New Year’s Day bushfire sparked by firecracker prompts emergency warning east of Perth Airport
A man has faced court after allegedly sparking an emergency-level bushfire in the Perth Hills that left thousands…
Bushfire near Rockingham closes Mandurah train line, Warnbro station in Perth’s south
Warnbro station and a large part of the Mandurah train line have been closed as unexploded ordnance hampers…
Multiple bushfires threaten homes north and south of Perth, triggering power outages
Residents in the town of Boddington, south-east of Perth, have been told to evacuate as firefighters battle a…
Severe Christmas heatwave scorches WA as Tropical Cyclone Grant strengthens offshore
Perth, and much of Western Australia, is in the grip of a severe three-day heatwave, while a cyclone…
Tasmania Police to formally join renewed search for missing Belgian tourist Celine Cremer
Police will join the renewed search for a Belgian tourist who went missing in Tasmanian wilderness, following the…
Emergency warnings issued for bushfires burning in Kenwick, Bullsbrook
Lives and homes are under threat in Perth’s south-eastern suburbs and in the city’s north-east as two fast-moving…
WA bushfire emergency enters second day as Geraldton homes threatened
One home has been lost and hundreds of others are under threat from an emergency bushfire authorities suspect…
Storm and wind gusts of 119km/h damage homes, trees, powerlines at Port Pirie
Thousands of residents were faced with outages in the South Australian town of Port Pirie after a severe…
Woman and child drown in Dandenong Creek in Melbourne’s south-east
A woman and child have drowned in Melbourne’s south-east after being swept into a waterway in Dandenong. Police…
Police to drain dam in renewed search for missing boy Gus in Yunta
The search for four-year-old Gus, who went missing on a remote South Australian sheep station a month ago,…
Search operation for missing swimmer at Callide Dam in Biloela
A search for a teenage boy who never came home from a Central Queensland dam has resumed this…
Thousands left without power as severe thunderstorms hit Victoria
Thunderstorms have caused widespread damage across Victoria, as torrential rains battered the state on Sunday afternoon. A band…