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The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs.
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Controversial measures to prevent another shark mauling
1+ week, 5+ day ago (26+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....
Cat DNA study reveals huge native animal toll
4+ week, 1+ day ago (26+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....
Sad update after teens’ alleged swan act
4+ week, 1+ day ago (234+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. Two teenagers accused of beating a black swan and forcing it to inhale vape…...
Men charged with killing wombats
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (243+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. Three men will face court charged with killing wombats in regional Victoria in late…...
Report to consider pound dog desexing policy
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (318+ words) A Kalgoorlie-Boulder councillor would like to see a no-kill policy at the local pound, as the deputy mayor’s push for a report into compulsory desexing of adopted pound dogs was backed unanimously. A Kalgoorlie-Boulder councillor says she would like to…...
Why dog owners could cop $44k fine
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (513+ words) Pet owners who leave their dog in a hot car for more than 10 minutes will face fines of up to $44,000 under the most significant reform to NSW’s animal cruelty laws in almost 50 years. The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Enforcement…...
'Very low' fine condemned after dog starved and beaten
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (26+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....
Bali’s dog whisperer
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (600+ words) In Australia, dogs are regarded as loyal companions. But in Bali, they are an ineradicable part of Hindu culture, spiritual guardians, protectors of homes and temples, often roaming freely while being cared for by the community. The island even has…...
Young Perth advocate awarded for greyhound welfare campaign
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (291+ words) A Bayswater primary school student is taking her fight for greyhound welfare from the classroom to the national stage as the push to stop the racing industry intensifies in WA. A Bayswater primary school student is taking her fight for…...
RSPCA inspectors make first trip to region for 2026
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (335+ words) Tegan Guthrie has worked for the Kalgoorlie Miner since 2012, starting as a cadet journalist. Having grown up in the community herself, she has a keen interest in community issues and shining a spotlight on the positive work being done within…...