USA Update

News that an investigation by the Auditor General found councils have been spending big on fancy dinners and champagne will rightly outrage ratepayers. But it probably won’t surprise them.

Play is essential to a healthy childhood. It’s how kids learn, stretch their imagination, and work out how to navigate the world. 

Former Fremantle defender Nathan Wilson has emerged as one of the best players getting around country footy this year and has his side undefeated to start the season.

Federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen has revealed on his trip west this week, he had made a preliminary feasibility decision to issue a license for the Bunbury Offshore Wind Project renewable energy initiative.

Sunday’s AFL match will be an event like nothing Bunbury has ever seen before. It feels like it has come ahead of time, but the city will be ready for it, writes Jackson Barrett.

A momentous weekend ahead for people in our southeastern suburbs, with the Metronet Thornlie-Cockburn Line officially opening on Sunday.

The Trump administration found “no viable path” forward to complete California’s high-speed rail project following a nearly four-month investigation that jeopardizes $4 billion in federal funding. In a 315-page compliance review released Wednesday, the Department of Transportation cited budget shortfalls, missed deadlines and a misleading projected ridership to connect San Francisco to Los Angeles via […]

House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters that Musk was “flat wrong” about the bill. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Elon Musk says President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is a “disgusting abomination.” Republicans on Capitol Hill are making clear that they don’t really care. “I think he’s flat wrong,” House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters on Wednesday. […]

HAMLET, N.C. (AP) — Amazon plans to invest $10 billion toward building a campus in North Carolina to expand its cloud computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure, bringing a massive shot in the arm to a region where many textile and apparel jobs dried up a generation ago. Amazon said Wednesday that its investment in rural […]

Britain breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday after it was granted a carve-out from President Trump’s 50 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum imported to the United States, while the rest of Europe fumed that it was now paying twice as much. The exemption for British exports was granted because the country had already […]