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Firefighters battling an out-of-control fire near the Western Australian town of Toodyay, north-east of Perth, are on high alert with more hot weather forecast.

The mining giant Rio Tinto has apologised after losing a radioactive capsule in Western Australia. The tiny object disappeared along a 1,400-kilometre route between a mining site and Perth. It could put any person within a 5-metre radius at risk. Local authorities have launched investigations to understand how the capsule…

Artist Neil Stewart cycled to Inverness exploring Perthshire wild places on the way giving him inspiration for a book and audio visual exhibition.

The Giants are scheduled to meet Perth Heat in a three-game contest for the Claxton Shield.

On January 12 a truck pulled out of Rio Tinto’s Gudai-Darri iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia and drove 1,400km south to Perth, arriving on January 16.

A high-stakes hunt for a capsule of radioactive material won't be easy or quick, experts say.

Rio Tinto has announced an investigation into how a tiny, toxically radioactive capsule went missing on the journey from a WA desert mine site to Perth.

Authorities have conceded the capsule of highly radioactive material may never be found after disappearing on a 1400km journey

Perth Scorchers captain Ashton Turner says he doesn't want to put Jhye Richardson's body at risk by playing the star paceman in next Saturday's BBL grand final.

Tiny Caesium-137 capsule reported missing more than two weeks after being transported from mining site

Parts of Western Australia were under a radiation alert on Saturday after authorities said a radioactive capsule used in mining was lost en-route to the state's capital, Perth.