Millions of Australians will have thousands of dollars slashed from their student debt after parliament passed new laws on Thursday. Here’s what you’ll get – and when.
Jessica Wang, Brendan Kearns
Princess Royal Sailing Club hosted the launch of the prestigious Fremantle to Albany yacht race last Friday, with locals and visitors turning out to see the much-loved event officially return to the calendar.
Jacki Elezovich
End-of-financial-year sales and Australians flocking to one electrical item have triggered an unexpected retail boom.
Cameron Micallef
Police have shared new details on an after-school childcare worker charged with using 10 students in his care, aged six and under, to produce child abuse material.
Hannah Moore
A key Reserve Bank official has hinted at an August rate cut after welcoming new inflation figures showing the lowest rate since 2021.
Aussies with student debt will have thousands of dollars taken off their bill, with Labor passing one of its key election promises to young voters.
Jessica Wang
One Aussie state is expected to receive up to 150mm of rain within days, as its capital city sets a bleak winter record.
Jack Nivison
The partner of Melissa Caddick has been seen debuting a new look after allegedly assaulting a 73-year-old woman in a park near where the conwoman vanished.
Jack Nivison and Cydonee Mardon
Horrific details of a man’s actions before being fatally shot by police after an altercation with his sister have been revealed.
Alexandra Feiam
The quarterfinal games of the South West Cup 2025 were cancelled due to the weather conditions and safety concerns and the rescheduling is yet to be announced.
Yousuf Shameel
Students from South Regional TAFE’s Collie campus have partnered with HorsePower Collie to design and construct a “Alice in Wonderland” themed horse-riding trail for disabled riders.
Australian country music legend Lee Kernaghan has announced the final leg of his nation tour, which he describing as “country, but it rocks”.
Young soccer players from South West are preparing to lace up their boots and represent the state in the upcoming Borneo Cup held annually in Malaysia this October.
Bunbury’s much-loved 24-hour cancer fundraising event is returning for its 23rd year and will be aiming to surpass the $5 million mark with already $60,000 raised this year.
Spending his childhood in regional Australia gave actor-turned-director Myles Pollard the confidence to succeed in the industry, but it wasn’t the loud, chest-thumping kind people think is needed.
Federal Member for Forrest Ben Small has slammed new changes to the National Disability Insurance Agency, saying they present an “unfair disadvantage” for regional communities across the South West.
Craig Duncan
South West residents have been left out to dry with Bunbury’s St John of God Hospital announcing the permanent closure of its hydrotherapy pool.
An Esperance business and industry forum is giving stakeholders within the region the opportunity to receive growth and networking opportunities this week.
Jessica Antoniou
Artificial intelligence-powered smoke detector cameras are being tested as a tool to spot potentially deadly bushfires before they spread out of control.
Craig Duncan and Shannon Hampton
A motion of no confidence in the Shire of Coolgardie council will be presented at tonight’s annual electors’ meeting, and its financial position at June 30, 2024 was almost $5.3m worse than expected.
Neil Watkinson & Jessica Antoniou
IGO’s Nova mine in the Fraser Range, which has only one more full year of operation left, has produced just more than 16,000 tonnes of nickel in the latest financial year.
Neil Watkinson
New hollows on the market seem to be the hot commodity for cockatoos amid their avian housing crisis.
A new report has exposed the harsh reality of the health and wellbeing of children living in the remote Ngaanyatjarra Lands, revealing the complexities of child nutrition and impact of government policies.
A new study estimates it will cost $375 million for Magnetic Resources to develop its Lady Julie gold project south-west of Laverton, which will have a nine-year mine life.
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