A 40-year-old man will face court this morning charged with allegedly setting fire to his own home in Butler — causing an estimated $100,000 damage.
Rourke Walsh
Queensland rangers have watched in horror as a shark fatally mauled their young work mate during a swim off an island on the Great Barrier Reef.
Tracey Ferrier
A bushfire near Mandurah, south of Perth, caused havoc for residents and at least 85 fire and rescue crews this afternoon.
Caitlyn Rintoul
A teenage boy has tragically died after he collapsed while walking his dog — despite the efforts of a retired paramedic who worked desperately to save his life.
Bethany Hiatt
The eastern Wheatbelt town of Bruce Rock has been left devastated overnight after their only general store burn down.
A garage blaze caused $150,000 damage, destroying a four-wheel-drive and a caravan, at a home in Perth’s northern suburbs this morning.
Rourke Walsh and David Johns
A young girl and boy have has been hit by vehicles in separate South West crashes.
Police say a Nissan Navara was travelling north on the Bindi Bindi-Toodayay Road near Coondle about 11pm when it veered off the road and slammed into a tree.
Jake Williams, 25, was working on the roof of a shed at a property near Condingup, east of Esperance, on Monday when he fell several metres to his death.
The pair are believed to have been working on the roof of a shed at a property near Condingup, east of Esperance, yesterday when they fell several metres.
The Federal Government is considering supercharging its deregulation agenda in order to “unclog” the economy in the wake of bushfire and coronavirus shocks.
Lanai Scarr
A big wet covering parts of Queensland has resulted in rivers reaching their highest level in a decade and a flood watch for the far north of the state.
Darren Cartwright
Police are investigating the sudden death of a person in a burnt out car in Yanchep.
Phil Hickey & Caitlyn Rintoul
Relatives of the 239 people who were on board MH370 are calling on authorities to revive efforts to find the missing plane.
A semi-trailer loaded with toilet paper erupted into flames on a Queensland highway overnight as some areas experience shortages of the item.
Police say a sea search for missing abalone fisherman Loi Ho Dinh is being hampered by large swell.
Jackson Lavell-Lee
Police are investigating a suspicious bushfire in Perth’s northern suburbs that came close to houses this morning.
Police say they don’t believe a man who went missing while abalone fishing near Busselton this morning was the victim of shark attack - despite two sightings in the area.
An elderly man died when his mobility scooter fell from a Perth train station platform and collided with a train this afternoon.
Update: Two people have been taken to hospital after being struck by boat propellers in separate incidents this afternoon.
Syan Dougherty and Joanna Delalande
Several cars have been involved in a crash in Bunbury this afternoon as the Labour Day long weekend gets under way.
A mother of two is dead and several others are in hospital after a car driven by an 89-year-old man ploughed into tables outside a Sydney cafe.
A two-year-old girl is dead after a car she was playing in with her older brother caught fire in a tragic accident in WA’s far-north early this morning.
Rourke Walsh, Elise Van Aken & Peter de Kruijff
A two-year-old girl is dead after a car fire in WA’s far-north early this morning, with one witness telling The West Australian she saw a group of people standing around the car while it was ablaze.
Rourke Walsh and Elise Van Aken
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