16 days ago

‘We need a helicopter to go find them’: 13-year-old’s triple zero call to save family stranded off WA coast revealed ⊕⊕

found 2026 › Feb › 11 (Wed) @ 08:57 UTC

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Austin Appelbee told authorities he was ‘really scared’ after swimming 4km in rough seas to get help for mum and two siblings

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34 days ago

Worst heatwave since Black Saturday forecast for Victoria as WA faces Tropical Cyclone Luana ⊖⊖

found 2026 › Jan › 25 (Sun) @ 05:55 UTC

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‘This is a very serious set of weather conditions’ Emergency Management Commissioner Tim Wiebusch says

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7 months ago

German backpacker who went missing in WA outback says she got lost after hitting head in car crash ○

found 2025 › Jul › 14 (Mon) @ 07:25 UTC

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Carolina Wilga says she spent 11 nights in outback after leaving van in ‘state of confusion’

Carolina Wilga hit her head in a car crash and left her vehicle in a “state of confusion” before going miss…

The breathtaking detail that makes missing backpacker's survival after two weeks lost in the outback even MORE of a miracle ○

found 2025 › Jul › 11 (Fri) @ 15:30 UTC

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Before she was found, police said Carolina Wilga had gone to 'extensive efforts' to fee her bogged van in the WA outback.

Police ‘very concerned’ for missing German backpacker Carolina Wilga as search expands beyond WA ○

found 2025 › Jul › 10 (Thu) @ 06:45 UTC

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The 26-year-old has not been seen or heard from since visiting a general store in Western Australia’s wheatbelt region

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11 months ago

Ningaloo and Great Barrier Reef hit by ‘profoundly distressing’ simultaneous coral bleaching events ○

found 2025 › Mar › 23 (Sun) @ 09:07 UTC

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Scientists say widespread damage to both world heritage-listed reefs is ‘heartbreaking’ as WA reef accumulates highest amount of heat stress on record

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12 months ago

Footage shows coral bleaching at Western Australia's Ningaloo Reef – video ○

found 2025 › Feb › 18 (Tue) @ 06:32 UTC

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Divers have documented evidence of what conservationists say is widespread coral bleaching at the Ningaloo Reef off Western Australia’s north-west coast. Waters off WA have been affected by a prolong…

Large areas of WA’s Ningaloo corals could die in ‘weeks ahead’ after widespread bleaching documented ○

found 2025 › Feb › 18 (Tue) @ 06:32 UTC

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Conservationists call for urgent government action as prolonged heatwave affects renowned reef, including Turquoise Bay, Tantabiddi and Bundegi

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13 months ago

Almost half of Australia to swelter in heatwave weather with Perth and Brisbane to bear brunt ○

found 2025 › Jan › 21 (Tue) @ 07:44 UTC

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Temperatures of more than 12C above average forecast for WA’s capital while parts of Queensland could remain in the 20s at night until next week

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14 months ago

Immediate fire threat moves to NSW as Victoria continues to battle Grampians blaze ○

found 2024 › Dec › 22 (Sun) @ 23:22 UTC

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Authorities warn travellers and tourists to be alert to emergency warnings with extreme fire danger forecast over much of NSW, Victoria, WA and SA

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