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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

Daddy cool

By Sarah Abed on May 14, 2026

Kraken the code

By Julia Petersen on May 8, 2026

The compassion tax

By Caris Harper on May 7, 2026

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From mob, for mob

By Olivia Fuderer on June 12, 2025
A vibrant painting titled “Building Stronger Foundations” created by Noongar artist Jacinta Anderson, featuring colourful abstract shapes representing culture and connection.

Aboriginal families are rewriting the parenting playbook to one grounded in culture and community-led design.

Body and soul

By Anne Jagtenberg on June 5, 2025

Somatic therapy is popular as a body-based alternative to treating trauma. Some describe it as transformative, but others question its legitimacy.

Let’s talk about books, baby

By Olivia Fuderer on June 3, 2025
A photo of two teenage girls sitting on a couch, reading a romance novel (Icebreaker by Hannah Grace) with a cartoon cover featuring a figure skater and a hockey player. One girl is pointing at the page, and the other is holding the book.

Romance novels are booming on TikTok, but behind the pastel covers lies a bigger story about the conversations we’re not having with kids.

Work/strife balance

By Annjo Soh on May 28, 2025

International students are pushing themselves to breaking point to pay the bills.

ASMR you feeling relaxed?

By Renee Hilton-Jones on May 28, 2025

Considered life-changing by some and “pseudoscience” to others, the sensory phenomenon ASMR is gaining followers across Perth.

Finding joy in new identities

By Logeenth Rao on May 26, 2025

As members of Perth’s cosplay community gathered to buy and sell costumes, shy newcomers were offered support to express themselves.

A crowded space

By Andrew Hanlon on May 22, 2025
Atlas rocket moments after being launched from the launch pad at Cape Canaveral in Florida showing flame and smoke from the rocket with Florida mangroves in the foreground.

Our planet is being bombarded by space objects, but a team of experts is working around the clock to keep us safe.

 Making benzo shopping harder

By Anthonia Iweama on May 20, 2025

ScriptCheckWA comes into full force in June to clamp down on doctor shopping for prescription drugs.

Future-proofing fashion

By Renee Hilton-Jones on May 20, 2025

Australian Fashion Week was proof that the local fashion industry is adapting to thrive against the odds.

Pilotless air taxis?

By Annjo Soh on May 20, 2025

A Boeing subsidiary wants to launch pilotless air taxis in Australia before the 2032 Olympic Games, but it hasn’t got CASA’s stamp of approval yet.

Changing the para-digm

By Tess Pringle on May 15, 2025

Para-athletes will get extra support at the WA Institute of Sport as a part of new state government funding.

A bookish buffet

By Oscar Hird on May 15, 2025

The renowned Sydney Writer’s Festival is being screened for free at the WA State Library next week, to the delight of local book lovers.

Trans sports ban triggers rights complaint

By Rebecca Ruthven on May 15, 2025

The Australian Human Rights Commission is investigating a complaint from a Perth transgender woman barred from playing softball.

The write fight

By Hayley Primmer on May 9, 2025

Australian publishers are calling for more government funding to help them support homegrown writing talent.

Grave matters

By Ben McLauchlin on May 9, 2025
The entrance of Karrakatta cemetery.

Families are devastated after discovering their relatives’ graves are being removed from Karrakatta.

Sunday, Mumday

By Rhiannon Mayers on May 9, 2025

Motherhood can be a confronting time for any woman. Mother’s Day is an important time to talk about support.

Environmental action up in smoke

By Seamus Harrison on May 9, 2025

The WA Premier is facing backlash after indicating the government no longer intends to legislate a net zero by 2050 emissions target.

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