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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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By Saxon Durrant on May 13, 2016

The robber wandered in and strolled out, brandishing a club.

Australia ‘needs a Bill of Rights’

By Caleb Gorton on May 13, 2016

Australian Human Rights Commission president Gillian Triggs says there is little protection for the rights of the most vulnerable.

Police seize massive haul of illicit drugs

By Laura Meachim on May 12, 2016

The drugs were found during raids in East Perth, Innaloo and Highgate.

Scaffidi will not resign

By Laura Meachim on May 12, 2016

Deputy mayor James Limnios has called for Lisa Scaffidi to stand aside.

Man charged over Banksia Grove shooting

By Nabila Morgan on May 12, 2016

23-year-old Mitchell Finnerty died in the attack.

Money in Budget to fight meth addiction

By Chloe Hobson on May 12, 2016

Almost $15 million set aside for treatment of addicts.

Labor unveils new Fremantle candidate

By Natalie Rogers on May 12, 2016

Chris Brown was disendorsed for allegedly failing to tell Labor about his minor criminal history.

WA Police Band celebrates 50 years

By Rachel Wong on May 12, 2016

The anniversary was celebrated with a grand march through the city.

Scaffidi says she still has council support

By Rachel Wong on May 12, 2016

She has challenged Deputy Mayor James Limnios to move a vote of no confidence at Tuesday’s council meeting.

Fyfe ruled out for the rest of the season

By Nicola McNamee on May 12, 2016

But Fremantle is confident he will be ready to go in 2017.

Josh Wilson is Labor’s new candidate for Fremantle

By Rachel Wong on May 12, 2016

Labor’s new face for Fremantle.

Prescribed burns covers suburbs in smoke

By Natalie Rogers on May 12, 2016

The blanket of grey smoke could last for days.

Limnios calls for Scaffidi to resign

By Rachel Wong on May 12, 2016

The Deputy Lord Mayor says the Lord Mayor’s position is ‘untenable’.

School student threatened with garden shears

By Nicola McNamee on May 12, 2016

The boy was waiting for a bus in Como.

WA police band celebrates its 50th anniversary

By Nicola McNamee on May 12, 2016

The band will march through the Perth Cultural Centre this morning.

Instagram gets a makeover

By Rachel Wong on May 12, 2016

The popular photo sharing app looks a little different now #nofilter

East Rockingham Fatal Crash

By Nicola McNamee on May 12, 2016

A 41-year-old man has died on the scense after hitting a tree.

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