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Man, I feel like a woman

By Stella McGann on November 13, 2026

Pep talk

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Love at first fight

By Owen Sodano on November 13, 2026

Into the new world

By Imogen Bell on October 30, 2026

Be(ing) 4 real

By Emily Vajs on October 22, 2026

Uni-mergency

By Kyle Halcyon on October 22, 2026

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Purrfect carers

By Ezra Kaye on September 19, 2024

Singapore has an estimated 50,000 stray cats, looked after by a devoted community of volunteers.

Protestors demand safer teen detention

By Yousuf Shameel on September 19, 2024

Demonstrators are furious another young West Australian has died in custody and want an overhaul of the system.

Unpacking the period problem

By Monique Moylan on September 17, 2024
A supermarket shelf of period products

Period products are costly. Is this a double burden for women already struggling with menstrual disorders?

WA uranium companies hopeful

By Luca Daniel on September 17, 2024
A nuclear power plant during dusk.

Uranium mining is banned in WA, but the price of the ore is rising and WA liberals are making it an election issue.

Full steam ahead

By Jayde Andrews on September 17, 2024

As the freshly laid train tracks of the Morley-Ellenbrook line go through their final checks, residents reflect on what the line means to them.

Porky pies, online lies

By Declan Grove-Thompson on September 17, 2024

How ‘pig butchering’ scams are costing Australians millions.

Sugar tax stirs sticky situation

By Baylee Saltmarsh on September 17, 2024
A bottle of coke class beside a glass of sugar and a measuring spoon showing how much sugar is in the drink.

A sugary drink tax could cut massive amounts of sugar from Australians’ diets, but not everyone is happy.

Rex drama vexing Esperance

By Amy Towers on September 16, 2024
People boarding a Rex Plane.

Six weeks after Rex Airlines went into voluntary administration the people of Esperance are anxious for news about their flying future.

AI and the parent-child dynamic

By Alyse Wong on September 16, 2024
A 5-year-old boy wearing a blue top is watching his tablet.

AI is a growing part of family life, so we asked some experts for safety tips.

Distress over paediatric wait times

By Stella McGann on September 15, 2024
Katrina Scorer smiling with her daughter, son and their father.

Families are losing hope as the wait times for a paediatric appointment continue to increase.

Volunteer vanishing act

By Brayden Mould on September 14, 2024

Emergency fire volunteer numbers are down. What does that mean for the fire season ahead?

Perth’s trees are browned off

By Anna Van Gent on September 13, 2024
A high vantage point view of Perth skyline. Looking over a sea of green tree canopies and terracotta roofs. There is a large palm tree to the left side.

Thousands of people responded to a call from a UWA researcher for information about dying trees. Here’s what she found out.

Knives out for new law

By Jethro Mack on September 13, 2024
WA's new knife laws should make the State safer than ever, but some experts are concerned

WA’s proposed stop-and-search knife laws could be the toughest in the country, if passed, but experts have mixed feelings.

Small towns struggling

By Rose Patane on September 13, 2024
Closed Kirup store.

Saving dying small towns will be the focus of the first national Small Town Reinvention conference in WA.

Serious playgrounds

By Annie Wang on September 13, 2024

A Perth mother and ADHD WA are raising funds to build a new sensory playground specifically for children with ADHD.

From street to class

By Ben Josiah on September 13, 2024

Finding accommodation can be hard for international students. What happens when they can’t?

WA’s voices for Palestine

By Imogen Bell on September 13, 2024
A protest for Palestine taking place in Perth's CBD.

WA organisations are working to raise money for Palestine.

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