More than 80 schools across Western Australia are set to be affected by a planned half-day strike by teachers tomorrow.

The state's Department of Education said the stop-work action would begin at the start of the school day.

It is expected that teachers will be back in the classroom ready to teach at 12.30pm (AWST), except for teachers in the Pilbara and Kimberley who will return to teaching at 11:30am.

READ MORE: Accused mushroom killer wants murder case in Morwell

"During this time, adequate duty of care may not be able to be provided," the Department of Education said on its website.

Teachers are taking action to push for a 12 per cent pay increase over the next two years.

The government has offered an 11 per cent pay increase over three years.

The Department of Education has released a full list of schools expected to be impacted by the action:

Schools closed during stop-work action:

• Albany Community Kindergarten
• Avonvale Education Support Centre
• Baynton West Primary School
• Bunbury Senior High School
• Castlereagh School
• Champion Bay Senior High School
• Collie Senior High School
• Coolbellup Learning Centre
• Geraldton Senior High School
• Kensington Secondary School
• Leda Education Support Centre
• Lockyer Community Kindergarten
• Malibu School
• Orelia Primary School
• Port Hedland Primary School
• River Valley Primary School
• Rockingham Beach Education Support Centre
• Rockingham Senior High School Education Support Centre
• Spencer Park Education Support Centre
• Warnbro Community High School Education Support Centre
• Wickham Primary School
• Wongan Hills District High School

Schools partially open during stop-work action:

• Albany Primary School
• Albany Senior High School
• Alkimos College
• Australind Senior High School
• Avonvale Primary School
• Beenyup Primary School
• Bunbury Primary School
• Busselton Primary School
• Busselton Senior High School
• Calista Primary School
• Carnarvon Community College
• Carson Street School
• Cassia Primary School
• Comet Bay College
• Cowaramup Primary School
• Denmark Senior High School
• Dianella Secondary College
• Eaton Primary School
• Eden Hill Primary School
• Flinders Park Primary School
• Glencoe Primary School
• Gwynne Park Primary School
• Halls Head College
• Hannans Primary School
• Harrisdale Senior High School
• Highgate Primary School
• Hilton Primary School
• Holland Street School
• Huntingdale Primary School
• Illawarra Primary School
• Karratha Primary School
• Karratha Senior High School
• Kelmscott Senior High School
• Leda Primary School
• Makybe Rise Primary School
• Manjimup Senior High School
• Margaret River Primary School
• Margaret River Senior High School
• Merredin College
• Narrogin Senior High School
• Ngaanyatjarra Lands School
• Noranda Primary School
• North Albany Senior High School
• North Kalgoorlie Primary School
• North Mandurah Primary School
• Nulsen Primary School
• Picton Primary School
• Pine View Primary School
• Rapids Landing Primary School
• Ravensthorpe District High School
• Riverside Primary School
• Roleystone Community College
• Shark Bay School
• Sheoak Grove Primary School
• Somerly Primary School
• South Coogee Primary School
• Swan View Senior High School
• Tambrey Primary School
• Thornlie Senior High School
• Tom Price Primary School
• Wagin District High School
• Warnbro Community High School

The day starts with dawn parades and continues with civic and church services.

A school principal in the UK hopes to introduce a 12-hour day for students in an effort to tackle their "addiction" to smartphones.

The school day at All Saints Catholic College in west London will run from 7am to 7pm under plans by headteacher Andrew O'Neill.

Instead of finishing classes and turning to their phones for hours at home, he wants students to participate in extra-curricular activities, such as drama, basketball, dodgeball, cookery classes and art.

READ MORE: Images of 12 men released as police investigate church riot

O'Neill was concerned that technology has made young people lazy and anxious, and radical action was needed to break the cycle, reports The Times.

He says he has observed "some of the most shocking things I have ever seen" on devices.

The alarming content included cyberbulllying, sexting and blackmailing of students.

O'Neill's plan for his 900-student school in the suburb of Notting Hill comes after he banned pupils from carrying phones on their person over worries they ruined social skills.

He said many students were unable to sustain eye contact and were attending school in a tired state due to overnight gaming.

"We have a long-term issue we need to solve," he said.

"Some children are so apathetic. They don't care about anything.

"They are buried in their phones."

This year Queensland became the latest Australian state and territory to restrict the use of phones and smartwatches by students during the school day.

