Local artists are defying odds and breaking through to the national music scene. However, it doesn’t come without challenges.
Fight or flight
What is Australian Horror?
2023 has seen enormous crossover success for Australian horror, but what separates our nation’s horror films from everyone else’s?
Pressing for progress
Media advocates say more needs to be done to improve press freedom in Australia.
Garbage collectors trash ‘unfair’ wages
Bins in some suburbs across Perth remain full, as waste workers strike for better pay and conditions.
Food for the eyes
The impact that dedicated ‘eating videos’, or mukbangs, have on viewers and creators may be hard to stomach.
The ladies who punch
Womens pro-wrestling is some of the most diverse television around, and it’s changing the wrestling industry here in Perth.
We should start a podcast
There’s more than 850,000 podcasts active today but this number could get a lot higher.
Pinpointing podcast popularity
Australian listeners flocked to podcasts during the pandemic and experts say momentum will only grow.
“Older voters tend to die off”
We investigate how TikTok and WeChat are the newest social media platforms being used by politicians.
Arts sector pleas for help
WA’s arts and culture sector is in crisis, and the state government is being urged to do more.
Public trust in media plummets
The 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer shows a sharp decline in media trust from 2021.
Information about misinformation
A Curtin mathematician has received $1 million to research misinformation.
Disability swim programs drowning
WA Swim schools may be forced to close their disability programs due to a lack of government funding. This may include the Angelfish program.
Don’t read the comments
A High Court ruling on social media comment liability has significant ramifications for all publishers, not just media organisations.
Deep state of concern
Experts say conspiracy theories pose a danger to society, but what can be done about them?
Film falls 35mm short
Film photography is rolling faster than ever, but production companies can’t keep up.
Online miscon-sex-tions
Experts are pushing to expose the misconceptions social media has created surrounding online sex work.