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Weapons and drugs seized, 19 people charged in country WA blitz

Detectives say they have seized meth, cash and weapons as part of an ongoing investigation into the sale and supply of drugs in WA's Goldfields.  
A man in a dark suit holds a large firearm up in front of a table with other illegal goods on it.

Published: Source: ABC GoldfieldsTopic: Policeby Katrina Tap and Hayden Smith

Police investigate after one-year-old boy dies on WA road

The boy was walking on a residential street when the incident occurred.
A sign that says "Leonora" on a stretch of outback road at dusk.

Published: Source: ABC GoldfieldsTopic: Road Accidents and Incidentsby Jemillah Dawson

Family of shark attack victim remember 'gentle giant' who wouldn't support cull

The family of Victorian Steven Payne, who was killed on WA's remote south coast, say he "loved his partner deeply, cherished his family, thought the world of his best mates, and was devoted to his dog".
A man driving a dingy.

Published: Source: ABC EsperanceTopic: Shark Attacksby Emily JB Smith

Scientists 'feel the crunch' of plastic in seabird chicks' stomachs

Australian researchers link plastic consumption to organ failure in seabird chicks and say more detailed studies about the impact of plastics on the natural world are needed. 
A bird is held over a blue bucket with plastic in it

Published: Source: ABC EsperanceTopic: Birdsby Emily JB Smith

Melbourne surfer in fatal shark attack at WA beach identified

Authorities have not been able to recover the body of surfer Steven Jeffrey Payne after he was fatally attacked by a shark at Wharton Beach, near Esperance on Monday.  
Drone image of Wharton Beach, where the shark attack took place.
Duration: 1 minute 7 seconds

Published: Source: ABC EsperanceTopic: Shark Attacksby Hayden Smith, Emily JB Smith, Katrina Tap and Nadia Mitsopoulos

Surfer missing in WA's south-east after shark attack

Wharton Beach, east of Esperance, has been closed after the surfer was spotted in distress just after midday.
The Duke of Orleans bay east of Esperance.
Duration: 1 minute 7 seconds

Published: Source: ABC EsperanceTopic: Shark Attacksby Hayden Smith, Emily JB Smith and Katrina Tap

Support for WA government plummets outside Perth despite Labor win

While Roger Cook has been comfortably re-elected as premier, Labor's stocks outside Perth have plummeted.
Lara Dalton is embraced by friends and family on election night.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: State and Territory Electionsby Sam Tomlin, Mark Bennett and Jacqueline Lynch

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Surfer missing off WA coast after shark spotted in area

A surfer is missing after a possible shark attack at a popular beach in Western Australia's remote south-east.
Duration: 1 minute 7 seconds

Source: ABC News

Police search for man who stole two cars with children inside in less than an hour

Kalgoorlie detectives are searching for a man who stole two cars in a 15 minute window, each with children inside. The children were found safe a short time later.
Duration: 18 seconds

Source: ABC News

Drowning near Esperance brings summer's national toll to 42.

A 40-year-old Perth woman has died after being swept off rocks at Salmon Beach near Esperance on Western Australia's south coast.
Duration: 27 seconds

Source: ABC Esperance

Historic opening of standard gauge rail at Kalgoorlie in 1968

WA Premier David Brand and Federal Transport Minister Ian Sinclair in 1968 drove a ceremonial spike into a railway sleeper at Kalgoorlie, marking the official opening of the standard gauge railway line which forms a continuous rail link from Perth…
Duration: 3 minutes 35 seconds

Source: ABC Goldfields

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