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Archive for January, 2023
WA opposition elects new leadership team
Shane Love of the WA Nationals is Western Australia’s new opposition leader, as Libby Mettam takes the leadership in the state’s Liberal Party. January 30, 2022 Shane Love is Western Australia’s new opposition leader, while Libby Mettam has taken the state’s top Liberal Party job. Mr Love was also unanimously elected Nationals WA leader on […]
Flume tops Triple J Hottest 100 countdown
Triple J’s annual Hottest 100 countdown has finished with the No.1 song Say Nothing by Australian DJ and music producer Flume. January 28, 2023 Australian DJ and music producer Flume has topped Triple J’s Hottest 100 with his song Say Nothing. It’s the second time the globally renowned producer, who in named Harley Streten, has topped the […]
Search for radioactive capsule continues
Authorities continue to search for a tiny but dangerous radioactive capsule from a Rio Tinto mine after it disappeared on a 1400km journey across the outback. Janaury 28, 2023 Authorities have launched an investigation to determine how a tiny but potentially deadly radioactive capsule got lost as it was transported from a West Australian Rio Tinto […]
Loss of radioactive capsule investigated
Authorities continue to search for a tiny but dangerous radioactive capsule from a Rio Tinto mine after it disappeared on a 1400km journey across the outback. January 28, 2023 Authorities have launched an investigation to determine how a tiny but potentially deadly radioactive capsule got lost as it was transported from a West Australian Rio Tinto […]
Lost radioactive capsule from Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto has confirmed that a tiny but dangerous radioactive capsule that got lost on a 1400km journey across the WA outback came from one its mines. January 28, 2023 Rio Tinto has confirmed that a missing potentially deadly radioactive capsule that’s triggered a massive search in the West Australian outback came from one of […]
Search for missing radioactive capsule
Authorities are searching for a tiny but dangerous radioactive capsule that went missing on a 1400km journey across the West Australian outback. January 28, 2023 An urgent search is underway for a potentially dangerous radioactive capsule that fell off the back of a truck as it was transported from a West Australian mine to Perth. […]
Outback hunt for lost radioactive capsule
An urgent health warning has been issued in Western Australia after a radioactive capsule went missing on a 1400km journey from a mine to Perth. January 27, 2023 A tiny radioactive capsule with the potential to cause nasty skin burns and serious illness has been lost as it was transported from a West Australian mine […]
WA Opposition leader Mia Davies resigns
Mia Davies, Western Australia’s Opposition leader and Nationals leader, has announced her resignation from both positions. January 27, 2023 Western Australia’s Opposition leader Mia Davies has announced her resignation, saying she doesn’t have enough “fuel left in the tank” to go on. Ms Davies said on Friday she would also step down as the leader of […]
Cops injured in mass Australia Day melee
Two police officers were injured and 10 people arrested during two Australia Day brawls involving about 150 people in Perth. January 27, 2023 Two police officers were hospitalised and multiple people arrested amid mass brawls following Perth’s Australia Day fireworks celebrations. Officers were pelted with bricks, bottles and broken pavers as they attempted to break […]
Wanted man found hiding in yacht hull
A NSW fugitive will face extradition in the NT after police found him in Darwin inside the hull of a yacht that was about to set sail for Indonesia. January 26, 2023 One of NSW’s most-wanted men has been found hiding in the hull of a yacht in Darwin as the vessel was attempting to […]
Gunshots amid unrest in remote NT town
Police are investigating after reports of armed people, disturbances and dangerous driving in a remote NT community culminated in two people being shot. January 26, 2023 A man and a teenager have suffered gunshot wounds after reports of unrest in a remote Northern Territory Indigenous community. Police were called to Peppimenarti, about 320km south of […]
Tough booze laws to fight NT crime crisis
The sale of takeaway alcohol will be banned in Alice Springs on Mondays and Tuesdays, and restricted on other days, in a bid to combat surging youth crime. January 25, 2023 Drinkers in central Australia are facing tough new takeaway alcohol sales restrictions, as the Northern Territory government attempts to curb surging youth crime in Alice Springs. […]
