In mid-2009 British citizen Simon Kadwill-Kelly was catching a ferry returning from France. Within minutes of trying to board he found out his identity had been stolen.
Country business owners say they have worked to absorb price increases, but will be forced to pass on costs to consumers if the supply of fuel to regional WA isn't stabilised.
The king penguin, known for being the second-largest penguin species and living on ice-free parts of the sub-Antarctic, was rescued near Esperance on WA's south coast.