Emergencies Minister Stephen Dawson warns of a long wildfire season and urges the public to implement the bushfire plan

Years of low rainfall are expected to mean a long and intense bushfire season, and the state government fears the vast majority of Western Australians are unprepared. Emergency services provider Stephen Dawson urged the public on Sunday to take 15 minutes to prepare a bushfire plan using the My Bushfire app.

Plan to import meth in juice bottles worth $400 million foiled

Three men are facing charges alleging they were involved in a foiled plot to import $400 million worth of liquid meth hidden in fruit juice bottles. Canadian authorities informed the Australian Federal Police (AFP) that a shipment of juice bottles containing an estimated 1,280 litres of liquid methamphetamine arrived in Vancouver from Brazil in May.

Man supported his friend's plan to tie up and burn his wife, jury says

A co-worker of Kelly Wilkinson's killer knew about his plan to “tie up and burn” his estranged wife and helped him get gasoline, a jury heard. Bradley Bell, of Pimpama, appeared in the Brisbane Supreme Court on Monday after pleading not guilty to the murder of Kelly Wilkinson, 27, on April 20, 2021.