Western Independent

Stories from Curtin University's Journalism Students

Thursday, July 23rd, 2026

Menu

  • About Western Independent
  • Curtin Journalism
  • Teaching staff
  • Contact

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

Topics

  • Advice
  • Agriculture
  • Animal welfare
  • Animals
  • Arts
  • Business
  • Child care
  • Community
  • Cost of Living
  • COVID-19
  • Crime
  • Culture
  • diabetes
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Election 2019
  • Election 2022
  • Emergency
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Family
  • Fashion
  • Feature Slider
  • Feature Story
  • Food
  • Football
  • General
  • Health
  • Indigenous affairs
  • Just Causes series
  • law
  • Legal
  • Major Project
  • Media
  • Mental Health
  • Music
  • News Day
  • News Writing and Reporting
  • pests
  • Podcast
  • Politics
  • Profile
  • Property
  • Radio
  • Review
  • Science
  • Sexuality
  • Shanghai
  • Singapore
  • Sport
  • Students
  • Technology
  • Transport
  • Travel
  • Video News
  • War
  • Weather
  • Women
  • Youth

Follow us

Inkwire Facebook page

The Ossie Awards

  • Australia’s best student journalists recognised

Journalism Education & Research Association of Australia

  • Australia’s journalism teachers and researchers

Women in Media

  • Get involved

Month by month

Elderly couple escapes Cannington house fire

By andrew murdoch on May 6, 2015

$250,000 damage caused.

Severe weather warning cancelled

By jemmabuti on May 4, 2015

But heavy winds still expected.

Kwinana Fish & Chips destroyed by fire

By Lauren Grey on April 29, 2015

Third incident in the past year for shop’s owners.

Single dump theory

By andrew charlton on April 24, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Consolidating radioactive waste in one spot could benefit the environment, says pro-nuclear Perth MP.

Aussie coffee culture goes global

By Nadia Budihardjo on April 24, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

The humble flat white must be doing something right.

Police armed at Anzac events

By sophia_constantine on April 24, 2015

Decision follows terror raids in the east.

Uber offers free rides in luxury cars

By isabellaolivera on April 24, 2015

One-off offer is only available today.

Firefighters stop blaze near school

By Rachel Neumann on April 24, 2015

Blaze thought to have been started by cigarette.

Twilight Hawkers Markets closes after tonight

By Simon Orchard on April 24, 2015

But they hope to re-open in October.

Fire damages Osborne Park warehouse

By Tabitha Wong on April 23, 2015

Cause of fire not suspicious

Repeat traffic offenders ‘more likely to crash’

By Shelby Brady on April 23, 2015

But they rarely offend again after crashing.

Kickin’ it

By Tayla Toutountzis on April 22, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Women bring their own skills and approach to Australian football.

‘Council mergers won’t go away’

By Tim Walker on April 22, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Amalgamating many of Perth’s 30 municipalities will have to happen eventually, probably under a forced scenario, says political scientist.

Perth, Southwest bear climate change brunt

By Cesilia Faustina on April 21, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Our part of Australia is feeling among the most significant impacts in the nation, researchers say.

It takes two

By WI Reporters on April 21, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Armadale locals enjoy the sunshine.

History takes flight

By on April 17, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

One-of-a-kind WW1 fighter plane to fly over Kings Park this Anzac Day.

Fire ravages Maylands home

By stephaniebaumgartel on April 15, 2015

Cause of blaze unknown.

Posts navigation

‹ Newer 1 … 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 … 200 Older ›

General »

Love at first swipe?

No room to sing

Rebuilding Te Whare Tapa Wha

Education »

Access denied

Trust in the fund

Paying proper attention

Arts »

Puck around and find out

Prickle praise party

Tight-knit tribute

Feature Story »

Social anxiety behind youth ban

Tiny train fans and friends

Have we gacha problem?

Health »

Whole body shift

A weighty issue

Changing the tune on Tourette’s

Sport »

Perth’s underground smackdown

Huge opportunity, no waffle

Cutting it fine

Youth »

Pride flagged for removal

Trading ethics for clicks

Lost for words

Most Viewed Stories

  • Risky business
  • Carys in Paris: the headline I've longed to write
  • Artificial attraction
  • Lost before they began
  • The campus 'cult'
  • Pride flagged for removal
  • Turning over a new leaf
  • Language barrier
  • From frying pan to fire
  • Study says we need to do better for Aboriginal Mums

Why study the Master of Multimedia Journalism?

Recent Stories

  • Perth’s underground smackdown
  • Love at first swipe?
  • No room to sing
  • Rebuilding Te Whare Tapa Wha
  • Pride flagged for removal
  • Heron today, gone tomorrow
  • Angus’ beef with immigration
  • No refuge
  • Offset and forget
  • Down, down n’ out
  • Beaky blinders
  • The good place
  • Fighting fire with fire
  • Access denied
  • Daddy cool
  • Whole body shift
  • Huge opportunity, no waffle
  • Having a LARP
  • Citizenship test
  • A weighty issue
  • Kraken the code
  • Changing the tune on Tourette’s
  • Budget doesn’t cut it
  • No barriers to barristers
  • Pushing for change
  • The compassion tax
  • Trust in the fund
  • Drastic plastic
  • E-dentity
  • Paw manners
  • Knocking out the gender gap
  • Cruise control
  • Tax for facts
  • It’s not rocket science
  • Trading ethics for clicks
  • No honey? Mo’ problems
  • What a buzzkill
  • Culture and the city
  • Cutting it fine
  • Dude, where’s my carpool?

Western Independent Facebook page

Western Independent Facebook page

Administration

CRICOS Provider Code
WA 00301J
  • Privacy statement
  • Accessibility information

Contact Western Independent

  • Tel: +61 8 9266 4638
  • Contact form
curtin University Logo
  • Top categories: General Fremantle
Powered by WordPress.com. |

Loading Comments...