Western Australia
State of Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia occupying the western 33 percent of the land area of Australia, excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Australia is Australia's largest state, with a total land area of 2,527,013 square kilometres (975,685 sq mi). It is the second-largest country subdivision in the world, surpassed only by Russia's Sakha Republic. As of 2021, the state has 2.76 million inhabitants—11 percent of the national total. The vast majority live in the south-west corner; 79 percent of the population lives in the Perth area, leaving the remainder of the state sparsely populated.
News coverage
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More than 100 whales freed from WA beach
Sydney Morning Herald
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Dozens of whales die after 160 stranded in Western Australia
Sky News
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Australia: 160 pilot whales stranded on western beach
Deutsche Welle
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Whales die after four pods become beached in WA's south
Sydney Morning Herald