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Woman left severely hurt, 'unresponsive' after Perth stairwell attack Video
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Pakistani student Mehreen Ahmad suffered a severe brain injury and is in need of constant care after being attacked by Eduardo Santos Abrahao Filho in the stairwell of a Perth apartment block in May 2017, with her parents saying she remains "unresponsive in every way".
Topics: assault, courts-and-trials, crime, perth-6000, pakistan
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Watching pearl surgery is mesmerising Video
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After nearly 60 years, one of Australia's oldest pearl farms is celebrating its first harvest, involving a combination of 19th-century Japanese trade secrets and modern-day science.
Topics: fishing-aquaculture, small-business, broome-6725, dampier-peninsula-6725, kununurra-6743, perth-6000, darwin-0800, sydney-2000
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Kimberley cruise passengers stare down million-dollar loss
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Administrators say passengers and other creditors of troubled WA cruise line Ahoy Buccaneers stand to lose up to $1.6 million.
Topics: small-business, travel-and-tourism, broome-6725, perth-6000
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Student left severely hurt after Perth stairwell attack Video
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Pakistani student Mehreen Ahmad suffered a severe brain injury and is in need of constant care after being attacked by a man in the stairwell of a Perth apartment block in May 2017.
Topics: assault, perth-6000, pakistan
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Attacker jailed for nine years after stairwell fall left female student brain-damaged (photos)
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A man who bashed a Pakistani teaching student after an intimate encounter in a Perth apartment block stairwell, leaving her in a wheelchair, is sentenced to more than nine years' jail.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, assault, wa, perth-6000
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General Manager of Operations Paul Birch speaks about new hatchery built at Willie Creek in collaboration with Autore Pearls Audio
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General Manager of Operations Paul Birch speaks about new hatchery built at Willie Creek in collaboration with Autore Pearls
Topics: fishing-aquaculture, broome-6725, dampier-peninsula-6725, kununurra-6743, perth-6000, darwin-0800, sydney-2000
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Willie Creek pearl farm image
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Topics: fishing-aquaculture, broome-6725, dampier-peninsula-6725, kununurra-6743, perth-6000, darwin-0800, sydney-2000
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Cygnet Bay pearls image
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Topics: fishing-aquaculture, broome-6725, dampier-peninsula-6725, kununurra-6743, perth-6000, darwin-0800, sydney-2000
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Pearl technician Rose Crisp at Cygnet Bay pearl farm image
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Topics: fishing-aquaculture, broome-6725, dampier-peninsula-6725, kununurra-6743, perth-6000, darwin-0800, sydney-2000
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Rare Willie Creek pearl image
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Topics: fishing-aquaculture, broome-6725, dampier-peninsula-6725, kununurra-6743, perth-6000, darwin-0800, sydney-2000
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Pearl Oysters spawning in hatchery image
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Topics: fishing-aquaculture, broome-6725, dampier-peninsula-6725, kununurra-6743, perth-6000, darwin-0800, sydney-2000
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Third generation pearler James Brown speaks about historic pearl harvest at Cygnet Bay Audio
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Third generation pearler James Brown speaks about historic pearl harvest at Cygnet Bay
Topics: fishing-aquaculture, broome-6725, dampier-peninsula-6725, kununurra-6743, perth-6000, darwin-0800, sydney-2000
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Willie Creek Pearls General Manager of Operations Paul Birch outside hatchery image
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Topics: fishing-aquaculture, broome-6725, dampier-peninsula-6725, kununurra-6743, perth-6000, darwin-0800, sydney-2000
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Historic harvest for Australia's pioneering pearl farm in WA's remote Kimberley
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After nearly 60 years, one of Australia's oldest pearl farms is celebrating its first harvest, involving a combination of 19th-century Japanese trade secrets and modern-day science.
