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Good startPremiumJob where teenagers are earning big

A major employer is searching for bright youngsters looking to develop their early career skills, with no university degree required.

Carly Douglas

SportPremiumDetails emerge about grandstand collapse

Fans have suffered broken bones and concussions after a safety rail gave way during a match, sending many plummeting to the ground.

Daniela Pizzirani

‘Better prepared’PremiumHome Stretch: Vital child protection help extended to age 21

Young West Australians in the child protection system will no longer have the support tap abruptly turned off the moment they turn 18, with financial, emotional and other help now extended to 21.

Rebecca Le May

TragedyPremiumMan killed in school tragedy named

The man who tragically died while working at a Sydney school has been identified as an English stonemason.

Hugo Timms

Major breachPremiumStudent data, photos hacked at prestigious WA university

Police have charged a man over a major data breach involving confidential records held by the University of WA on present and past students.

John Flint

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‘Significant challenge’CommentsPremium
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WA Minister on listening tour ahead of jobs, skills summit

Anne Aly is launching a national roundtable tour to meet with stakeholders ahead of Labor’s jobs and skills summit next month — with two of the six meetings to be held in Perth.

Kimberley Caines

NSW NewsPremiumMan crushed to death at Sydney school

A man working at a prominent school in Sydney has died after he was crushed by “several tonnes” of falling concrete.

Daniela Pizzirani

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The West Australian exclusive
Ocean frightCommentsPremium
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School kids banned from stand-up paddleboarding

The Education Department has slapped a ban on stand-up paddle board use by all students in WA public primary schools after a frightening incident where children on a camp drifted out to sea.

Bethany Hiatt

PoliticsUnion boss loses it over ‘offensive’ claim

A union boss lost it over an “offensive” comment during a hearing into teacher shortages, shouting at an MP who screamed back in anger.

Anton Nilsson

UPDATEDPremiumStabbing sparked over teen love triangle

Knives, knuckle dusters and an extendable bat were used in the brutal brawl at a school that injured three teenagers.

Adelaide Lang, Daniela Pizzirani and Hamish Spence

Ukraine conflictPremiumZelensky’s 'hardest question' from Australia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed the “hardest question” he has been asked during a major speech in Canberra.

Catie McLeod

EducationNSW pre-kindy could cut classroom age gaps

Introducing universal pre-kindergarten in NSW is seen as an opportunity to reduce classroom age gaps, which currently can be as large as 18 months.

Phoebe Loomes

EducationUni boss accused of assaulting teen girl

A union is calling for the vice-chancellor of a northern NSW university to step down after she allegedly assaulted a 16-year-old girl.

Madeleine Achenza

Latest figuresCommentsPremiumCOVID cases continue downward trend

WA’s coronavirus infections have maintained their daily fall, with one death and 2816 new cases recorded.

Bethany Hiatt

EducationPremiumSA to spend $4.5m on special school unit

The South Australian government will spend $4.5 million on a special education unit at the Ceduna Area School on the state's west coast.

Tim Dornin

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Class clown? Comments
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WA to poach overseas trainee teachers to bandaid shortage

The Education Department is so desperate to plug looming teaching shortages it is looking to recruit would-be teachers from overseas who have not even finished their training.

Bethany Hiatt

EducationNew staff to help stretched NSW teachers

More than 200 new positions will be trialled across public schools from term four to help under-pressure teachers with administrative tasks.

Ethan James

COURTPremiumMessage bong-smoking teacher sent student

The grim details of a teacher’s fall from grace have been laid bare as she admitted to supplying students with drugs.

Lauren Ferri

AFLPremiumSwan who’s ‘obsessed with getting better’

The Swans’ climb up the ladder in the past two seasons has been driven by an exciting batch of youth – and Chad Warner might be the best of the lot.

Marc McGowan

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The West Australian exclusive
Students behaving badlyCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
WA principal slams ‘indulgent’ parents over sickies, dacking

The principal of a leading Catholic boys’ school has taken a swipe at ‘indulgent’ parents who make excuses for their children when they misbehave and allow their kids to get away with taking a sickie.

Bethany Hiatt

UpdatedPremiumGirl viciously mauled by two dogs

A 12-year-old girl and her pet pooch were injured after two dogs attacked them outside a school.

Angie Raphael

EducationPremium‘Devastated’: School’s shocking news

Students and staff were left stunned when they turned up to school this morning, unaware of crushing overnight news.

Hamish Spence

EducationSA calls for national action on vaping

South Australia's education minister Blair Boyer will call for national action on vaping among children when he meets with his federal counterpart Jason Clare.

Tim Dornin

EducationPremiumOverhaul after student dies on excursion

Education authorities have overhauled school excursion standards following the death of a 15-year-old whose symptoms were chalked up to “homesickness”.

Duncan Murray