Women are fast growing population in the prison system and experts say there is a need for gender specific programs.
Women prisoners guided beyond violence.
Curtin roof collapse leaves one dead, two injured
The 23-year-old worker died when a glass roof collapsed at a building under construction at Curtin’s Bentley campus.
Deep cuts
Protests at Curtin’s proposed cuts to teaching staff took place on campus today.
Goldmine
The $1.2 billion buffer provided by the mining industry has kept Western Australia’s budget in the black.
Mental health matters
Experts have mixed reactions to today’s budget announcements for mental health.
Let’s talk water
The Australian Water Association is worried about water shortages in the future, and whether we are prepared for water stress.
Art attack
Perth artists are reacting to significant budget cuts to the arts this week.
Crying foul on uni funding
The contentious higher education reform bill passed parliament today, and many academics are furious.
More time online
Students are reacting to the news online lectures are set to continue next year.
Grants could increase urban sprawl
Subsidising house building in new land releases provides work for builders, but is urban sprawl a problem?
Standing bi each other
Bisexual+ community groups celebrated Bi Visibility Day with a virtual conference.
Redefining masculinity in schools
MAN UP is changing the way we think about being a modern man.
Curbing WA’s DV disaster
The State Government’s new plan to curb domestic violence in WA will fund four more Kimberley workers.
City slickers flock up north
With interstate and international borders closed, people from WA are choosing to holiday in their own state.
Spinning dysmorphic stigma
Body dysmorphia remains embedded in traditional performing arts as it struggles to gain media traction amid the 2020 crises.
$90m to spin our wheels
The WA Government has committed $90 million to cycling infrastructure as the number of cyclists in the state soars.
‘Dog Amendment Bill’ or dog’s breakfast?
Puppy farming in Western Australia needs to stop, but is this the way to do it? Proposed legislation has some breeders worried.