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Kalgoorlie's 'Pink House' the last brothel standing on Hay Street's historic red-light district

The closure of an historic brothel has provided another nail in the coffin for one of Australia's most famous red-light districts, which has operated illegally for more than a century.





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Squalid homes demolished, residents relocated from Aboriginal reserves, in shadow of big-money mines

People are living in squalor right next to the richest mines in the country, and no-one's prepared to take responsibility for maintenance.




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Gold miner fined $150,000 over death of worker, the third fatality in six-year span at Central Norseman mine

The owners of the mothballed Central Norseman gold mine in WA have been fined over the death of a worker fatally crushed in 2016.




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'It's time': End of an era as brothel madam puts historic Kalgoorlie bordello on the market

Seven years after closing the doors of her famous Kalgoorlie brothel, madam Mary-Anne Kenworthy has listed the property for sale, marking the end of an era for the historic red-light district.












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Golden girls of Kalgoorlie's Super Pit represent changing face of Australian mining

When Kalgoorlie's Super Pit gold mine started 30 years ago, there was not a single female employee. Today, the workforce is 30 per cent women, nearly double the mining industry average.




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Aboriginal communities sue Federal Government over 'racially discriminatory' work-for-the-dole scheme

Remote WA Aboriginal communities are suing the Federal Government in a landmark action over its controversial work-for-the-dole scheme which they argue is unlawful.




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Kalgoorlie-Boulder council votes to give staff access to ratepayer funds for defamation cases

A council in regional Western Australia is the latest to join the list of local governments around the country to allow ratepayer money to fund defamation action against members of the public.





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Gold thief wanted 'memento' of time working at rich WA mine

A 22-year-old geology student pleads guilty to stealing from one of Australia's biggest gold mines, saying he wanted a "memento" to motivate him to finish his degree.




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Lithium's teething troubles put WA workforce on shaky ground

Analysts are calling for calm as a series of false starts, delays and lay-offs look set to destabilise Western Australia's burgeoning multi-billion-dollar lithium industry.




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Esperance swimmers brave 13-degree Celsius shark habitat without wetsuit to boost mental fortitude

Unperturbed by the region's infamous sharks and 13-degree Celsius sea temperature, Lisa Julian is among a group that swims off the state's south coast each week without wearing a wetsuit.





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Komatsu blames typo for workers' bonus bungle that falls foul of Fair Work Act

A Japanese multinational agreed to pay its workers a 2 per cent annual bonus. It ended up in court blaming an errant keystroke after filing paperwork agreeing to pay a 10 per cent bonus.




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Gold rush town of Coolgardie divided over plans to explore beneath their streets

Residents in one of Australia's most famous gold rush towns are divided over plans to explore for the precious metal beneath its streets, amid record prices for gold which have injected new life into Coolgardie.




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Historic Kambalda baby murder case takes new twist as stepfather charged with abusing 13yo mother

A cold case investigation into the death of a baby in a caravan park in WA's Goldfields 24 years ago takes another twist, with a 55-year-old Queensland man charged with historic child sex offences.




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Kalgoorlie mine workers evacuated from Frog's Leg mine after more than 100 seismic events in one day

The future of one of Australia's most profitable gold mines appears to be on shaky ground after more than 100 seismic events were recorded in a single day.





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Why WA farmers feel they are being forgotten in the drought

While the focus and support has been on the drought in Australia's east, farmers in WA have been hesitant to rock the boat over their own struggles.




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Victoria seems to be experiencing its second gold rush, but how will it cope with royalties?

Chinese interest returns to the Ballarat goldfields, which may provide job security for more than 200 people in the town, but there is concern about how new royalties will affect businesses.






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Gold prices are trading near record highs, so why are Australia's mineral explorers crying poor?

Global uncertainty has sent gold prices soaring, resulting in a boom for miners. But it has also had the effect of drying up traditional markets where exploration companies raise cash to explore for rich new discoveries.




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'All I wanted to do was go home and eat my sushi': Court hears details of Porsche driver's tirade at dying police officer

The body camera of one of the officers killed in Wednesday's Melbourne freeway truck crash captured Richard Pusey telling Leading Senior Constable Lynette Taylor, "you've f***ed my f***ing car" as she was dying, a court has been told.




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CEO of Victoria Police Legacy, Lex de Man, says the fallen police officers will never be forgotten

Mr de Man has encouraged the community to thank their police officers for the work they do.




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At least 14 people test positive for coronavirus following outbreak at Victorian psychiatric facility

Victorian health authorities are investigating a coronavirus outbreak at a private psychiatric facility which has resulted in at least 14 confirmed cases of the virus so far.




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Victoria Health to investigate outbreak at a private psychiatric facility

Victoria as recorded six new cases of coronavirus overnight, with a new cluster at a psychiatric facility.



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Malcolm Turnbull airs scathing criticism of former colleagues

"Emotional, narcissistic and untrustworthy": Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull joins Raf to discuss his new book 'A Bigger Picture' which provides a no-holds-barred assessment of his former political colleagues.




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Wet winter forecast should be good news for farmers, but they remain cautious about modelling

There's growing consensus among weather forecasting models that Australia could be in for a wet winter. But what do farmers think?




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Youth solutions for life under COVID-19

Boring online classes, long supermarket queues, and a lack of physical touch are just some of the problems identified by young people who are coming up with solutions to life under a pandemic.




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Man accused of stealing a spa from dead workmate denied bail

A man accused of stealing a six-person spa and a car from the home of a dead work colleague has been denied bail due to his ongoing drug habit.




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Judge slams Gippsland Grammar as tutor jailed for underage sex with student

The Victorian County Court criticises Gippsland Grammar for not sacking a 21-year-old tutor months before he had sex with an underage student.