WA Premier Roger Cook confirmed the review would look at the rules and regulations governing the state’s childcare sector, including things like working with children checks and police clearances.

We’re bringing our live blog to a close for the day, thank you for joining us. Here’s some of the stories that made headlines today: A WA Police officer killed in the line of duty more than ...

Thousands of grocery workers across Washington voted to ratify a new union contract Friday night, avoiding a strike.

Wars are often waged in the name of religion. So what do key texts from Christianity, Islam and Judaism say about the justification for war? We asked three experts for their views. The Bible Robyn ...

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Poles, wires and pipes “aren’t necessarily sexy”, says Rita Saffioti, but Thursday’s budget will pour billions into economic infrastructure to support industry.

Islam is the fastest-growing religion, adding 347 million followers from 2010 to 2020. Christianity remains the largest religious group, but falls second in the fastest-growing religion list.

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Christianity’s dominance remains absolute, but its share is eroding due to disaffiliation. Islam continues steady growth and is projected to approach parity with Christianity by mid-21st century.

Islam Makhachev's manager has an update about Makhachev's welterweight debut, which will be against newly minted UFC welterweight kingpin Jack Della Maddalena.

Muslims grew faster than any other major religious group in the decade leading up to 2020, according to new Pew Research Center estimates. Muslims continued to be the second-largest religious group in ...

Valley Medical Center, where financial struggles recently forced the closure of several hospital units and outpatient clinics, is ending its affiliation with UW Medicine after more than a decade ...