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NewsAustralian Associated PressOutback hunt for lost radioactive capsule
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 to Perth.An urgent radioactive substance health warning has been issued along a 1400km truck route from the Pilbara to a depot in the Perth suburb of Malaga.
NewsAustralian Associated PressWA Opposition leader Mia Davies resigns
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 the WA Nationals but would continue as the MLA for the seat of Central Wheatbelt until the 2025 election.
NewsAustralian Associated PressCops injured in mass Australia Day melee
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 up two melees involving hundreds of people in the city's centre.
NewsAustralian Associated PressMan's body found in vehicle in WA bushfire
Firefighters have found a man's body in a vehicle while battling an out-of-control blaze in country Western Australia.The discovery was made on Wednesday afternoon at a bushfire in the Mount Gibson Reserve north east of Dalwallinu, about 350 kilometres northeast of Perth.
NewsAustralian Associated PressMan charged with aged care sex assaults
A man has faced court over a series of alleged sexual assaults on residents at two Perth aged care homes.Armand Lutula Wema, 56, was working at the homes when he allegedly indecently assaulted three female residents aged 71, 84 and 93 between July and January.
NewsAustralian Associated PressAustralian 'scam victim' detained in Japan
The fate of an Australian grandmother detained in Japan over drug trafficking allegations remains uncertain after several weeks in custody.Aboriginal health leader and former WA Greens candidate Donna Nelson is believed to have been arrested days after arriving in Tokyo in early-January.
BusinessYahoo News AustraliaAustralia Day trading hours: Coles, Woolworths, Aldi, Bunnings and more
No matter your plans for January 26, here's a breakdown of opening hours for major retailers in your state.
NewsAustralian Associated PressAssault charge over woman's death in Perth
A woman has been charged over the death of another woman who was found on a Perth street.St John Ambulance alerted police about 1.
NewsAustralian Associated PressWA to legislate 2050 net-zero emissions
Western Australia's government will consult further with industry before setting interim targets for the state to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.The McGowan government has confirmed it will enshrine the 2050 target in legislation to be introduced to parliament this year.
NewsAustralian Associated PressScammers targeting WA flood victims
Flood victims in Western Australia's Kimberley region are being targeted by scammers as authorities attempt to fill empty supermarket shelves.The scam uses an image of a Serbian politician and contains a link to a phoney Facebook page promising victims $20,000 but actually intended to steal personal information.
ScienceAustralian Associated PressAsteroid research could 'help save earth'
Australian-led research into an asteroid likened to a "giant space cushion" has provided insight into how to potentially save the earth from a future impact.Experts studied three tiny dust particles collected from the surface of the Itokawa asteroid and returned to earth by the Hayabusa-1 probe.
NewsAustralian Associated PressFull rebuild for flood-ruined WA bridge
The flood-ravaged Fitzroy Crossing bridge in Western Australia's north will be rebuilt bigger and better after a once-in-a-century inundation destroyed dozens of homes.Transport Minister Rita Saffioti has confirmed the collapsed bridge, a crucial part of the Great Northern Highway transport route, will be replaced.
NewsAustralian Associated PressSuicide rates rise among Australian police
More serving Australian police officers are dying by suicide than they did two decades ago.Some 103 officers took their own lives between 2000 and 2020 with the rate of suicide more than doubling during that period, according to a WA Police Union report released on Monday.
NewsAustralian Associated PressAFL player's mum killed in boat crash
West Coast AFL player Rhett Bazzo is being supported through another personal tragedy after his mother died in a boating accident in Perth's south.The body of 52-year-old Kylie Bazzo was recovered by police on Sunday night near Creery Island in the Mandurah estuary.
NewsAustralian Associated PressMore Banksia Hill mistreatment revealed
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.Detainees are locked in "shocking and horrific" conditions that are further damaging already vulnerable children, a press conference for a class action against the West Australian government over the treatment of up to 500 inmates was told.
NewsYahoo News Australia'Greater risk' of deadly weather systems hitting Australia this summer
From Australia's east coast to its west, forecasters are warning of more cyclones this summer as La Nina continues to impact the country. Read more here.
NewsAustralian Associated PressWoman charged over masterpiece attack
A woman has been charged with criminal damage over an attack on one of Australia's most famous paintings staged as a protest against a gas company's alleged destruction of rock art in Western Australia's north.Video released by activist group Disrupt Burrup Hub on Thursday shows a woman spray-painting a Woodside Energy logo onto Frederick McCubbin's work Down On His Luck at the Art Gallery of WA.
NewsAustralian Associated PressTrio in court over Indigenous teen death
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 Turvey said her son's description of the assault with a metal pole before he died gave her strength on Friday when two men and a woman appeared in Perth Magistrates Court.
NewsAustralian Associated PressMurder charges over Indigenous teen death
Three more people have been charged with murder over the bashing death of Indigenous teenager Cassius Turvey as he walked home from school in Perth.Jack Steven James Brearley, 21, is already before the courts on a murder charge over the 15-year-old's death in Middle Swan on October 13 last year.
NewsAustralian Associated PressActivists attack Aussie masterpiece
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 north.Video released by Disrupt Burrup Hub on Thursday shows ceramic artist Joana Partyka spray-painting a Woodside Energy logo onto Fredrick McCubbin's Down On His Luck at the Art Gallery of WA.
NewsAustralian Associated PressWA govt appoints COVID-19 review panel
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 plans and preparations, government processes and the effectiveness of the health response and border closures.
NewsAustralian Associated PressWA to ban display of Nazi symbols
The West Australian government plans to criminalise the display and possession of Nazi symbols, with some exceptions.The display of such symbols was offensive to many people, particularly the Jewish community, Holocaust survivors and those who fought against fascism, the government said in a statement on Wednesday night.
NewsAustralian Associated PressWA nurse charged, sex crimes against teen
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 man, now 48, indecently and sexually assaulted the teenager between 2016 and 2018 while working for the WA Department of Health.
NewsAustralian Associated PressIndigenous teen's murder case in WA court
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 Steven James Brearley, 21, was charged with murder over the alleged attack on Cassius Turvey, 15, on October 13.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaAussie teen 'lucky to be alive' after crucial mistake on highway
The young woman explains there was one action that contributed to her losing control of the vehicle and almost losing her life.
