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Daniel Campo (left), dad of 18-year-old Nick (right), called WA Road policing Commander Mike Bell on Saturday night pleading for changes to road safety messaging after an horror weekend.

Queen Camilla was wearing a pale green Anna Valentine dress and coat with a straw hat by Lock & Co as she and her husband stepped out at St Thomas' Church in Sydney. The couple arrived on Friday night but enjoyed a day of rest on Saturday to recover from their jet lag, particularly as the King has paused his cancer in order to undertake the visit. Sydney Opera House was lit up with a rolling four-minute projection of images of Charles and Camilla to mark the monarch's first visit to Australia as King. The royal couple joined members of St Thomas' Anglican Church in north Sydney for a service officiated by the Archbishop of Sydney, the Most Reverend Kanishka Raffel.

A republican politician promised to be on his 'best behaviour' before greeting King Charles and Queen Camilla tonight as the royal tour of Australia began. Chris Minns, premier of New South Wales , was among those welcoming the couple after they landed at Sydney Airport at 8.30pm local time (10.30am UK time). Before greeting the King at the airport, the 45-year-old Labor politician said: 'I'm a republican. You've asked me and I'm happy to tell you I'm a republican. But I'm going to treat him as an honoured guest in New South Wales, which he genuinely is. I hope he has a great time here and I'll be on my best behaviour.' Mr Minns was accompanied by his mother Cara after his wife Anna became ill at the last minute. Sources told the Australian Daily Telegraph that Anna did not have Covid but she 'wanted to take the precaution of not passing anything on to the King'. Mr Minns signed off £50,000 plans to light up the sails of the Sydney Opera House tonight with a loop of images from previous royal visits to welcome the royals .

King Charles and Queen Camilla were welcomed to Australia today as the sails of the Sydney Opera House were lit up with a loop of images from previous royal visits. The illumination had been due to begin at 8pm local time (10am UK time), 30 minutes before the couple were due to land at Sydney Airport - but ran into trouble. It was delayed by a Cunard cruise ship called the Queen Elizabeth which blocked the projector after failing to sail out on time because of bad weather. The lighting up of the landmark was organised despite the New South Wales (NSW) government having axed a similar proposal for the Coronation due to cost. It comes almost 18 months after NSW Premier Chris Minns dumped plans set by the former coalition state government to light up the venue in May 2023.

The King and Queen Camilla are set to arrive in Australia for the start of an historic tour of the South Pacific. Ahead of their trip the royal pair posted a heart warming video to social media signing it off 'Charles R & Camilla R'. It starts off with words from Queen Elizabeth II prior to one of her visits to the country during her 70 year reign. The video goes on to show footage of a young King Charles alongside other members of the royal family during previous trips to Australia throughout the years.

The Australian Republic Movement (ARM) have vowed to make the visit the 'Monarchy Farewell Oz Tour' - and are selling gig-style T-shirts at $34 (£18) each. The black tops, sold in men's and women's sizes, show AI-style pictures lampooning Charles, Queen Camilla and Prince William in sunglasses and jazzy clothing waving to crowds. There are also tea towels at $24.95 (£13) plus post and packaging and beer mats celebrating what the group hope will be the final royal tour of Australia, which starts on Friday. The campaign is also accompanied by a YouTube campaign video called Monarchy: The Farewell Oz Tour, which says will be 'in person, and with your money'. Royal commentator Phil Dampier told MailOnline: 'I'm sure they are trying to say that Charles won't visit Australia again as King because they want to ditch the monarchy. But given his age and his cancer battle these T-shirts are in very poor taste'.

A council has drawn flack from the state's premier for taking the unprecedented step of sending out dramatic letters warning against the Covid vaccine.

Charles, 75, who has visited Australia 16 times, has put his cancer treatment on hold to ensure the six-day trip can go ahead, and alongside the Queen, will attend a range of events aimed at fostering relationships between communities. The visit includes a reception in Canberra later this week, but the six state premiers - of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania -  have said they are unable to attend. Bev McArthur of the Australian Monarchist League said the premier's actions were 'insulting'. 'They should just take off their republican hats, make the short trip to Canberra, say 'hi and thank you for coming to Australia',' she added.

