The island housed a convict jail in the mid-19th century and a major shipbuilding facility until 1991 and the visitor centre runs several tours, including a Second World War shipyard tour.

Australia Day , called 'Invasion Day' by first Australians, its January 26 date and the festivities held on the day are ...

Many holidaymakers were soaking up the sun when news broke that a seaplane had crashed while taking off at the popular tourist destination Rottnest Island. One of them was the ABC Perth newsroom's ...

James Wong, 34, was piloting the Cessna 208 when it crashed shortly after takeoff on January 7, landing at Thomson Bay at Rottnest Island, about 20km from Perth. Six people were on-board the ...

SYDNEY, Jan 8 (Reuters) - A light aircraft crashed near Rottnest Island off the Western Australian city of Perth killing two tourists from Switzerland and Denmark and the pilot, authorities said ...

Only one of the seven people aboard the Cessna 208 Caravan was rescued without injury after the crash Tuesday afternoon on Rottnest Island, police said. The plane owned by Swan River Seaplanes was ...

The WA survivors of the fatal seaplane crash off Rottnest Island last week say they are “eternally grateful” to have survived the tragedy and revealed that pilot James Wong played a critical ...

James Wong has been identified as the pilot who was killed in the Rottnest Island seaplane crash. Picture: LinkedIn A man and woman aged in their 60s from WA survived the crash, along with a 63 ...