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WA Police are calling for calm in Geraldton after an elder was injured while filming the dramatic arrest of her grandson. — 1:41

Elder injured while filming dramatic arrest of grandson

A Canberra man has been extradited to Perth accused of sexually assaulting a student at university accommodation more than 30 years ago. — 1:13

Canberra man extradited to Perth accused of sexual assault

Four builders are going broke every week in Western Australia despite a soaring demand for new homes. — 1:32

Four builders a week going broke in Western Australia

Queensland Rail has defended ongoing disruptions to services, saying it still meetings targets.

Planning

Increase in SEQ train disruptions as 50¢ fare trial looms

by Tony Moore

Healthcare

Vapes on display at a store in Melbourne in 2023.

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Smoking & vaping

Vape crackdown in chaos with regulators unprepared, fearing organised crime

Four days into a nationwide ban on the sale of vapes, federal and state authorities are playing the blame game about who should be enforcing the rules.

by Chris Vedelago

Balmoral Bush Nursing Centre president Tom Silcock.

Health

‘Scorched earth’: What the state’s health funding squeeze means for rural health

Health outcomes for people in regional areas are already poorer than the city. Here’s why they may get much worse.

by Benjamin Preiss

Chris Blake, CEO of St Vincent’s Hospital, Australia said the not-for-profit has been left with no choice but to terminate its agreement with NIB.

Health insurance

Thousands of patients face massive cost hikes as hospitals pull plug on NIB

by Kate Aubusson

Brett Ryan has a broken sternum from a mountain biking accident on the last day of his Tasmania trip.

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Surfing

When Brett scalped himself on a remote island, a Learjet flew him to hospital

by Julie Power

Paul Kent arrives at court on Wednesday to argue one charge of affray should be dealt with under mental health laws.

Courts

Paul Kent guilty of street brawl as court rejects mental health claim

by Perry Duffin

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Education

WorkSafe found about 80 per cent of the school’s 90 employees were working regularly with a cohort of about 70 children – from a student body of about 1200 – who regularly physically attacked, verbally abused or threatened to harm their teachers.

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Education

Legal action to prevent terrorised teachers getting help

by Noel Towell

Sydney University vice chancellor Mark Scott.

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

‘Full-scale offensive’: Sydney University restricts all student protests on campus

by Daniella White and Lucy Carroll

Composite - In a supplied image acquired Wednesday 22 December 2021, shows images from the Shore School website of Dr Timothy Petterson who became the 8th Headmaster of Shore in January, 2020 in an undated image. Pic - Supplied Generic of the Shore School in North Sydney on Dec 22, 2021 Photo: Flavio Brancaleone/The Sydney Morning Herald

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Private schools

Former Shore headmaster takes legal action against school

by Lucy Carroll

New modelling shows universities will be facing a $1.1 billion shortfall next year.

International students

$1.1 billion black hole: Unis brace for loss of tens of thousands of students

by Daniella White

NSW Education Department secretary Murat Dizdar at Cabramatta High School.

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Education

Top-band HSC, NAPLAN targets for schools have been scrapped. Now, principals will set new ones

by Lucy Carroll

Paul Hogan died on Friday after falling through a skylight at a school.

Education

Melbourne teacher falls to death from school roof

by Caroline Schelle

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Victoria

William Taylor was killed at Burwood.

Courts

Accused killer teen driver bailed despite objections of dead man’s family

by Erin Pearson

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Education

Legal action to prevent terrorised teachers getting help

by Noel Towell

Analysis

Naked City

A new profile of Mr Cruel, who may have been a burglar before he was a killer

by John Silvester

Queensland

Queensland Rail has defended ongoing disruptions to services, saying it still meetings targets.

Planning

Increase in SEQ train disruptions as 50¢ fare trial looms

by Tony Moore

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Queensland Police

Police knew their cost-cutting, inaction on gun control put public at risk

by Sean Parnell

Brisbane News Live

As it happened: Brisbane on Friday, July 5

Western Australia

Maytham Hamad.

Crime

Alleged ‘puppeteer’ brother of tobacco war kingpin released on bail

by Rebecca Peppiatt and Marta Pascual Juanola

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Crime

Investigation launched after video shows JC’s foster mother in ‘altercation’ with police

by Rebecca Peppiatt

Racism

‘Zero tolerance of racism’: Netball WA on vile letter sent to player

by Claire Ottaviano

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