Hospitals
Tiny Pilbara community dodges Rusty bullet
Rolling coverage of tropical cyclone Rusty as parts of WA's North West prepare for destructive winds and flooding.
Perth heat puts 20 in hospital
Perth's fiercest heatwave in nearly 80 years has led to 20 people being admitted to hospital, Western Australia's health department says.
'I feel dead inside'
Anne-Louise Brown Donna Rasmussen says she “feels dead inside” after the sudden death of disabled teenage son in 2009.
Killer faked 'loud sex' to cover up sound of slaying
Anne-Louise Brown While slaying an elderly man, Valentina Strabach faked “loud sex” to cover up the noise. Ms Strabach, a chronic paranoid schizophrenic, is standing trial in the Supreme Court of Western Australia for...
Runners faced becoming 'human fireballs'
Aja Styles An ultramarathon runner, who was trapped in a bushfire that engulfed their competition course in Western Australia's Kimberley region, has described how he and three other competitors faced becoming...
Queensland woman named in WA's first road fatality
Aja Styles Police have released the name of the 40-year-old Queensland woman killed in Western Australia's first fatal road crash for the year.
Heart attack survivors ignoring medical advice: survey
Lucy Rickard A worrying new survey has found almost 90 per cent of heart attack survivors do not fully understand the risk of having their condition, with one in five going on to have a second attack.
Qld v WA: Bligh 'poaching' workers during Perth visit
Courtney Trenwith The fight for skilled workers and resource investment became heated yesterday when Queensland Premier Anna Bligh was accused of using Perth's Commonwealth Business Forum to poach workers and...
Leaked Serco manual details how to 'strike' asylum seekers
Aja Styles A prison-style training manual designed by Serco, which is contracted to run Australia's detention centres, has been leaked by Crickey online and details explicit instructions on how to use pain to...
No survivors: father, young daughter lose fight for life after tent blast claims teen son
Liam Phillips An electrical fault is now suspected of causing a massive blast that blew apart a tent at a caravan park yesterday, killing three members of the same family.
27 people confirmed dead in Christmas Island disaster
Rescuers have recovered 27 bodies from the wreckage of a boat that sank off Christmas Island this morning.
Perth wakes up to a $100m clean-up after storm of the year
Colin Barnett has declared the devastating storm that hit Perth a natural disaster as the city braces for more hail, lightning, gales and flooding this afternoon.
Theda's desperate fight against a chronic killer
Chalpat Sonti Desperate family and friends of Perth chronic fatigue syndrome sufferer Theda Myint have launched a public appeal to try to save her life.