Topics: fishing-aquaculture, small-business, broome-6725, dampier-peninsula-6725, kununurra-6743, perth-6000, darwin-0800, sydney-2000
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Fierce cold front drops snow, hail on WA's South West as storms lash Perth (photos)
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A storm delivers a rare snow fall on Bluff Knoll in the Stirling Ranges as the tail end of yesterday's strong cold front knocks out power to homes after ripping through much of Western Australia overnight.
Topics: weather, wa, porongurup-6324, perth-6000
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Researchers use cheap yabby nets to release inbred, pink flies
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WA researchers find an unlikely and inexpensive weapon in their fight against Mediterranean fruit fly.
Topics: entomology, pests---horticulture, agricultural-crops, horticulture, fruit, invertebrates---insects-and-arachnids, perth-6000, carnarvon-6701, qld, bundaberg-4670, darwin-0800, kununurra-6743, mareeba-4880, bowen-4805, katherine-0850, tully-4854
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'Significant injustice': Man serves twice his sentence over prosecution delays
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A man left to languish in a central Queensland jail over medical record delays has served more than two years too long, earning the sympathy of Queensland's Chief Justice, but is not expected to receive any compensation.
Topics: prisons-and-punishment, courts-and-trials, judges-and-legal-profession, rockhampton-4700, qld, brisbane-4000, perth-6000
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Suspended, injured and two games in three seasons — why would you keep Harley Bennell? Analysis
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Fremantle Dockers midfielder Harley Bennell has barely played for the side in almost three seasons. So what is the rationale for re-signing him, writes Clint Thomas.
Topics: australian-football-league, sport, perth-6000, wa
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The ABC met Akshay Venkatesh in 1994 when he was the youngest senior graduate from his Perth high school Video
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The ABC met Akshay Venkatesh in 1994 when he was the youngest senior graduate from his Perth high school.
Topics: mathematics, human-interest, perth-6000
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Nahan downplays Liberal leadership tensions after white ant accusation (photos)
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WA Liberal leader Mike Nahan moves to downplay leadership speculation, claiming he has the full confidence of his colleagues after earlier calling on some Liberal MPs to stop white-anting him amid disquiet in the wake of his admission he is a US citizen.
Topics: government-and-politics, liberals, political-parties, perth-6000, wa
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Strong winds, cold front batter WA — yet July was second hottest on record (photos)
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The southern half of Western Australia is battered by a strong cold front and gusty winds and forecasters warn of possible snow in the Great Southern, while figures show last month was the second warmest July on record for the state.
Topics: weather, perth-6000, wa, bunbury-6230, walpole-6398, albany-6330
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Designing for density the key for suburban harmony
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Urban infill and increased density are fraught topics in Perth established suburbs, but proponents say the solution lies in good design.
Topics: urban-development-and-planning, architecture, design, local-government, human-interest, perth-6000
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What you need to know about droughts Explainer
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This year has been the fourth-driest April to June on record. So why do we get droughts? Are all droughts the same? And how do they affect other parts of the world?
Topics: weather, drought, adelaide-5000, melbourne-3000, hobart-7000, sydney-2000, brisbane-4000, darwin-0800, perth-6000
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The US taxman is after dual citizen Mike Nahan for 'a sizeable sum of money'
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Mike Nahan reveals he is still a US citizen because of an unresolved tax dispute with the country's IRS, sparking disquiet among his WA Liberal colleagues — but he says his eligibility for Parliament is not at risk.
Topics: government-and-politics, community-and-society, states-and-territories, liberals, perth-6000, yangebup-6164, riverton-6148, wa
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Wild weather threatening WA prompts warning with rain, wind, hail — and snow — on the radar
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A strong cold front will hit central and southern parts of WA on Wednesday, with freezing temperatures over the Stirling Range expected to deliver the strongest chance of snow so far this year.
Topics: weather, rainfall, snowfall, perth-6000, porongurup-6324, mount-barker-6324, albany-6330, bunbury-6230, wa
