New statistics reveal the Mandurah policing district was the worst in the Perth metro area for domestic violence reports last financial year as WA reached a 10-year high.
Shannon Hampton and Rachel Fenner
Google and Apple are among tech giants putting profits before child protection when it came to combating the explosion of deepfakes and other sexual abuse material, Australia’s eSafety boss says.
John Flint
Australia’s looming social media ban for under-16s could be a chance to make young people the most online savvy cohort yet or a disaster if it amounts to ‘hitting the pause button’.
Kate Emery
It is a little known piece of Perth history that 100 years ago Government House was the scene of a grizzly killing when a glamorous young woman shot her former fiance in the middle of a charity ball.
New research has revealed that a worrying amount of Australian children are turning to AI for emotional support.
Amy Cavender
Justice advocates say tech giants had three years to better protect children but still have not implemented resources to stop crimes against kids.
Savannah Meacham
Bluey may have taken home the Logie for best children’s program on Sunday but is the parenting style embodied by Australia’s favourite blue heeler on the way out?
Most of us are aware that we judge others based on age, ability, gender and race, shaping perceptions in ways that limit rather than liberate.
Gary Martin
WA doctors are seeing a spike in people suffering from loneliness, warning it should be taken seriously as a health issue.
An Opposition that tears down Indigenous culture instead of holding the Government to account and coming up with policies to present itself as a credible alternative, is one that’s doomed to fail.
Australia’s childcare crisis has sparked calls for the country to rethink its reliance on for-profit childcare centres.
Birth rates in WA continue to plummet, with new ABS stats showing the number of births last year the lowest in nearly 20 years.
Joe Spagnolo
People who move close to live music venues should not be allowed to immediately complain about the noise and have them shut down, says that man charged with revitalising Perth’s music scene.
The family of a PALM worker killed in a suspected hit-and-run crash hope his story sparks change for vulnerable migrants filling labour gaps in rural Australia.
Stephanie Gardiner
It was the only news story that parents of young kids wanted to talk about this week. It was also the one news story that parents of young children could not bear to hear about.
The music is pumping, the drinks are flowing and the sun is. . . high in the sky?
Dating app fatigue, safety concerns and the desire for a serious relationship are driving West Australians into the arms of matchmakers.
Thieves are stripping safety from streets as the theft of millions of dollars worth of copper cabling contributes to lights out in the suburbs.
Rachel Fenner
‘Hope Greta and her friends can swim!’ That’s senior US politician Senator Lindsey Graham fantasising about Israel sinking a ship carrying climate activist Greta Thunberg.
At a time when the average price of a flat white in Perth has soared to $6.50, a team of researchers has good news for caffeine addicts.
Drivers serving popular rideshare apps and speaking out on the daily dangers they face, fear it's a matter of time before someone is seriously hurt.
Allanah Sciberras
Advocates are arguing ‘restorative justice’ — a voluntary meeting of victim and perpetrator — has great potential in Australia.
The number of Australian men who admit to intimate partner violence, from emotional abuse to physical attacks, has risen to one in three, the biggest study of its kind has revealed.
Migrant workers fear deportation if they speak up about their poor workplace, with Woolworths uncovering 'unliveable' housing conditions in its supply chain.
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