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Three people have been left with nothing after their Kununurra house was destroyed by fire on Wednesday.

House FirePremiumWA couple left homeless after fire tears through house

The couple were forced to flee for their lives after the house caught alight on Wednesday morning and was quickly engulfed in fire.

Sarah Crawford

Premier Roger Cook said those with symptoms should stay at home.

Health CommentsPremier gives stern message to those with flu symptoms

Roger Cook has given a blunt message to Western Australian’s who are suffering flu symptoms as cases of the virus soar in the State, don’t go to work and just ‘soldier on.’

Oliver Lane and Jessica Page

Opposition Leader Basil Zempilas and Shadow Minister for Planning and Lands, Aboriginal Affairs and Seniors Neil Thomson in Karratha.

WA News‘Epidemic’: Zempilas on housing shortages in State’s north

Opposition Leader Basil Zempilas has revealed his big takeaway from his listening tour in the State’s north west is that the region has a ‘grave’ housing problem.

Oliver Lane

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NEWSPremiumBizarre twist to craze sweeping Australia

Collectors of this plush toy that has taken Australia by storm are going next level to customise their prized dolls.

Kelsey Wilkie

Australia

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HealthPremiumOne dead after legionnaires’ outbreak

A health alert has been issued for Sydney after a person died following an outbreak of legionnaires’ disease in the CBD.

Emma Kirk

Northland has gone into lockdown amid reports of a car driving through the shopping centre. Josie Hayden

BREAKINGPremiumChaos as car speeds through shopping centre

Emergency services are at a major shopping centre in suburban Melbourne after a stolen vehicle crashed into the complex to escape police.

Joanne Williamson and Jack Nivison

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NSW NewsPremiumWorker dies in ‘falling container’ incident

A worker has been killed by a falling container in Newcastle’s airport precinct.

Jack Nivison

Allan Alaalatoa is a candidate for the Wallabies captaincy. Supplied

Rugby UnionPremium‘Good options’ to captain Wallabies: Kiss

Queensland Reds coach and future Wallabies mentor Les Kiss likes the number of captaincy options there are for the national team.

Marco Monteverde

World News

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MarketsPremiumMajor miners drag the ASX200 down

A slump in the price of iron ore and gold sent the ASX200 down on Wednesday, despite eight of the 11 sectors trading higher.

Cameron Micallef

Rocket trails are seen in the sky above the Israeli coastal city of Netanya amid a fresh barrage of Iranian missile attacks on June 17, 2025. Israel and Iran exchanged fire again on June 17, the fifth day of strikes in their most intense confrontation in history, fuelling fears of a drawn-out conflict that could engulf the Middle East. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)

World NewsCommentsTrump’s ‘SURRENDER’ demand as US close to entering conflict

The US President has convened a high-level meeting in the National Situation Room hours after blunt posts on social media raised expectations he was considering American military intervention. 

Ellen Ransley

Plans for life after King Charles’ death are well underway.

THE NIGHTLYPalace’s secret King Charles death plans revealed

Insiders have revealed details about Buckingham Palace’s meticulous plans put in place for the hours, days and weeks following the King’s death.

Matt Shrivell

Plans for life after King Charles’ death are well underway.

Royal FamilyVideoCommentsPalace’s secret King Charles death plans revealed

Insiders have revealed details about Buckingham Palace’s meticulous plans put in place for the hours, days and weeks following the King’s death.

Matt Shrivell

Regional WA

Bailee Bolton, 10, Lily Siwiecki, 12, Dana Johnson, 10, and Harlow Cooper, 12.

Netball on showPremiumIN PICTURES: Junior netball carnival has biggest showing yet

Future netball stars from around WA flocked to Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre on Sunday for an action-packed day as teams battled it out in three divisions of the 2025 Albany Junior Netball Carnival.

Melissa Sheil

Three people have been left with nothing after their Kununurra house was destroyed by fire on Wednesday.

House FirePremiumWA couple left homeless after fire tears through house

The couple were forced to flee for their lives after the house caught alight on Wednesday morning and was quickly engulfed in fire.

Sarah Crawford

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MarketsPremiumMajor miners drag the ASX200 down

A slump in the price of iron ore and gold sent the ASX200 down on Wednesday, despite eight of the 11 sectors trading higher.

Cameron Micallef

Northland has gone into lockdown amid reports of a car driving through the shopping centre. Josie Hayden

BREAKINGPremiumChaos as car speeds through shopping centre

Emergency services are at a major shopping centre in suburban Melbourne after a stolen vehicle crashed into the complex to escape police.

Joanne Williamson and Jack Nivison

7 News Perth

Susannah Carr and Rick Ardon are marking 40 years of reading the Seven news together.

NEWS VideoCommentsWhat are your favourite memories of Rick and Sue?

West Australians are being asked to send in stories of legendary news duo Susannah Carr and Rick Ardon, as they celebrate a record-breaking 40 years of reading the Seven bulletin together. 

Katherine Fleming

Speaking to The West Australian, Ardon said he had even filmed a personal video message for Cage, to convince him to join the event. 

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‘Nice surprise’Comments
The West Australian exclusive
Rick Ardon reveals attempts to get Nic Cage to Telethon

Nicolas Cage’s generous Telethon donation and shoutout came about after 7NEWS Perth anchor Rick Ardon attempted to get the Hollywood A-lister to make a surprise appearance at the fundraiser. 

Dylan Caporn

New video has emerged of the moment a man was crushed between cars, during a bizarre highway brawl in Perth’s western suburbs.

