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The Western Australia Portal

edit   Introduction Bishop Hale's house in Perth. Western Australia is a state of Australia occupying the western third of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent and with a total land area of 2,529,875 km2 (976,790.2 sq mi), it is the largest of Australia's states and territories. It is bordered to the east by South Australia and the Northern Territory, to the west by the Indian Ocean and to the south by the Southern Ocean. With 2 million people, the state comprises around 10 percent of the Australian population and ranks fourth in population among the states and territories. The majority of its people reside in the capital city Perth, with most of the remainder settled in the South West region. The state has been inhabited by Indigenous Australians for around 40,000 years. The first European to visit Western Australia was a Dutch explorer, Dirk Hartog who on 26 October 1616 landed at (what is now known as) Cape Inscription, Dirk Hartog Island. In 1829, the Swan River Colony was established on the Swan River by Captain James Stirling. The colony eventually became a state of Australia on 1 January 1901. edit   Selected article The electoral district of Perth is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Perth is named for the capital city of Western Australia whose central business district falls within its borders. It is one of the oldest electorates in Western Australia, with its first member having been elected in the inaugural 1890 elections of the Legislative Assembly. It is currently regarded as a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party, which has held it consistently since the 1968 election. The present Member, John Hyde, was first elected in the 2001 election. edit   Selected picture Photo credit: User:Gobeirne Taken in Mount Lawley which is a suburb of Perth. This style of Jarrah picket fencing was commonly used on residential boundaries throughout Perth until the 1980s. edit   Featured content Featured articles Banksia brownii  · Banksia epica  · Banksia telmatiaea  · Hamersley, Western Australia  · Red-winged Fairy-wren  · Yagan Good articles Aquinas College, Perth  · Australian Ringneck  · Avondale Agricultural Research Station  · Banksia prionotes  · BankWest Tower  · Black Swan emblems and popular culture  · Bon Scott  · Canning Dam  · Central Park (skyscraper)  · Convict era of Western Australia  · Council House, Perth  · Cullacabardee, Western Australia  · Cyclone Glenda  · Cyclone Inigo  · Cyclone Rosita  · Dryandra Woodland  · Electoral district of Perth  · Hughie Edwards  · Narrows Bridge (Perth)  · Palace Hotel, Perth  · Scotch College, Perth  · "Showdown" (Pendulum song) edit   Topics Western Australia Buildings and structures • Conservation • Crime • Culture • Education • Elections • Energy • Geography • Government • History • Images • Lists • Media • Natural history • Organisations • People • Politics • Prisons • Sport • Transport • Visitor attractions • Stubs Lists Amphibians • Birds • Caves • Convict ship voyages • Courts and tribunals • Cyclones • Government agencies • Governors • Highways • Hospitals • Islands • Lakes • Mammals • Pastoral leases • Power stations • Premiers • Postcodes • Protected areas • Remote roads • Reptiles • Rocks • Schools • Statues • Towns • Watercourses edit   Did you know... ...that when the 1987 America's Cup was raced off Fremantle, Western Australia it was the first time for 132 years that the regatta had not been hosted by the New York Yacht Club? ...that the original Victoria Dam, constructed in 1891, was the first dam in Western Australia, and it stood for almost 100 years before being replaced with the current dam? ...that Anglican bishop Kay Goldsworthy was consecrated as the first woman bishop of any Australian church on 22 May 2008? edit   Categories ▼ Western Australia ► Aboriginal communities in Western Australia ► Agriculture in Western Australia ► Buildings and structures in Western Australia ► Conservation in Western Australia ► Culture in Western Australia ► Economy of Western Australia ► Education in Western Australia ► Energy in Western Australia ► Environment of Western Australia ► Geography of Western Australia ► History of Western Australia ► Images of Western Australia ► Western Australia-related lists ► Natural history of Western Australia ► People from Western Australia ► Politics of Western Australia ► Science and technology in Western Australia ► Western Australia society ► Sport in Western Australia ► Transport in Western Australia ► Visitor attractions in Western Australia ► Water management in Western Australia ► Western Australia articles missing geocoordinate data ► Western Australia stubs edit   Related WikiProjects Western Australia Australia Perth Maritime History Literature Banksia edit   Things you can do Here are some tasks you can do to help with WikiProject Western Australia: Vital articles: 100 Most Influential Western Australians is a possible starting point Requested articles: Margaret Wylie • John Thomson (Australian businessman) • Tourism in Western Australia (see: Tourism in Sydney, Tourism in Melbourne, Tourism in Brisbane) • Clarence, Western Australia • Bevan Lawrence • Martyn Webb Seeking sources: Margaret Feilman • William Harris (Australian civil rights leader) • Michael Kailis • Le Fanu House • Busselton Jetty Expansion needed: Blackwall Reach (Western Australia) • Busselton, Western Australia • David Parker • Economy of Western Australia • May Gibbs • May Holman • Ross McLarty • Mount Henry Peninsula • New Norcia, Western Australia • Whadjuk • Tim Winton • Yunderup, Western Australia • List of WA waterfalls • tourism sections needed in Perth, Western Australia and Western Australia • Thomas Hughes (Australian politician) - needs expansion from cultural sources • Great Southern (Western Australia) - lacks references, needs expansion and cleanup Requested images: Requested photographs in Western Australia • Requested photographs in Perth Article cleanup: See Cleanup listing (related changes) Assessment: See Unassessed WA articles and Unknown-importance WA articles edit   Related portals Queensland Northern Territory Western Australia South Australia New South Wales Victoria Tasmania Australian Capital Territory Visit Australia Portal edit   Associated Wikimedia

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