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Travel
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

The kindness of strangers: I was hitchhiking with nowhere to sleep when a man gave me his bed for the night

A stranger’s simple, selfless hospitality and small sacrifices can create a lifelong memory and underscore the deep impact of genuine generosity.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Moment Western Australian divers surface to see their boat had disappeared caught in footage

Two divers became stranded when their anchored boat drifted away off Mindarie, Western Australia, but they were rescued and later recovered and re-anchored the boat.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Weather tracker: Cyclone Hayley brings intense wind and rain to Australia

After a recent heatwave affected large parts of Australia before Christmas, Cyclone Hayley made landfall along the north-west coast on Tuesday night. Hayley formed on 28 December in the southern Indian Ocean and steadily intensified on a path south towards the north coast of Western Australia. The system became a category 2 storm at its peak on Wednesday with sustained winds of 105mph.
Environment
AC Milan
fromSempreMilan
1 month ago

Official: Plans to host Milan-Como in Perth called off 'by mutual agreement'

Lega Serie A and Western Australia cancelled the planned AC Milan v Como match in Perth due to sanctioning complications and unmitigable financial risks.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

British backpacker on e-scooter given four years' jail for Western Australia crash death

Alicia Kemp sentenced to four years in Western Australia for dangerous driving causing death while intoxicated after hitting 51-year-old Thanh Phan on an e-scooter.
Arts
fromColossal
1 month ago

Luminous Western Australia Waves Crash Ashore in Kevin Krautgartner's Aerial Photos

Vertical photographs isolate crashing waves into high-resolution, nearly abstract images that reveal the ocean's power, texture, and emotional resonance.
Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Virginia Giuffre's sons deny unsigned document is their mother's will

An unsigned will has prompted competing legal claims over Giuffre's estate, with her sons disputing unwitnessed draft instructions as her final intentions.
World news
fromIndependent
2 months ago

'Just to know the boys were on the flight with Joe and he wasn't alone meant the world' - The volunteers watching over young Irish expats in Australia

A non-profit in Western Australia provides emergency support to emigrants across a province the size of western Europe.
World news
fromIndependent
2 months ago

'Just to know them boys were on the flight with Joe and he wasn't alone meant the world.' The volunteers watching over young Irish expats in Australia

A non-profit provides crisis assistance to emigrants across a province comparable in size to western Europe.
Science
fromFuturism
3 months ago

Space Junk Now Almost Constantly Crashing Down to Earth

A large piece of likely jettisoned rocket hardware, probably a composite propellant tank, fell onto a remote Western Australia road, highlighting growing space-debris pollution.
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Health
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

Sheer luck': how German backpacker Carolina Wilga was found after 11 nights lost in dense Australian outback

Carolina Wilga survived 11 nights lost in the Western Australian outback before being rescued.
Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

WA police who shot dead Aboriginal woman did not make meaningful attempts to de-escalate, coroner finds

Police failed to adequately de-escalate a situation leading to the fatal shooting of an Aboriginal woman, according to a coroner's findings.
Alternative transportation
fromSustainable Bus
7 months ago

Kempower is set to power a 132-units e-bus depot in Perth, Australia - Sustainable Bus

Kempower is partnering to build a large electric bus depot in Perth with capacity for 132 buses.
The depot will utilize dynamic charging technology to support Western Australia's electric public transport fleet.
London politics
fromNew York Post
8 months ago

Man wrongly arrested for a second time over a misspelling of his name

Mistakes in name spelling can lead to wrongful arrests.
Police need to verify identities to prevent wrongful detentions.
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