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Children across the country begin their Term 2 studies with online schooling at home. How long will it last? And, what does face-to-face teaching mean when kids finally start arriving back at the school?

A sick prisoner's push for early release in the midst of the COVID pandemic.

Jayson O’Brien survived COVID 19 after 18 days in Dubbo Hospital and 8 days in ICU on ventilator.

The ability to navigate through the physical world is an amazing feat of the brain that was developed by our ancient ancestors. We can walk through unfamiliar places while maintaining a sense of direction, take shortcuts and remember places we visited decades earlier. How do we do it and is this ability threatened by a reliance on GPS?

Would you be willing to be infected with coronavirus if there was a chance of speeding up a vaccine? Thousands of young health people have put their hand up.

Inspiring individuals talk about a pivotal moment in their personal histories. This week, historian Michelle Arrow 

Can you guess this week's tweeter?

The Prime Minister wants Australians to stop watching Netflix and start studying online – will his new package for universities work?

A 64-year-old woman who allegedly purchased a yacht for her son to flee the country while he was on bail over a multi-million-dollar cocaine-smuggling operation is remanded in custody.

High levels of dust in a central Queensland town have been attributed to lower-than-average rainfall, but residents say more needs to be done to ensure it isn't coming from nearby mining operations.

Parents living in a mining town with one of the country's lowest unemployment rates are turning down jobs because there is no childcare available.

Thoughts and prayers don't usually come with a price tag attached, but a study finds they have a different value for different people, depending on religious observance.

An English tourist has his foot bitten off and his friend suffers serious injuries when they are attacked by a shark while snorkelling in the Whitsundays.

A new brand of militant activists hope to derail the WA Government's plans to build an outer harbour by waging an environmental war similar to the successful campaign to kill off the Roe 8 highway expansion.

The Landgate deal represents a sizeable change in position by WA Labor, a party that spent years fighting tooth and nail against privatisations but just locked in one of the state's biggest-ever deals with the private sector, writes Jacob Kagi.

Researchers are reporting an "alarming" loss in the number of qualified teacher librarians in schools, and they warn student literacy will continue to suffer if the trend is not reversed.

As the voluntary assisted dying debate rages in Western Australia, David Goodall's family is still processing the 104-year-old's decision to travel to Switzerland to end his life.

It is not just Perth feeling the exceptionally early burst of spring warmth, with central parts of Western Australia sizzling in record-breaking heat this past week.

Perth's flagship convention centre at the heart of the CBD is slowly sinking into the Swan River, developing undulating "speed bumps" in a carpark at the base of the structure that is creating hazards for cars and people.

The culture within the Perth City Council reached its "zenith" in the lead-up to its suspension, breeding an environment unlike anything one of its councillors had experienced previously, an inquiry hears.

Australia's biggest ever lottery prize, $150 million, is up for grabs on Thursday night, but if you are joining the throngs rushing to get a ticket be warned winning the nine-figure windfall could change your life for better and worse.

As elite athletes face more pressure than ever, the role of the coach is also evolving. And while an almighty spray and a heavy hand were once the norm, a different approach is now winning over players, writes Clint Thomas.

Arum lilies may be visually spectacular, but for more than 100 years they have been been suffocating the natural bush and backyards in the South West corner of WA.

When you think of traffic congestion, you probably think of cars bumper-to-bumper on the freeway during weekday peak hour, but there are several hotspots around the city where weekend traffic is even worse.

WA Premier Mark McGowan never needs a second invitation to express his disdain for the Maritime Union of Australia and its leader Christy Cain, but they may just be stuck in a loveless marriage, writes Jacob Kagi.

As more couples leave the decision to have children until later in life, or decide against having them at all, their parents are grappling with the prospect of missing out on the grandparent experience.

Perth brothers Ambrose and Xavier Clarke, who had their original murder convictions quashed, are given heavier sentences after being found guilty for the second time for killing a business partner.

Former Perth Wildcat Greg Hire had a difficult upbringing and says he does not know where he would be without basketball but now he is facing up to his sporting mortality.

The ACT is in the spotlight right now for marijuana law reform. But years ago another Australian state went down a very similar path in loosening the law when it came to recreational cannabis use.

A farmer who trains backpackers in grain and livestock farming says demand for good seasonal workers in WA is outstripping her ability to supply them and her agency is stretched to the limit.

Appointing coaches just because they have played for that club is not always the best strategy, but Justin Longmuir ticks all the boxes for Fremantle. Now he just needs to tick a few more, writes Clint Thomas.

Forecasters are predicting more hot weather to come after the city recorded an average maximum temperature 2.6C higher than normal and received less than half its average rainfall for the month.

Terry "Tuck" Waldron was instrumental in the planning and execution of the $1.6 billion Perth Stadium. Now he is facing another challenge overhauling the iconic but ageing WACA Ground.

An inquest into the death of a notorious Perth criminal dubbed "the Porsche kid" is told a prison guard said she "didn't care if he died" during a standoff that ended with him trying to take his own life.

Rapid population growth in the city of Mandurah south of Perth sees an equally steep hike in the number of people sleeping rough, forcing the council to reach out for help to contain the growing problem.

Dimi Petratos of the Jets during the Round 25 A-League match between Perth Glory and the Newcastle Jets at HBF Park in Perth, Sunday, April 14, 2019.

The parents of a boy who suffers from a rare genetic condition say his life would be at risk if he is deported, after his application for permanent residency was rejected over the cost of his care.

Two years ago, he was playing for Australia and could have been forgiven for thinking he had the cricket world at his feet. Then Hilton Cartwright's form fell off a cliff and he's still trying to recover.

The heavy industrial area of Kwinana is home to Perth's only remaining beach shack community, but there are fears a new container port could destroy the simple lifestyle the locals have worked so hard to preserve.

The threat of bushfire never occurred to this WA couple after all, they lived in a more or less treeless estate. Thanks to sheer chance, they still do. Now they're making their own luck.

A WA mother is vowing to move interstate with her four-year-old son, splitting him up from his sister, if education authorities refuse her requests for him to start school a year later because he "won't cope".

A Perth Family Court psychologist is found guilty of professional misconduct for writing an official report labelling a father "psychopathic" without a clinical diagnosis, resulting in him being separated from his son.

The WA Government finds a way to hit Opposition Leader Liza Harvey where it hurts most, and deliver generous cuts to TAFE fees for students in the process, writes Jacob Kagi.

Luca the dolphin was 18 months old when he became entangled in discarded fishing line and died. Now Mandurah, south of Perth, is rallying together in a bid to protect the rest of its dolphin population from a similar fate.

Cancer has taken Dee Freitags hair and her breasts, and she is terrified it could still take her life. But the latest hardship in her life has also given her more determination than ever to help her community.