Oosthuizen hits back in Perth and other top stories.

• Oosthuizen hits back in Perth

  

  UPDATE: WORLD No.21 Louis Oosthuizen remains in prime position to clinch his first tournament win in more than two years midway through the final day at the $1.75m ISPS HANDA Perth International.The South African’s overnight three-shot lead has been reduced to two at the halfway mark of his final round, but he still looms as the man to catch at Lake Karrinyup.Oosthuizen (-16 overall) registered consecutive birdies at the 7th and 8th holes to get his round going.Louis Oosthuizen tees off on the 4..

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• Wet wicket delays Shield game in Perth

  

  Rapid-fire centuries to Shaun Marsh and Michael Klinger have seen Western Australia set Queensland 282 to win the Sheffield Shield clash at the WACA Ground. Following a delay, WA scored quickly either side of lunch before declaring at 5-291 to set Queensland 282 to win with 64 overs remaining in the day. Marsh (109) and Klinger (102 not out) scored centuries to ensure the Warriors could set up the game for a potential result. WA need to win to remain in the race for the Shield final. While a wi..

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• AirAsia X turns around performance in Australia after slashing capacity

  

  AirAsia X says its Australian business is recovering after a period of heavy losses. ​AirAsia X's fortunes are improving in the Australian market, after the low-cost carrier and rival Malaysia Airlines dramatically cut capacity between Australia and Kuala Lumpur in 2015.The December quarter financial figures for long-haul, low-cost carrier AirAsia X show its Australian division swung to a pre-tax profit of 53.4 million ringgit ($17.9 million), up from a $90...

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• Water Corp dips into aquifers

  

  Picture: Getty Images The Water Corporation wants an extra 30 billion litres from Perth’s aquifers over the next two years as part of emergency efforts to safeguard drinking supplies.Plunging dam levels after one of Perth’s driest recorded years and soaring demand have forced the utility to seek permission from WA’s water regulator to dramatically increase its groundwater take. In a public notice published inThe Weekend West today, the corporation reveals it has asked for an additional 10..

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• Gnomesville gnomes encroaching private property in Dardanup

  

  The gnome population in the South West town of Dardanup has grown and some locals are more grumpy than happy about it.At the roundabout connecting Wellington Mill Road and Ferguson Road, about two hours' drive from Perth, is Gnomesville. It's also a tourist phenomena. Thousands of gnomes have made their way to Dardanup. Photo: Gnomesville.com While there are many theories about how the first gnome popped up at the location in the early 90s, according to the Gnomesville website, one disgr..

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• Best Bar attacks steel inquiry amid Arrium crisis

  

  The Arrium/ OneSteel plant in Whyalla, South Australia, is under huge pressure. Photo: David Mariuz Arrium is using its debt crisis to lobby for protections against imported steel which, if successful, could kill competition on the cusp of an infrastructure boom, Best Bar chief executive Grant Johnston said.Last week Arrium said it had agreed to a rescue package from US vulture fund GSO to restructure its $2 billion debt as the listed steel, iron ore and mini..

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