A leading police officer, road safety minister and father of an 18-year-old who died in a car crash have sat around the same table to talk road safety solutions, as Western Australia's road toll reaches the highest level since 2016.Β
WA's Main Roads department says well-organised thieves are increasingly targeting copper wire in street lights. The latest hit has affected an 1,800 metre stretch of cycle path in Mirrabooka.
The state government will consider major changes to high school education to entice more pupils to get an Australian Tertiary Admission Ranking and take on more difficult subjects.
An extraordinary map has been created to record Noongar place names of significant Perth locations and how people lived on the land prior to colonisation.
Cycling advocates would like to see better dedicated cycling paths and subsidies for e-bikes to boost cycling rates in Perth, saying government action is too slow.
Unable to chew food properly, Daniel withdrew $67,000 from superannuation to fix his teeth. But he didn't realise that tax rules would drain an additional $19,000 from his retirement savings.
Legal changes introduced in the wake of the September 11 attacks, which only took effect in 2022, mean that unless there are exceptional circumstances Australians are now limited to three name changes in a lifetime.
Following the death of NSW paramedic Steven Tougher, St John Ambulance conducted a six-month trial of stab-proof vests in WA. But the service has found the equipment is uncomfortable and does little to improve the safety of workers.