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Fuel shortages linked to the Middle East war are forcing a WA gold miner to stand down workers, exposing how smaller operators are being squeezed while major miners maintain supply.

At least four states are facing extreme weather and heavy rain, with some areas tipped to receive the heaviest rainfall in more than a decade.

Police in the south-west of Western Australia say they have stepped up drug seizures in response to the seasonal harvest of bush cannabis crops. Nannup police said they found nearly 500 grams of ...