Experts and the Greens say a higher tax on Australia’s gas exports could raise money for important public services.
Gas tax ignites debate
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Heated Rivalry, the queer sports romance, is drawing large crowds of fans together in Perth for watch parties and quiz nights.
Renters gearing up for relief
Will slashing the Capital Gains Tax discount and removing negative gearing have a positive impact on Perth’s disastrous rental market?
Reef grief
Woodside’s annual general meeting has been disrupted by protestors condemning the Browse Basin gas project.
That ’70s glow
A new poll says a majority of Australians would much rather be living in the 1970’s.
Prickle praise party
Why are people planning a ‘worshipping’ event at Perth’s most famous cactus?
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.