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Lockdown blog day 3

Residents in Perth and Peel have woken with high hopes on the third day of the snap three-day lockdown as they wait to hear the results of hundreds of COVID tests.

Cyclone Seroja blog day 2

More than 40 volunteers are set to fly to WA from over East in a military turboprop aircraft to assist the cyclone clean up as Kalbarri enters a second day of recovery from tropical cyclone Seroja.

Cyclone Seroja blog day 1

Tens of thousands of West Australians have had a sleepless night after Cyclone Seroja made landfall last night, leaving a trail of damage and power outages.

WA 2021 election: Live blog

The West Australian's live coverage of the 2021 WA State election

Wooroloo fires day 3

An out-of-control bushfire in Perth’s northeast has destroyed more than 70 homes, with residents to the north of the blaze told they are in immediate danger.

Wooroloo fires 2

US Capitol protests

Angry supporters of President Donald Trump have stormed the US Capitol in a chaotic protest aimed at thwarting a peaceful transfer of power to Joe Biden.

US election 2020 day 3

Election officials in key battlegrounds pressed forward Thursday with presidential vote counting as Democrat Joe Biden urged patience and President Donald Trump pursued legal options with little success, insisting the processing of ballots should be stopped.

US election 2020

Joe Biden has a narrow lead in the electoral college but Trump is threatening court action.

2020 US election

The most momentous US election campaign in living memory comes to an end today as a divided country makes its choice between Donald Trump and Joe Biden.