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Archive for April, 2023
Safety not a priority on some WA farms: report
An inquiry launched after 12 WA farm workers were killed in one year has found some agricultural industry leaders believe promoting safety is a waste of time. April 18, 2023 Some in the Western Australian agricultural industry believe promoting safety is a waste of time, while others say they are not subject to work health […]
Fishing crew feared dead after Cyclone Ilsa shipwreck
An Indonesian fishing boat crew shipwrecked for six days on a remote island say nine fishermen were lost at sea during Cyclone Ilsa. April 18, 2023 Nine Indonesian fishermen are feared dead after Tropical Cyclone Ilsa destroyed their vessel off the Western Australian coast. Another 11 were shipwrecked without food and water for six days […]
Prisons ignored coronial recommendations: report
Prison mental health services remain under-resourced and inadequate despite multiple coronial recommendations, a deaths in custody report has found. April 17, 2023 Mental health services in Western Australia’s prisons remain under-resourced and inadequate as authorities ignore coronial recommendations, a deaths in custody report says. A report into the WA Department of Justice’s performance has found […]
Tensions high after guards injured in riot at WA prison
Correctional officers feel unsafe after a guard was attacked over her keys and detainees rioted in the youth wing of a West Australian prison. April 17, 2023 Tensions remain high in the youth wing of a West Australian prison after six guards were allegedly injured during a riot and inmates freed themselves from their cells. Casuarina […]
Day will turn to night in WA during rare solar eclipse
Thousands of eclipse chasers from across the globe will witness a rare total solar eclipse as the sun vanishes from the sky in WA’s remote Ningaloo region. April 17, 2023 The countdown is on to a rare total solar eclipse that will turn day into night as the sun vanishes from the sky at a […]
Red alert as dangerous Cyclone Ilsa heads for coast
Winds at the centre of Tropical Cyclone Ilsa, a category five system, are set to peak at 315km/hr as it crosses the coast in Western Australia’s northwest. April 13, 2023 Residents are on red alert as “dangerous” Tropical Cyclone Ilsa heads for Western Australia’s northwest coast as a category five storm, with winds at its […]
Cyclone Ilsa to cross WA coast as highest category five
Tropical Cyclone Ilsa has been upgraded to a highest-category five system as it barrels towards Western Australia’s coast. April 13, 2023 Tropical Cyclone Ilsa is expected to cross Western Australia’s coast as a highest-severity category five storm, packing winds up to 285 kilometres per hour. Initially expected to make landfall as a category four system, […]
Concern in the Pilbara as Cyclone Ilsa strengthens
Residents and workers in Western Australia’s Pilbara are bracing as Tropical Cyclone Ilsa, now a category-four system, bears down on the coast. April 13, 2023 Concern is growing in the Pilbara as Tropical Cyclone Ilsa strengthens into a category-four system and bears down on the West Australian coast. The cyclone was upgraded by the Bureau […]
WA Pilbara braces as Cyclone Ilsa strengthens
Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa could hit the WA coast with wind speeds of up to 270 km/h when it crosses the coast in the Pilbara region. April 13, 2023 Communities are bracing for winds in excess of 250 km/h as people in the path of Tropical Cyclone Ilsa are told to make final preparations and find […]
Cyclone Ilsa will test Port Hedland, mayor says
Port Hedland’s mayor says Tropical Cyclone Ilsa will be a significant test for the WA mining town’s infrastructure when it crosses the coast. April 12, 2023 Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa will be a significant test for a major WA mining town, as residents batten down ahead of the strengthening storm. Ilsa is expected to be […]
Northwest battens down as Cyclone Ilsa gathers strength
Evacuations are underway at communities, cattle stations and mines in Western Australia’s northwest as Tropical Cyclone Ilsa strengthens. April 12, 2023 Widespread evacuations are underway in Western Australia’s northwest, as tourists, miners and pastoralists flee from the projected path of a strengthening tropical cyclone. Tropical Cyclone Ilsa is currently a category one system located off […]
