Gian De Poloni
Perth, WA
Gian is the Digital Editor at ABC News WA. He has been with the ABC for more than a decade working as a multi-platform reporter and video-journalist.
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Parts of Perth set to hit 45C on Thursday as three-day heatwave leaves city sweltering
The temperature reached 44C in some parts of Perth on Wednesday — 5C more than forecast — and on Thursday it could be even hotter.
Heatwave storm that caused widespread power outages 'worse than Cyclone Seroja', as it happened
WA's energy minister says a 'freak' storm that cut power to thousands is worse than 2021's destructive Cyclone Seroja.
Widespread phone, internet and electricity outages reported in wake of severe summer thunderstorm
A summer storm has pummelled WA's Wheatbelt and eastern parts of Perth, with Western Power warning it could take days to restore services to all affected customers.
Two homes lost in Parkerville as bushfire in Eaton eases — as it happened
Homes are razed and two men hurt as a bushfire that earlier tore through Parkerville, Stoneville and Hovea, forcing residents to flee, is contained by firefighters, while another blaze flares in Eaton, near Bunbury.
'Everything is gone': WA fire crisis eases for the night after homes lost
A bushfire emergency that gutted at least two houses in Perth's hills eases, as blazes burning in Toodyay and Eaton are downgraded.
Bushfire 'contained but not controlled' as firefighters contend with high temperatures
A massive bushfire that destroyed 18 homes in Perth's north is no longer being treated as an emergency level fire, as firefighters deal with high temperatures on their third full day battling the blaze.
Premier confirms 18 homes lost as photos lay bare ferocious Perth bushfire's path of destruction, as it happened
The threat level for a bushfire emergency that has caused widespread destruction to homes and infrastructure in Perth's north-east has been downgraded. Look back on how the day unfolded.
Massive Perth bushfire rages on amid 'unprecedented' spring heatwave, as it happened
A massive bushfire that has destroyed homes in Perth's northern suburbs is raging on in the midst of a scorching heatwave. See how the day unfolded.
Activists, leaders condemn Woodside protest tactics as premier reprimands ABC over coverage
Academic, political and business leaders have weighed in on the prevalence of "unacceptable" protest tactics, after four activists were outside the family home of Woodside's CEO.
'You have escalated your protest': Activists allegedly went to Woodside CEO's house with spray paint
Two men are granted bail after going to the home of Woodside chief Meg O'Neill, allegedly with spray paint.
Police to lay upgraded murder charge over WA officer's death as 'shattered' family leads tributes
A 23-year-old man who allegedly ran over and killed WA police officer Anthony Woods in Perth is set to be charged with his murder, as the constable's family remember him as "a devoted husband and loving son".
'He built a stronger WA': PM leads tributes following Mark McGowan's shock resignation
WA Premier Mark McGowan has announced his resignation from politics in a surprise announcement. Look back on today's events.
Alleged serial dating app rapist had hundreds of thousands of images on his phone, police say
A West Australian man is charged with 64 offences relating to the alleged rape and sexual assault of nine women he met on online dating apps, with police saying they have identified more potential victims.
WA budget gives households $400 power bill credit as multi-billion dollar surplus confirmed, as it happened
The WA budget is being announced, with the state expected to confirm a $4 billion surplus.
'Most unsatisfactory': Alleged accomplice in Australia's biggest bureaucrat fraud has 542 charges dropped
The alleged accomplice of a corrupt WA public servant who defrauded taxpayers of around $22 million has all charges against him dropped, two months before Jacob Daniel Anthonisz was due to stand trial.
Julie Cutler's death 'beyond reasonable doubt' but 35 years later little else is certain
A coronial inquest into one of WA's most baffling missing person cases uncovers no new information on what happened to Julie Cutler, other than it is "beyond reasonable doubt" she is dead.
The eureka moment WA's tiny radioactive capsule was found along an outback highway
The potentially deadly device is being held in a secure location in Perth as the team who found it reveal the somewhat "daunting" moment they realised they were standing near the capsule.
'We are not out of the woods': Firefighters probe cause of out-of-control bushfire north of Perth
Firefighters battling an out-of-control fire near the Western Australian town of Toodyay, north-east of Perth, are on high alert with more hot weather forecast.
McGowan government hands taxpayers' money to insolvent coal miner amid looming energy crisis
An unknown amount of taxpayer money will be spent helping an insolvent coal miner that is $1.4 billion in the red keep its lights on, with the supply of electricity at peak times depending on it.
Controversial inner-city highway plan scrapped after negative public feedback
The plan unveiled by WA's road authority just last month is scrapped after negative public feedback opposing the demolition of up to 100 properties in Perth's inner-city suburbs.
Country town hockey club admits tanking, coach removed and team disqualified
The Bunbury hockey team has admitted players were directed to tank a match so it could play an easier team in the finals.
Last-minute Federal Court challenge against WA's most expensive road project fails, construction to resume
An eleventh-hour legal challenge from environmentalists has failed to stop clearing of native bushland to make way for the $1.25 billion Bunbury Outer Ring Road in WA's South West.
Federal Court challenge against WA's most expensive road project sees construction ban extended
An environmental challenge against the $1.25 billion Bunbury Outer Ring Road will spill into a second day, as an injunction on its construction continues.
Last minute Federal Court injunction stops work on controversial $1.25 billion WA highway
The court order has immediately halted work on the Bunbury Outer Ring Road project, which at $1.25 billion is WA's most expensive ever road project.
Police and protesters clash as clearing begins on WA's most expensive highway
Police have intervened as protesters try to physically stop machinery clearing bushland to make way for the Bunbury Outer Ring Road project, which will create a more direct route between Perth and the Margaret River tourist region.