The Department of Education has written to parents after a shocking assault on a five-year-old girl in the middle of a primary school playground. WARNING: Confronting content
Demi Huang
The Coalition will announce details of the caps it will place on international students studying in Australia in a move it says will ease housing pressures.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has promised to cut the international student intake in an attempt to free up housing and rentals. The move will be a key part of Mr Dutton's immigration policy that is soon to be released. A cap on foreign student intake of 25 per cent is expected to be applied to public universities. The Liberal leader has previously blocked Labor's attempts to limit the international student intake – saying he will put forward his own plan., Jessica Wang
The brand that has long led Australia's electric vehicle charge is falling out of favour. Can the nation's move to low-emission transport go on regardless?
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have become first-time parents.
Staff Writers
LIVE UPDATES: The Coalition has revealed a plan to cap the number of international students at Australian universities as part of a plan to tackle the housing crisis.
David Johns
Harvesting sea urchins from ocean beds they are grazing to oblivion has been hailed as a success yet more needs to be done to keep populations in check.
Poppy Johnston
The Prime Minister has returned to a key battleground city for a major campaign speech, as a war of words continues over duelling pledges over the Port of Darwin.
Nathan Schmidt and Jessica Wang
Video from one of 15 Palestinian medics killed by Israeli forces last month appears to contradict Israeli claims ambulances did not have emergency signals on.
Israeli troops have been deployed to a new corridor in the south of the Gaza Strip as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to visit the White House.
Fatima Hussein
The Nedlands mayor has recently been in the headlines over the issue of the Perth Children’s Hospice.
Ben Harvey
Stalled plans for the redevelopment of Cottesloe Beach — one of most iconic locations in WA — have received a $10m boost as Liberal leader Peter Dutton ups the ante in the fight to win the seat of Curtin.
Joe Spagnolo
When Professor Jonathan Carapetis says Strep A is the ‘nastiest bug you’ve never heard of’, he’s not kidding.
Hannah Cross
‘If you want to play, we’ll find a way.’
Kelsey Reid
A tight three-way contest in WA’s newest Federal electorate means candidates are trying to talk to as many voters as possible during the campaign to make a personal pitch.
Katina Curtis
As the mail-in genetic testing boom continues, experts are warning consumers to prepare for the can of worms the results may open.
Katie Hampson
Kellogg's cereals featuring "artificial food colourings that have been linked to hyperactivity" should not be advertised as healthy, Texas authorities say.
Russian authorities say Ukrainian drone and artillery shell attacks targeting energy infrastructure inside Russia have increased.
Confusion and uncertainty surround the biggest aged care reforms in almost three decades, with advocacy groups warning some at-home care providers risk not being ready for the sweeping July 1 changes.
Rhianna Mitchell
Fans of teenage singing sensation Gisella Colletti — who is hoping to become the first West Aussie to be crowned Australian Idol — can cheer her on at a special screening of the Grand Finale on Monday night.
Emily Moulton
The rates of women staying longer in the workforce has dramatically increased in recent decades, with one mum revealing why.
Jake Dietsch
Trump’s global tariffs have bombed the Australian share market and thrown up new affronts for WA, which now has to assert its place in a new world left alienated politically and commercially by Uncle Sam.
Simone Grogan, Caitlyn Rintoul, Joe Spagnolo & Bloomberg
A Western Australian’s life is soon to be turned upside-down when they discover they have become an instant millionaire from their entry into tonight’s Lotto draw.
Ella Loneragan
Homeowners could see their yearly power bill slashed by up to 90 per cent following a new pledge by the Prime Minister.
Nathan Schmidt
He was last seen getting off the bus in Perth’s south, almost one week ago.
Jessica Evensen
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