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Perth’s underground smackdown

By Lachlan Denney 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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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.

WA budget for dummies

By Neelam Dajee on October 8, 2020

Everything you need to know about today’s state budget.

Love your breasts

By Yiying Li on October 8, 2020
Two women - Lorna Cook and Julie Adams

There is no shame in taking your boobs seriously.

Mental health matters

By Amy Kennedy on October 8, 2020

Experts have mixed reactions to today’s budget announcements for mental health.

Let’s talk water

By Sasha Borthwick on October 8, 2020

The Australian Water Association is worried about water shortages in the future, and whether we are prepared for water stress.

Art attack

By Chloe Clare on October 8, 2020

Perth artists are reacting to significant budget cuts to the arts this week.

Crying foul on uni funding

By Ashleigh Davis on October 8, 2020

The contentious higher education reform bill passed parliament today, and many academics are furious.

Cheap seats

By Shenaye Northam on October 8, 2020
Kalbarri, tourism, North West, North, Pilbara, Western Australia

Tourism operators say there’s been a boost in flights to the north of the state after a government discount.

More time online

By Marika Sequeira on October 8, 2020

Students are reacting to the news online lectures are set to continue next year.

Bus stop craving o’clock

By Rachel Simmonds on October 8, 2020

Prominent independent public health agencies are calling on the WA Government to ban junk food advertising on state-owned assets.

Grants could increase urban sprawl

By Jesmine Cheong on October 8, 2020

Subsidising house building in new land releases provides work for builders, but is urban sprawl a problem?

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