The Latest Breaking News from Perth Airport

Perth airport hit by power outages after strong gusts on Tuesday night as eastern states put on alert

Perth Airport announces a thorough review of backup generation systems that failed to stop a major power outage sparked by bad weather from causing widespread flight cancellations and delays.

Severe weather has caused the loss of power and delays to services at Perth Airport with a warning that powerline repairs could take up to eight hours.

There had been fears the new mats that guard against foot-and-mouth disease would add yet another delay to the airport experience, but travellers do not appear fazed.

West Australians are still no closer to finding out when they'll be able to catch a train to Perth Airport, more than two years after the long-awaited rail line was due to open.

Western Australia's hard border is lifted and the state opens back up to the world, prompting emotional scenes at Perth Airport and queues of motorists at road checkpoints as travellers pour in.

After two years behind a hard border, WA reopens tomorrow for quarantine-free travel into the state, with 8,000 arrivals due in just two days. It will reunite families, friends and businesses, but others are being forced into self-imposed lockdown.

Western Australia's iron ore miners are doing all they can to prevent COVID-19 infiltrating their workforces.

Having operated from temporary premises since a fire destroyed his business base at Perth Airport, Iain Smith Auctioneers is about to bring down the hammer on a letter signed by Napoleon Bonaparte and a Chinese wedding sleigh.