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ADF personnel leave Kimberley flood zone as weary homeowners continue to rebuild

As the military winds down its relief operations, residents in the flood-devastated Fitzroy Valley wonder when support funds will be made available.

ABC News · Feb 15, 2023

Firefighters contain blaze that engulfed Kakulas Brothers warehouse in Northbridge

Firefighters manage to stop a large blaze in Northbridge from spreading to neighbouring properties.

ABC News · Feb 13, 2023

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.

ABC News · Feb 8, 2023

Tiny radioactive capsule lost in Australian outback carries the equivalent of 10 X-ray blasts as fears mount it could be picked up by passing traffic

The item, which is 6 mm by 8 mm in size, may have been caught in the tires of passing vehicles and taken off track to where teams are searching.

Fortune · Jan 30, 2023

Rio Tinto "sorry for alarm" amid search for tiny radioactive capsule missing in Australia

The exposure risk was low, but it "could cause radiation burns or radiation sickness," authorities in Western Australia said.

Axios · Jan 30, 2023

Search stepped up for potentially deadly radioactive capsule lost in Western Australia

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

The Guardian - AU · Jan 29, 2023

Man's body found in bushfire zone at Mt Gibson in WA's Mid West

Firefighters make a grim discovery, finding the remains of a man inside a fire ground at Mount Gibson in WA's Mid West.

ABC News · Jan 26, 2023

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.

ABC News · Jan 17, 2023

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.

ABC News · Jan 17, 2023

Property destroyed in bushfire in Donnybrook-Balingup and Dardanup shires in Western Australia

A bushfire has destroyed a property, damaged three others, and injured residents in WA's south-west.

ABC News · Jan 15, 2023