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Western Australia is facing the prospect of another natural disaster, with bushfire emergency warnings in place in the south of the state only a week after the once-in-a-century flooding in the Kimberley.

In the early hours of this morning a bushfire emergency warning was issued for parts of Beelerup, Brookhampton and Charley Creek in the Donnybrook-Balingup shire.

A watch and act warning has also been issued for the Noggerup, also in the Donnybrook-Balingup, and part of the Wellington National Park in the shire of Dardanup.

In the north of the state, a barge containing food, medicine and other essential supplies is arriving in Broome, after last week’s flooding devastated the region’s road and air infrastructure.

The roadway over the Fitzroy River, the state’s only sealed roadway to the north, was left looking as thought it “had a big bomb dropped on it” was how the emergency services minister Murray Watt described it yesterday. However, that main freight route could take more than a year to rebuild, according to Stephen Dawson, WA’s emergency services minister.

In international news, the 80th Golden Globes are due to be held today with Australians including Cate Blanchett, Margot Robbie, Hugh Jackman, Baz Lurhmann, and Elizabeth Debicki nominated for some of the top prizes.

We’re also expecting to hear from the energy minister, Chris Bowen, on ABC Radio following the government releasing their plan to revamp the safeguard mechanism.

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