Good morning and welcome to the last live blog for the week before we take a break over the Easter long weekend.
The child was left home alone by his mother.Credit: John Donegan
This morning, court reporter Rebecca Peppiatt reveals that a Perth mother who left her autistic, nine-year-old son at home alone, leading to him wandering the streets naked, has been told by a District Court judge that she “failed dismally in her parenting duties”.
The boy was naked and had been seen running out of the side gate of a nearby house by passing motorists who called police.
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In more bad news for first-time buyers, Perth house prices remain on track to hit $1 million by the end of 2025.
The good news? The pace of growth has slowed substantially. Read more here.
There’s a maths crisis in WA schools, a new report has shown – bad for all students but especially for those with persistent and enduring difficulties in school due to dyscalculia – the mathematical version of dyslexia.
Bronwyn David with her adopted dog Jasper.
Experts are warning those students could be falling through the cracks, as schools grapple with the sheer number of students struggling with the subject.
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And a Perth woman has accused rangers and a state government department of profiling her mixed-breed dog Jasper after a City of South Perth ranger told her greyhounds were not allowed off leash, even in designated exercise areas.
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