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Road safety
Dashcam footage shows horror ride-share crash that left man, child dead
A father and his two young children were travelling in a ride-share car that turned into an oncoming Toyota Hilux, police say.
- by Jessica McSweeney and Angus Dalton
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Landslide
More than 2000 buried alive in PNG landslide, local authorities say
Rugged and remote conditions are hindering rescue efforts in Papua New Guinea, where the landslide has also caused major destruction to buildings and food gardens.
- by Renju Jose
Several children killed after Indian amusement park inferno, police say
A major fire broke out on Saturday at an amusement park in Gujarat state in western India, killing at least 27 people, police and media reports said.
Every night, Jeremy Buckingham went to bed hoping his son was OK
The upper house member is hesitant to say he returned to politics in his son’s memory, but says the state’s inadequate mental health system was behind the decision.
- by Mary Ward
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Perth
Floreat mother and daughter murdered over friend’s marriage breakdown
Jennifer Petelczyc, 59, and her youngest daughter Gretl, 18, were senselessly murdered on Friday after becoming the unexpected victims in the marriage breakdown of a family friend which ended in a gunman storming their house.Â
- by Holly Thompson, Heather McNeill, Michael Stamp and Amber Wilkinson
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Perth
Man who killed mother, daughter in Floreat home was looking for his ex-wife
The man attended the Floreat house looking for his ex-wife, but when he realised she wasn’t there, he instead killed Jenny Petelczyc and her teenage daughter before turning the gun on himself.
- by Holly Thompson
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Papua New Guinea
‘The land continues sliding’ in PNG as up to 300 reported dead
The PNG Post Courier reported the increased death toll and said 1182 houses were destroyed, citing an MP. At least six villages were affected, Australian officials said.
- by Sam McKeith and Rod McGuirk
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Police
Perth cyclist dies after being ‘run down by suspected vigilante’
A 48-year-old Perth cyclist has died after allegedly being run down by a driver in a suspected act of vigilantism.Â
- by Holly Thompson
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Papua New Guinea
Hundreds believed killed by landslide in Enga Province, PNG
More than 50 homes, many with people still asleep inside, were buried when the landslide hit Kaokalam village around 3am.
- by Lewis Jackson and Renju Jose
WA News as it happened Friday, May 24
WAtoday brings you all the news you need to know as it happens this Friday, May 24.
- by Daile Cross and Cameron Myles
Mother guilty of forcing daughter into marriage which ended with her murder in Perth
Halimi killed his new wife at their home in 2020 and is serving a term of life in prison with a minimum of 19 years.
- by Emily Woods