Who would pass up free money during a cost-of-living crisis? As of Monday, roughly 142,000 families had not cashed in on the WA government's Student Assistant Payment — a cost-of-living relief measure open to all parents and carers with school-age children. WA Education Minister Tony Buti says if three quarters of eligible families claimed it would be an "outstanding" result. …
A planned half-day teachers strike across WA looks set to up-end plans for parents and employers on Tuesday, when thousands of teachers are expected to walk off the job until lunchtime. Premier Roger Cook said there was "no reason" teachers should stop working on Tuesday, describing the stop-work action as "regrettable and unnecessary". Department of Education director-general Lisa Rodgers said …
Cheerful grins in old scrapbook photo albums show a happy facade, masking the hardships Julie Taylor endured while raising a family on her own. "What's happened in the past doesn't sad me, but what saddens me is the fact that we can change what's happening with those young people around us today," Geoffrey said. Loading YouTube content Disability screening under …