Abby Richards

Class is in session for a group of Indigenous students at Dianella Secondary College in Perth's north, but they're swapping out schoolbooks for kitchen utensils. These students are taking part in the unique Dookerniny Garbala cooking class, learning how to harness traditional ingredients and bush tucker to make meals with a twist.

Three men involved in a failed housing scheme which left retirees across the country with huge financial losses have appeared in a Perth court on criminal charges.

A huge rise in the number of young Australians vaping has caught the government by surprise and laws to combat it have been slow, according to the nation's cancer prevention advocacy body.