Holly Thompson

The students at high-achieving schools showed above-average literacy and numeracy results when compared with pupils of similar socio-educational backgrounds.

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Residents in the Wheatbelt towns have been warned it is now too late to leave as a fire burns through nearly 43,000 hectares.

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An American oil and gas company with plans to begin fracking operations in the Kimberley is accused of attempting to pull the wool over the federal government’s eyes.

Seventeen Australian universities tumbled in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2025 – seven of which experienced their worst performances since 2016.

“Everyone wants the best, but everyone speaks a slightly different language. The only way I felt like I could create the best was by stepping outside the system.”

The number of West Australian students applying for special provisions during their final ATAR exams is growing, despite fewer students choosing to sit them.

A 37-year-old man has been charged with a string of offences after running over a police officer when he was stopped on Friday evening in Perth’s east.

Western Australia’s Corruption and Crime Commission is concerned with “excessive and unlawful force” used by Perth transit guards.