READ MORE: Seven killed after race car slams into crowd in Sri Lanka

Students are not allowed to use their phones during classes, recess or lunchtime but can before and after official school hours

The move followed similar restrictions at state schools in and some independent schools in other jurisdictions.

Despite campaigns by teaching unions, parents and educationalists there is no national policy on student smartphones.

Here is a breakdown of the different rules across the country.

New South Wales

Students are not allowed to use mobile phones at school, including during recess and lunch.

Principals manage individual requests from parents and/or carers, and students, for any exemptions.

Mobile phones are banned in some independent secondary schools.

Victoria

Mobile phones were banned in government schools across Victoria in 2020.

Students are required to switch off their phones and store them securely during the day.

South Australia

Public schools across the state have banned mobile phones from school grounds throughout the day from the first bell to the last.

Students aren't allowed to use their phones in class or during recess and lunch.

Some schools have even deployed lockable phone pouches.

Western Australia

Mobile phones are banned across Western Australian public schools.

Children from kindergarten to year 6 who bring a phone to school will have it stored with teachers until the end of the day.

Students from year 7 to 12 are allowed to have their phones on them but must turn them off and keep them out of sight until the end of the day.

Tasmania

Mobile phones are banned during school hours in government schools.

This includes no usage during recess and lunch.

Northern Territory

Mobile phones are banned for primary school students in the territory.

Secondary students can have their devices during the day but they must be "off and away all day".

They must be "switched off, not accessed, seen, or heard during the school and securely stored".

FOLLOW US ON WHATSAPP HERE: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, celebrity and sport via our WhatsApp channel. No comments, no algorithm and nobody can see your private details.

A vegan pancake mix has been pulled from the shelves at Coles and Woolworths stores around the country.

Elixinol Wellness (Byron Bay) Pty Ltd has recalled its Mt Elephant Buttermylk Wholefood Pancake Mix 230g packs with the best before dates of March 19, 2025, October 9, 2024, October 10, 2024, and December 19, 2024.

Food Standards Australia and New Zealand said the recall was due to the presence of milk as a potential allergen, which was not declared on the packaging.

READ MORE: Five victims of Bondi stabbing attack remain in hospital, baby discharged

"Consumers who have a milk allergy or intolerance should not consume this product," the notice read.

"Consumers should return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund. Any consumers concerned about their health should seek medical advice."

People can contact Elixinol Wellness on (03) 5201 0398 for more information.

FOLLOW US ON WHATSAPP HERE: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, celebrity and sport via our WhatsApp channel. No comments, no algorithm and nobody can see your private details.

Israeli strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah killed 22 people, including 18 children, health officials said, as the United States was on track to approve billions of dollars of additional military aid to Israel, its close ally.

Israel has carried out near-daily air raids on Rafah, where more than half of Gaza's population of 2.3 million has sought refuge from fighting elsewhere. It has also vowed to expand its ground offensive against the Hamas militant group to the city on the border with Egypt despite calls for restraint, including from the US.

"In the coming days, we will increase the political and military pressure on Hamas because this is the only way to bring back our hostages and achieve victory. We will land more and painful blows on Hamas — soon," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement. He didn't give details.

READ MORE: Images of 12 men released as police investigate Wakeley church riot

The first Israeli strike in Rafah killed a man, his wife and their three-year-old child, according to the nearby Kuwaiti Hospital, which received the bodies. The woman was pregnant and the doctors saved the baby, the hospital said. The second strike killed 17 children and two women from an extended family.

"These children were sleeping. What did they do? What was their fault?" asked one relative, Umm Kareem. Mohammed al-Beheiri said that his daughter, Rasha, and her six children, the youngest 18 months old, were among those killed.

A woman and three children were still under the rubble.

The Israel-Hamas war has killed more than 34,000 Palestinians, according to local health officials, at least two-thirds of them children and women.

It has devastated Gaza's two largest cities and left a swath of destruction. Around 80 per cent of the territory's population have fled to other parts of the besieged coastal enclave.

The $US26 billion ($40 billion) aid package approved by the US House of Representatives on Saturday includes around $US9 billion ($14 billion) in humanitarian assistance for Gaza, which experts say is on the brink of famine. The US Senate could pass the package as soon as Tuesday, and President Joe Biden has promised to sign it immediately.

READ MORE: Voter support for Labor dives as cost-of-living pressures hit households

The conflict, now in its seventh month, has sparked regional unrest pitting Israel and the US against Iran and allied militant groups across the Middle East. Israel and Iran traded fire directly this month, raising fears of all-out war.

