The Local Government Inspector launches further investigation into problems at the City of Perth.

A SA Health employee has been reprimanded for snooping on AFL legend Tony Modra's private medical records after he was seriously injured in a truck crash, while two other workers remain under investigation, the health department says.

Child Protection Minister Jessica Stojkovski flies into Port Hedland amid a report that up to 15 children, some as young as five, are living unsupervised in a home in South Hedland.

Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels capture more key islands in the Red Sea, strengthening their control of a major maritime shipping route, according to officials.

Working in hospitality, Barber longed to perform on the Sydney Theatre Company stage. Next year, she will star in its production of The Book of Liz by Amy and David Sedaris.

Darren and Cameron Wilson have been charged over allegations they kept millions in sales off the books of a business for personal use between 2017 and 2026.

Hawthorn have suffered a massive setback in their quest for an AFLW finals berth, losing captain Emily Bates for the rest of the season with a knee injury.

Dane Rampe will stand in for injured Sydney captain Callum Mills on the finals stage again as the Swans veteran weighs up his AFL future beyond September.

Video of an Australian woman who completed and won an endurance event in China after soiling herself has sparked debate about sport hygiene standards.

The rural New South Wales boy has capped off an intense 16-day mission for paediatric health with his mum and support crew.

The family of missing teen Colleen Walker-Craig is calling for decisive action from police as homicide detectives return to northern NSW.

Skye Lemon has told a coronial inquest she felt a detective "committed" to finding out what happened to her mother dramatically changed his line of inquiry after he learnt what she told her mother before she went missing in Far North Queensland in 1998.

Australia's second-largest private hospital operator will be divided between a consortium after it went into receivership last year.

A jury hears two Scone footballers believed they "could be on" for group sex on the night they allegedly raped a woman.

Precocious outside back Jordan Petaia is back in the Wallabies squad for the first time since the 2023 Rugby World Cup as Australia brace for the Springboks.

Israel's upcoming election could be one of the most consequential in the country's history, with Benjamin Netanyahu's own former military chief firming as the favourite to oust the prime minister from office.

It was Rosie Putland's first week in Canberra in her new job, but the week was marred by what she calls discrimination. Ms Putland says she was refused a taxi and an Uber due to being in a wheelchair.

Sunshine Coast's Australian Off Road campers ceased operating late last week, with customers saying they have been unable to make contact with the company.

Katie Craig's son was among the last to be born before the local birthing unit shut down. But after years on bypass, the service has returned.