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Ovo Energy CEO told to explain £40 million payments, following Scottish job cuts

Energy group was given £17m in furlough payments after taking over Perth-based SSE’s retail division in January 2020

Insider UK

A Hefty Heatwave Is Gonna Hit Melbourne This Week So Say Goodbye To Your Melting Friends

Crank the aircon and say your prayers.

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WA light aircraft crash, four hospitalised

Four passengers have been injured after a light plane crash at Murrayfield Airpark, 70km south of Perth.

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WA records 13 new COVID-19 cases including mystery infection in South West region

Another 13 local coronavirus cases are reported in WA, including one mystery case in the Bunbury region. Meanwhile, the City of Perth backs down on its policy that people attending its Australia Day fireworks display must be vaccinated.

ABC News

Whisky buff sells incredible collection of 9,000 bottles for whopping £3.3m

Working with Perth-based Whisky Auctioneer, the collector known only as “Pat” sold his collection of 9070 bottles for a total of £3,360,000.

Daily Record

How this little marsupial's poo nurtures urban gardens and bushland (and how you can help protect them)

Wildlife encounters can be few and far between in cities but, if you’re lucky, you might catch sight of a small Aussie marsupial in Perth that’s helping keep urban bushland healthy.

The Conversation

Concerns Perth spending in Margaret River slowing after long domestic tourism boom

One of WA's premier food and wine regions has relied heavily on Perth travellers throughout the pandemic. Now there are concerns the market is drying up for some operators.

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Australian Rail Track Corporation says line closed between SA, WA and NT due to heavy rain in outback

A weekend washout along the rail track north of Port Augusta halts freight services from Adelaide to Perth and Darwin.

ABC News

Should local governments pay for councillors, staff to sue public for defamation?

A Perth defamation lawyer says council policies that pay for councillors and staff to sue members of the public for defamation are an "absurd waste of ratepayer resources".

ABC News

Australia records 58 Covid deaths; Hunt says ‘hoarding’ affecting rapid test shortage – as it happened

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Is the sun finally setting on Australia's 'hermit kingdom'?

Two years ago, Western Australia slammed its doors shut and went in a different direction to the rest of the nation. But the sun may be setting on its days behind a hard border, despite its delayed reopening.

ABC News

Boss of crisis energy firm cutting hundreds of Scots jobs told to explain £40m payments

Stephen Fitzpatrick’s Ovo Energy was given £17million in furlough payments after taking over Perth-based SSE’s retail division in January 2020.

Daily Record

Omicron can't be 'eliminated' in WA, Health Minister concedes as case numbers jump

COVID case numbers jump in WA and the Health Minister concedes the plan of attack is now to suppress and manage the virus, not eliminate it.

ABC News

Perth swelters through record six consecutive days over 40C temperatures

West Australian capital also setting records for most days above 40C in a summer with the tally now at 11 days

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NSW and Victoria reveal back-to-school plans – as it happened

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Daily Record

Person rushed to hospital as huge house fire burns overnight in Scots town

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service sent four appliances to the scene on Crieff Road in Tulloch, Perth and Kinross, on Friday night while Police Scotland blocked off the street.

ABC News

Perth smashes heat record, recording fifth consecutive day over 40C, with another scorcher forecast for Sunday

Perth records a record five consecutive days of temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius, with little relief in sight until Monday.

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Western Australia races to contain Perth Covid cluster as Greg Hunt declines to condemn border decision

New South Wales records 30 Covid deaths, Victoria 20, Queensland 10, South Australia three and Tasmania one

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WA health authorities urge anyone with COVID symptoms to get tested and isolate, as state records seven new cases

Anyone in Perth, Peel or WA's South West with COVID symptoms is urged to get tested immediately and isolate until receiving a negative result as the state records seven new local cases.

Daily Record

Smoke billows across Scots town as firefighters tackle large house fire

Emergency services rushed to the scene on Crieff Road in Tulloch, Perth at around 8.14pm on Friday, January 21.

Daily Record

Perth and Kinross councillor 'shocked' at lack of debate over pupil sex survey

Carse of Gowrie representative Alasdair Bailey feels the survey is "a fundamental breach of our kids’ right to a private life"

Daily Record

Perth-based senior respiratory nurse receives special 40 years’ service award

Ruth Houston has been a mainstay at Perth Royal Infirmary since qualifying as a staff nurse in 1984

Daily Record

Councillor calls for better local healthcare provision in Perth and Kinross

Bridge of Earn Surgery closed in 2019 and this week councillors approved plans for more housing in the area

The Hindu

India to open 2022 T20 World Cup campaign against Pakistan on October 23 at MCG

India's second Super 12 match in Group 2 will be on October 27 in Sydney against a qualifier (runner up of Group A) and will be followed by matches against South Africa (October 30 in Perth) and Bangladesh (Adelaide Oval on November 2).

Daily Record

Spitfire plane could be yours for £90K

A Perth businessman has put a replica Spitfire kit plane that he has based at the aerodrome in Scone up for sale.

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