Tensions have also spiked in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Israeli troops killed two Palestinians who the military says attacked a checkpoint with a knife and a gun near the southern West Bank town of Hebron early on Sunday. The Palestinian Health Ministry said that the two killed were 18 and 19, from the same family. No Israeli forces were wounded, the army said.

Later, the military said its forces shot dead a 43-year-old Palestinian woman after she tried to stab a soldier in the northern West Bank near Beka'ot settlement.

At least 469 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli soldiers and settlers in the West Bank since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Most have been killed during Israeli military raids or in violent protests.

READ MORE: More than 50 weapons taken off NSW streets in major operation

The war was sparked by an unprecedented October 7 raid into southern Israel in which Hamas and other militants killed around 1200 people, mostly civilians, and abducted around 250 hostages.

Israel says militants are still holding around 100 hostages and the remains of more than 30 others.

Thousands of Israelis have taken to the streets to call for a new election to replace Netanyahu and a deal with Hamas to release the hostages.

Netanyahu has vowed to continue the war until Hamas is destroyed and all hostages are returned.

The war has killed at least 34,097 Palestinians and wounded another 76,980, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.

The ministry doesn't differentiate between combatants and civilians in its count. It says the real toll is likely higher as many bodies are stuck beneath the rubble or in areas that medics can't reach.

A family's desperate search for a father missing in Victoria's rugged high country has ended in tragedy with a body was found this afternoon.

Steven Clough, 58, was an experienced dirt bike rider who is believed to have died in a motorbike accident.

A member of the public made the discovery at about 1.40pm.

READ MORE: Young brother and sister dead, 15 injured in birthday party car crash

Steven's wife Tammy and his 18-year-old daughter Sonia said told 9News earlier today they held out hope he would be found alive.

There had been a huge search effort, covering 40 kilometres worth of trails, after Clough went missing on Friday.

He had texted his wife and outlined the exact route he planned to take that afternoon through the high country region.

Tammy said he was good at communication and when he didn't respond to her, she raised the alarm.

Tony Quinn flashed his middle finger to everyone that doubted the weekend would succeed.

Two years after the stillborn birth of her first child, she’s celebrating a new arrival.

A baby injured in the Bondi Junction stabbing has been released from hospital more than a week after the tragedy.

NSW Health minister Ryan Park confirmed the child had been taken home from hospital after the attack in Sydney's east last Saturday, which claimed the life of her mother Ashlee Good.

"She continues to receive care from the expert clinicians at Sydney Children's Hospital," Park said in a statement on Sunday afternoon.

READ MORE: Treasurer warns Middle East conflict could impact price of petrol

"At the request of the family, I strongly urge the media and community to respect their right to privacy at this extremely difficult time."

Yixuan Cheng, Pikria Darchia, Faraz Tahir, Dawn Singleton and Jade Young were also killed during Joel Cauchi's rampage through the shopping centre.

The attack also left a dozen people injured.

READ MORE: Treasurer warns Middle East conflict could impact price of petrol

Cauchi was ultimately shot dead by NSW Police Inspector Amy Scott.

Thousands are expected to gather this evening for a candlelight vigil in tribute to the victims of the Bondi Junction Westfield stabbing spree last Saturday.

Multiple people were hospitalised.

The five patients remaining in hospital are all in a stable condition as of this morning.

Just over a week since the attack, Bondi Beach will be the site of a mass gathering for people to pay their respects to those lives ended and devastated.

READ MORE: Fears for for missing camper in Victoria's Mount Terrible region

Thousands of people are expected to gather in a park at the south end of Bondi Beach for the vigil at about 5.30pm today.

Attendees are urged not to bring flowers but instead a candle.

They are also urged to take public transport, with the beachside carpark to be closed.

Mental health workers and counsellors are expected to be dotted throughout the crowd.

READ MORE: Family and friends of Luke Davies gather for memorial

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association, of which slain security guard Faraz Tahir was a member, issued a statement this morning as they prepared to attend the gathering.

"He is not just a hero for us but the whole nation," AMYA president Adnan Qadir said.

"We are here in large numbers to carry on Faraz's legacy by reflecting on his bravery, courage, and giving strength to our youth that they too must always be ready to serve others and, most importantly, this beautiful country."

FOLLOW US ON WHATSAPP HERE: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, celebrity and sport via our WhatsApp channel. No comments, no algorithm and nobody can see your private details.

The original Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament was demolished in 2020 after quake damage.