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Charges laidPremiumSchool bus driver ‘blindfolded, raped’ teen girl

A primary school bus driver in the State’s south west has been accused of blindfolding a 14-year-old girl and raping her twice.

Sarah Steger, Briana Fiore & Jackson Barrett

EducationClass of 2020 start COVID-safe NSW HSC

After a tougher than usual final year, 73,000 NSW students from the class of 2020 have started the last leg of their HSC with exams under way.

Way too hotVideoPremiumDay care centre’s big fine over toddler’s scorched feet

A third Perth childcare provider in three months has been whacked with a heavy fine after a child’s feet were burnt while playing outdoors on a searing day.

Charlotte Elton

Health alertCommentsPremiumChickenpox outbreak flares at western suburbs school

At least 20 children at a Perth school have caught the highly infectious viral condition, prompting health officials to issue a fresh warning to parents and teachers as pupils return to classes.

Angela Pownall

Police probeVideoCommentsPremiumPerth teen charged after ‘stabbing’ at Kwinana school

A 14-year-old boy has been charged after a student was rushed to hospital following an alleged stabbing at a school in Perth’s southern suburbs.

Caitlyn Rintoul, Chloe Fraser, Aaron Kirby

Construction tragedyVideoCommentsPremium‘Long, complex’ investigation into Curtin Uni collapse

WorkSafe WA Commissioner Darren Kavanagh has flagged authorities will exhaust every avenue as they review yesterday’s fatal Curtin University roof collapse which killed a 23-year-old apprentice.

Michael Traill

University tragedyCommentsPremiumLoved ones mourn ‘beautiful’ tradie killed in collapse

Family and friends have paid tribute to the 23-year-old victim killed in Tuesday’s horrific workplace accident at Curtin University.

Phil Hickey and Kate Ryan

Worksite tragedyCommentsPremiumFallen tradie’s body recovered from accident site

Police have tonight recovered the body of a tradesman killed in a building collapse at Curtin University.

Phil Hickey & Kate Ryan

Union’s claimsVideoCommentsPremium‘Safety fears raised before fatal collapse’

The construction workers’ union says it has been previously told of issues at the site where a man plummeted to his death today.

Phil Hickey

Devastating accountVideoCommentsPremiumWorkers’ horror as tradesman killed

Witnesses have recounted the tragic moment one person was killed and another critically injured during a construction collapse at Curtin University this afternoon.

Kate Ryan, Natalie Richards and Phil Hickey

EMERGENCYVideoCommentsYoung apprentice dead as Curtin Uni building collapses

At least one person is dead after a building collapsed at the construction site of The Exchange — a Curtin University project at its Bentley campus.

Phil Hickey

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Contentious lawsCommentsPremium
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Why humanities degrees are more important than ever

Last week, the Federal Government sent a message loud and clear — Australia does not need more humanities graduates. The problem is, we do. Here’s why.

Meilin Chew

Meilin ChewFinance News Presenter

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Lanai ScarrCommentsPremium
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Why the young people of Australia are losing hope

Our youth are feeling despondent. COVID has completely shattered the life they thought they would have. But this latest change may be the straw that breaks the camel’s back.

Lanai Scarr

Lanai ScarrFederal Political Editor

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Online dangerCommentsPremium
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Unchecked workers offering babysitting, tutoring

Parents are being warned to vet people who work with their kids after an investigation found advertisements for tutoring and babysitting services from people without Working With Children cards.

Josh Zimmerman

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Curtin VC: Unis need to think local

Harlene Hayne, Curtin University’s new Vice Chancellor, says the sector's problems pre-date the coronavirus pandemic and there are new opportunities to think about ‘the way we do things’.

Sarah Ison

Changing timesCommentsPremiumWA universities consign lectures to the history books

Murdoch University has revealed it is planning to ditch face-to-face lectures from the start of next year. Here’s how other WA universities have responded.

Daryna Zadvirna

Fee spikesCommentsPremium‘American-style debts to follow Job-Ready Uni changes’

The Government’s contentious Job-Ready Graduates Bill — which will allow for the doubling of some university courses — has passed the Senate. But it’s come with a warning from the opposition.

Sarah Ison

New eraCommentsPremiumMurdoch Uni cuts face-to-face lectures

Murdoch University is planning to ditch face-to-face lectures from the start of next year.

The West Australian

Unanimous decisionCommentsPremiumCurtin University reveals new Vice-Chancellor

Curtin University has revealed its next Vice-Chancellor, saying the decision to appoint the former Chair of Universities New Zealand was unanimous.

Sarah Ison

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Struggling sectorCommentsPremium
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Why uni sector is sweating on semester two 2021

International students need to return to Australia by semester two next year or the nation risks losing its share of the market — and the $30 billion it generates annually — forever.

Sarah Ison

Infrastructure boomCommentsPremiumWA trainees to fuel ‘unrivalled era of construction’

The McGowan Government has launched a free construction training program to get JobSeeker recipients and young West Australians driving some the State’s key infrastructure projects.

Michael Traill

Federal BudgetPremiumUni research gets $1b funding in Budget lifeline

The Morrison Government will pour billions into university research after the sector warned of ‘brain drain’ — the loss of research and expertise — because of COVID-19.

Sarah Ison

Elite school scandalPremiumCharged teacher’s bail changed so he can reno $1m home

A former teacher alleged to have sexually abused students at elite girls’ school Penrhos College in the 1970s and 80s will spend two weeks in a rental while his lavish Mosman Park home is renovated.

Shannon Hampton

Education reformCommentsPremiumUni fee hike to go ahead with Centre Alliance support

The Government’s controversial Job-Ready Graduates legislation that will double the cost of humanities degrees will pass parliament after Centre Alliance announced its crucial vote of support today.

Sarah Ison

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