Evacuations under way as cyclone strengthens off WA
Pastoralists in the projected path of a severe tropical cyclone fear their stations may be smashed, as widespread evacuations get underway. April 11, 2023 Pastoralists fear they will be “smashed” by a tropical cyclone that’s expected to cross the Western Australian coast as a destructive category four system. Tropical Cyclone Ilsa is currently a category […]
Widespread evacuations as cyclone threat looms
A storm off the WA coast is expected to strengthen into an intense cyclone, with pastoralists in its path preparing for widespread damage. April 11, 2023 Pastoralists fear they will be “smashed” as an intensifying storm in Western Australia’s north is forecast to become a destructive cyclone. The low off the Kimberley coast is expected to […]
Cattle stations to be evacuated as cyclone threat looms
A storm off the WA coast is expected to strengthen into an intense cyclone, with pastoralists in the projected path worried it could result in catastrophe. April 11, 2023 Pastoralists in northern Western Australia fear they’ll be “smashed” as authorities warn an intensifying storm is likely to become a destructive cyclone. The low off the Kimberley […]
Seven escape injury in plane crash off WA coast
A pilot and six passengers have escaped injury after their light plane crashed off the end of the runway into the ocean at a remote island off the WA coast. April 6, 2023 Seven people have had a lucky escape after the light plane they were on crashed off the end of the runway and […]
Australia’s desert fairy circle mystery solved
Aboriginal cultural know-how has helped solve the scientific mystery of polka-dot fairy circles in Australian deserts. April 4, 2023 Indigenous know-how has helped solve the scientific mystery of how polka-dot fairy circles occur in Australian deserts. The bare circular patches were first recorded by scientists in Africa in the 1970s, sparking a global debate about the […]
NT cop who shot Indigenous teen dead sacked
Northern Territory police officer Zachary Rolfe who shot dead an Indigenous teen in a botched outback arrest in 2019 has been sacked. April 4, 2023 A police officer who shot dead an Indigenous teenager during an outback arrest has been sacked by the Northern Territory Police Force. Zachary Rolfe shot Kumanjayi Walker, 19, three times in […]
What was said about Indigenous leader Yunupingu
Politicians and leaders have responded to the death of Indigenous leader Yunupingu in northeast Arnhem Land. April 3, 2023 KEY QUOTES ON THE DEATH OF INDIGENOUS LEADER YUNUPINGU “Yunupingu walked in two worlds with authority, power and grace, and he worked to make them whole – together … With his passing, consider what we have […]
Tributes flow for statesman, artist, treasure Yunupingu
Indigenous leader Yunupingu is being remembered as a great Australian, a statesman, a remarkable artist and a national treasure. April 3, 2023 The footsteps of Indigenous leader Yunupingu, a giant of the nation who walked in two worlds as a land rights pioneer, have left an indelible mark. Th visionary land rights pioneer has been […]
Motorbike-riding elderly woman dies in crash with ute
A motorbike-riding elderly woman died when a P-plate driver blinded by the sun slammed his ute into her, but a coroner has declined to make any recommendations. April 3, 2023 A motorcycle-riding elderly woman died in country Tasmania after a P-plate driver blinded by the sun slammed his ute into her, an inquest has found. […]
WA’s northern highway a step closer to reopening
WA’s Great Northern Highway is another step closer to fully reopening after flooding washed away a major bridge and parts of the key transport route in January. April 2, 2023 Western Australia’s only road to the north of the state is another step closer to reopening after once-in-a-century-flooding washed away a major bridge and parts of […]
Adelaide train, tram services to return to public hands
The South Australian government has penned a deal to transition Adelaide’s train and tram services back to public hands. April 2, 2023 Adelaide’s train and tram services will return to public hands after the South Australian government signed a deal to transition them back to state ownership. The agreement will result in train operator Keolis […]