A massive bushfire that threatened large parts of the Shire of Gnowangerup has drawn a huge response with firefighters working overtime to manage the blaze, according to shire president Kate O’Keeffe.
Claire Middleton
A raging bushfire that has already razed more than 5000ha in the Shire of Gnowangerup has been downgraded to a watch and act level, despite firefighters not yet managing to get it under control.
Melissa Sheil and Jacki Elezovich
The bravery of Great Southern residents who rushed to the scene of a suspicious house fire in Gnowangerup last month and helped contain the blaze before it spread, has been recognised by the shire.
Hannah Whitehead
A powerful earthquake that struck off northern Japan has increased the risk of a subsequent major quake, but the chance of a megaquake has fallen.
Mari Yamaguchi
A bushfire in Broomehill, which sparked a ‘leave now’ emergency warning at Tuesday afternoon, has been downgraded to a reduced threat.
More than 104,000 homes and businesses have had their power restored more than 36 hours after a summer storm lashed through the State’s south on Sunday afternoon.
Jessica Evensen
Firefighters have told a software developer to lift its game after a website designed to warn citizens about natural disasters went into meltdown.
Aaron Bunch
Police are investigating an early morning crash after a motorbike smashed into a car in Perth’s south-east.
A bushfire advice warning sparked by lightning during a freak storm on Sunday in the Shire of West Arthur has been downgraded to a reduced threat.
Police are investigating a crash in Piesseville, near Wagin on Friday where a vehicle caught fire and the driver sustained leg injuries.
Melissa Sheil
Major roads are closed and an evacuation centres have been set up.
Harriet Flinn and Charlton Hart
Four people are dead and three children have been airlifted to hospital after a minivan carrying nine people crashed into a tree.
Staff Writers
The system was thrown into chaos on Monday afternoon.
Caleb Runciman
Western Australian's emergency website is suffering an outage as residents are urged to monitor uncontrolled bushfires.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
Firefighters are patrolling Forest Hill in the Shire of Plantagenet on Monday to mop up after a fire burnt 20ha of bush and farmland on Sunday afternoon and required aerial support to contain.
The threat is reduced for residents in Kalgan and Lower King as firefighters manage to contain and control a bushfire sparked in a paddock on Monday.
Jacki Elezovich
The deaths of three people and countless fires caused by exploding lithium-ion batteries have prompted a coronial inquiry into how to reduce the risks.
Lloyd Jones
Sickening footage has emerged showing one of the terrorists pausing his deadly attack to put his glasses on after being tackled. WATCH THE VIDEO
Katherine Kraayvanger
Sydney’s world famous Bondi Beach has been forever marked by a bloody premeditated terrorist attack in which heavily armed gunman opened fire on innocent families and children.
Charlton Hart
Arson squad officers are investigating the circumstances of a house fire in Narrogin on Sunday morning, with one person escaping the burning home.
Cameron Newbold
A tourist has been charged with eight counts of attempted murder after a minor altercation escalated into a hit-and-run that left a woman critically injured.
Samantha Lock
An emergency bushfire alert in the Mid West has been downgraded as fireys strengthen containment lines around the blaze.
Hannah Cross
Several fires have broken out across Perth after authorities issued a warning about a ‘dangerous’ trifecta of heat, wind and lightning.
Oliver Lane
An investigation into a deadly Hong Kong inferno is expected to be done within nine months, as the city searches for answers to its worst tragedy in decades.
Clare Jim and Jessie Pang
