Updated May 6, 2026 — 2:55pm, first published May 6, 2026 — 9:37am
Key Posts 2.55pm Books banned from schools after Jasper Jones author’s guilty plea By Abe Maddison
The once-popular books of writer Craig Silvey will not return to classrooms or school library shelves in his home state after he admitted to child exploitation charges.
The high-profile West Australian writer appeared in court in Fremantle on Tuesday and pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing child exploitation material.
Craig Silvey. James Brickwood Books written by the 43-year-old, which were removed from the curriculum after he was charged in January, would not return to WA schools, Education Minister Sabine Winton confirmed on Wednesday.
“There is absolutely no place in our school system for works authored by someone who has admitted to such serious crimes,” she said.
1.51pm Carnarvon councillors resign en masse By
The Shire of Carnarvon has been rocked by the mass resignation of six councillors, including the shire president, leaving the council without a quorum and unable to hold meetings or make crucial decisions.
The shire confirmed the councillors’ resignations, starting late last week and continuing over the weekend, in a release on Tuesday afternoon.
WA Local Government Minister Hannah Beazley. Holly Thompson “
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