey-4401, murgon-4605, monto-4630, mareeba-4880, longreach-4730, kingaroy-4610, julia-creek-4823, innisfail-4860, inglewood-4387, hughenden-4821, harristown-4350, gympie-4570, goondiwindi-4390, gin-gin-4671, emerald-4720, eidsvold-4627, dalby-4405, gracemere-4702, cloncurry-4824, clermont-4721, chinchilla-4413, charters-towers-4820, bundaberg-4670, nebo-4742, boonah-4310, boggabilla-2409, blackall-4472, biloela-4715, biggenden-4621, beaudesert-4285, barcaldine-4725, woolooga-4570, woodford-4514, warwick-4370, taroom-4420, toowoomba-4350, toogoolawah-4313, stanthorpe-4380
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How the beef industry is reinventing itself with 'conscious' consumers, digital disruption
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The sizzle of a steak on a barbecue may soon sound a little different as Australia's $16.8 billion beef industry prepares to adapt to demands from 'locavores' and technological change.
Topics: beef-cattle, animal-welfare, animal-science, agribusiness, benalla-3673, shepparton-3630, wodonga-3690, wangaratta-3677, bendigo-3550, swan-hill-3585, bairnsdale-3875, pakenham-3810, leongatha-3953, ouyen-3490, aberdeen-2336, moruya-2537, deniliquin-2710, gundagai-2722, winton-4735, millicent-5280, dublin-5501, mount-compass-5210, mount-gambier-5290, naracoorte-5271, echuca-3564, sale-3850, ballarat-3350, canberra-2600, yass-2582, st-george-4487, kilcoy-4515, gatton-4343, newcastle-2300, maitland-2320, gulgong-2852, rylstone-2849, kandos-2848, mudgee-2850, harden-2587, moss-vale-2577, gunnedah-2380, forbes-2871, lismore-2480, wilberforce-2756, scone-2337, frederickton-2440, windsor-2756, galston-2159, picton-2571, inverell-2360, blacktown-2148, padstow-2211, cootamundra-2590, girraween-2145, cowra-2794, leeton-2705, walgett-2832, parkes-2870, casino-2470, mungindi-2406, moree-2400, delungra-2403, shanes-park-2747, appin-2560, mildura-3500, horsham-3400, hamilton-4007, stroud-2425, castlereagh-2749, dubbo-2830, londonderry-2753, marsden-park-2765, rydal-2790, tamworth-2340, woodview-2470, springdale-2666, goolgowi-2652, nullamanna-2360, croppa-creek-2411, eschol-park-2558, ladysmith-2652, braidwood-2622, ravensdale-2259, maude-2711, jembaicumbene-2622, caroona-2343, bunnaloo-2731, culcairn-2660, warrnambool-3280, geelong-3220, colac-3250, melbourne-3000, whittlesea-3757, margaret-river-6285, denmark-6333, campania-7026, bothwell-7030, oatlands-7120, cressy-7302, launceston-7250, burnie-7320, wynyard-7325, smithton-7330, cue-6640, kununurra-6743, karawatha-4117, tennant-creek-0860, alice-springs-0870, katherine-0850, silverdale-2752, roma-4455, richmond-4822, oakey-4401, murgon-4605, monto-4630, mareeba-4880, longreach-4730, kingaroy-4610, julia-creek-4823, innisfail-4860, inglewood-4387, hughenden-4821, harristown-4350, gympie-4570, goondiwindi-4390, gin-gin-4671, emerald-4720, eidsvold-4627, dalby-4405, gracemere-4702, cloncurry-4824, clermont-4721, chinchilla-4413, charters-towers-4820, bundaberg-4670, nebo-4742, boonah-4310, boggabilla-2409, blackall-4472, biloela-4715, biggenden-4621, beaudesert-4285, barcaldine-4725, rockhampton-4700, woolooga-4570, woodford-4514, warwick-4370, taroom-4420, toowoomba-4350, toogoolawah-4313, stanthorpe-4380
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If it's grown in a lab, is it 'meat'?
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The peak body for Australia's cattle industry considers calling for reforms to prevent lab-grown meat from being labelled "meat".
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South West emerges as hot spot for shark attacks, encounters
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Shark attacks and encounters off the WA coast have more than doubled over summer and autumn, statistics show, with a mass whale stranding and a salmon run blamed for turning the state's South West into a hot spot for sharks.
Topics: shark, surfing, government-and-politics, gracetown-6284, margaret-river-6285, perth-6000, wa
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Surfers take advantage of big South West swells Video
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Big swells in the South West attracted dozens of surfers this weekend.
Topics: surfing, weather, margaret-river-6285
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Topics: rural, margaret-river-6285, wa, australia
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Social media posts on quokkas, sharks draw contrasting WA tourism claims Video
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Despite Premier Mark McGowan being quick to spruik the international impact of Roger Federer's quokka selfie earlier this year, his deputy Roger Cook does not think social media posts from pro surfers about shark attacks will hurt WA's reputation.
Topics: shark, states-and-territories, tourism, margaret-river-6285, perth-6000, gracetown-6284
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Shark attacks, quokka selfies and when damage control becomes damaging Analysis
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The public might rightly hope both major parties in Western Australia come to realise it is fruitless to politicise the issue of shark attacks, because it seems to have a habit of coming back to bite them, writes Jessica Strutt.
Topics: animal-attacks, government-and-politics, shark, margaret-river-6285, gracetown-6284, perth-6000, wa
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Kelly Slater issues WA shark warning as Margaret River Pro row deepens (photos)
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The champion US surfer wades into the debate over the move to cancel the Margaret River Pro, saying a recent mass whale stranding nearby means the area will be "sharkier" in future — but WA's Tourism Minister tells surfers they should surf.
Topics: surfing, sport, states-and-territories, margaret-river-6285, gracetown-6284, perth-6000, wa
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Augusta-Margert River Shire CEO Gary Evershed speaks about the cancellation of the Margaret River Pro. image
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Topics: local-government, margaret-river-6285
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Wave of disappointment as Margaret River Pro cancelled
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The cancellation of the World Surf League event in Western Australia's South West disappoints local surfers and worries residents, who are concerned about the region's reputation and economy.
Topics: surfing, shark, tourism, environmental-policy, government-and-politics, margaret-river-6285, gracetown-6284, perth-6000, coolum-beach-4573
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Margaret River Pro surfing event canned after shark attacks
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Former world champion Gabriel Medina labels Margaret River the most dangerous place to surf in the world after the competition is cancelled amid safety fears following two nearby shark attacks.
Topics: shark, surfing, sport, margaret-river-6285, perth-6000, gracetown-6284, wa
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WA surfing legend Ian "Kanga" Cairns in action Video
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Ian "Kanga" Cairns helped transform surfing from a pastime to a professional sport, and he's now returning to the Margaret River Pro to launch his biography.
Topics: surfing, margaret-river-6285
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'More than fame and glory': WA legend's fight to get surfing taken seriously
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Ian "Kanga" Cairns reflects on helping to transform surfing from a "pastime for bludgers" to a multi-million dollar international sport.
Topics: surfing, community-and-society, international-competitions, non-fiction, books-literature, margaret-river-6285, united-states, hawaii
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New fin set to make waves in professional surfing Video
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A new fin developed by two Australian surfers is being heralded as a game-changer for the sport.
Topics: surfing, margaret-river-6285
