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Bushfire that razed three homes flares up

A downgraded bushfire accidentally sparked by campers trying to charge their phones has flared up, with authorities reinstating an emergency warning.

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Two more homes lost as WA bushfire threat continues

Multiple blazes across Western Australia are testing firefighters, with authorities warning there are more "difficult" days ahead.

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Third home lost in bushfire, residents return to ruins

A fast-moving blaze has destroyed three homes in Perth's eastern hills with WA's fire commissioner describing conditions as above catastrophic.

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Homes feared destroyed by wildfire burning out of control on Australian city of Perth's fringe

A wildfire burning out of control on the outskirts of the Australian west coast city of Perth appears to have destroyed or damaged a number of homes

The Independent UK

Dozens evacuate and 10 homes are destroyed by a wildfire burning out of control on the edge of Perth

Australian authorities say dozens of residents have been evacuated and at least 10 homes have been destroyed by a wildfire that's burning out of control during heat wave spring conditions on the northern fringe of the west coast city of Perth

The Independent UK

WA bans burning amid escalating bushfire risk

West Australian authorities are set to ban burning in the Perth area due to the escalating bushfire risk across the state.

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Cyclone Ilsa crosses coast, smashes wind speed record

Powerful Tropical Cyclone Ilsa has made landfall in WA, slamming the coast before midnight Thursday with extreme winds and intense rain.

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Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa makes landfall on WA's Kimberley-Pilbara coast as category five system

Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa crosses the WA north coast just after midnight local time, bringing record-breaking sustained wind gusts and heavy rain, with reports of "extensive damage" at Pardoo Roadhouse.

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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.

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Residents flee as cyclone approaches northwest Australia

Miners, cattle ranchers, tourists and Indigenous locals are evacuating from Australia’s remote northwest coast as an intensifying tropical cyclone approaches

The Independent UK

Cyclone Ilsa strong enough to ‘pick up a caravan’ when it makes landfall in WA on Thursday

Tropical cyclone set to strengthen to category 4, bringing gusts of 250km/h when it reaches land between Broome and Port Hedland

The Guardian - AU

North-west battens down as Cyclone Ilsa gathers strength

Worksites and communities are being evacuated as Tropical Cyclone Ilsa builds in intensity and moves towards the Western Australian coast.

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Tropical Cyclone Ilsa intensifying rapidly as it begins final approach to WA's Pilbara, Kimberley

Now at category three, the severe cyclone is expected to cross Eighty Mile Beach at category four tomorrow night, with residents urged to make their final preparations.

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Northwest battens down as Cyclone Ilsa gathers strength

Worksites and communities are being evacuated as Tropical Cyclone Ilsa gathers strength, with the storm expected to cross the coast early on Friday.

The New Daily

Strongest cyclone in a decade to ‘smash’ WA coast

Pastoralists in northern WA fear they'll be "smashed" as authorities warn an intensifying storm is likely to become a destructive cyclone.

ABC News

Ports cleared, extra services dispatched as Pilbara and Kimberley brace for Cyclone Ilsa

Extra emergency personnel are en route to Port Hedland, Broome and Karratha, as Tropical Cyclone Ilsa is set to become the first category four cyclone to hit WA's north-west coast in a decade.

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Review of emergency response to Cyclone Seroja finds some staff trained 'on the job'

A report on the initial response of WA's emergency services to Cyclone Seroja in 2021 finds a lack of qualified staff meant some had to be "trained on the job", and highlights a "lack" of financial management processes.

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Boeing 737 crash pilots walk away from fiery wreckage as Mark McGowan hails their survival a 'miracle'

Pictures emerge from the scene of a firefighting airliner crash in southern WA, the first time a Boeing 737 has crashed on Australian soil.

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Staggering recovery of tiny radioactive capsule in Western Australia still leaves many questions unanswered

The Tic Tac-sized radioactive capsule arrives in Perth after its disappearance in Western Australia's outback sparked a frantic search.

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First pictures released of tiny but deadly radioactive capsule recovered after 'relentless' search of Australian outback

Authorities feared they could be searching for the potentially deadly devise for up to a year.

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East Kimberley businesses grappling with huge freight hikes fear they may miss out on flood subsidies

As Kimberley businesses watch their freight bills double following damage to key roads caused by catastrophic flooding, it remains unclear exactly who will be covered by the state government's latest subsidy scheme.

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Cruise ship emergency prompts calls for rescue helicopter in WA's Midwest

Calls are growing for the WA government to fund a rescue helicopter base in the state's Midwest, after delays evacuating a sick woman from a cruise ship.

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Family who lost home to bushfire near Donnybrook in WA tell of lucky escape

A South West family who lost their home in a bushfire say they had 10 minutes to escape.

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Fitzroy Crossing pub trashed as receding waters reveal grim flood clean-up job

Floodwaters have receded around Fitzroy Crossing, making it much easier for help to arrive. But the departure of water has made the damage painfully clear to see.

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