Enormous lithium waste dump plan shows how shamefully backward we are
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Enormous lithium waste dump plan shows how shamefully backward we are

Our economy will transition to 100 per cent renewables. Sun and wind will bring us power,we'll store it in lithium batteries. There's just one (huge) problem.

  • byEmma Young

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Winter is knocking:Warning issued as WA bunkers down for wild weather

Winter is knocking:Warning issued as WA bunkers down for wild weather

Tomorrow's cold front has triggered a storm safety warning from the Department of Fire and Emergency Services.

  • byHamish Hastie
South West crash claims life of young motorbike rider

South West crash claims life of young motorbike rider

Police are investigating a crash which claimed the life of a 30-year-old motorcycle rider in Australind on Friday night.

What bill shock?:WA nursery celebrates two years of shunning the grid

What bill shock?:WA nursery celebrates two years of shunning the grid

A Busselton nursery hasn't had to use the grid to power its property in two and a half years.

  • byHamish Hastie
WA weather:'Almost Antarctic'winds,thunderstorms expected for Good Friday

WA weather:'Almost Antarctic'winds,thunderstorms expected for Good Friday

Meterologist Adam Morgan predicting almost Antarctic winds pushing up from the Southern Ocean combined with thunderstorms and heavy rain.

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WA Labor lashes PM for lack of regional road funding

WA Labor lashes PM for lack of regional road funding

The comments reveal a less productive federal-state relationship on infrastructure under the Morrison regime than with the previous Turnbull government.

  • byHamish Hastie
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Western Australian hemp company harvests bumper crop

Western Australian hemp company harvests bumper crop

This week Hemp Processors WA harvested 15 hectares of hemp just south of Margaret River to supply the wholesale food market in Perth.

  • byHamish Hastie
Vegan receives'death threats'after angry showdown with WA dairy farmer

Vegan receives'death threats'after angry showdown with WA dairy farmer

A Perth vegan has received hundreds of a death threats after a showdown with a dairy farmer. Fed-up farmers are now urging animal activists to back off.

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Wine tasting in Margaret River just got a whole lot easier

Wine tasting in Margaret River just got a whole lot easier

A select group of passionate family-run wineries have bandied together to help drive curious connoisseurs their way.

  • byDavid Prestipino
Kimberley,South West businesses targeted in Fair Work blitz

Kimberley,South West businesses targeted in Fair Work blitz

The ombudsman audited 600 workplaces in remote and regional locations across Australia,recovering $191,125 for 268 workers.

  • byHamish Hastie
Police investigate after debris from car hits second car in South West
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Police investigate after debris from car hits second car in South West

Police believe an object came from a white four-wheel-drive towing a large boat,and struck another car as they travelled south,seriously injuring its driver.

  • bystaff writers