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Kirsty Lichtenstein is a reporter at the West Australian Newspaper. She is currently finishing her Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) degree at Curtin University. She joined the team in late 2025.

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The vessel is being towed back to Christmas Island before it journeys to the US to be recycled.

SpacePremiumSpace X team descends on Christmas Island to retrieve vessel

A flight carrying SpaceX engineers has landed on Christmas Island to assist in recovering a towed vessel and return it to Texas for recycling.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Aerial photo showing a huge wall of smoke coming from the uncontrolled fire in WA’s north.

Disaster and EmergencyFireys battle uncontrollable bushfire in WA’s north

An uncontrolled bush fire is raging in WA’s north, burning on either side of Great Northern Highway with as much as 75,000 hectares already ravaged.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Firefighters raced to the scene shortly after 1pm on Saturday.

Disaster and EmergencyVideoWATCH: Wild moment car burst into flames on Perth street

The car’s engine had began to smoke before the vehicle erupted into flames on a Subiaco street.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Deborah Mailman

TV Week Logie AwardsFirst Nations actress enters prestigious Hall of Fame

Legendary performer Deborah Mailman AM is set to enter the TV WEEK Logie Awards Hall of Fame, celebrating a groundbreaking career that has fundamentally shaped Australian television and film.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Stock image of children playing.

EducationPremiumChildcare fined after missing child walks 500m on busy road

A five-year-old child left unsupervised during an after-school care session in Como was able to walk more than 500 metres from the school and navigate a busy roundabout

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Dockers fans on their way to Optus Stadium have been hit by major train delays.

TrafficTechnical issue leaves Dockers fans stuck on trains in Perth

Dockers fans on their way to Optus Stadium have been hit by major train delays.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Thousands of students skip school for rowdy Hanson protest

WA NewsPremiumThousands of students skip school for rowdy Hanson protest

More than a thousand students have walked out of school and gathered in Forrest place chanting for Pauline Hanson to go to hell in a rowdy protest ‘against the far right’.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

There number of recorded incidents on train tracks has doubled from the previous year.

PerthPremiumDangerous incidents on train tracks double in Perth

Danger at railway crossings are in the spotlight with new data showing close to one incident a day recorded since this time last year. 

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Owner of Meat & Mains Tom Randolph.

WA NewsPremiumRed meat price spike hitting hard amid cost-of-living crisis

Red meat has long been a staple of Australian dinner tables. But amid a cost-of-living crisis, beef and lamb are among items to record the sharpest price spikes.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

2026 Avon Descent Paddle Competitors chase down Day 1 finish in record low water.

AVON DESCENTPremiumRecord-low water levels force Avon Descent course changes

More than 180 competitors took to the water on Saturday morning for the opening of the Avon Descent, despite what organisers say are the lowest water levels in the event’s modern history. 

Kirsty Lichtenstein

A car and dirt bike collided at the intersection of Walter Street and Eudoria Street in Gosnells.

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WATCH: Perth Motorcycle smashes into car in horror crash

Two people were seriously injured after a horror collision between a motorcycle and a car in Perth’s south-east on Friday night.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Latest figures from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry show Australia has recorded 215 H5 bird flu cases, with WA holding at 10.

BIRD FLUREVEALED: How WA bird flu numbers compare to other states

Western Australia is experiencing different bird flu numbers to elsewhere in the country.

Kirsty Lichtenstein