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GWM’s flat-eight engine could power cars – report
5+ hour, 6+ min ago (26+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....
Cyclone warning issued for North Queensland with life-threatening flash flooding possible
7+ hour, 44+ min ago (26+ words) A tropical system brewing off North Queensland's coast has authorities warning of life-threatening flash flooding as cyclone development chances surge to 60 per cent....
Total fire ban in place as intense heatwave moves east
10+ hour, 18+ min ago (310+ words) Australia's southeast will bear the brunt of a persistent heatwave as the threat of more blazes breaking out remains extreme. The heatwave will be felt sharply in NSW on Saturday, with a sweltering 43C forecast for Sydney and even higher in…...
Musk's Grok curbs AI image editing after backlash
15+ hour, 15+ min ago (23+ words) Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok has limited its image editing tool to paying users amid growing concerns about deepfakes on the platform....
Flooding set to spread as north reels from heavy falls
15+ hour, 19+ min ago (411+ words) An expected rain deluge and a possible tropical cyclone are posing fresh threats to already hard-hit communities in Queensland's far north. Tropical Low 12U, stationed east of Cooktown, is preparing to make a sharp southwest detour towards the state's north coast....
Far north battens down as potential cyclone closes in
21+ hour, 34+ min ago (50+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. WHERE WILL THE SYSTEM HIT? WHAT AREA HAS ALREADY BEEN IMPACTED? HOW DOES IT…...
WA weather: Thunderstorms and destructive wind gusts to hit areas in State’s north
22+ hour, 35+ min ago (155+ words) Severe thunderstorms bringing destructive wind gusts are set to roll in to multiple areas across WA on Friday. In a weather alert issued about 4:33pm, The Bureau of Meteorology warned people in the north-eastern Kimberley and inland Pilbara to prepare for…...
Severe heatwave hits southeastern Australia with temperatures above 40C, bushfire risk spikes
1+ day, 29+ min ago (721+ words) Millions of Australians are set to swelter through a severe heatwave on Friday and into the weekend, with temperatures exceeding 40C across much of the country " a contrast made clear on a real-time global temperature map. A post shared on X…...
Ben Foo-Collyer says more protection is needed from sharks after mum killed by great white
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (35+ words) The son of a Perth woman who was killed by a shark nine years ago says people have less protection in the ocean off WA's coast today than they did when his mother died....
‘Catastrophic’: Black Summer-style warning for Victorian bushfires
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (26+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....