Fran Rimrod
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Qantas cancels WA flights after airport declared exposure site
Qantas crew await COVID testing after Perth airport was declared an exposure site due to a FIFO worker returning a weak positive test for the virus. → Read More
WA’s border to NSW remains open after mystery COVID-19 case surfaces in Sydney
WA’s Chief Health Officer says the state was on alert after a community case of COVID-19 without links to travel or hotel quarantine surfaced in Sydney. → Read More
West Australians who visited Sydney hotspots to get tested, quarantine
WA’s Chief Health Officer says the state was on alert after a mystery community case of COVID-19 surfaced in Sydney. → Read More
Man charged with murder over killing of former bikie boss Nick Martin
A 34-year-old man is due to front a Perth court on Wednesday morning charged with one count of murder two counts of unlawful act or omission with intent to harm. → Read More
Commuter chaos looms as large sinkhole opens up in Perth’s north
Commuters coming from Perth’s north-east can expect delays as a large sinkhole on one of the main arteries into the city has been closed in both directions as traffic is starting to swell. → Read More
WA’s post-lockdown restrictions revealed in late-night announcement
West Australians can return to work and children will start school on Monday as WA’s lockdown will be lifted at 6pm tomorrow if the state remains free of further COVID-19. → Read More
Access to Lancelin cut off as Gingin blaze rages on, threatening lives, homes and animals
The strong easterly winds of the past days coupled with hot temperatures are set to continue today, again hampering firefighters' efforts to battle a four-day-old blaze in Perth's north. → Read More
Commuter delays expected after train crashes into parked car in Perth's east
Trains have been cancelled on Thursday morning after a train crashed into a car in Maddington. Luckily nobody was injured. → Read More
Unusual cold front to bring storms, rain and extreme fire danger to WA
A front carrying heavy rain and damaging winds will batter WA and causing catastrophic fire danger through inland parts of the state. → Read More
Perth family, including infant, 'stranded at London airport for days'
Heartbreaking images of children sleeping on the floor of Heathrow Airport have sparked outrage on social media, after a Perth mother-of-three claimed her family had been stranded for three days, unable to board any flights home. → Read More
Curtin University flags mass redundancies as it looks to slash $45 million in costs
Curtin University is flagging mass voluntary redundancies in a bid to slash $45 million after the COVID-19 pandemic caused a "highly challenging landscape for the Australian higher education sector". → Read More
'Dying to dine out': Perth restaurant bookings are going bonkers
Set menus and hand sanitiser feature at Perth restaurants which have opened up to dine-in customers – but only 20 at a time – once more. → Read More
WA coronavirus LIVE: Cases could spike with four international flights arriving in Perth
The first of four international flights arrived from Kuala Lumpur on Malaysia airline yesterday at 9pm, with its 120 passengers now in quarantine at a Perth hotel. → Read More
'Relieved our classrooms are empty': WA teachers forced to work from school despite no students
All teachers and school staff, including those with children of their own, must continue going to work this week despite classes being taught online and student numbers down. → Read More
Friends of Perth father and son killed in tragic WA gyrocopter crash in disbelief
The family and friends of Perth father and son Robert and James Waughman are grappling with the tragic death of the pair after the small aircraft they were flying in crashed on a South West beach on Wednesday afternoon. → Read More
Three dead, several injured after bus and 4WD crash near Lancelin
Three people have died and up to 11 were injured in a serious crash near Lancelin where a bus carrying passengers and a 4WD towing a caravan collided on Sunday afternoon. → Read More
More than 5000 homes without power as storm hits WA
Thousands of West Australians have woken to a home without power as storms with thunder and lightning dumped up to 40 millimetres of rain over the state on Sunday morning. → Read More
'Glampsite', hotel boost: Major revamp to Rottnest Island stay options
More rooms, pools and a $20 million luxury glamping resort at Pinky's Beach are part of a major boost to Rottnest Island's accommodation options announced by the WA government on Thursday. → Read More
Charity page set up for WA shark attack victim Alex Travaglini
A gofundme page has been set up for the Margaret River father-of-two who was mauled by a shark in WA's South West on Monday. → Read More
Emergency services rush to burning car on Kwinana Freeway
Emergency services responding to a car on fire on the Kwinana Freeway near Leach Highway in Bateman. → Read More