• Third Fatal Shark Attack in 4 Weeks
  • $16.7 Million Boost For More WA Police
  • WA Launches Foster and Grand Carer Gold Card
  • Australia Storms Into Women's T20 World Cup Final
  • Venezuela: Spotless Uniforms, Stalled Cranes
$4.6 million to expand AI platform helping reduce teacher workload

The Western Australia Government has announced $4.6 million in additional funding to extend Western Australia's WA ClassmAIte® pilot program, an innovative artificial intelligence platform designed to significantly reduce teacher workload and support classroom delivery.

 

Billions committed to keep WA economy leading the nation

The Cook Labor Government will invest billions of dollars in job-creating projects and economic development initiatives as part of the 2026-27 State Budget, reinforcing Western Australia's position as the nation's strongest-performing economy.

Record $9.1 Billion Health Boost to Expand WA Hospital Capacity and Service

The Cook Labor Government has unveiled a record investment in Western Australia's healthcare system as part of the 2026-27 State Budget, committing an additional $9.1 billion to improve hospital capacity, strengthen the workforce and expand access to services across the State.

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Federal Reserve emphasizes political independence, signals focus on inflation

WASHINGTON (AP) – New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Wednesday that the central bank would remain independent and seek to bring down inflation, likely foreclosing the rate cuts President Donald Trump has sought.

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Trump lifts restrictions on Anthropic's Claude models after cybersecurity alarm

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The Trump administration has lifted restrictions on artificial intelligence company Anthropic’s latest versions of its Claude chatbot, ending a weekslong ban tied to cybersecurity concerns.

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Trump insists he doesn't manage his investments after $1.2B crypto earnings disclosure

Trump insists he doesn’t manage his investments after $1.2B crypto earnings disclosure

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Spotless uniforms, stalled cranes: Inside Venezuela's faltering quake rescue effort

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) – Angélica Mundrain wants the bodies of her son, niece and nephew to be pulled from the rubble of her flattened beachfront apartment. She has spent every minute of the past six days waiting for the heavy machinery needed to remove the slabs of concrete and twisted metal that trapped them.

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The Trump Report: Latest Updates

President Donald Trump took in nearly $1.2 billion from his crypto businesses last year, a federal filing released Tuesday shows, locking in profits while his investors were socked with losses. Mere startups when he took the oath of office, the new ventures have now eclipsed in revenue much of his vast property portfolio that took him decades to accumulate.

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Xi touts Chinese wisdom and solutions as a model for developing nations

BEIJING (AP) – China’s leader held up his country’s rapid industrialization as a new pathway for developing nations in a speech Wednesday that projected a growing confidence both at home and on the world stage.

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