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‘Relatively common’: WA’s lost-and-found radioactive capsule not the only missing material around

The tiny capsule that fell out of a Perth-bound truck captured the world’s attention, but experts say hundreds of radioactive sources go missing each year

The Guardian - AU

Conman scammed Scots hotel out of £13,000 using 'sophisticated' scheme

Dillon Anandarajan, 28, and Kevin Truong, 26, checked into the Holiday Inn Express in Perth to spend the night together on 13 October 2020.

Daily Record

Australia's radioactive capsule en route to storage as investigation begins

A lost radioactive capsule found after a search along a 1,400 km stretch of the arid Western Australian outback is due to arrive in Perth on Thursday evening as investigators work on piecing together just how it fell from a truck.

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Scorcher Kelly opens up on 'scary' fielding mishap

Matt Kelly is symptom-free and available for the BBL final but the Perth Scorchers paceman does not want to watch any more replays of his freak fielding mishap.

AAP

Perth and Kinross councillors vote to increase tenants' rent by 2.2 per cent

The rise was the lowest of three options put forward and the one most favoured by tenants who took part in a survey

Daily Record

Tiny radioactive capsule lost in Australian outback found by side of 1,400km stretch of road

Coin-sized radioactive device, missing for more than two weeks in WA, posed a significant public health risk

The Guardian - AU

WA authorities find radioactive capsule on side of highway

The tiny radioactive capsule that sparked a massive hunt has been found just south of Newman in a remote area of Western Australia.

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Search for radioactive capsule lost somewhere in Australia

SYDNEY: Mining giant Rio Tinto has lost a tiny, toxic radioactive widget in Western Australia, somewhere along on a 1,400 kilometre stretch of isolated highway through the arid Outback.

Bangkok Post

Accused Cassius murder trio on fresh kidnap charges

Police have charged three people accused of murdering Perth teenager Cassius Turvey over the alleged kidnapping and assault of another boy days earlier.

AAP

Man seriously hurt in car explosion at Booragoon retirement village in Perth's south

A man is taken to hospital with what have been described as "blast injuries" after an explosion at a Perth retirement village.

ABC News

Stingray 'decimated' and left with chunks missing in brutal mystery sea monster attack

Fisherman Liam Kenny said the creature was the "craziest thing he has seen" after hauling in the ray off the shoreline of the Swan River in Perth, Australia

Daily Mirror

Perthshire tennis ace Marcus McLaren earns prestigious Stirling University scholarship

The Strathallan School student, from St Madoes, admitted it was a dream come true

Daily Record

A tiny but dangerous radioactive capsule is found in Western Australia

The silver capsule the size of a pea had been lost in transit last month on the Great Northern Highway in Western Australia. "We have essentially found the needle in the haystack," one official said.

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Duncan Pugh dead: Winter Olympics star dies aged 48 after brain aneurysm

Olympian Duncan Pugh has tragically died at the age of 48 after suffering a brain aneurysm at his home in Perth, leaving wife McKenzie and their two sons "heartbroken and simply lost for words"

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Army veteran's Perthshire Cateran Yomp mission to give back to charity that helped rebuild his life

Royal Artillery veteran Lee Harris-Hamer (31) will be among the teams of soldiers, veterans and civilians to take on the 64-mile route near Blairgowrie in June

Daily Record

Perth family still unable to return home after heavy floods hit city in September

Flood victims in the Craigie Burn area attended a meeting on Saturday to share their experiences, with some urging the council to be more proactive

Daily Record

Successful return of Royal National Mòd in Perth gives city £2.5m economic boost

The 130-year-old event, which celebrates Gaelic language, music, and culture, was hosted in the Fair City again for the first time in 18 years

Daily Record

Perth's Steven Carr returned to missile-hit Dnipro to continue orphanage work

A Perth man deeply involved in the welfare of young people from the Ukrainian city of Dnipro made the journey back there recently.

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Perth and Kinross Council to save thousands of pounds by slashing number of flags flown outside headquarters

The number flown will go from 27 down to just three following complaints about their poor condition

Daily Record

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service reviewing similar premises in the area following fatal Perth hotel fire

Police Scotland is also continuing to offer support to families affected by the blaze at the New County Hotel

ABC News

Ribbons for sex abuse survivors make statement at Perth church ahead of Cardinal Pell funeral

Survivors of child sexual abuse and supporters hung ribbons on the fence of a Perth church to show solidarity ahead of Cardinal George Pell's funeral.

ABC News

WA Police use drone to track e-scooter rider before 1.2 kilogram meth bust in Perth's north

WA Police drone vision shows how they tracked the movements of an e-scooter rider before he was arrested in an alleged meth sting.

The National (Scotland)

Hosting the Royal National Mod brings £2.5m boost to host Perth

HOSTING the Royal National Mod last year brought a £2.5 million uplift to the Perth area’s economy, with 98 of spending taking place in the…

ABC News

Toodyay bushfire: Out-of-control fire north of Perth downgraded to watch and act

Firefighters battling an out-of-control fire near the Western Australian town of Toodyay, north-east of Perth, are on high alert with more hot weather forecast.

France 24

Mining group Rio Tinto apologises for losing radioactive capsule in Western Australia

The mining giant Rio Tinto has apologised after losing a radioactive capsule in Western Australia. The tiny object disappeared along a 1,400-kilometre route between a mining site and Perth. It could put any person within a 5-metre radius at risk. Local authorities have launched investigations to understand how the capsule…

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