As it happened: WA news on Monday, May 11

4.26pm

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Here’s a recap of some of the day’s headlines:

A fire was reported around 2am at Baldivis Farm Stay on Cobby Lane, Baldivis but by the time firefighters arrived, the property had already been flattened.
A 25-year-old man has been charged with assaulting a police officer after an 18th birthday party got out of control in Dawesville at the weekend.
Amazon Australia will boost its workforce by 850 seasonal workers to prepare for its Prime Day member sales in July.
West Australian smokers would be forced to butt out entirely in outdoor areas at licensed premises under a push by the Cancer Council to close a “loophole” in the state’s laws.
Federal Health Minister Mark Butler has confirmed the six Australian and New Zealand passengers on board the hantavirus cruise ship will arrive in Perth tomorrow and spend three weeks in a local quarantine facility.
A WA man who set his wife on fire days after she ended their 11-year marriage has had his sentence increased after an appeal panel found it excessively inadequate.

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