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Goldfields miners sniff an opportunity in the wind

The state's resource-rich Goldfields region has been swept up in the global push to renewable energy, with billions in mining investment driving the development of six wind farms.
Construction workers building footings for wind turbines at remote mine site.

Published: Source: ABC GoldfieldsTopic: Wind Energyby Jarrod Lucas and Tara de Landgrafft

With the fastest-growing rents in the country, buying homes proves an easier option for some in regional WA

New data reveals the astronomical prices people in country WA are paying just to keep a roof over their heads, as some residents say the cost of renting is now similar to having a mortgage.
Young couple sit on grey couch holding their baby girl.

Published: Source: ABC Midwest & WheatbeltTopic: Rental Housingby Piper Duffy and Byron Queale

Calls grow for tougher court sentences across regional WA — but would it help lower crime?

With Kalgoorlie-Boulder the latest city to receive emergency police resources, remote residents say WA's justice system needs a new approach to fix deep-seated problems.
Police cordon off a train station

Published: Source: ABC GoldfieldsTopic: Crimeby Giulia Bertoglio and Mya Kordic

Arrest warrant issued for man accused of decapitating Paddy Hannan statue in Kalgoorlie

Timothy Giles Walker, 38, failed to appear in the Laverton Magistrates Court over his alleged involvement in the beheading of a bronze statue of a pioneering Western Australian gold prospector.
Close up of a statue of a man with its head missing

Published: Source: ABC GoldfieldsTopic: Vandalismby Jarrod Lucas

Struggling nickel sector asks for urgent support, but analysts say 'folly' to give a taxpayer-funded lifeline

Nickel prices have plummeted in recent months due to a glut in the market, but some analysts say it's part of the "boom and bust" nature of the industry.
Two Caucasian hands holding a large rock, person wearing jeans and hello and grey mining shirt, dirt and grass behind.

Published: Source: ABC RuralTopic: Nickelby Tom Robinson, Alys Marshall and Tara de Landgrafft

FIFO worker avoids jail over taxi rank attack that left woman unconscious

A woman violently assaulted during a night out in Kalgoorlie shares the physical and emotional trauma she has suffered since, as her attacker has his prison sentence suspended.
Three separate images detailing the injuries a woman suffered in a assault, showing black eyes and swelling.

Published: Source: ABC GoldfieldsTopic: Assaultby Jarrod Lucas

'There was this giant cow's head staring at me': Mining town's solution for big, bovine problem

A small town council in Western Australia's Goldfields is considering building a boundary fence to curb an influx of wayward cattle, with one charging cow having knocked a council worker unconscious.
A cow grazing on a sporting oval in an outback town.
Duration: 2 minutes 3 seconds

Published: Source: ABC GoldfieldsTopic: Beef Cattleby Jarrod Lucas

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Outback council considers fencing off Leonora town site to keep out wayward cattle after years of drought

In the dry outback town of Leonora there is a bovine invasion happening! Cattle including rogue bulls are wandering into the Goldfields town looking for a drink and some vegetation to munch on.
Duration: 2 minutes 3 seconds

Source: ABC News

Western Australian mother and daughter transform ocean debris into art

A group led by a mother and daughter duo in Esperance, Western Australia, are turning sea junk into art for ocean conservation.
Duration: 1 minute 43 seconds

Source: ABC News

Esperance mother and daughter lead community campaign to transform marine debris into art

Michelle and Sam Crisp were appalled to find a mass of marine debris wash up on their local beach. But rather than send the waste to landfill, they transformed it into art.
A mother and daughter stand together at the beach.
Duration: 1 minute 49 seconds

Source: ABC Esperance

RFDS plane lands on Eyre Highway in dramatic Nullarbor rescue

Eucla locals say it is just the third time the Eyre Highway has been used as an emergency runway by the RFDS in the past two decades.
An aircraft coming into land on a highway.
Duration: 17 seconds

Source: ABC Goldfields

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NSW bureaucrat suspended with pay pending corruption investigation into Sydney property deal

The senior planning department official purchased a property in the upper north shore suburb of Gordon within one of the government's planned Transport Oriented Development Zones before the policy was made public last year.
Corruption findings face legal challenge after ICAC's High Court 'disaster'

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Corruptionby Maryanne Taouk

Former WA Liberal Party leader David Honey loses preselection battle for Cottesloe to Sandra Brewer

The property council chief wins the preselection battle for the Liberal heartland seat of Cottesloe, defeating former WA Liberal Party leader David Honey. 
A side-on close-up shot of Property Council WA chief executive Sandra Brewer.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Government and Politicsby Rebecca Trigger, Cason Ho and David Weber

Australia's anti-doping chief issues grave warning over 'grossly irresponsible' Enhanced Games

Australian sport's anti-doping chief slams an Olympic-style event with no drug testing as "grossly irresponsible" and warns of severe ramifications for athletes taking part.
Australian swimmer James Magnussen shirtless after a race at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Doping in Sports

Police declare crime scene after body reportedly found in vehicle at Mackay beach

Emergency services were called to Harbour Beach in Mackay shortly after 1pm following reports of a body being found in a car.
Police officers standing near vehicles at a beach.

Published: Source: ABC Tropical NorthTopic: Policeby Lillian Watkins and Hannah Walsh

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