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live:Dockers thrash Demons in the west, Roos chasing upset against Blues

The Demons go down by 50 points to the Dockers, while the Kangaroos are proving a nuisance for the top-four Blues. Earlier, the Lions edged the Swans by two points in a classic finish. Follow live.
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Michael Walters salutes with his right hand during a Fremantle-Melbourne AFL match.

Perth needs two more Sydney Harbours worth of groundwater. Is wastewater recycling the answer?

Revelations about the use of WA's groundwater by bottled water companies, along with record low rainfall, have focused attention on the best way to manage a scarce resource.
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These Perth sisters are making the dreams of toy car collectors all over the world come true.

Inheritances can come in many forms, but for two Perth sisters, their grandfather's passing gift took the shape of tiny model cars – 10,000 of them.
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A highly-prized collection of 10,000 tiny model cars makes for an unusual inheritance for two Perth women

Inheritances can come in many forms, but for two Perth sisters, their grandfather's passing gift took the shape of tiny model cars – 10,000 of them.
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Duration: 1 minute 39 seconds

'We're still breathing': Why the Magpies aren't giving up on their premiership defence

Four straight losses leaves Collingwood's premiership defence hanging by a thread, but Magpies coach Craig McRae vows to keep fighting after a harrowing defeat to Hawthorn.
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Collingwood walks off the MCG after its AFL loss to Hawthorn.

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Duration: 1 minute 20 seconds

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'At least the coffee shop's open': Australians' 'frustrating' Friday amid IT outage

As industry experts continue to grapple with how a suspected defect in a computer update brought the world to a halt, Australians recount how the incident unfolded.
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Perth childcare worker found guilty of scratching children in her care, but acquitted of most charges

A childcare worker accused of assaulting preschoolers at an early learning centre in Perth's north is found guilty of just five of the 32 charges she was facing.
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Dean Cox resists lure of West Coast coaching job, opts to stay in Sydney

West Coast club legend Dean Cox rules himself out of the running for the Eagles vacant coaching role, opting instead to stay in Sydney with the Swans. 
AFL assistant coach Dean Cox smiles at training.

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'Cold War' fears for residents south of Perth as nuclear waste facility clears hurdle

Rockingham residents express alarm at the prospect of a radioactive waste facility at HMAS Stirling naval base on Garden Island, following a decision by the nuclear safety watchdog to approve a plan to prepare a site for one.
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Submarines sit half submerged at a dock in the ocean

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Duration: 1 minute 25 seconds

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Duration: 1 minute 30 seconds

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Duration: 1 minute 32 seconds

'Twiggy is not walking back from hydrogen': Forrest plays down impact of Fortescue job cuts

Mining magnate Andrew Forrest says a move to slash 700 jobs from Fortescue is not a sign he is pulling away from his green hydrogen ambitions.
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Cold case review sees pensioner charged with sexually assaulting teen girls 30 years ago

A pensioner accused of sexually assaulting two teenage girls more than 30 years ago is released on bail after being arrested in a cold case review.
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Arrest of sexual assault accused

Customers in limbo after Perth home builder loses legal authority to undertake construction works

A Perth home builder with scores of unfinished projects on the books is no longer able to legally undertake construction works.
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Joey Vines drowned quietly in a neighbour's pool. Years later, his family is finally smiling again

Joey's family had just moved into their new rental home and were waiting for removalists to deliver their furniture, but when they arrived he had disappeared. 
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A bespectacled woman and her 10yo daughter look solemnly at photos of a boy.

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Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Perth
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Duration: 1 minute 23 seconds

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Duration: 1 minute 30 seconds

Man due to face court over South Perth stabbing after being charged by police

A 20-year-old man is arrested and charged over a stabbing in South Perth which left another man in hospital with serious injuries and forced the closure of a section of Canning Highway.
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Brittany Higgins's $2.4m Commonwealth payout at risk after Linda Reynolds wins court ruling

Senator Linda Reynolds wins a legal bid to access the details of a protective trust into which Brittany Higgins put funds from her $2.4 million settlement with the Commonwealth.
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WA Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds with her lawyer Martin Bennett speaking to the media

Andrew Forrest's Fortescue slashes 700 jobs amid green technology commitment

Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest will axe 700 jobs from mining company Fortescue by the end of July to streamline business.
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