Free tampons and pads for WA TAFE students
The WA government says it will remove a barrier to education by providing students at TAFE campuses with free tampons and pads via vending machines. January 25, 2023 Students at all Western Australian TAFE campuses will soon have access to free tampons and pads via vending machines. Training Minister Simone McGurk says providing the fundamental health necessity will […]
Missing NT woman could be homicide
Northern Territory police have suspended a search for a missing woman in central Australia and are treating her disappearance as a homicide. January 24, 2023 A search and rescue operation for a missing woman in central Australia has become a homicide investigation, Northern Territory police say. Grave fears are held for the welfare of Angie Fuller […]
NT alcohol restrictions amid crime crisis
The Northern Territory government will restrict the sale of alcohol in Alice Springs and central Australia in a bid to curb surging youth crime. January 24, 2023 The Northern Territory government will restrict the sale of alcohol in Alice Springs amid a surging youth crime crisis that has left many in the community calling for […]
Trio in court over Indigenous teen death
Two men and a woman have faced Perth Magistrates Court charged with murder over the bashing death of Indigenous teenager Cassius Turvey. January 20, 2023 The mother of slain Indigenous teenager Cassius Turvey says seeing three people accused of her son’s bashing murder in court took her back to the day he was attacked. Mechelle […]
More Banksia Hill mistreatment revealed
Advocates involved in a class action against the WA government over the treatment of up to 500 children have released more details about the troubled facility. January 20, 2023 More allegations about mistreatment of children in Perth’s troubled Banksia Hill Detention Centre have surfaced as advocates call on the McGowan government to stop “demonising” inmates. […]
Activists attack Aussie masterpiece
Activists protesting Woodside’s alleged destruction of rock art in Western Australia’s north have launched a faux attack on the painting Down On His Luck. January 19, 2023 Activists and artists have launched a faux attack on one of Australia’s most famous paintings to protest a gas company’s alleged destruction of rock art in Western Australia’s […]
WA govt appoints COVID-19 review panel
An expert panel has been appointed to review the WA government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a final report expected in about six months. January 19, 2023 The West Australian government has appointed an expert three-person panel to independently review its COVID-19 pandemic response. Premier Mark McGowan says it will focus on the state’s […]
River Murray flood creates breeding boom
Scientists say flooding in the Murray-Darling Basin has created ideal breeding conditions for many native species and could lead to a population boom. January 18, 2022 Flooding in the Murray-Darling Basin has created ideal breeding conditions for many native species, including the threatened southern bell frog. Scientists hope it will lead to a population boom […]
WA floods destroy dozens of homes
Dozens of families in Western Australia’s Kimberley region are homeless after once-in-a-century floods. January 18, 2022 Dozens of families in Western Australia’s flood-ravaged Kimberley are homeless, with authorities warning it could take years to rebuild the remote region. Damage assessment teams are combing through sodden communities along the Fitzroy River after record flooding earlier in the […]
Indigenous teen’s murder case in WA court
Jack Brearley has briefly appeared in a Perth court over the alleged murder of Indigenous teen Cassius Turvey as he walked home from school in October. January 18, 2022 A man accused of bashing an Indigenous teenager to death with a metal pole as he walked home from school in Perth has faced a court. Jack […]
WA nurse charged, sex crimes against teen
An ex-Western Australian mental health nurse has been charged with “predatory” sex crimes against a teenage girl, who was allegedly in his care at the time. January 18, 2022 A former Western Australian mental health nurse has been charged with a slew of “predatory” sex crimes against a 14-year-old girl in his care. Police say the […]
NT search for missing woman continues
The search for a missing woman continues in the central Australian outback more than a week after the 30-year-old was last seen. January 17, 2023 Northern Territory police say they won’t stop searching for a woman missing in the central Australian outback until she is found. Angie Fuller, 30, was last seen alive on January 9 […]