Arson investigators suspect the blaze at Yale Primary School in Thornlie was lit deliberately.
Fire causes school closure
My unbelievable year as a regional news reporter
Journalism students are always told to ‘go country’ when they graduate and Curtin’s Tom Shanahan did just that.
Working with handlers
Your success as a reporter often depends on how well you can negotiate with those who control access to newsmakers.
Online video news highlights 2021
If you’re interested in making compelling video news stories for the web or social media, here are some great ideas.
Working outside the news box
How one adventurous Curtin grad is using her J skills to build a career in a new media frontier.
Psycho sim
The fascinating psychology behind ordinary people torturing and killing their characters on popular video game The Sims.
The cuddly cult of djungelskog
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed a lot of behaviours. One of the more unusual is the trend of adults reverting to a love of cuddly toys.
The political sisterhood
Will She Runs, a local impartial organisation helping women enter politics, create a more diverse political future?
These boots were made for walkin’
Walking football is a gentler version of the sport that allows seniors to keep on enjoying the health and social benefits of playing on a team.
Tiktok tarot
Entering the world of “WitchTok”: the occult, sorcery, live tarot readings and celebrity psychic predictions.
Caffeine hit
Global coffee prices have skyrocketed due to weather conditions and shipping increases. Who is going to absorb the cost?
Feeling the highs and lows
Experts say low self-esteem can lead to anxiety and depression in young people.
What we don’t say
Intergenerational trauma among Asian migrants can lead to an inability to express emotions, even to their loved ones.
Road rage
The planned Bunbury Outer Ring Road has divided two communities on the city’s outskirts. Now the battle is reaching its bitter finale.
Hands off my heritage
Aboriginal people say they have been left out of a review of the Act that is intended to protect their cultural heritage.
Dream more, stress less
With the stress of the pandemic taking over everyday life, lucid dreaming could become a useful tool to combat our anxieties.
For the love of trees
Tree loss around Perth is causing ‘urban heat islands’. Different organisations are working in some of the hottest areas to green up the ‘burbs.