Western Australia

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Category 4 severe tropical cyclone Narelle is dangerously close to Exmouth and has started to pass close to the North West Cape as its threat to lives and homes along the coastline ramps up, with residents to expect destructive winds of more than 120km/h. 
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Western Australia
Brooke Rolfe

‘It’s horrific’: Locals’ terror as Narelle impacts WA coast

Roofs have been blown off and trees are being torn from the ground as cyclone Narelle makes landfall on the WA coastline near Exmouth. 

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Tropical Cyclone Narelle has been upgraded to a severe category four system off WA.
Western Australia
Aaron Bunch

Cyclone Narelle nears as Aussie communities brace for impact

Communities in the firing line of a powerful tropical cyclone are on edge amid memories of past storms that have devastated the region.

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The orcas were filmed attacking a whale just six kilometres offshore.
Western Australia
Katherine Kraayvanger and Serian Lockwood-Jones

Orcas kill young whale in front of shocked Aussie tourists

WATCH THE VIDEO: A routine whale watching tour has taken a dark and rare turn as a pod of orcas showed why they’re called killer whales. Warning: Graphic

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Ex-tropical cyclone Narelle is heading towards WA after drenching far north Queensland and the NT. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)
Northern Territory
Melissa Meehan

Top End braces for flooding while others batten down

Ex-tropical cyclone Narelle is set to leave a path of destruction in another state as residents in the Top End wait for flood levels to rise.

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A major emergency response is underway after a light plane crashed in Broome’s Roebuck Bay. Cain Andrews
Western Australia
Caleb Runciman and Cain Andrews

Plane crashes into croc-infested waters off Broome coast

A major emergency response is underway.

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Tobias Nuttall pleaded guilty to killing his fiancee Alisha Lauren Hendren-Krippner.
Western Australia
Aaron Bunch

Conspiracy theorist podcaster admits to murdering girlfriend

Occultist podcaster Tobias Marcus Nuttall has admitted the violent stabbing murder of his girlfriend.

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Craig Silvey has now also been charged with producing child exploitation material.
Western Australia
Aaron Bunch

Children’s book author Silvey hit with disturbing new charges

The author of Jasper Jones and other popular novels for young readers has been charged with disturbing new offences.

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The nation's most populous state will get a smaller slice of the pie in a contentious GST carve-up. (Flavio Brancaleone/AAP PHOTOS)
Politics
Katina Curtis

WA’s GST share lifts above floor for first time since 2018

WA will receive $9.3 billion in GST payments in the coming year and lift above 75 cents for the first time since 2018, as the body that splits the money warns falling royalties are starting to hit .

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Crazy dashcam footage has surfaced of an out-of-control ute careening into multiple cars in broad daylight.
Western Australia
Amy Cavender

Driver calls partner before 000 after horror Perth crash

Crazy dashcam footage has surfaced of an out-of-control ute careening into multiple cars in broad daylight. WATCH THE VISION

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Consumers have been urged not to eat Family Select’s Frozen Sorbet.
Food
Fraser Williams

Viral food product urgently recalled in WA

A viral frozen treat has been pulled off supermarket shelves in Perth following an urgent recall over health concerns.

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Consumers have been urged not to eat Fresh ‘N’ Frozen Favour-ita Grated Coconut.
Australia
Peta Rasdien

Hepatitis A contamination sparks urgent food recall

Supermarket shelves are being stripped and an urgent recall has been issued after a frozen food product was found to be contaminated with Hepatitis A.

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Former Miky’s Italian restaurant owner Michele Angiuli.
Western Australia
Sarah Crawford

Huge fine after girls served citronella oil instead of juice

Two girls were hospitalised after being served citronella oil instead of cranberry juice.

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An alleged white supremacist was plotting mass casualty attacks on Parliament House, WA police headquarters and religious buildings, and even tried to buy explosives before he was foiled by police. 
Western Australia
Caleb Runciman

Police foil alleged mass casualty terror plan in WA

An alleged white supremacist was plotting mass casualty attacks on Parliament House, WA police headquarters and religious buildings, and even tried to buy explosives before he was foiled by police. 

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Rebel Wilson is being sued by a 25-year old West Australian actor for allegedly defaming her in a series of Instagram posts to her 11 million followers.
Culture
Tom Richardson

Aussie actor Rebel Wilson lashed by defamation lawyer

The movie star is being sued by a 25-year old West Australian actor for allegedly defaming her in a series of Instagram posts to her 11 million followers.

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Retired bus driver Michael Day was also struck while walking his daughter’s dog named Messi near Felstead Crescent in Hamersley.
Western Australia
Caitlin Vinci and Brooke Rolfe

Beloved Perth grandad struck by lightning suffers burns

Retired bus driver Michael Day has been identified as the man struck by lightning during Thursday’s freak storm, with his daughter revealing details about his injuries.

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