Many small businesses across Australia have chosen a side in the cash debate — with some refusing to take physical money, and others only accepting digital payments, as bank branches close, and the use of physical cash dwindles across the country. But WA publican Sam James, who has been running her pub as a cash-only … Read more
Just before the beginning of Israel’s military offensive in Gaza, Eman and Ahmed Shat were overjoyed to announce they would soon be welcoming their fourth child. Now in her third trimester of pregnancy and living in an overcrowded refugee camp in Rafah without basic essentials such as food and water, Eman, 29, is severely depressed … Read more
Western Australian families of school aged children can now apply for payments up to $250 to help with back-to-school costs. Families of students in kindergarten through to year 12 are all eligible for the payment, which WA Premier Roger Cook said would land in banks within a week of being claimed. The WA Student Assistance … Read more
The father of a little girl who won the hearts of Taylor Swift and Australia after her dying wish to meet the superstar was fulfilled has updated fans about her health. Scarlett Oliver, 9, was given only 12 to 18 months left to live after a devastating brain cancer diagnosis in October last year. The … Read more
Sufferers of a blinding type of headache say pharmaceutical companies are putting profits before pain relief. Joshua Lee Spencer is one of thousands of people affected by debilitated headaches. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Australians battling debilitating pain can no longer access only medication that helps. Newsletters: Breaking news as it happens. Subscribe now “You really … Read more
A family dog has been mauled to death after two other dogs broke into a yard in Perth — and it’s not the first time the aggressive canines have killed. Mum Samar and her daughter were woken up on Saturday by the sound of their Pomeranian, Rocco, being mauled by two neighbouring dogs. They ran … Read more
West Australian police are searching for a man believed to have become separated from a group of people who arrived in Western Australia on an “unknown vessel”. The force said it was searching for the man in “challenging terrain” in the vicinity of Mitchell Plateau in the far northern reaches of the remote Kimberley region. … Read more
Qantas has responded to a disgruntled customer who slammed the airline over its handling of his lost AirPods. David lost his AirPods earlier this year, when he was transferring to the international terminal at Sydney Airport. “(The AirPods) must have slipped out of my pocket when I sat down at the transfer section in T3,” … Read more
Woolworths says major flooding on the Nullarbor has taken a toll on stock levels in Perth, with the supermarket giant warning that some items may be hard to come by this Easter. A notice posted at Woolworths in Highgate alerted customers to “product shortages” because of recent extreme weather that has hurt supply chains. WATCH … Read more
Two people suspected to have drowned while net fishing south of Perth have been identified by friends who joined a frantic search for the pair as Jon and Leslie Ballo. The bodies of the married couple, who moved from the Philippines nine years ago with their now-orphaned 13-year-old daughter, were pulled from the Peel-Harvey Estuary, … Read more
