Disaster and Emergency

Terrorism suspectedMan arrested, two stabbed in Paris knife attack

French terrorism authorities are investigating a knife attack that wounded at least two people Friday near the former offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris, authorities said.

Heavy landingMotorbike rider airlifted to Perth after SW crash

A man in his 60s is on his way to Perth with serious leg injuries after a collision with a car near Busselton.

Sarah Steger

Disaster and EmergencySearch called off for missing SA fisherman

A fisherman remains missing off the South Australian coast with authorities calling off a search pending further information.

Disaster and EmergencyCar driven off NSW cliff hits mother, baby

A mother and her one-year-old baby are lucky to be alive after being hit by a car driven off a cliff above a Newcastle beach.

Tiffanie Turnbull

Lucky escapeMan crashes near train line

A driver has had a lucky escape after nearly ending up on the train tracks following a crash last night.

Disaster and EmergencyTragic find in search for missing Vic teen

Teenager William Wall has been found dead a day after going missing in Victorian bushland not far from his home.

Disaster and EmergencyFears for SA man missing in rough waters

A wallet belonging to a fisherman missing for the second time this month off the South Australian coast has been found washed up on a beach.

Life-threatening injuriesTeen critical after off-road motorbike crash

A teenage boy is in a critical condition in intensive care after the motorbike he and a helmet-less 15-year-old were riding crashed into a four-wheel-drive towing a camper trailer.

Sarah Steger

Cause unknownFire breaks out at Morley restaurant

The police arson squad are on their way to a restaurant and shisha lounge in Morley after a fire broke out at the popular venue.

Sarah Steger

Disaster and EmergencyCamper missing in far north Queensland

Police, SES and a rescue helicopter crew with night-vision goggles are searching for a 59-year-old camper missing for four days in far north Queensland.

Aaron Bunch

Manning fireSuspicious house fire causes $300,000 damage

Arson squad detectives are investigating a suspicious fire at a home in Manning on Monday that caused more than a quarter of a million dollars damage.

Lucky escapeElderly man in hospital after house fire

An elderly man is in hospital after fire tore through his northern suburbs home early this morning.

Nadia Budihardjo

Parent’s worst nightmareJimmy’s mum feared she would have to ‘bury son’

The mother of a three-year-old boy who sparked a massive, 12-hour search in Yallingup has opened up about the ordeal, revealing she didn’t ‘think I was going find him alive’.

Sarah Steger

Unforgettable‘Sheer happiness’: Inside Yallingup’s miracle reunion

Local police have described the emotional moment three-year-old James ‘Jimmy’ O’Reilly was back in his family’s arms after more than 12 hours wandering through thick bush in WA’s South West.

Sarah Steger

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Hospitals in crisis as ambulances ramped for 162 hours

Ambulances were forced to queue outside Perth hospitals for hours last Monday — the single worst day for ramping ever recorded outside of last year’s horror flu season.

Peter Law

Prayers answeredMissing toddler Jimmy O’Reilly found safe

The little boy was discovered ‘fit, well and hungry’ by his grandfather just before 7pm, and was rushed to his parents who were waiting at their Airbnb in Yallingup.

Sarah Steger Jackson Lavell-Lee and Jackson Barrett

Pray for JimmyWA rallies on social media in bid to find missing boy

The angelic, baby-toothed smiling face of Perth toddler Jimmy O’Reilly stopped the State today, as people flooded social media with whatever information they had in a desperate bid to find him.

Claire Ottaviano

‘You will never be forgotten’Woman who died hiking remembered for smile, positivity

The family of Maree Pollard, who died while hiking in Mount Augustus National Park on Monday, say the fun-loving 53-year-old will be ‘dearly missed’, and praised those who tried to save her.

Rourke Walsh and Sarah Steger

Disaster and EmergencyShark bites fisherman off Fraser Island

A man aged in his 50s has been airlifted to hospital after he was bitten by a shark while fishing in waters off Queensland's Fraser Island.

Tiffanie Turnbull

Road safetyTeen in hospital after taxi hit

The crash happened after the girl got of a bus on a suburban Perth street.

Ben Anderson

‘Not for the faint hearted’Cops’ warning after third death on remote WA hike

Police have issued a desperate warning to people wanting to hike up Mount Augustus after a couple was found dead on the popular peak just days after a woman’s body was discovered on the same trail.

Sarah Steger

Disaster and EmergencyCouple found dead at remote WA rock site

West Australian police have issued a warning about hiking in remote areas after a bushwalking couple was found dead at Mt Augustus.

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Emotional plea for action after Jason Gale’s death

Robert Cunico’s daughter believes her father’s industrial death may have contributed to the brother of WA supermodel Megan Gale taking his own life — and has issued an emotional plea for change.

Caitlyn Rintoul

‘Bold vision’Twiggy’s ambitious plan to put out bushfires in an hour

Twiggy Forrest’s Minderoo Foundation is launching a project aimed at preventing devastating wildfires, with a five-year mission to have all dangerous fires extinguished within an hour.

Sarah Ison