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#QuokkaSelfie – how close is too close?

By Emily Farquhar on March 22, 2018

Animal welfare activist says when it comes to wild animals, don’t hug them, don’t ride them, don’t pick them up for selfies.

Why shopping black is just not fun

By Adrianne van Munster on March 22, 2018

Perth Aborigines say the controversial racial profiling incident at Myer is all too familiar.

Record vaccination numbers still not enough

By Madeleine Stephens on March 22, 2018

Leeming GP Graham Farquhar says more parents should be immunising their children.

How do you ask for help quietly?

By Rachael Clifford on March 22, 2018

Secret passwords in clubs and pubs to keep women safe are catching on.

Everything you need to know for Easter 2018

By Tayla Wilson on March 22, 2018

With Easter approaching, West Australians are asking the important questions and we have all the answers.

Shaving in solidarity

By Xavier Hazard on March 22, 2018

Participants in the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave share their stories.

Where there’s no will

By Lawrence Drown on March 22, 2018

Almost 60 per cent of adults don’t have a will, so we asked millennials what theirs might look like.

The great placenta on a plate debate

By Fraser Palamara on March 22, 2018

Might eating your own placenta make you sick?

Bush Rangers turn 20

By Jessica Powell on March 22, 2018

Celebrations for 20 years of WA’s most popular cadet program.

BHP wage increases are a “fantasy”

By Chariema Madih on March 22, 2018

Unions say corporate promises to invest tax cuts in wages are a sham.

Canning ushers in World Water Day

By Samuel Jones on March 22, 2018

Facelift for Ferndale Park drainage to improve the ecosystem.

Harmony the focus for Bentley Festival

By Michael Heaton on March 22, 2018

Bentley celebrates Act-Belong-Commit with annual cultural festival.

Proposed parcel tax for goods from overseas

By Nikisha O'Dea on March 22, 2018

We could be paying an extra $7 for packages coming from overseas.

Subi backs road construction

By Lawrence Drown on March 22, 2018

Council supports redevelopment, despite concerns from Mainroads WA.

Perth internet expert slams Facebook

By Nicole Salmeri on March 22, 2018

“I think the fact that Zuckerburg has come out… is him admitting they’re in a really bad space.”

Cyclone Marcus to bring record swell

By Samuel Jones on March 22, 2018

WA surfers are planning for a bumper weekend.

Australian tradies feel the heat

By William Marsh on March 22, 2018

Research indicates Australian tradies are at the highest risk of getting skin cancer in their lifetime. An industry survey by jobfinding agency ServiceSeeking found more than half Australia’s tradies put comfort before […]

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