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• Some alleged Kununurra child offenders 'belong in detention', WA minister says

  Children accused of being involved in a crime spree in Western Australia's north "belong in detention", the state's Corrective Services Minister says. 2025-10-29 06:47:30

• How Hurricane Melissa defied hurdles to become the 'storm of the century'

  Dubbed the "storm of the century", Hurricane Melissa shook off three different meteorological conditions that normally weaken major hurricanes. 2025-10-29 06:11:46

• Fake admiral peddling 'bogus' scheme found a year after vanishing

  Peter Cowell's whereabouts have been unknown since July 2024, but the ABC has tracked him down to suburban Perth. 2025-10-29 05:53:50

• Search on for man seen talking to missing schoolgirl 45 years ago

  Lisa Mott, 12, was last seen in the WA town of Collie almost 45 years ago. Now, police say a witness claims he saw her talking to a man leaning on a yellow panel van. 2025-10-29 02:04:21

• Top End wakes to shaking from magnitude-6.4 earthquake in Banda Sea

  People across the Northern Territory's Top End woke to shaking in the early hours during a magnitude-6.4 earthquake in the Banda Sea near Timor-Leste. 2025-10-29 00:11:36