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A man has died in a crash in Hamilton Hill on Friday.
Western Australia
Bryce Luff

Motorbike rider killed in crash with four-wheel-drive in Perth

The rider was rushed to hospital but could not be saved.

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Fire crews continue to wrangle with a massive blaze north of Perth.
Western Australia
Bryce Luff

Fire crews trapped by fallen powerline amid major blaze north of Perth

The large coastal bushfire has been burning since Monday and authorities are preparing for more ‘very challenging’ conditions.

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Evie Butterworth has been jailed over a fatal crash on the Kwinana Freeway in January, 2023.
Western Australia
Cassidy Mosconi and Bryce Luff

Drug driver learns fate over high-speed crash that killed young woman

The driver was flying down the freeway at close to 150km/h.

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Two fugitives wanted over the alleged kidnapping and shooting of a man in NSW have been arrested in WA.
Australia
Bryce Luff

‘Dangerous’ fugitives arrested in outback WA after ‘fleeing’ NSW

The pair is accused of kidnapping a man before shooting him and leaving him for dead in a national park.

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Cervantes residents have been warned its too late to leave as a raging bushfire moves towards the coastal town.
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Western Australia
Jessica Evensen and Caleb Runciman

‘UNDEFENDABLE’: Grim update as bushfire north of Perth rages

Cervantes residents have been warned it is too late to leave as an out-of-control bushfire moves towards the coastal town.

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It is understood one male firefighter was seriously burnt while another received injuries while on the fire ground in an area around Wedge Island, Cooljarloo and Nambung on Wednesday. 
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Western Australia
Caleb Runciman

Coastal town urged to evacuate as two firefighters injured

Residents in Cervantes are urged to evacuate now as firefighters battle a raging blaze north of Perth.

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Joshua Schuetz has been woken from an induced coma.
Western Australia
Bryce Luff

Incredible update for young ‘fighter’ injured in Bali quad bike crash

The eight-year-old suffered a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain.

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Water bombers fighting the Champion Lakes bushfire have been forced to land due to a drone flying in the area, leaving firefighters unable to douse the raging blaze from above.
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Western Australia
Caleb Runciman

Drone stops bombers from fighting Champion Lakes blaze

Water bombers fighting the Champion Lakes bushfire were forced to divert due to a drone flying in the area, leaving firefighters unable to douse the raging blaze from above. 

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The welder was crushed by a 1350kg welding manipulator boom.
Western Australia
Bryce Luff

Devastating reason worker crushed to death by machinery

The man was fatally injured by machinery weighing 1350kg.

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Residents in Perth’s north have been told to evacuate as an out of control bushfire rages through parts of Wedge Island, Cooljarloo and Dandargan. 
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Australia
Jessica Evensen

Out of control bushfire rages north of Perth

Residents have been told to evacuate as a fire tears through parts of Wedge Island, Cooljarloo and Dandaragan.

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A bushfire that started in Champion Lakes bushland before it shut down Tonkin Highway has been downgraded from an emergency level. 
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Western Australia
Caleb Runciman

Champion Lakes blaze downgraded, Tonkin Highway closed

A bushfire that started near homes in Champion Lakes before it shut down Tonkin Highway has been downgraded from an emergency level. 

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Police have laid a charge over the death of Merlin Smith.
Western Australia
Lucy Murray and Bryce Luff

‘Screaming’ heard before man found dead in Perth

The man’s girlfriend has been charged with manslaughter.

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The 20-year-old woman who was the teenager taken into state care in the starving Floreat ballerina case leaves court.
Western Australia
Rebecca Le May

What drove Aussie parents to starve their ballerina daughter

The extraordinary case of a ‘starving ballerina’ has intrigued the nation, posing the burning question: What possessed her wealthy and educated parents to do what they did?

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The scheme, which also ran last summer, will begin on December 14 and runs until February 5.
Western Australia
Joe Spagnolo

Free public transport for West Aussies over summer

The scheme will begin on December 14 and runs until February 5.

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The eight-year-old is fighting for life after a quad bike crash in Bali.
Western Australia
Jessica Evensen

Update on young Perth boy critically injured in Bali crash

The eight-year-old boy was in Ubud when the tragic incident occurred.

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