Victoria Laurie

Mar 11, 2025 | watoday.com.au | Hamish Hastie |Victoria Laurie

Love has already called for the suspension of WAEC Commissioner Robert Kennedy and a parliamentary investigation into the election’s “failings”. “This election has been plagued by failings – ballot shortages, postal delays, missing mobile polling, and widespread voter frustration,” he said. Kennedy has already confirmed he would conduct an investigation into what went wrong. A WAEC spokeswoman said the tender was conducted along Department of Finance guidelines and was open to all.

Mar 10, 2025 | watoday.com.au | Victoria Laurie |Hamish Hastie

“I watched long lines, levels of frustration of people and some people travelling to other booths to try and vote because of a lack of ballot papers,” he said. “There were lesser numbers of people at the booths managing the electoral rolls. The setup was very different to what I experienced in the past. It was as if it was a cost-cutting measure. “Several people I’ve spoken to said they applied for roles but were told there was no opportunity.

Mar 6, 2025 | murder-mayhem.com | Kelsey McConnell |Victoria Laurie |Paula Treick DeBoard |Susie Yang

Pisces season is in full swing from February 19th to March 20th!I have a special soft spot for this water sign—with their sensitive, gentle spirits it's hard not to. Deeply compassionate and wise, this sign—also known as the sign of the Fish—has an unmatched intuition and an artistic soul. Unfortunately, all that softness means they tend to become victims or martyrs. Prone to bouts of sadness, Pisces tend to prefer to run away from the reality around them.

Feb 11, 2025 | smh.com.au | Victoria Laurie

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. In a nondescript office at the top of St Georges Terrace in Perth, livestock veterinarian Holly Ludeman sits in front of two large screens. They track the fortunes of an unpopular industry she believes in; one, she will tell you, hundreds of West Australians on farms and in rural towns rely on.

Feb 3, 2025 | smh.com.au | Victoria Laurie

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A Kimberley bullock running through pindan country is chased down, killed and butchered, in a time-worn tradition that puts meat on the plates of many Aboriginal families in Western Australia’s north. “I’ve been doing it since I was a little kid growing up in Broome,” says Chad Creighton, chief executive of the peak body for Indigenous art centres AACHWA and an independent artist.