What West Australians think of the state budget
Amid all the chest-beating spin from the government, each line item in the budget will have a real impact on West Australians. So we asked them what they thought.
- by Hamish Hastie, Sarah Brookes, Holly Thompson, Jesinta Burton and Peter Milne
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Metronet costs balloon by $700 million as state pays to get people moving
Stage one of the Labor government’s flagship Metronet project climbed $2 billion in 2023 alone, taking the total cost of the network to around $11.5 billion.
- by Holly Thompson
WA education minister distances Rossmoyne parents’ letter from radicalised teen’s attack
West Australian Education Minister Tony Buti confirmed he had received a letter from parents about radicalisation, but it was separate from the boy who was later shot by police.
- by Holly Thompson
Radicalised student highlights ‘growing issue’ in WA schools, experts say
Experts warn the generation currently going through school is the first to grow up living much of their lives on social media, which presents a radicalisation threat.
- by Holly Thompson
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Marine life
Major WA tourism drawcard still in the lurch as businesses consider closing shop
There is still no plan for a new Penguin Island discovery centre more than a year on from a decision to stop an on-island build.
- by Holly Thompson
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Education
The WA parents joining Catholic churches to get children into ‘ideal’ schools
A WA expert says there is considerable weight to the ‘urban myth’ families join a Catholic church or have their children baptised primarily due to school choice.
- by Holly Thompson
The Perth suburbs with the highest concentration of international students
In two local government areas in WA, more than 10 per cent of the rental market is taken up by international students – well above the national average.
- by Holly Thompson
‘Overworked, underpaid and fed up’: Why thousands of WA teachers walked off the job
About 8000 teachers marched from Optus Stadium on Tuesday, joined by thousands more in the regions and even more watching the rally online.
- by Holly Thompson
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Road safety
The truth about child car seat laws in WA – and beyond
Experts say parents are following the law with the reasonable assumption it’s in line with best-practice research. The reality? It’s frighteningly far off.
- by Holly Thompson
Woman, pet dog die after crash in Perth’s north
The woman’s white Hyundai i30 hatchback caught fire after it crashed into the back of a Transperth bus on the 344 school bus route about 8am.
- by Holly Thompson
‘A laughable offer’: Thousands of WA teachers will stop work on Tuesday in bid for better pay
“A 0.25 per cent increase from first to second offer is not an offer that we can present to our membership ... they would reject it instantly,” union president Matt Jarman said.
- by Holly Thompson