Businesses close in Western Australia's south west due to staff shortages

 WA's worker shortage has become "untenable" for some businesses, prompting cafes and restaurants in regional areas to shut up shop.

Almost every sector in regional towns has struggled to find workers in recent years.

It has been particularly hard in Western Australia to find people to work in hospitality, in retail stores and on farms.

Boddington cafe owner Parminder Singh said he had kept his shop open during tough times, and even on public holidays, but he would close his doors for good this weekend.

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