Charles, 75, has put his cancer treatment on hold to ensure the six-day trip can go ahead - yet the Australian Republic Movement (ARM) have vowed to make the visit the 'Monarchy Farewell Oz Tour'. And six of Australia's state premiers, five of them from the left-wing Australian Labor Party, are too busy with 'other commitments' to welcome him - even though the tour was organised months ago. Royal biographer and investigative journalist Tom Bower told MailOnline today: 'The Republicans do their cause no good by seeking to embarrass a sick man who is doing his duty by travelling across the world at the request of the Australian government'. A host of Australia's top politicians, all of them left-wing, have refused to meet Charles in Australia's capital next week, where British campaign group Republic is even planning a protest with CEO Graham Smith flying in from the UK. Other protests are also planned in Sydney for when Charles and Camilla are in the city. Victoria's Labor premier Jacinta Allan won't be attending the King's welcome event in Canberra on Monday October 21. Tasmanian premier Jeremy Rockliff is on a US trade mission. South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas has a regional cabinet meeting. NSW premier Chris Minns also has a cabinet meeting. A spokesman for Western Australia 's Premier, Roger Cook, would only say he has 'other commitments'. Queensland premier Steven Miles said he will be busy campaigning (pictured top left to bottom right).

The King is due to embark on his 17th visit to Australia this week and his first foray to a Commonwealth nation since become King. But the 75-year-old has been given the cold shoulder by Australia's politicians who have declined the invitation to attend his reception in Canberra on October 21. Victoria's premier Jacinta Allan declined last week stating the reason being she had a cabinet meeting. Her deputy, Ben Carroll, also refused the invitation, meaning Ms Allan's parliamentary secretary Nick Staikos will represent the state. Queensland premier Steven Miles said he could not attend because he was currently working on his election campaign, while Tasmanian premier Jeremy Rockliff said he was on a US trade mission. South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas and New South Wales premier Chris Minns also said they were attending a cabinet meeting. And a spokesperson for Western Australia 's premier Roger Cook said he had 'other commitments'.

Australian Rugby League Commission chair Peter V'landys has opened up on the personal toll his role has had on his personal life, as he confirms the ARLC's decision to reject a private consortium's Western Bears NRL expansion bid 'is not a setback'.  It's been a busy few weeks for the executive who has been a key figure in recent discussions around the NRL's proposed expansion to Western Australia. In recent days, it has been confirmed that the ARLC had rejected a bid from a consortium of investors, led by Cash Converters CEO Peter Cumins, but it appears the ARLC is now working directly with the Western Australian government to found the team.

Several state premiers in Australia have revealed they will not be meeting with King Charles III as tehy have other commitments.

Emergency services were called to Geraldton-Mount Magnet Road near Yalgoo about 10.50pm on August 10 after a Toyota HiLux utility had rolled.

The Western Bears' bids to become the 18th NRL franchise were handed a huge blow on Tuesday. Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) boss, Peter V'landys, has informed the Western Australian government that bids from a consortium made up of Perth and North Sydney backers had been rejected, according to reports from The Daily Telegraph. V'landys confirmed on Tuesday that a bid tabled by the consortium of investors had failed to meet the financial requirements to successfully found the team, with V'landys stating that their bid had come up 'too short'.

Veteran Seven News reporter Geof Parry confronted Nicheliving director, Ronnie Michel-Elhaj, on Saturday morning outside a construction site of a home in his wife's name in Applecross, Perth.

Matej Radelic appeared in Broome Magistrates Court on Thursday to face three counts of aggravated common assault over zip-tying the children, aged six, seven and eight after he caught them swimming in the property's pool.

Marine technician and businessman, Rob Lo Presti, was working at the marine engineering facility in O'Connor, in Perth 's south-west on Saturday when the premises went up in flames

This Old House star Roger Cook has died aged 70. Cook - known to many as the landscaping expert on the show from 1982-2020 - passed on August 21 from a lengthy illness, a statement on the PBS show's website confirmed.

Western Australian locals are outraged following a 'communication breakdown' between a government department and contractor that saw an 800-year-old cut to a stump.

The tradie's mother said doctors 'just aren't sure of the scale' of the damage done to her son.

The heartbreaking reason two women and a baby were on the road before they were killed in a car crash in Western Australia has been revealed.

Emergency services were alerted to the crash on Geraldton-Mount Magnet Road, just east of the Gabyon-Tardie Road intersection near Yalgoo about 10.50pm on Saturday.

Nicheliving co-founder and managing director Ronnie Michel-Elhaj (inset) lost his WA building licence this week leaving more than 230 homes unfinished.

Western Australian Premier Roger Cook took to social media on Thursday to announce the sudden loss of the 'wonderful' Lynnette Owen on Monday. He was back at work less than 24 hours after his mum's death to welcome Chinese Premier Li Qiang to Perth. Mr Cook also thanked the messages of love and support that people had shared with his family, in particular those for his father Hugh.