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Fortescue boss backs taxation summit

Fortescue Metals Group chief executive Andrew Forrest has met with key independent MP Rob Oakeshott this afternoon and says they have agreed on a plan to hold a "taxation summit".

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Dogs name Johnson, Griffen for finals

The Western Bulldogs have named skipper Brad Johnson and midfielder Ryan Griffen despite injury doubts for Saturday night's AFL final against Collingwood at the MCG.

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Explosive end for sick whale

Animal experts have used explosives to euthanase an ill humpback whale that washed up onto a sandbar off WA's south-west coast.

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Remains recovered from PNG crash debris

The remains of the four people killed in Tuesday's plane crash in PNG have been recovered from the crash site.

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Mitchell quits Force for Lions

John Mitchell will take the reins of South Africa-based Super 15 franchise Golden Lions after being granted an early release from the Western Force.

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Rio moving ahead with expansion plans

Rio Tinto iron ore boss Sam Walsh has officially opened the company's Brockman 4 site in the Pilbara.

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Chaplain faces more charges over child pornography

The Perth Magistrates Court has been told two new charges have been laid against a former chaplain at a private girls' school who is accused of possessing child pornography.

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Water not withheld from Darwin detainees: police

Police have denied withholding food and water as part of negotiation tactics to stop Afghan asylum seekers protesting in Darwin.

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Sandilands fit and firing for finals

Fremantle's All-Australian ruckman Aaron Sandilands says his foot has fully recovered ahead of Saturday's elimination final against Hawthorn.

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Darwin detention protesters moved to WA

The Immigration Department has confirmed that a group of Afghan asylum seekers who broke out of the Darwin immigration detention centre yesterday will be taken to the Curtin detention centre in Western Australia.

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Court overturns duo's transgender legal recognition

Two transgender West Australians have lost the latest round in a fight to be legally considered men.

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Mitchell expected to part ways with Force

The Western Force is tipped to cut ties with long-time coach John Mitchell this afternoon.

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Uni lecturer pressures students for sex

The Corruption and Crime Commission has found a former Curtin University lecturer tried to pressure students into sexual favours in return for higher marks.

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Fisherman rescued from stranding in mangroves

Police have reached two men stranded in a boat near Karratha in the Pilbara and are bringing them to shore for medical checks.

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Questions over release of serial sex offender

The Law Society of WA has defended a decision to release a serial rapist from prison back into the Bunbury community.

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Gas hub land to be compulsorily acquired

The State Government has started the process to compulsorily acquire land in the Kimberley for the development of a $30 billion gas precinct.

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Stranded whale to be blown up in harbour

An explosive charge will be used to euthanase a 9.5-metre humpback whale stranded on Western Australia's south coast this afternoon.

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Trots bans alcohol advertising and signs

Alcohol advertising and promotion has been banned at Gloucester Park in East Perth.

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Counselling for traumatised refugee children

Curtin University researchers are developing an educational program to help child refugees who have been traumatised by war.

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Train drivers to negotiate pay claims

The Rail Tram and Bus Union and the Public Transport Authority have discussed pay negotiations at a hearing of the Industrial Relations Commission.

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Concern deal could threaten emerging uranium industry

Western Australia's Chamber of Minerals and Energy is concerned that a deal struck between Labor and the Greens could threaten WA's emerging uranium industry.

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Drinker id scheme under scrutiny

The WA government is considering adopting a drinker identification scheme similar to that implemented in the Northern Territory.

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Compulsory acquisition 'theft' of land

Indigenous academic Mick Dodson has delivered a warning to the WA Premier, describing compulsory acquisition of land for the Kimberley gas hub as theft and an invasion.

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Privacy breached in handing over government information

The state opposition says the Government has failed to protect the privacy of West Australians by not opposing the release of motorists' information to a private parking operator.

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Fisherman to be rescued today

Police are trying to rescue two fishermen who have spent the night stranded in mud flats near Karratha.

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