Gambling rates in young men soar as betting becomes ticket into social circles
Australians spend an eye-watering $30 billion each year on gambling. We are, comfortably, the world’s most profligate punters.…
Mentally impaired prisoner kept in jail illegally amid Frankland Centre bed shortage
A mentally impaired man was kept in jail illegally and denied suitable mental health care because of a…
WA shark-tagging program to be expanded as funding announced for AI drones
Western Australia’s shark-tagging program will be expanded and the use of AI-powered drones investigated as part of a…
Sharks could linger off Perth coast for weeks despite removal of whale carcass from City Beach
Some of Perth’s most seasoned swimmers are taking a break from the ocean after a whale carcass lured…
Whale carcass at City Beach removed after delays, sent for landfill burial
A huge humpback whale that washed up at Perth’s City Beach on Monday has finally been removed from…
Whale carcass to remain on Perth beach overnight as efforts to remove it fail
An enormous whale carcass will remain at Perth’s City Beach overnight after a day-long effort to remove the…
Teen sculptor youngest artist taking part in Margaret River Region Open Studios
Before Dunsborough teenager Charlie Guiver could walk, his parents were teaching him to use his own electric drill.…
Humpback whale dies after becoming beached in Port Kennedy in Perth’s south
A humpback whale has died after it became beached on a sand bank in shallow water at Port…
Australia grapples with child psychiatrist shortage as experts warn of consequences
Experts are warning younger children are presenting with increasingly complex mental health needs as a new report predicts…
Black swan ‘wipe-out’ from bird flu predicted as dead birds wash up along WA coast
More than a dozen dead birds have been reported along Western Australia’s southern coastline as the state braces…
Deadly H5 bird flu variant detected in Australia for first time in Esperance seabird
The deadly H5 variant of avian influenza has been detected in a bird that washed up on a…
‘No credible plan’ for mental health overhaul promised after WA teenager’s death
Efforts to transform mental health supports for Western Australian children and teenagers risk never being delivered without major…