Expecting an eight-year-old to shoulder the responsibility of managing type 1 diabetes alone, particularly while in a busy school environment full of demands and distractions, is unreasonable, according to a WA mother.

Perth property developer Greg Poland has taken former journalists from this masthead to court over the publication of two stories based on a covert recording of a meeting held at the Subiaco Hotel back in 2019. That recording has been released publicly for the first time.

Whitby was one of several WA politicians expressing dismay and shock after Victorian Independent MP Helen Haines was hit by a car.