Why are people planning a ‘worshipping’ event at Perth’s most famous cactus?
Prickle praise party
Fee fighter
The City of Perth’s youngest councillor is fighting for cheaper visas for international graduate students.
Holiday plans tanked
Fuel prices are putting travellers and tourism operators under the pump this Easter.
Trams rights activists
The City of Perth has trams back on the agenda for the CBD, evoking memories of the Perth light rail system that once existed.
Pressures inflated for regional students
The NAB’s prediction of higher inflation rates is set to hit country and international students the hardest.
Lightning strikes thrice
Unexpected storms in Perth this morning led to three people being struck by lightning, and caused multiple traffic incidents.
Tiny train fans and friends
Why has a Perth-based YouTube channel of model train videos just clocked over 11 million views? Let’s explore.
Scene stealers
Tired of waiting to be cast for plum roles, Asian performers are making their own way to centre stage.
Riding the Matildas’ wave
As Australia prepares to host the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup, Matildas fans are hoping for more historic moments.
Lawyers on the brink
The legal profession needs to start respecting work/life balance boundaries to continue attracting students, experts warn.
Out of the shadows
Sex workers don’t usually speak to journalists, but asked about the laws that control their working conditions, they had a lot to say.
The orphans who cradled a colony
The extraordinary story of WA’s “founding mothers”, young Irish orphans transported on the ship Palestine to kickstart a baby boom.
Hungry homes
While Australia wastes more than 300kg of food per-person per-year, food rescue organisations are struggling to meet demand.
Pride on the field
With headlines about homophobia in the AFL cropping up like weeds, it is worth asking if they have roots in the lower levels of the sport?
Driven by history
A rare Hudson Super-Six has arrived in Perth, marking a milestone for WA’s motoring heritage.
Finding emo
Perth emos are struggling with the limitations of Perth’s isolation but the community is as strong as ever.
Why so many roundabouts?
In a bid to reduce fatal T-bone crashes, roundabouts are WA’s new traffic calming trend.