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The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps of Iran says it has seized a vessel in the Persian Gulf which it claims was smuggling diesel fuel to the United Arab Emirates.
2019-09-16

West Australian Premier Mark McGowan says he is willing to use state law to block livestock export ships on animal welfare grounds. The move comes as MV "Awassi Express" is detained in Fremantle undergoing ventilation upgrades mandated by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority after video emerged of 2,400 sheep dying on board during a voyage last August. MV "Maysora" left the port last week despite inspectors reporting water troughs that were empty or filled with faeces.
2018-04-22

A fragment of the world's oldest ground-edge axe dated at between 45,000 and 49,000 years old is found in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
2016-05-11

More than 60 people are hospitalized after an engine explodes on a crowded Bangkok, Thailand, commuter boat. Police suspect a liquefied natural gas leak caused the blast. The boat operator has been ordered to use diesel fuel only on its 25-boat fleet.
2016-03-5

The Department of Fire and Emergency Services orders the evacuation of residents of the Western Australia town of Northcliffe as a bushfire approaches. [http:--www.perthnow.com.au-news-western-australia-live-updates-northcliffe-under-threat-from-raging-bushfire-story-fnhocxo3-1227206087626?nk=189524b3e2a960d591ca9939c129a980 ("Perth Now")]date=August 2019
2015-02-3

A 4.4-billion-year-old crystal from Western Australia has been confirmed as the oldest fragment of Earth's crust.
2014-02-24

Justice Kenneth Hayne of the High Court of Australia voids the Senate election in the state of Western Australia due to the loss of ballot papers in a very close election.
2014-02-18

Cyclone Christine makes landfall in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, causing evacuations in Port Hedland and winds over 170 km-h in Roebourne
2013-12-30

The Australian Electoral Commission petitions the High Court of Australia for a new Senate election in the state of Western Australia due to the loss of 1,370 ballot papers and the closeness of the result.
2013-11-15

Scientists at California's Stanford University invent a working bionic eye powered only by focused light. Though currently a prototype, the device could eventually restore the sight of millions of people suffering from eye diseases such as macular degeneration and retinal pigmentosa.
2012-05-14