‘STOP!’VideoCommentsPremiumNew footage shows man’s leg being crushed during brawl

New video has emerged of the moment a man was crushed between cars during a bizarre highway brawl in Perth’s western suburbs. 

Amelia Broun

Geof Parry speaks to Barry Cable as he takes his dog for a walk.

tracked downVideoCommentsPremiumPredator Cable evades questions about abuse of young girls

Disgraced footballer Barry Cable says he is ‘not interested’ in responding to a bombshell court decision that labelled him a sexual predator who used his fame and power to abuse young girls.

Lauren Price and Geof Parry

Offbeat

The car with its backend in the air as it sits atop half the power pole.

Pole positionCommentsOops! That’s not how you’re meant to park

It seems someone was a little overzealous when they parked up at a popular shopping precinct in Myaree.

Troy de Ruyter

Michael Brookhouse had an X-ray which revealed a huge amount of whole coffee beans in his digestive tract. 

The NightlyAussie prankster rushed to hospital after joke goes wrong

An Australian prankster has been hospital-bound and forced to undergo surgery after a bizarre practical joke went disastrously wrong.

Amy Cavender

There’s 89 ‘illegal names’ in Australia. Here’s the banned names that you can’t name your baby

The NightlyThe 89 baby names banned in Australia

Australia has a list of 89 banned names which cannot be bestowed on children born here. And while some names on the list might seem like the usual suspects, there are a few surprises. 

Caleb Taylor

A woman who defecated in an Adelaide driveway has been threatened by an angry resident to own up to the act or risk being unmasked online.

The NightlyWoman’s disgusting driveway act caught on camera

A dog walker has been urged to own up to a disgusting act on a private suburban driveway or be unmasked online.

Molly Magennis

Aviation

James Ruangsak Loychusak says he and Air India survivor British national Vishwashkumar Ramesh share an eerie coincidence.

The NightlyEerie seat 11A coincidence of two plane crash survivors

A popular Thai singer has revealed there is a striking coincidence between his survival of 1998 plane crash and that of the only person to emerge alive from last week’s Air India crash. 

Peta Rasdien

Bhoomi Chauhan, 28, says she was meant to be on the flight.

The Nightly‘Miracle’: Reason woman missed doomed flight by minutes

A woman who was meant to be on the Air India flight that crashed killing all but one person on board has revealed she missed boarding by just 10 minutes.

Peta Rasdien

Bhoomi Chauhan, 28, says she was meant to be on the flight.

World NewsComments‘Miracle’: Reason woman missed doomed flight by minutes

A woman who was meant to be on the Air India flight that crashed killing all but one person on board has revealed she missed boarding by just 10 minutes.

Peta Rasdien

The only person to survive the Air India crash has spoken of his ordeal and escape from the wreck. (AP PHOTO)

AviationSole survivor of Air India plane crash recounts ordeal

The one person who survived the Air India crash that killed more than 240 has described how he saw people dying as he escaped the wreck.

Shivam Patel

Weather

Monitoring the condition of a Mitchell's hopping mouse trapped on a fauna survey at Mount Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Australian wheatbelt, as part of the historic species recovery project under construction by the Australian Wildlife Conservancy, in which 9 endangered species of native mammal will be protected from feral predators by a specially designed fence. Gina Barnett & Wayne Lawler/AWC

AnimalsPremiumDrought conditions pushes marsupial to new heights

Drought conditions have likely pushed a usually ground-dwelling marsupial into uncharted territory, a team of ecologists have accidentally found.

The denial of documents on coal mine expansion has led activists to challenge the matter in court. (Nikki Short/AAP PHOTOS)

WeatherDenied activists mount challenge over coal mine advice

Legal advice given to a state government by coal mine developers is being sought through a tribunal by activists who say the public has a right to know.

Alex Mitchell

Drivers are being warned to obey road closures and use caution in many areas with heavy snow cover. (Adrian Black/AAP PHOTOS)

WeatherHeavy snow strands drivers and hikers as chill sets in

Ski season has begun with a fresh downfall of snow in NSW and Victoria, but it has also resulted in a rough night for drivers stranded in their cars.

Farid Farid

Darcy Clode was putting up fencing when he was swept up by the “cockeyed bob”.

FARM TORNADOVideoPremiumFrankland River tornado sweeps up worker and wrecks vehicles

A Great Southern man who found himself swept up into the eye of a freak tornado and thrown 30m into a fence on a Frankland River farm on Tuesday said he is grateful he’s “still standing up”.

Melissa Sheil

Countryman

Starlings have distinctive glossy black feathers with an iridescent green and purple sheen. From a distance they can look plain black. They may be seen perched on livestock in paddocks.

AI vs StarlingsWA Government to combat European starlings with AI

The WA Government is turning to artificial intelligence to scare off European starlings from fruit crops and livestock feed along the south coast, awarding an Adelaide company a nearly $400,000 tender.

Georgia Campion

Georgia Campion has joined the Countryman.

Meet the teamMeet Countryman’s new reporter Georgia Campion

My future career as a reporter at an agriculture newspaper would have left younger me, who had dreams of being a marine biologist, slightly puzzled. 

Georgia Campion

Agora Livestock sheep values update.

BEYOND THE SALEYARDSPremiumBeyond the Saleyards: WA sheep and lamb values lift

WA sheep and lamb prices continue to climb, with direct and saleyard values lifting again this week. 

Rob Kelly

Lamb prices have surged in the Eastern States.

Sheep pricesPremiumSheep and lamb prices continue to bolt

Sheep and lamb prices continue to bolt, with records tumbling at saleyards across the nation — just not in WA. 

Cally Dupe & Bob Garnant