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WA NewsCommentsMajor WA highway shut as person critically injured in crash

A person has been left with critical injuries after a serious crash on a major WA highway on Friday evening. 

Claire Sadler

Rescuers are trying to reach the site after a helicopter crashed in Indonesia. (AP PHOTO)

Disaster and EmergencyEight killed in helicopter crash in Indonesia

An Airbus H130 helicopter lost contact five minutes after taking off from a plantation area in Melawi, Indonesia, with eight people confirmed dead a day later.

Ananda Teresia

Anthony Albanese says fuel security measures won't be increased after the refinery fire. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Disaster and EmergencyNo extra fuel security measures after refinery inferno

An increase in Australia's fuel security level is not being considered, despite a major fire at an oil refinery disrupting 40 per cent of petrol production.

Andrew Brown, Nick Wilson and Duncan Murray

Emergency services were called to a car rollover on Albany Highway in McKail on Thursday morning.

Car rollover PremiumEmergency services attend single vehicle rollover in McKail

A man has been taken to hospital after a single-vehicle rollover on Albany Highway in McKail early on Thursday morning. 

Amy Towers

One of Australia's largest oil refinery has gone up in flames.

EnergyVideoCommentsPremiumViva CEO says fuel imports can offset local production blow

Viva Energy Australia’s chief executive says production is no longer a priority after an enormous blaze hits Australia’s most critical oil refinery amid the global fuel crisis.

Tom Richardson

Fire crews battled a ferocious blaze at the Geelong refinery after reports of explosions and flames. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Disaster and EmergencyFresh fuel supply fears hosed down after refinery blaze

Australia will lean more heavily on fuel imports after a fire caused by a suspected gas leak ripped through one of the nation's two oil refineries.

Duncan Murray and Nick Wilson

Albany Volunteer Fire and Rescue Services' Jazmin Hunter with her best performing female firefighter shield from the annual State Easter Championships.

Golden girlPremiumHose the best? Hunter is WA’s top female vollie firefighter

Albany volunteer firefighters came away from the 121st Volunteer Fire and Rescue Services Easter Championships with a clutch of medals – and the top gong for the champion female.

Claire Middleton

A toxic smoke flare-up at lithium battery facility has sparked a fresh alert.

Disaster and EmergencyVideoComments‘Remain inside’: Toxic smoke flare-up sparks fresh alert

A fresh alert has been issued after toxic smoke once again began billowing from a lithium battery recycling facility in Maddington that went up in flames on Sunday, leaving one man hospitalised.

Caitlin Vinci

Cyclone Maila has destroyed homes, roads and bridges across parts of PNG and the Solomon Islands. (Dominic Giannini/AAP PHOTOS)

Disaster and EmergencyAustralian Pacific cyclone aid welcomed, 'more needed'

More humanitarian aid will be needed as the full impact of a deadly cyclone that killed 11 people becomes clearer.

Aaron Bunch

Twenty-five people were killed in a stampede at the entrance to Haiti's Laferriere ?Citadel. (AP PHOTO)

Disaster and EmergencyThree days of mourning declared in Haiti after stampede

Three days of mourning have been declared in Haiti after 25 people were killed in a stampede at one of the nation's most ‌popular ⁠tourist attractions.

Staff Writers

A Fire in a factory in Maddington. Sandra Jackson

WA NewsVideoCommentsResidents urged to shelter after fire in Perth’s south east

Maddington residents are being warned to stay inside to avoid hazardous fumes after a fire at a recycling facility began releasing toxic plumes of smoke.

Bethany Hiatt

WA is rolling out a $1.45 million package to help tourism operators impacted by Cyclone Narelle. (Violeta Jahnel Brosig/AAP PHOTOS)

Disaster and EmergencyTourism funding boost to help cyclone-hit towns recover

Towns reliant on tourism will receive help to rebuild with a support package on its way for businesses rocked by Cyclone Narelle.

Samantha Lock

Many young people are among the casualties after a stampede at a historic citadel in Haiti. (AP PHOTO)

Disaster and EmergencyAt least 30 dead in stampede at historic Haiti citadel

A stampede at one of Haiti's most popular tourist attractions, a historic fortress, has killed at least 30 people.

Harold Isaac

A tourist bus came off the road in Spain's Canary Islands, coming to rest in a ravine. (AP PHOTO)

Disaster and EmergencyOne killed, 27 hurt as bus plunges off road in Canaries

A man has died and dozens have been injured after a bus carrying tourists crashed in the Canary Islands, according to the local government.

Staff Writers

A tourist has been airlifted to hospital with life-threatening head injuries after a serious bicycle crash on Rottnest Island.

WA NewsCommentsTourist fighting for life after Rottnest Island bike crash

A tourist has been airlifted to hospital with life-threatening head injuries after a serious bicycle crash on Rottnest Island.

Caitlin Vinci

The RAC Rescue helicopter was sent to the Stirling Range National Park to retrieve an injured woman.

Injured hiker CommentsPremiumHelicopter rescues injured hiker from Stirling Range trail

The RAC Rescue helicopter has winched an injured hiker to safety in the Stirling Range National Park in the Great Southern on Thursday. 

Claire Middleton

Fire officials say a blaze was largely confined to the roof of the Velodrome in Olympic Park. (EPA PHOTO)

Disaster and EmergencyFire breaks out at Rio de Janeiro Olympic Park

Emergency services have turned out in Rio de Janeiro to combat a fire at the city's Olympic Park velodrome.

Staff Writers

Fire crews have extinguished a blaze in Gull Rock National Park.

BushfireUnlawful campfire cause of Gull Rock National Park bushfire

A bushfire in Gull Rock National Park which sparked an alert on Tuesday afternoon was caused by an illegal campfire, according to the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.

Claire Middleton

The King of the Hills processing plant.

MiningCommentsPremiumWorker dies in crash at WA mine site

A worker at a mine site in the northern Goldfields has died after the vehicle he was travelling in left the road.

Daniel Newell

The passenger died from his injuries at the scene.

MiningPremiumUte passenger dies in WA mine site crash

The fatality followed a horror streak of five WA road deaths over the Easter long weekend. 

Brooke Rolfe

A fuel truck caught fire after an explosion on the Americas Bridge next to the Panama Canal. (AP PHOTO)

Disaster and EmergencyPanama Canal bridge shut as truck explosion kills one

Engineers and firefighters are assessing damage to Panama's Bridge of the Americas after a fuel truck explosion killed at least one person.

Staff Writers

Authorities say about ?200 passengers were on a train that hit a truck carrying a military pontoon. (AP PHOTO)

Disaster and EmergencyFrench train driver killed in army pontoon truck crash

A train driver has been killed and 16 people are injured after a French train collided with ‌a truck carrying military equipment.

Staff Writers

The scene outside Trish Cook’s office in Kalamunda.

WA NewsPremiumDramatic scenes as car smashes into WA MP’s office

A car has smashed into the office of Labor MP Trish Cook, causing extensive damage to the building’s exterior. 

Brooke Rolfe

The boy had been visiting people who were holidaying at Lakeside Villas when he rode his scooter down a steep driveway and out on to Mandurah Terrace. 

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Tragic details revealed as boy, 11, dies in scooter crash

An 11-year-old boy has become the fifth person to die on WA roads over the Easter long weekend after his scooter collided with a car.

Ava Berryman and Brooke Rolfe