Morning all and welcome to another live blog.
Making headlines today, students at WA’s biggest university have sounded the alarm over a possible merger of the state’s public institutions.
The Curtin Student Guild said any “so-called benefits” would come at the cost of fewer courses, staff cuts, bigger classes and more online delivery.
Find out more here.
Curtin University, the University of Western Australia and Murdoch University are all in the firing line for a merger.Credit: Cameron Myles/ iStock
An Australian swimwear brand popularised by celebrities including Kourtney Kardashian and Hailey Bieber has come under fire for Black Friday advertising which features a model appearing to suffer from sunburn.
Loleia Swimwear is a Perth-based brand that has a cult following, with its bathing suits modelled on prints fashionable in the 80s and 90s.
Read more here.
And, in case you missed it yesterday, a Perth mum who ran over a 12-year-old girl but did not stop to see if she was OK or call the police has been sent to jail after a judge slammed her as “callous”.
Read more here.
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