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Man, I feel like a woman

By Stella McGann on November 13, 2026

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Doing the right thing

By Logeenth Rao on November 12, 2025

What does it mean to do the right thing? These are the stories of four people who’ve done just that.

Youth-to-youth therapy

By Jana Crommelin on November 12, 2025

Fremantle-based 20Talk is talking about taking its taboo-busting training to a national audience in 2026.

Get that bread

By Jayde Andrews on November 12, 2025

Over the past decade, social media has banged on about the benefits of protein, but experts warn some of the influencers may be wrong.

Styling regional success

By Renee Hilton-Jones on November 7, 2025

Two regions, one mission. Fashion industry insiders reveal how this unlikely pairing could stitch together a runway to put both on the map.

Spiking the split

By Joyce Teng on November 7, 2025

Volleyball leads the way as one of the most gender-equal team sports, both on and off the court.

Swimming safely this summer

By Lachlan Supanz on November 7, 2025

There were 357 drowning deaths in Australia in the past year. What can be done to reduce this number?

Riding the Matildas’ wave

By Lillian Ninyett on November 6, 2025

As Australia prepares to host the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup, Matildas fans are hoping for more historic moments.

Possums and power tools

By Bianca Liedtke on November 6, 2025

Leschenault Men’s Shed and the Leschenault Catchment Council are tackling loneliness and helping possums through community projects.

Swimming in the speakers

By Indya Cullen on November 5, 2025

Beneath the surface, human noise is rewriting the ocean’s rhythm, putting marine animals at risk.

Every body can dance

By Julia Petersen on November 5, 2025

Love to dance but lost the spring in your step? This Perth company is showing everyone how to make the right moves – for mind, body and soul.

Last drinks at the Leopold

By Declan Grove-Thompson on November 5, 2025

As an historic hotel calls time, regulars remember its glory – and not so glorious – days.

Lawyers on the brink

By Esma Serin on November 5, 2025

The legal profession needs to start respecting work/life balance boundaries to continue attracting students, experts warn.

Artificial attraction

By Seth Carter on November 4, 2025

As more people turn to AI chatbots for companionship and advice, experts warn we may be redefining what it means to connect.

Out of the shadows

By Camila Egusquiza Santa Cruz on November 3, 2025
Sex workers at WA Pride March

Sex workers don’t usually speak to journalists, but asked about the laws that control their working conditions, they had a lot to say.

Locals worried about wind farm views

By Alexis Dagostino on November 3, 2025
A picture of the clear ocean horizon in Binningup.

A proposed offshore wind farm in WA’s southwest has concerned locals, worried about their visual amenities and marine life.

Lost before they began

By Hayley Primmer on November 3, 2025

With 10 babies abandoned every year across Australia, all eyes are on the government to find a solution to this horrific tragedy.

The orphans who cradled a colony

By Razanne Al-Abdeli on November 2, 2025

The extraordinary story of WA’s “founding mothers”, young Irish orphans transported on the ship Palestine to kickstart a baby boom.

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