WA Expands Strategic Diesel Reserve to 20 Million Litres

The Cook Labor Government has expanded Western Australia's State-owned strategic diesel reserve, securing an additional 8 million litres of fuel and increasing the emergency stockpile to 20 million litres.

Ningaloo Adventure Vouchers launched to boost Coral Coast recovery

The Cook Labor Government has unveiled a new tourism initiative designed to attract more visitors to Western Australia's Coral Coast, offering travellers 50 per cent discounts on selected tours and experiences across Exmouth, Coral Bay and Carnarvon.

Why is it misogynistic to call a woman a 'witch'?

Over recent weeks, the slogan "ditch the witch" has been featured alongside AI-generated photos of Victorian premier Jacinta Allan. She's depicted in a dusty and distressed witch's hat, a fake wart on her chin, on billboards and trucks around Melbourne in the lead up to the state election this November.

 

Trump and Macron will meet over dinner at Versailles palace after G7 summit

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron will meet over dinner at the glittering Palace of Versailles near Paris after the G7 summit of leading industrialized nations next week in France, their governments announced Saturday.

13-year-old swims for hours to save family swept out to sea

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – A 13-year-old boy is credited with saving the lives of his mother and two younger siblings with an hourslong swim after the family was swept out to sea off the Australian coast. Austin Appelbee swam 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) to shore to raise the alarm after he got into difficulties on Friday.

Sons of Virginia Giuffre seek control of her estate

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Lawyers for two sons of Virginia Giuffre, her housekeeper and her former attorney appeared in an Australian court Friday in a case deciding who controls her estate.

Australian police seize guns from sovereign citizens

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – Police in Western Australia have seized guns and revoked or suspended firearms permits from dozens of owners linked to what investigators describe as sovereign citizen ideologies, or views that reject government authority.

Kids on social media more than two hours a day at higher risk of mental illness

As the United Kingdom and other countries make moves to follow Australia's lead in restricting access to social media for under 16s, there is still much we don't know about how the technology impacts young people's mental health over time.

 

Ukrainian drone strike kills 1 in Russia and triggers fire at sea terminal

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – A Ukrainian drone attack killed one person and injured three in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region, local officials said Saturday, as part of Kyiv’s campaign of strikes on military and energy targets deep inside Russia.