What's in the News?

• Should cyclists and scooter riders have to wear compulsory hi-vis vests?

  A proposal for mandatory high-visibility clothing for cyclists and scooter riders is being put forward ahead of the Western Australian state election. 2024-09-15 04:31:30

• Australian car crash victim flown to Perth for surgery after months in a Thai hospital

  The fly-in, fly-out mine worker's travel insurance had expired when the crash left him fighting for life as his family scrambled to cover expenses and get him home. And that's a cautionary tale for Australians overseas, says a medical repatriation expert. 2024-09-14 23:27:18

• Latest modelling tips fourth La Niña for Australia in five years before year's end

  There are growing signs Australia's most impactful climate driver, La Niña, will develop during the coming months. 2024-09-14 22:37:43

• A Perth father and son hip-hop duo shone on America's Got Talent. Then came the online trolls

  Flewnt and Inkabee were lauded for their 'mesmerising' performance on America's Got Talent. But a social media photo prompted a very different reaction in Australia.  2024-09-14 22:27:28

• After weeks of relentless rain, this once-dry riverbed begins to brim with life-giving water

  The mesmerising transformation of parched sand giving way to the rush of fresh, flowing water has people across a vast outback region in awe as it carves a path from the bush to the sea. 2024-09-14 20:45:00