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WA bushfire downgraded while Queensland and NT brace for monsoonal rain and flooding

Conditions ease south-west of Perth as residents evacuated from Boddington fire on Christmas Day allowed to return

The Guardian - AU

Data processing failure ignites emergency site meltdown

Firefighters have told a software developer to lift its game after a website designed to warn citizens about natural disasters went into meltdown.

AAP

'Ridiculous' drone flying lashed as fire destroys home

Firefighters battling a series of out-of-control bushfires have also had to contend with unauthorised drones as detectives investigate possible arson links.

AAP

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Tropical Cyclone Errol likely to form off north coast of Western Australia this weekend

Weather bureau predicts high-pressure system will bring above-average temperatures across south-east Australia

The Guardian - AU

Homes razed after campers spark bushfire near Perth

A large bushfire accidentally sparked by campers trying to charge their phones has gutted three homes and five short-stay accommodation units south of Perth.

AAP

Bushfire threatens lives and homes south of Perth

An emergency warning area has been extended for an out-of-control blaze south of Perth that has burned through 2477 hectares.

AAP

Blaze threatens lives and homes in Perth's southeast

An out-of-control bushfire is threatening lives and homes on Perth's southeast outskirts.

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WA floods: ‘serious welfare concerns’ for seven people, including four children, missing amid heavy rain

Parts of Goldfields, Eucla and south interior hit with six months’ rain in 24 hours, with severe weather forecast for coming days

The Guardian - AU

‘At the time it felt lovely’: WA firefighters accidentally dump sewage water on community near Perth

State premier says ‘in emergency situations sometimes it doesn’t always go to plan’ after mistake when fighting Bullsbrook blaze

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Firefighter dead as bushfire threatens homes in WA

A volunteer firefighter has died while responding to an out-of-control bushfire threatening homes near Esperance in Western Australia.

AAP

Two homes destroyed as bushfires burn across WA

Bushfires are challenging firefighters in Western Australia, where authorities have confirmed two men have been injured and two homes have been destroyed.

AAP

Arson probe as teenagers fight for life after Geraldton house fire

Arson squad detectives have taken over the investigation of a house fire in Geraldton which left three boys have significant burns.

ABC News

Aeromedical services report calls for urgent overhaul of WA system, more rescue helicopters

An inquiry recommends a major overhaul, including stripping DFES of its role in dispatching rescue helicopters.

ABC News

Bushfire emergency warning downgraded for blaze in Whitby in Perth's south-east

The threat eases from a bushfire that had been burning toward homes in Whitby in the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale, with an emergency warning downgraded to an advice level.

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WA Police investigating after man found dead in water tank in Bakers Hill

Police investigate after an 80-year-old man dies in a water tank at a semi-rural property in Bakers Hill, in Western Australia's Wheatbelt.

The Guardian - AU

Giant blaze destroys 60 vehicles at Pickles auction yard in Perth

Western Australian police, fire and emergency services have been on the scene investigating cause of fire

ABC News

Remote Indigenous communities spared by Cyclone Ilsa but evacuees unable to return home

Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa has made its passage through Western Australia but many evacuees from the Great Sandy Desert are yet to return home, cut off by floodwaters.

ABC News

Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa makes landfall on WA's Kimberley-Pilbara coast as category five system

Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa crosses the WA north coast just after midnight local time, bringing record-breaking sustained wind gusts and heavy rain, with reports of "extensive damage" at Pardoo Roadhouse.

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Tropical Cyclone Ilsa intensifying rapidly as it begins final approach to WA's Pilbara, Kimberley

Now at category three, the severe cyclone is expected to cross Eighty Mile Beach at category four tomorrow night, with residents urged to make their final preparations.

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Western Australia faces prospect of another cyclone barreling down on the northwest

Pilbara and Kimberley regions are looking anxiously out to sea as a strengthening low-pressure system suggests a cyclone is on the way

AAP

Tropical cyclone warning along WA Kimberley coast

A tropical cyclone could hit coastal parts of the Pilbara or Kimberley in Western Australia within the week, according to the weather bureau.

ABC News

Calls for state government, Coles to learn from 'shortcomings' after Kununurra food crisis

An outback shire president has called on his state government and Coles to learn from "shortcomings" in their response to a food crisis earlier this month.

ABC News

Fire destroys Planet Street Turkish bakery in Perth leaving family and customers devastated

A fire that gutted an artisan bakery has devastated a Perth family and their customers, with almost 30 years of history being razed to the ground.

ABC News

Australian Defence Force to help re-supply East Kimberley amid food shortage due to NT flooding

Roads closed by flooding in the NT have prevented fresh food deliveries to the region for days, leaving locals to "get what you can, and hope for the best".

ABC News

Evacuees wait to return to flood-hit NT remote communities as transport links severed by rising rivers

Residents of several remote communities say they still do not know when they will be allowed to return home, as flooded transport links cause empty supermarket shelves across the border in Western Australia.

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