– by Joshua Tucker Students can now give back to their teachers under a new initiative where pupils can issue merit awards. The move is part of the WA Education Awards and applications opened on Monday. Students will now be able to give their teachers certificates of merit to show how they are...

–by Sydney Menezes The CSIRO are in the middle of creating a new range of new robots to assist humans in the workplace. The new robots are being designed to carry out specific tasks that aren’t as easy for humans. Their Stealth Robot has the aim to track and observe animals while blending into the...

–by Sarah Ammon Students and staff gathered at UWA on Wednesday to protest against the Labor government’s $3 billion funding cuts to tertiary education. The rally highlighted the possible fallouts of the cuts, like larger class sizes as well as the cutting of courses. “Education should be a right...

–by Paula Ballardie Homeowners can now see how much water they are using and pay their bills with the touch of a button. My Water, a new website launched by the Water Corporation, allows customers to access their accounts 24 hours a day, previously users had to wait six months to see how much water...

– by Cassandra Sim Teenage girls are more susceptible to the risks of passive smoking than boys, according to a study of more than 1000 Perth adolescents. The results, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, found girls with exposure to passive smoking had fewer high-density...

–by Paula Ballardie The State Government has announced that the Drug and Alcohol Office (DAO) and the Mental Health Commission (MHC) will amalgamated. Officials say that drug and alcohol abuse is linked with mental health problems, and the merger will provide a more effective way to deal with both...

- -By Jordan Holloway The kids who were present at the farewell ceremony for officers Ian Abercrombie and Ian Hill did not act like they were saying goodbye. The officers were leaving the Hilton Police and Community Youth Centre (HPCYC)  in February because of a State Government staffing decision. Many of...

–by Shenei Croll Students armed with plastic pistols and bright arm ties have gathered on Murdoch University’s South Street campus to participate in the annual Humans versus Zombies (HvZ) tournament this week. For the first time ever, Murdoch and Curtin Universities will play a combined...

-by Jordan Holloway Indigenous high school students will for the first time be paired with WA university students in an innovative mentoring program this May. The Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience is a program that began at the University of Sydney in 2005 and now works at over 100 high schools and...

–by Jordan Holloway Over 500 students have responded to a recent survey, saying overwhelmingly that they do not approve of proposed changes to Murdoch University’s study breaks. The Academic Council wants to combine Murdoch’s two study weeks a semester into one two week break, in order to avoid...