Australia news live: early report of ‘great damage’ as Cyclone Ilsa hits WA with record-high winds

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The category-five storm crossed the coast north-east of Port Hedland overnight. Follow the day’s news, live

Good morning, and welcome to our live blog which will bring you the breaking news of the day. Our morning blogger, Natasha May, will be along shortly: in the meantime, here’s what’s going on.

In WA’s northwest, Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa has crossed the coast about 120km north-east of Port Hedland as a category five system – it later downgraded to category four as it moved inland, but is expected to pose danger for most of the day.

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