source : the age
Police are still searching for a mystery cyclist who collided with a woman in Midland at the weekend before leaving the scene.
Officers from the major crash investigation squad allege the unknown male was riding on the footpath on Morrison Road around 4.40pm on Saturday when he hit a 64-year-old woman walking across Mathoura Street.
The man stopped to render assistance to the woman before riding away before emergency services arrived.
The injured woman sustained serious injuries and is in Royal Perth Hospital.
WA Police are appealing for anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers.
Here’s what’s making news across the nation and around the world:
- Cartels have created a genetically modified super coca plant to produce more crops annually and extract more cocaine, the Australian Federal Police has said, as production hits new peaks.
- Prominent gambling reform advocate Tim Costello has blasted the government’s new advertising rules for streaming services as being much worse than the status quo, accusing Labor of removing existing protections to favour sports betting companies at the expense of families.
Good morning and welcome to our live news blog for this Monday, the 6th of July.
Making headlines today, teachers at public primary schools across Western Australia have been directed to provide no more than 1000 characters of written feedback in student reports, down from the previous maximum of 4000 characters, raising concerns around the quality of that feedback.
A document published online by the WA Department of Education regarding curriculum assessment reporting states: “the only written comment is an overall comment that for pre-primary to year 6, is limited to 1000 characters and includes information on the student’s learning in English and mathematics.”
Meanwhile, the grieving family of allegedly murdered Thai teen Thanchanok Donhomla, have given a rare insight into their daughter’s life.
