WA Breaks 50-year Heatwave Record

Perth Report. Summary of latest news in the state from Cielo Franklin Image: Children soak themselves in water fountains to beat the heatwave in Perth (AAP)

Perth swelters in heatwave, breaking 50-year-old weather record; WA bushfires: Latest alerts, warnings; Crisis meeting called for Perths Fiona Stanley Hospital as WA doctors warn patients are at risk; Federal Perth MP Alannah MacTiernan to quit politics; Liza Harvey elected deputy leader of Liberal Party, deputy Premier; WA town New Norcia to help European Space Agency explore universe with antenna; Opening of Perth International Arts Festival set to showcase 40,000 years of Indigenous culture