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Curtin University Professor and Murujuga rock art emissions study statistician Adrian Baddeley.

Rock art expert breaks silence over Burrup emissions study controversy

A leading statistician on the Murujuga emissions study has spoken to support an 800-page report days after blasting bureaucrats for “unacceptable interference”.

  • Hamish Hastie

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Curtin University offered the most places, followed by UWA.

WA university vice chancellor joins ‘million-dollar club’

Another vice chancellor at a WA university has increased their salary and now joins the “million-dollar club”, according to the latest annual reports. .

  • Holly Thompson
Young people are stressed about cost of living pressures, the environment and rising debt.

Australia’s young people face ‘serious anxiety and stress’ over cost of living, HECS debts

The report from the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre drew insight from people aged 14 to 25 on the issues they faced.

  • Holly Thompson
Universities in WA are paying their top executives more than Premier Roger Cook.

The WA university executives paid more than our state premier

A new report has revealed university executives’ pay, as union figures raise concerns over a lack of scrutiny of those in the top jobs.

  • Holly Thompson
An artist impression of Australia’s new high-performance hockey centre on the Curtin University campus.

Deal finally done to build home of Australian hockey in Perth

The new deal comes after protracted negotiations that spilled out into a public row between the state government and Curtin University.

  • Hamish Hastie
UWA Perth, with graduating student homepage image.

WA’s sandstone university records worst global ranking in a decade

Seventeen Australian universities tumbled in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2025 – seven of which experienced their worst performances since 2016.

  • Holly Thompson
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Curtin PhD candidate Anthony Clarke and Professor Chris Kirkland at Stonehenge.

Stonehenge’s ‘altar stone’ not originally from Wales: WA-led research

The enormous stone travelling 750 kilometres or more is a globally exciting finding that transforms our understanding of transport, trade and society 5000 years ago.

Composite image: The everlasting season brings with it a rush of visitors to regional WA. INSET: Thelymitra porphyrosticta, Southern Queen of Sheba.

Are our selfies killing WA’s best assets? Scientists say yes

A desperate attempt is under way to protect rare species from social media-driven nature tourism and influencer culture.

  • Claire Ottaviano
WA universities have made the top rankings globally for certain subjects, but one in particular stands out.

Which WA university courses made it to the global top 100?

Two Perth universities sit near the top of a prestigious global subject rankings list for a specialised field related closely to the state’s mining sector.

  • Holly Thompson
Maisy Grierson, 13, is a student studying psychology at Curtin University.

Meet Perth’s youngest university students, born in 2010

Maisy Grierson grad-skipped twice during school before being accepted into Curtin University at just 13 years old.

  • Holly Thompson

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