Stoush brewing over mega-university plan
PerthNowby Aaron Bunch5h ago
Stoush brewing over mega-university plan Academics will fight a controversial plan to merge three state public universities into a single gigantic educational facility.
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top 28%How a botched execution and proposed livestream of a firing squad fit in to the US’ death penalty history
The Conversation Australiaby Carolyn Strange, Professor of History, School of History, ANU, Australian National University5h ago
The failed lethal injection of convicted Tennessee murderer Christa Pike, and the proposed livestreamed execution by firing squad of US Army major Nidal Hasan, sentenced to death for 13 murders...
Homeless shelter shuts, residents sent to outback town
PerthNowby Lloyd Jones5h ago
Homeless shelter shuts, residents sent to outback town The controversal closure of a city's largest homeless shelter has led to dozens of vulnerable adults and children being unwillingly bussed...
Top judge urges caution over plan to ban character references
ABC News Australiaby Emma Wynne5h ago
In short: Ahead of proposals to ban character references in WA criminal trials, the state's chief justice says they can help judges understand an offender's prospects of rehabilitation.
Thai teen's family seeks $70k from Australian murder accused
ABC News Australiaby Karishma Vyas and Supattra Vimonsuknopparat5h ago
In short: Simon Peter Carman has appeared in a Thai court court over the alleged murder of Tunchanok Donhomla.
The pope has a lung nodule. What does this mean? And what’s the risk of cancer?
The Conversation Australiaby John (Eddie) La Marca, Senior Research Officer, Blood Cells and Blood Cancer, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research)5h ago
Pope Leo will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a lung nodule that was detected during a routine check up. The 71-year-old said the growth was “well contained” and spotted early.
Curtin University warns proposed merger 'solves problems we don't have'
ABC News Australiaby Callum Liddelow5h ago
In short: Curtin University's vice-chancellor says the proposed merger of WA's three public universities will be a costly process that will "fix something that is not broken".
Job losses likely at remote island mine as costs nearly double due to flooding
ABC News Australiaby Tom Robinson and Sam Parry5h ago
In short: South 32 is likely to make redundancies at its manganese mine on Groote Eylandt in the Northern Territory.
Man filmed speeding denies being driver in fatal highway crash
ABC News Australiaby Zaarkacha Marlan5h ago
In short: Jack Bowd has pleaded not guilty to four counts of dangerous driving causing death after a crash on the Newell Highway, south of Dubbo, in September 2024.
'False accusations': Imam speaks out after hijack link
PerthNowby Duncan Murray5h ago
'False accusations': Imam speaks out after hijack link The head of an Australian mosque accused of radicalising the attempted hijacker of a commercial flight has broken his silence, claiming "the...
Teenager who raped girl, 14, jailed under 'adult time' laws
ABC News Australiaby Rosanne Maloney6h ago
In short: A teenager who raped a 14-year-old girl last year has been sentenced to more than five years behind bars.
Reason Aussie businesses ditching AI
PerthNowby Blair Jackson6h ago
One in 10 Australian companies halt initial AI rollouts over security fears Ten per cent of Australian businesses have pulled the pin on their first use of AI over security concerns, a new survey...
Kaniva wants to be known as an EV charging hub
ABC News Australiaby Nethma Dandeniya6h ago
In short: Tesla hopes to nearly double the number of fast chargers it has in the country town of Kaniva from 10 to 18.
Trump shifts position on Ukraine as fuel prices pose existential threat
ABC News Australiaby Laura Tingle6h ago
It would be easy to dismiss the erratic, contradictory and increasingly rapid changes in the proclamations from Donald Trump about Ukraine, and US diesel purchases from Russia, if it wasn't for the...
Why Thai teen’s family is ‘grateful’ Aussie accused will fight charge
PerthNowby James Carmody6h ago
Thai teen Tunchanok Donhomla’s family reveal why they are happy Simon Peter Carman will contest murder charge The family of a murdered 17-year-old girl has told 7NEWS it is glad the man accused of...
La Bola Negra is about the Spanish Civil War – but is unmistakably about our present moment
The Conversation Australiaby Nicholas Manganas, Head of School, School of Communication and Social Sciences, University of Technology Sydney6h ago
The new Spanish Civil War film La Bola Negra feels difficult to separate from the present. Set across 1932, 1937 and 2017, La Bola Negra follows three gay men whose lives become connected across...
Naked principal, shared beds: religious school probed
PerthNowby Max Aldred6h ago
Naked principal, shared beds: religious school probed Teens at a private religious school were made to share beds with teachers, while its principal once wandered through a common area naked...
13yo charged with murder after 'senseless' fatal Sydney stabbing
ABC News Australia6h ago
In short: A 13-year-old has been charged for his alleged role in a fatal stabbing in Mount Druitt on Friday. A man, aged 36, died at the scene after being stabbed in the torso.
Pope's health scare: 'I entrust myself to your prayers'
PerthNowby Nicole Winfield and Colleen Barry6h ago
Pope's health scare: 'I entrust myself to your prayers' Pope Leo XIV will undergo surgery "in the coming days" to remove a nodule on his lung, in the first major health event of his 17-month...
Aussie trapped in Iraq free to leave
PerthNowby Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer7h ago
Australian Robert Pether free to leave Iraq after diplomatic pressure Authorities in Iraq have let Australian man Robert Pether leave the country, Foreign Minister Penny Wong has confirmed.