A 33-year-old Perth man has been charged after he allegedly told police he had coronavirus while being arrested over serious family violence.

Conservators in Perth, Scotland have discovered paintings inside the coffin of an Egyptian mummy - known as 'Ta-Kr-Hb' - after she was lifted out of it for the first time in more than 100 years.

The first shipment of 200 kits from China, bound for Perth via Singapore, was found by Australian Border Force officers on March 16.

The 35-year-old arrived in Western Australia on March 28 from Victoria and was required by law to self-isolate for two weeks to slow the spread of COVID-19.

A creative handywoman has revealed how she transformed a chest of drawers into a modern statement piece using a quilt from Target.

Johnathon David arrived in Perth from Victoria on March 31 and was sent into quarantine at the Travelodge Hotel for 14 days due to coronavirus restrictions.

ABF Commissioner Michael Outram said all foreign cruise ships who asked for permission to stay in local waters had their requests knocked back on Saturday.

Two people aged in their 70s were the latest to die from COVID-19 in Western Australia, taking the state's toll to six and the nation's to 48 on Tuesday.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. Milos Radovic was found guilty of attempting to murder Senior Constable Andrew Swift, who had been called to a domestic dispute in Rockingham, Queensland.

Newsreader Tracy Vo's departure from the Today show came as a surprise to viewers, but her colleagues at Channel Nine had apparently anticipated it for weeks.

Alexandra Cearns, a photographer from Perth, curated Perfect Imperfection, which collates heart-warming snaps of pooches and felines living with disabilities.

Wesley Shah, from Perth, Scotland, was terrified when his mother Daphne, 98, started showing symptoms of the deadly virus last week and was rushed to Ninewell Hospital in Dundee.

Detectives were called to the apartment block on Leonard Street in Victoria Park at about 4.20pm and discovered one body inside the unit.

Jonathan David faced Perth Magistrates Court on Tuesday where he pleaded guilty to two counts of failing to comply with a direction.

The outbreak triggered an abrupt stop to rock lobster exports in January when China scrambled to lockdown its borders

The 36-year-old journalist moved back to Perth to be closer to her parents amid the coronavirus pandemic.

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard revealed that 42 per cent of all cases within the state are now under the age of 40, with those aged 20 to 29 making up the majority.

Perth GP Dr Julie Manasseh says she was shocked with what she was confronted while caring 600 returned travellers at the Crown Promenade and Metropol hotels

Dramatic video showed the girls, aged 11 and 12, being pulled to safety after they were washed off the Casuarina Boat Ramp in Bunbury, south of Perth, and taken out to sea by a rip.

A man accused of raping a 12-year-old girl, who was pimped out by her father in Perth's so-called 'Evil 8' pedophile case, has been found not guilty.

Parents Gary Paterson, 40, and wife Liz, 37, from Perth, Scotland, decided to create their own restaurant for their daughter Violet, nine, and son Arthur, six, after a long week of home-schooling.

Bulldozers are being used to block Virgin Australia planes from being removed from the tarmac at Perth Airport over claims the company owes a 'significant' amount of money.

The men are believed to have been fishing at the scenic coastal spot 260km from Perth when a large wave came over the rocks and washed them out to sea, WA Police said.

Rhodri Lloyd Thomas, 31, from the town of Mandurah in Western Australia, was pulled from the pool in the villa he shares with his girlfriend in the idyllic resort of Canggu on April 9.

Footage taken the week before Kristoffee Salazar and Romero Pizon were swept off rocks about 260km south of Perth showed them laughing and chatting as they fished on the same outcrop.

Dr Luke Torre risks his health every day he goes to work at Perth's Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. He is part of the team treating critical patients suffering from the illness.

The 80-year-old Perth woman, whose partner travelled onboard the Costa Victoria, brings WA's total to 550. She is among 16 people in Perth hospitals, four of whom are in intensive care.

Myles William Taylor is accused of bludgeoning his mother Lesley and then attacking his father Michael in a domestic dispute during the coronavirus lockdown.

A Perth mother accused of trying to murder her baby boy by pouring bleach into his formula will stand trial.

Four boys were allegedly near Cottesloe's Il Lido Italian Canteen in Perth's western suburbs at about 9.30am on Thursday and spotted smashing the windows of parked cars with an axe.

Modern slavery watchdog Walk Free Foundation is urging businesses and governments to help reduce COVID-19 risks for vulnerable workers.

The 29-year-old serving constable and her 24-year-old partner allegedly travelled by car from the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia into Perth without a lawful exemption.

Wildlife photographer Mark Jackman travelled to Boyagin Nature Reserve, 130km south-east of Perth, hoping to catch sight of a yawning numbat.

The Block's El'ise and Matt's passion for renovation certainly hasn't dwindled since their stint on the popular Nine show. 

A Sydney accountant who used a corkscrew to poke a Tony Abbott supporter has avoided jail time. 

Tony Abbott joined the NSW Rural Fire Service in 2000 while he was a minister and skipped cabinet meetings to help his Sydney brigade fight fires or clear storm damage, his captain said.

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott was seen treating himself to an ice cold beer at the Snow Goose Hotel in Adaminaby, after a long day of battling blazes in NSW. 

Tony Abbott said he believes Australia's response to the pandemic has been 'better' than other countries as the government has been thinking of a scenario such as this for many years.

Six years ago, when the original Frozen film was released, I was one of many, many adults who absolutely loved it.

At the media screening of what appears to be the last Star Wars film, a brief shot of the Scottish actor Denis Lawson at the controls of a Rebel Alliance fighter flashed up on to the screen.

At first glance, 1917 seems a strange film, a First World War picture that arrives three years too late for a centenary, three months too late for Remembrance Day.

As nomination season for the big film awards comes to a close, it is clear there are both winners - basically Joker, 1917, The Irishman and Once Upon A Time In Hollywood - and losers.

Until 2008, Robert Downey Jr was best known as the troubled actor who failed to live up to the Oscar-nominated promise he demonstrated in Chaplin & came close to wrecking his career with drugs.

Before it hits what eventually turns out to be its totally delicious stride, there are moments when this new production of Jane Austen's Emma looks as if it's simply going to be too much.

The film year is not quite the same as the calendar year, effectively running from one Oscar ceremony - this year's was in early February - to the next.

Flamur 'Alex' Beqiri, 36, has been linked to several gangland murders in Sweden where he was once one of the country's most wanted men. He died in a hail of bullets outside his home in London.

Too Moo, 26, was swimming in Champion Lakes, Perth, when he failed to resurface about 6.15pm on Thursday.

A monkey refused bananas before accepting a handful of crisps by a tourist driving along Bang Saen beach, in Chon Buri, Thailand. He aggressively chucked the fruit on to their seat.

Sydney will now host the Matildas' matches against China, Taiwan and Thailand after Asian Football Confederation moved games away from Nanjing due to coronavirus outbreak.

The Good Spa Guide reports a steady increase in UK spa-break bookings in general but particularly in breaks offering a taste of Thailand or a massage Moroccan-style.