"The decision has not been taken lightly."
The West Australian government has axed controversial month-old cultural heritage laws following widespread anger among the farming community.
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A Perth teen who laid in wait behind a wall before throwing a concrete block that fatally injured a pregnant mother has been sentenced to five years' detention.
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"It made me realise how small we are in the universe."
Stargazers from around the globe are packing up in Western Australia's remote north after being stunned by a rare total solar eclipse that turned day into night.
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"It's surreal. It feels like a dream actually."
Thousands in Western Australia's north are watching a rare total solar eclipse as the moon casts a 40km wide shadow over the sun for 60 seconds.
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"It's a significant concern."
Tensions remain high in the youth wing of a West Australian prison after six guards were allegedly injured during a riot and inmates freed themselves from their cells.
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"The most awe-inspiring event in the natural world."
Thousands of eclipse chasers from across the globe will witness a rare total solar eclipse as the sun vanishes from the sky at a remote peninsula in Western Australia.
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A nationwide disability service provider has been chastised for prioritising revenue over the health and safety of people in its care.
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A third woman has accused legendary Australian Rules footballer Barry Cable of sexually abusing her when she was a child, but says she did not report it because "all of Australia loved him".
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"We're paying $7 for a loaf of bread. You can get one for $2 in Cairns."
Traditional owners in the Torres Strait Islands are being forced to leave their archipelago homes amid the soaring cost of living and lack of housing.
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Two men and a woman have faced Perth Magistrates Court charged with murder over the bashing death of Indigenous teenager Cassius Turvey.
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Defence personnel have been called in to help evacuate people isolated during once-in-a-century flooding hitting a remote town in Western Australia’s Kimberley region.
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NT policeman Zach Rolfe can be forced to answer questions at an inquest about the night he shot Indigenous teen Kumanjayi Walker dead, the Supreme Court says.
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Eight years after he allegedly joined the Islamic State terror group, accused jihadist Neil Prakash has faced an Australian court after being deported from Turkey.
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A Northern Territory policeman who shot dead Kumanjayi Walker has claimed privilege and refused to answer questions at an inquest into the teen's death.
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Song, dance and sorrow have greeted a coroner visiting an outback community where a Northern Territory policeman shot dead an Indigenous teenager.
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Health workers evacuated from a remote Northern Territory community over safety fears before police shot and killed Indigenous teenager Kumanjayi Walker were blamed for his death, an inquest has been told.
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"It is an inhumane and dangerous practice."
Northern Territory police will longer be authorised to use spithoods on youths in police custody.
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The Northern Territory Police Force has had the inquest into the death of Indigenous teenager Kumanjayi Walker, who was shot dead during a botched outback arrest, adjourned after a senior officer gave damning evidence.
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