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Perth’s underground smackdown

By lachlan.denney@postgrad.curtin.edu.au on July 17, 2026

Love at first swipe?

By Oda Bekkestad on July 17, 2026

No room to sing

By Kyle Halcyon on July 17, 2026

Rebuilding Te Whare Tapa Wha

By Renee Hilton-Jones on July 7, 2026

Pride flagged for removal

By Rachel Jennings on May 19, 2026

Fighting fire with fire

By Nima Monazami on May 14, 2026

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Couple rattled after car crashes into house

By Hugh Forward on September 23, 2016

But they’re chuffed the driver also destroyed an unwanted bird bath.

Qantas emergency at Perth Airport

By Alexander Ferrier on September 23, 2016

A QantasLink flight had fumes in the cabin.

Machete-wielding man tries to rob liquor store

By Sarah Linnegar on September 23, 2016

The man left empty-handed.

North Korea has only 28 websites

By Alexander Ferrier on September 23, 2016

A change in coding allowed international access to the country’s website just for one day.

Double demerits this weekend

By AMY FAIRHEAD on September 23, 2016

Have a safe long weekend and don’t blow your points.

Police seize four kilos of ice

By Rebecca Robinson on September 22, 2016

Three men have been charged.

Colin Barnett reshuffles Cabinet after WA leadership spill

By Dylan Websdane on September 22, 2016

It’s musical chairs.

Perth Salvation Army major dies in South Africa

By Jared Butt on September 22, 2016

He was attacked on the streets of Malawi on the weekend.

Curtin Student Guild backs free drug testing plan

By Jaimee Calder on September 22, 2016

It’s all about harm minimisation, the Guild president says.

Man denied inciting woman’s viral video rant

By Rebecca Robinson on September 22, 2016

United Patriots Front president Dennis Huts says he was just minding his own business when Left Action member Ayan Mohamed started yelling at him.

Perth Wildcats release new uniform design

By AMY FAIRHEAD on September 22, 2016

It celebrates the 10-year anniversary of the club’s decision to embrace the colour red.

Opposition wants police pursuit rules reviewed

By Dylan Websdane on September 22, 2016

The WA Police Union have proposed a raft of new measures for dealing with them.

Tree vandals cost councils big bucks

By Nicholas S. Phillips on September 22, 2016

Stirling and Vincent have both had issues with vandals.

Shanghai’s Jewish community grows

By Rhiannon Arnold on September 22, 2016

Rhiannon Arnold explores the fascinating history of Jews in China as part of a series of stories from the 2016 Curtin Journalism Shanghai Study Tour.

The orphans of Shanghai

By Molly Schmidt on September 22, 2016

Molly Schmidt meets abandoned children and their carers as part of a series of stories from the 2016 Curtin Journalism Shanghai Study Tour.

New bike hire station for Joondalup

By Connie Maturana on September 22, 2016

It will be free for the first 12 months.

Drones could be used in police pursuits

By India Lynn on September 21, 2016

Acting Police Commissioner Gary Dreibergs says trials are already underway.

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