Australian farmers warned of looming mouse plague: ‘Like a horror story’ Elevated rodent numbers recorded across broad stretch of country The Independent UK · Apr 22
Mouse plague hits WA grain farmers as numbers surge in SA: ‘You literally can’t get away from them’ CSIRO researcher says there are reports of up to 4,000 mouse burrows per hectare in parts of Western Australia The Guardian - AU · Apr 22
POSCO Holdings Stock Jumps 8% on Low-Carbon Project Approval and Technical Breakout POSCO Holdings Inc. shares surged more than 8% Tuesday on the Korea Exchange, closing at 421,500 won after gaining 32,000 won, as investors cheered approval for a major low-carbon iron plant in Western Australia and positive technical signals ahead of the company's upcoming first-quarter 2026 earnings and business plan presentation. International Business Times · Apr 21
UCI Gravel World Championships 2026 route A climb and gravel heavy course in Western Australia, with 140.7km of racing for the elite men and 123.1km for the elite women Cycling News · Apr 16
The Great Emu War of 1932: How 20,000 flightless birds outsmarted the Australian army In 1932, the Government of Australia entered into an unconventional 'war' with an unexpected adversary, namely, a large population of approximately 20,000 emus, as reported in Australian Geographic. The emus would migrate from their traditional migratory range to the wheat-growing region of Western Australia after the economic collapse of the… The Times of India · Apr 14
Scientists discover a fungus in Western Australia that eats gold and want to take it into space In Western Australia’s goldfields, researchers have discovered a strain of the fungus known as Fusarium oxysporum that has an actual ‘Midas touch.’ This organism has a pink colour and is capable of interacting with the mineral deposits below the ground, breaking them down into a liquid state, and ultimately growing… The Times of India · Apr 8
Australians buy record number of new EVs – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Apr 7
‘Harrowing’: Cyclone Narelle leaves graveyard of turtles, dolphins and seabirds in Western Australia Exmouth local says devastating impact on wildlife along the coastline is ‘hard to put into words’ The Guardian - AU · Apr 1
What caused the blood red skies in Western Australia? A weather expert explains The apocalyptic red skies in Western Australia have generated considerable international media attention. Crimson dust whipped up by the strong outer winds of Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle created this unusual phenomenon. The Conversation · Mar 31
‘Incredibly eerie’ moment sky turns blood red as Cyclone Narelle makes landfall in Australia The skies above Western Australia turned a blood red colour as a powerful cyclone made landfall in apocalyptic-like scenes. The Independent UK · Mar 30
Cyclone Narelle turns Australian skies blood red in ‘apocalyptic’ scenes Storm whips iron-rich soil of Western Australia’s distinctive red landscape into atmosphere, changing its colour, AccuWeather says The Independent UK · Mar 30
How Tropical Cyclone Narelle turned the sky red in Western Australia Dry ground, iron-rich earth and strong winds combined to create the spectacle filmed in Denham The Guardian - AU · Mar 30
Tropical Cyclone Narelle Red Sky Explained: What Turned West Australia Bloody Red Right Before The Storm? Residents in Western Australia observed deep red skies as Tropical Cyclone Narelle approached, with meteorologists explaining the phenomenon caused by dust and sunlight interaction. International Business Times UK · Mar 30
Cyclone Narelle turns skies blood-red over Western Australia in rare dust storm event: What caused the eerie crimson glow and how it happened The colour of the sky in some parts of Western Australia, particularly over Shark Bay and Denham, turned red due to severe dust storms that passed through this region. The strong winds, which were caused by an approaching weather system, carried large amounts of iron-rich soil into the atmosphere, resulting… The Times of India · Mar 29
The Conversation · Mar 27 Cyclone Narelle is now larger and ‘more severe’ as it crosses the Western Australian coast Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle continues to amaze us with its long journey across northern Australia.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 26 A Far-flung Life by ML Stedman review – a masterful examination of loss In her follow-up to The Light Between Oceans, the Western Australian author follows generations of a farming family as they weather calamity and change
The Conversation · Mar 25 Australia must brace for clusters of natural disasters, not just isolated fires and floods Around the world, communities are battling more extreme weather events. That includes residents in the path of Cyclone Narelle, which is threatening to form again over Western Australia.
The Conversation · Mar 24 I AM: a powerful declaration of Indigenous identity at the Art Gallery of Western Australia Ngank, the sun, warms a morning in Bunuru, the second summer season, on Boorloo Whadjuk Noongar lands.
Times Pets · Mar 24 Gouldian Finch: A Most Attractive and Colorful Bird You won't Believe Exist How rare a Gouldian Finch ? This small exotic bird rests calmly, showing off its vibrant feathers and elegant posture. Gouldian Finches are Australia's most spectacularly colored grass finches, and are perhaps the most spectacularly colored of all Australian birds. They are small birds, with a bright green back, yellow…
The Times of India · Mar 19 Small plane crashes into crocodile-infested waters in Australia, all 7 onboard survive A small plane carrying seven people crashed into crocodile-infested waters off Broome in Western Australia on Thursday morning, leaving one person injured but all onboard alive, The Australian reported.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 17 The world’s largest light installation shines on a small Australian town In Albany, Western Australia, Finnish artist Kari Kola has thrown beams across the night sky with a spectacle that may even be visible from space
AAP · Mar 17 NSW and WA draw in tense farewell for Shield coaches NSW and Western Australia have played out an enthralling draw in the final match of the Sheffield Shield's regular season at Cricket Central.
AAP · Mar 15 Green scores first ton of summer with WA in charge Cameron Green has hit a timely first century of the summer to help Western Australia to a healthy first-innings lead over NSW in the Sheffield Shield.
AAP · Mar 10 WA unveil Adam Voges' coaching successor Beau Casson is confident Western Australia can snare more silverware after being announced as the successor to departing coach Adam Voges.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 9 Westralia: an inevitable independence for WA or an ‘idiotic’ idea in a time of war? Authors of a new book argue secession could be a blueprint for eastern states but the government says it would leave WA with a weaker economy and no defence force