The Latest Breaking News from Western Australia

The painstaking search along a 1400km route in Western Australia for a missing radioactive capsule which fell off a truck is expected to take five days.

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…

Rio Tinto Ltd apologised on Monday for the loss of a tiny radioactive capsule that has sparked a radiation alert across parts of the vast state of Western Australia.

The dad had to act fast after spotting the 20ft beast, which was swimming around the waters of Meelup Beach, Western Australia, alongside the drone pilot's family

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

As the desperate search continues for a tiny radioactive capsule in Western Australia, the state's deputy premier calls for a review into how it came to be missing.

Authorities are continuing to desperately search for a radioactive capsule — which can cause severe burns and other health problems — along a 1,400-kilometre stretch of road in Western Australia.

Western Australia's Deputy Liberal Leader Libby Mettam says she has the numbers required to replace David Honey as party leader.

Mia Davies, Western Australia's Opposition leader and Nationals leader, has announced her resignation from both positions.