With unemployment at an all-time low and a new pension threshold, what’s stopping older Australians from solving the worker shortage?
Ageism obstructs older workers
Royal rumble
The Queen’s passing has dominated the news and multicultural groups say they’ve been left unheard.
Electile dysfunction
Curtin Student Guild elections are underway, but only 2 per cent of students usually turn up to vote.
Covirgins
WA has the highest COVID-19 death toll in the country, but many people have yet to catch the disease, and scientists aren’t sure why.
Football for all
A key soccer ground in Perth is set to open gender-neutral facilities ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
One step at a time
A Perth motorcycle accident survivor says a recent spate of tragic road deaths show more work still needs to be done in awareness and prevention.
‘Flagmantle’ fuels finals fever
With the Fremantle Dockers’ first final just days away, local business in the town are hoping to thrive.
Free TAFE not ‘fix all’
A Perth job expert warns the 180,000 new fee-free TAFE courses are not the answer to WA’s skilled worker shortage.
Frosty reception to new build
An ‘eyesore’ building is causing unrest amongst residents in Perth’s southern suburbs.
Rollout nationwide pill testing
Success of a new pill testing facility in the eastern states has experts calling for similar model to be implemented across WA.
Speed limits slashed
Speed limits at some of WA’s busiest intersections will be slashed, in a move pitched to “save lives”.
Wild spring, you make my heart sing
Fresh funding is being rolled out to ‘rewild’ gardens at homes across Perth.
Riding dirty crackdown
Residents in parts of Perth are calling for more action to stop off-road hoons.
Anyone for tennis
Manning Tennis Club can’t keep up with demand for disability inclusive training sessions, prompting calls for more clubs to do the same.
Connecting the dots
How can multicultural spaces support migrants and refugees settle into the community and get through hard times?
‘Doubling down’ under
Experts across political and psychological fields weigh in on Scott Morrison’s secret ministerial self-appointments.
Dam those water levels
While Perth has been inundated with rain, dam levels in parts of the South West are lower than usual.