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Good morning readers, and welcome to our live news blog for Thursday, August 7.
Making headlines today is a closer look at a scheme which has running in the City of Fremantle for the past decade in a bid to combat begging on the port city’s streets.
The city installed spare change donation boxes across Fremantle to encourage the public to donate there, rather than to people on the street.
The donation boxes in Fremantle are at a number of points throughout the city’s CBD.Credit: Cameron Myles
So, how much have the boxes brought in since their installation in 2016?
Hannah Murphy has the full story. You can read it here.
Meanwhile, new figures reveal primary school students in WA are not being included in a program set up as a “last resort” to get students back on track.
The state’s education minister has also recognised that early intervention is key, with “violent behaviour starting to present itself more in the younger years”.
Thank you for joining us this morning. Stay tuned as we bring you more news you need to know.
