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The folks behind the frequency

By Anne Jagtenberg on October 1, 2026

Warmer winters threaten Araluen’s tulips

By Sydney Fossilo on September 29, 2026

More than a riding centre

By Catherine Ayre on September 29, 2026

Don’t underestimate Junyi Thia

By Paige Ryan on September 29, 2026

Perth’s own Dolly

By Bethany Stopher on September 28, 2026

Making waves

By Maddison Lord on September 24, 2026

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The chopping block

By Dylan Storer on November 23, 2022
Trees of a rainforest in Singapore with high rise buildings imposing over them.

Singapore projects an image as the world’s greenest city, but many of its remaining patches of nature are under threat of deforestation. 

Speaking out through the arts

By Charlotte Italiano on November 23, 2022

Theatre is perhaps one of the only places you can publicly discuss issues such as sexuality and racism in Singapore.

The state of innovation

By Angela Ho on November 23, 2022
A young Zambian man gazes at the camera, loosely grasping a whiteboard marker. Project plans scrawled across a whiteboard behind him is evidence of where he collaborates with his team.

WA’s entrepreneurial spirit may be on the rise, but investing in successful startups is about knowing how to fund efficient failure.

Bring on a baby boom

By Jessica Evensen on November 22, 2022

Singapore’s low fertility rate has the government so concerned it is stepping in to play matchmaker. But the target audience remains unconvinced.

Selling sex in a post-pandemic world

By Jesmine Cheong on November 22, 2022

Despite recent shifts in Singapore’s sex industry, advocates say ambiguous laws continue to put women at risk.

The Singapore sling (tackle)

By Rachel Green on November 22, 2022

The biggest AFL Auskick program in the world is in a place very few people would expect.

Pen to paper

By Hojeswinee Kanagarajah on November 19, 2022

Are there enough opportunities and support for Perth’s emerging, diverse and young writers?

Botoxic discrimination

By Huia Karaitiana on November 16, 2022

Botox injections can help people with cerebral palsy and survivors of stroke to move more freely – but there’s a price to pay.

A ‘healthy’ social media feed

By Xander Sapsworth-Collis on November 14, 2022

Can we create food and body image social media content that isn’t harmful? And do those who post have a responsibility to their audience?

Local Perth species faces extinction

By Dylan Storer on November 10, 2022

Conservationists say a unique species of turtle could vanish from Perth unless action is taken now.

New lessons in surviving shark bites

By Lainey Smith on November 9, 2022

New research in NSW takes swabs from sharks’ teeth to learn more about how infections affect shark bite victims.

The human crisis we prefer not to see

By Matthew Robson on November 8, 2022

Unaffordable housing and the rising cost of living are putting more Perth people at risk of homelessness.

In search of perfect pockets

By Greg McFerran on November 8, 2022

A fashion epiphany leads to questions about the history, function and use of pockets.

Reconciliation missing key first step

By Nathan Johnston on November 8, 2022

Is Australia’s reconciliation process being hindered by a lack of understanding of our true history?

A silenced spectrum

By Lauren Cherry on November 4, 2022

In a highly sexualised world, where does the asexual community fit?

The platypus in peril

By Duncan Bailey on November 3, 2022

One of Australia’s most iconic animals is disappearing around the country, and scientists aren’t sure why.

Perth protests for Iranian women

By Yeeshin Woon on November 3, 2022

The Iranian community in Perth is calling for action to change Iran’s repressive regime, and the protests are getting bigger.

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