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Break-ing bad

By Connor Kidd on April 23, 2026

Reef grief

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Bitter pill for sweet treats

By Camila Egusquiza Santa Cruz on April 2, 2026

Pour form makes unhappy hour

By Adam Morolla on April 2, 2026

Holiday plans tanked

By Renee Hilton-Jones on April 2, 2026

Dead quiet

By Olivia Fuderer on March 26, 2026

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Students say no to research centre

By Amelia Channer-Holmes on March 12, 2020

Students marched to the sounds of ‘Beds are Burning’ to protest new energy research.

Not just a regular clean up, says Sea Shepherd

By Matthew Paddick on March 12, 2020

Plastic ‘nurdles’ will be collected as part of a worldwide study.

Curtin students to join rally over climate change

By Guan Shen Png on March 12, 2020

Despite coronavirus concerns, students are urged to attend a strike at Elizabeth Quay.

Do it in WA

By Samantha Cooke on March 12, 2020

Australian tourists who’ve had their travel plans disrupted urged to holiday at home.

Could this tiny house be your first home?

By Patrick Sullivan on March 12, 2020

With house prices rising and consumer confidence falling, could a tiny home be the solution to our housing woes?

A whole new layer to modern art

By Ben Loughran on March 12, 2020

Talented female artists share their personal stories in a new exhibition.

A safe haven for the mentally ill

By Layla Smith on March 12, 2020
Coffee in cafe

A cafe-style support alternative to hospital emergency departments.

Unprepared learners

By Jacinta Pizzata on March 12, 2020

Learner drivers are feeling more unprepared than ever with only half of young drivers feeling ready for their PDA.

Welfare recipients get $750 for COVID fallout

By David Blayney on March 12, 2020

The government is coughing up $8.7 billion in economic stimulus, but will it cure our economic ill-health?

A foreign correspondent’s perspective on success

By Russell Bishop on March 10, 2020

Curtin Journalism graduate Kathryn Diss offers invaluable advice to students on what it takes to succeed.

Learner or performer – which one are you?

By Russell Bishop on March 5, 2020

The ABC’s Andrew O’Connor explains what it takes to make the grade at the national broadcaster.

Getting ready for the real world

By Russell Bishop on February 19, 2020

Seven News reporter Cassidy Mosconi offers practical advice for graduating journalism students.

Killer ratings

By Bella Kitchen on February 5, 2020

Despite the gruesome murders and confronting details, experts believe true crime listeners are using podcasts to save themselves.

Viva la Verga

By Russell Bishop on January 14, 2020

Mixing study and international travel is not an impossible dream if you have the energy to do it.

Turning around WA’s poor reputation on waste

By Kellie Balaam on December 20, 2019

How people and organisations in Perth are becoming part of our state’s waste solutions.

The burden of birth control

By Louise Miolin on December 16, 2019

The onus of contraception continues to fall on young women, despite costs to their health and pocket.

Accentuate

By Elena Morabito on December 3, 2019

Why so many of us like to mimic accents, and what it can teach us about identity.

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