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Driver, campers sought in search for 4yo Cleo

The driver of a car seen near the campsite where a young girl went missing last weekend is being sought by West Australian police, who stress they are a not a suspect in the disappearance.

WA offers $1 million reward to help find 4yo Cleo Smith

Police believe four-year-old Cleo Smith was snatched from her tent at a West Australian campsite and have offered a $1 million reward for information leading to her location.

Grim signs in WA search for missing Cleo

Police admit there is evidence to suggest four-year-old Cleo Smith was taken from her West Australian campsite but insist they haven't given up hope of finding her alive.

McGowan refuses to reopen Western Australia for Christmas

Mark McGowan has dashed hopes Western Australia will reopen for Christmas, saying he doesn't restrictions for the festive season.

Homicide detectives in search for WA girl

West Australian police hold grave fears for a missing four-year-old girl on the state's northwest coast as detectives investigate the possibility she was abducted.

AFL grand final breach duo jailed in WA

Two men have each been jailed for at least three months for breaching Western Australia's border rules to attend the AFL grand final.

States face different COVID-19 realities

Australia's states and territories are following separate COVID-19 paths with diverging case numbers, outbreaks and vaccination rates.

Truckie sparks COVID scare in WA as AFL grand final nears

A NSW truck driver who visited Western Australia last week has tested positive for COVID-19, prompting public warnings over exposure sites.

WA’s first space satellite launched

A West Australian-made satellite has been launched into space for the first time. Named after the Noongar word for fireball, Binar-1 was designed and built by 30 undergraduate students and engineers at Perth's Curtin University.

No new WA cases tied to infected truckies

Western Australia has recorded no further COVID-19 cases linked to two truck drivers who tested positive after travelling through three states.

NSW truckies test positive to virus in WA

Two truck drivers who travelled from NSW through three states have tested positive to the coronavirus upon their arrival in Perth.

PM downplays WA premier’s virus defiance

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has played down tensions with the Western Australian premier on easing coronavirus restrictions amid sniping over the national roadmap.

COVID-19 case flew between Queensland and WA

Queensland authorities are on alert about a flight from Brisbane to Perth after a passenger who has COVID-19 flew on it last week.

First person uses WA’s assisted dying laws

The first person has used Western Australia's new voluntary assisted dying laws to end their life in what Premier Mark McGowan says is a historic moment for the state.

Man escapes WA quarantine using bedsheets

In one of the most daring escapes from hotel quarantine seen in Australia so far, a man tied bedsheets together to shimmy down a building.

Western Australia set to close border to NSW for two months

Western Australia is set to lock out people from NSW for at least another two months and potentially longer.

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