Tag: Western Australia

This Wednesday, the lives of three young children have been claimed in an horrific fire that was controlled after 30 minutes in Port Hedland.

The Oz Lotto results have been revealed after an hour delay. One Western Australian and Queenslander will be claiming their jackpot.

An out-of-control fire has broken out in Western Australia. The Dunsborough fire is currently still being tended to and is unpredictable.

To protect the well-being of Australians, the Western Australian government has launched a new app ServiceWA to access government services.

Western Australia will only re-open its borders if it reaches its 90% vaccination rate Mark McGowan says.

After two hard weeks of searching, Cleo Smith has finally been reunited with her family. She has been found in a house just 7 minutes away from her home.

Rio Tinto Exploration guilty of failing to ensure safety of employees working in very hot conditions in WA’s remote Pilbara region.

Western Australian Premier announces more relaxed regulations for travellers from Qld, but tighter curbs on ACT, NSW and Victoria remain.

Not one to miss a chance to highlight his state’s economic might and the importance of its resources sector, McGowan has a field day.

Union claims dispute is over work-life balance, not money. Qube says workers at 25 other ports have agreed to the same deal.

Perth Zoo’s newest giraffe calf is a 55kg bundle of joy for mum Kitoto and dad Armani. Another youngster is due at the zoo next month.

Mine fined more than $100,000 by a Perth court for on-site attack that left female employee badly injured and traumatised.

Some miners are exhausted and suffering mental strain after long enforced periods away from their families due to the pandemic.

Long jail sentence and hefty fines for negligence over 2020 death of one worker and serious injury to another.

Construction workers and subcontractors owed millions as Perth-based Pindan Group goes into voluntary administration.

Just weeks after confirmation of a big space-industry investment in the Murchison region, comes another $70-million project at New Norcia.

PM announces investment for Australia’s portion of the multi-national Square Kilometre Array project to explore new boundaries of the universe.

Police surveillance watched the man as he allegedly dug up a bag hidden in bushland. It contained a large quantity of methamphetamine.

Scammers took about $375,000 intended to fund the aged care costs of the elderly Perth woman. Some money has since been recovered.

Scientists use new technique of dating the mud wasp nests around the WA painting to determine it is approximately 17,300 years old.

Scientists worry that warmer seas off the coast of WA are causing its coral reefs to bleach. Great Barrier Reef is not at risk at the moment.

Experts estimate WA’s recent five-day snap lockdown may have cost $500-million. Given Victoria’s size, its loss will surely be far higher.

Disaster assistance for coastal shires hit by flooding. Resources sector contributes funds for people who lost homes in bushfires.

Perth and Peel regions still have tougher regulations than before, but the South West returns to the same level as pre-lockdown.

Payments to help victims of fires in Perth Hills, as more than 80 homes destroyed and fires continue to burn.

A state Consumer Commissioner is playing Cupid ahead of the Day of Love with some sound advice for the love-struck and unwary.

Pair who attempted to smuggle 9.5 -million cigarettes into the country are sentenced to almost five years in prison.

The Round House in the port city of Fremantle was the first permanent public building to be constructed in the then Swan River Colony.

Around 1,300 international transplant athletes and thousands of supporters will visit WA in a celebration of life after a major health challenge.

Former Prime Minister’s boyhood home in Perth has been bought by the State Government and will now be considered for Heritage listing.

Senior real estate agency employee diverted clients’ money intended for agency’s trust account into her own personal bank account.

Perth modelling agent accepted payments from four clients but failed to supply the opportunities and services he promised.

Latest find 300km off the coast of Broome beats previous longevity record by a mammoth 20 years, say scientists.

Corporate Australia cannot ignore the link between its social licence to operate and responsible engagement, inquiry hears.

Cops say they are targeting the criminal economy by confiscating criminal assets and removing the profit from crime.

State government and opposition unite in their dislike of opportunistic wheel clamping, which Premier believes is “un-Australian”.

Man pretended to be a teenage social media celebrity and befriended young girls online. He then coerced them into sex acts.

Founder of the North Queensland First political party says he’d like to see a referendum that lets the northern part of the state break away.

Almost 100 known scam attempts of this kind so far this year in Western Australia. One victim lost $60,000.

Detectives stop truck and find two big tubs stuffed with millions of dollars in cash. Large quantity of drugs also seized at a Perth home.

Company prosecuted in Western Australia for copying testimonials from other websites and then substituting its own details.

Perth caterer was a wedding no-show and failed to refund the money paid. He also botched a 40th birthday celebration. Now he must pay up.

Rate of contraction of the economy and jobs lost show that WA is faring better than most states, says state’s Treasurer.

Lawyer for the convicted woman says appeal is to be lodged against the stiff sentence.

Fine and suspended jail term handed out to pair of young women who escaped from their quarantine hotel on Tuesday.

The pair, aged 19 and 22, allegedly sneaked out to attend a party in contravention of WA’s isolation regulations.

Police force is to train 60 drone pilots and buy 40 new drones as it increases its technological and airborne capability.

The self-proclaimed Principality of Hutt River in outback WA is back in the Australian fold as lack of tourists hits its economy.

Comet has been visible almost exclusively in the Northern Hemisphere. Next visit is only in 6 800 years.

WA borders remain tightly shut and state of emergency may still be in force at year-end, police chief warns.