Metropolitan Perth and two nearby regions will enter a five-day hard lockdown after a hotel quarantine security guard attended more than a dozen venues while infected with the UK strain of COVID-19. From 6 p.m. on Sunday, metropolitan Perth, the Peel Region and the South West region will lock down until 6 p.m. on Friday….
Magnitude 5.5 Quake Hits Australia’s Northwest
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake has struck in the northwest of Australia, Geoscience Australia said. The quake occurred in the Timor Sea at 6.47 a.m. AEDT on Saturday, about 300 kilometres north-northwest of the Dampier Peninsula in Western Australia at a depth of 20 kilometres. No tsunami warning has been issued. This follows a 3.3 magnitude…
Western Australia Government Takes Over Homeless Camp
The West Australian (WA) government has formally taken over control of a troubled homeless camp in Fremantle, from the local council while ramping up the blame game. Treasurer and Lands Minister Ben Wyatt has signed a revocation order under the Lands Administration Act removing the City of Fremantle as the management body for Pioneer Park….
Bushfires in Western Australia Threaten Lives, Homes
Firefighters spent the night battling blazes in Western Australia, including two outside of Perth. The fires were burning in the south and south-east of the city in the early hours of Monday. But another blaze in Geraldton 420km north of Perth has now been brought under control. The Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES)…
Sydney’s Virus Cluster Tops 120 Cases
Seven new COVID-19 cases have been recorded in New South Wales (NSW), all linked to Sydney’s northern beaches area. The total in the Avalon cluster is now about 122 cases. The Avalon cluster in NSW now totals more than 120 coronavirus cases after the discovery of seven new locally-acquired cases. One of the new local…
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