Claire Moodie
Escape tunnel discovered under WA Yongah Hill Immigration Detention Centre
Australian Border Force has yet to confirm reports an underground escape tunnel has been discovered at Yongah Hill Detention Centre in Western...
WA firefighters start to see signs of hope after four days of hell and destruction
Firefighters are making progress in containing the massive Perth Hills bushfire, which has so far razed 81 properties in four days and...
Security guards speak out on poor pay and conditions at quarantine hotels
Hotel quarantine security guards at the frontline of keeping the highly-contagious B117 variant of COVID-19 out of Western Australia have called for...
Travellers at WA virus hotel say guards not wearing masks
They might be quarantining at the same hotel that produced Western Australia’s first COVID-19 case in 10 months, but returned travellers at...
People placed in coronavirus hotel quarantine in Perth call for changes to ‘dehumanising’ experience
In normal circumstances, many of us would jump at the offer of being put up for free in a five-star hotel for...
Broome tourism businesses divided on Airbnb and other ‘sharing economy’ accommodation websites
Everything from “pearler’s cottages” to “charming bungalows in paradise” are up for grabs in Airbnb’s growing offering from the West Australian resort...
Couple rescued in remote NT after scratching ‘Help’ in mud
A young couple who sparked an air and land search of isolated terrain in Australia’s north say one of their biggest fears...
Seniors forced to go high-tech, whether they like it or not
Seniors who grew up with face-to-face contact and snail mail are turning up in droves to technology seminars, trying to keep up...
Crown Casino accused of allowing ‘self-excluded’ gambler to blow $120,000 in three weeks
A poker machine addict’s desperate suicide mission to Crown Casino in Melbourne has thrown into question the gambling giant’s commitment to responsible...