Western Australia

Epstein sex trafficking survivor Virginia Giuffre.

Epstein’s most prominent Aussie accuser died without a will

Sex-trafficking survivor Virginia Giuffre died without a valid will, despite having amassed a small fortune which included civil lawsuit settlements and a multi-million dollar property portfolio in Australia.

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Carolina Wilga has returned to Germany.

Backpacker lost in Wheatbelt lands back home in Germany

Carolina Wilga has flown back home to Germany in business class, spotted being pushed in a wheelchair to a hospital.

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Ryan Peake thorougly enjoyed his British Open experience except for missing out on the weekend.

'I belong here': WA Open newbie Peake vows he'll be back

Ryan Peake's British Open adventure may be over, but the much talked about West Australian golfer believes his game will put him back in the spotlight.

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Celebrity publicist Max Markson, the man behind some of the country’s biggest TV deals, says Ms Wilga should capitalise on her survival story.

Lost backpacker could get ‘serious money’ from survival tale

Celebrity publicist Max Markson says German backpacker Carolina Wilga’s incredible survival story is worth big bucks to the 26-year-old - and not just in Australia.

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German backpacker Carolina Wilga has revealed she lost 12 kilograms while lost in the WA outback.

Backpacker reveals shocking detail about traumatic ordeal

The German backpacker has returned to social media, revealing a shocking detail about what 12 days lost in WA’s outback did to her body.

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Police arrive at a crime scene on Campion Avenue in Balcatta on Monday afternoon.

Baby found dead at home in Perth’s north

Homicide detectives are investigating the infant’s death.

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Carolina Wilga recovering in hospitial. Picture WA Police

Backpacker reveals why she wandered away from car in outback

The 26-year-old German tourist finally answered the question everyone has been asking as she breaks her silence on the ordeal.

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Carolina Wilga

German backpacker’s shock admission after outback survival

The German backpacker who miraculously survived 11 days in the Western Australian outback has made a surprising admission after her rescue.

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The Australian Border Force is pleading with Aussies to behave at airports after a spike in travellers arriving home on international flights drunk and abusive.

Urgent plea as ‘hammered’ travellers cause chaos at Australian airports

Intoxicated passengers are increasingly returning from one region in particular.

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German backpacker Carolina Wilga remains in hospital recovering after she miraculously survived 11 days alone in the outback.

Update on backpacker’s condition after traumatic ordeal

Roger Cook has spoken about the remarkable journey endured by Carolina Wilga as she recovers at Fiona Stanley Hospital.

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Perth brothers Callum, 33, and Jake, 31, vanished in Mexico near Ensenada in Baja California on April 27 last year.

Motive for alleged murder of Aussie brothers revealed

Prosecutors have brought charges against a fourth man allegedly involved in the tragic killing of Perth brothers Callum and Jake Robinson.

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Donnybrook farmer Jay Higgins suffered a catastrophic brain injury following an unimaginable freak farm accident last month.

WA farmer killed in freak accident while castrating cattle

The father-of-four’s final act of compassion in his last moments has been revealed.

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Tania French, the resident who found missing German backpacker Carolina Wilga.

Rescuer reveals what missing backpacker told her

The long-time Wheatbelt resident who found missing German backpacker Carolina Wilga has revealed details about the moment the young woman flagged her down.

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Carolina Wilga was found alive on Friday afternoon.

New details of German backpacker’s traumatic ordeal revealed

German backpacker Carolina Wilga survived an astonishing 11 nights alone in the WA wilderness by drinking rainwater from puddles and sleeping in a cave, police have revealed. 

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