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Keeping the momentum in kayaking

By Tyler Armenti on December 11, 2020

It took a pandemic to be heard

By Tom Shanahan on November 19, 2020

Fronting up to our frontier history

By Amelia Searson on November 19, 2020

Preparing the journalists of the future

By Ben Loughran on November 19, 2020

Dismantling youth disadvantage

By Elena Morabito on November 17, 2020

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    Pfizer unemployment riser

    By Cain Andrews on October 22, 2020

    US pharmaceutical manufacturer Pfizer will move its Perth factory to Melbourne over the next three years.

    A national shame

    By Sasha Borthwick on October 22, 2020

    Sexual abuse in aged care is ‘a national shame’, according to Peter Rozen QC.

    Nine nights of Navratri

    By Neelam Dajee on October 22, 2020

    Perth is hosting one of the only Hindu festival celebrations in the world because of the pandemic.

    Teachers in question

    By Amy Kennedy on October 22, 2020

    Mixed responses to a major funding announcement for a remote WA teaching program.

    Roll up your sleeves

    By Elena Morabito on October 22, 2020

    Lifeblood says WA urgently needs 1,000 new donors in the next 6 weeks.

    Big house energy

    By Andrew Chounding on October 22, 2020

    As a Perth family move into a new energy efficient home as part of a 12-month sustainability trial, experts disagree on the best path forward.

    Clearing the boundary

    By Tom Shanahan on October 22, 2020
    Sun rise behind WACA

    The Women’s Big Bash League launches this weekend, inspiring more clubs to create female grade teams.

    Making their mark

    By Luke McPherson on October 22, 2020

    Eight WA footballers are getting ready to play for the ultimate prize in Saturday’s AFL Grand Final.

    Targeting teen violence

    By Yiying Li on October 22, 2020
    Boy with bruised face.

    Schoolyards can be scary and teen violence rates are high. Is enough being done to prepare teachers?

    Crisis cry for social housing

    By Chloe Clare on October 22, 2020

    The Perth mayoral election has renewed debate around the need for more help for the homeless.

    Women prisoners guided beyond violence.

    By Naomi D'Roza on October 20, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

    Women are fast growing population in the prison system and experts say there is a need for gender specific programs.

    Morley-Ellenbrook: why-a-duct?

    By Angela Ho on October 19, 2020

    Metronet’s initial viaduct design for the Morley-Ellenbrook rail line connection has sparked contention among Bayswater residents.

    A path home during the pandemic

    By Dhanya Vimalan on October 19, 2020
    A man left without a place to sleep in a local suburb.

    A call for action to help the homeless during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Language barrier

    By Elizabeth Tan on October 14, 2020

    Perth’s ethnic community is split over the new English proficiency requirement for partner visas.

    Curtin roof collapse leaves one dead, two injured

    By WI Reporters on October 13, 2020

    The 23-year-old worker died when a glass roof collapsed at a building under construction at Curtin’s Bentley campus.

    Deep cuts

    By Lauren Smith on October 8, 2020

    Protests at Curtin’s proposed cuts to teaching staff took place on campus today.

    Goldmine

    By Elena Morabito on October 8, 2020

    The $1.2 billion buffer provided by the mining industry has kept Western Australia’s budget in the black.

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