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Arts gongsHecate crowned at performing arts awards

Ground-breaking Noongar language reboot of Macbeth dominates WA gongs

Simon Collins

FestivalsUS FDA approves Biogen Alzheimer's drug

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of Aduhelm, a new medication for Alzheimer's that treats the underlying pathology of the disease.

AAP

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How Perth Festival saved WA arts from COVID blow

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic could have destroyed WA’s artistic community but a local institution came to the rescue.

Simon Collins

Cliff HangerCommentsPremiumRoyal blow: ‘Insurance crisis’ threatens Sideshow Alley

Perth Royal Show’s Sideshow Alley may be run without some of its most iconic rides — including the Splashdown and West Coaster roller coaster — because of issues over insurance.

Michael Traill

Big day outPremiumPerth’s first deaf band lines up for SOTA Festival

Alter Boy join Spacey Jane, the Waifs and more for WA Day concert.

Simon Collins

FestivalsFrench court orders breast implant damages

A Paris appeals court has ruled that thousands of victims of defective breast implants made in France should receive compensation.

Matthieu Protard and Richard Lough

Pushed backWet weather delays Chicken and Beer Fest again

Punters looking to satisfy their hankering for finger licking chicken and tasty beer will have to wait even longer with Perth’s inaugural Chicken and Beer Festival pushed back for a second time.

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Comedian axed by Perth Comedy Festival amid abuse claim

Controversial comedian Alex Williamson has been accused by former partner and singer Peach PRC of ‘abusive, manipulative and predatory’ behaviour.

Lily Hoffmann

‘Slave owners’PremiumVegan activist ‘terrorises’ kids’ pony event in Freo

Tash Peterson has accused a children’s entertainer of ‘enslaving’ ponies by dressing them up as unicorns — following and abusing their fairy-costumed handlers while young children watched.

Bethany Hiatt

COSTLY MOVE?CommentsPremiumSOTA shift to CBD could see punters charged

City of Perth officers have floated the idea of charging punters to attend the traditionally free State of The Art music festival — as part of a deal to see WA Day celebrations back in the CBD.

Josh Zimmerman

‘Colourful journey’PremiumCurtain call for long-time Fringe World director

Amber Hasler has announced the 2021 Fringe World Festival will be her last as director, saying ‘all good things must come to an end’ and that she ‘couldn’t be prouder’ of the hugely-popular event.

Simon Collins

Perth FestivalPremiumThe Little Mermaid dives deep

Freeze Frame Opera reframe fishy fairytale at Government House

Simon Collins

FestivalsAnti-war cardiologist Bernard Lown dies

US cardiologist Bernard Lown, who co-founded an anti-nuclear war group that was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize, has died aged 99.

Best of the festPremiumAs Fringe World rolls on, here’s our Top 5 shows

Annual arts feast continues for West Aussies hungry for more.

Simon Collins

FestivalsKidney clinic first for Australia's north

A renal genetics clinic in Townsville has become the only place in Queensland to offer highly specialised care for kidney disease.

Fraser Barton

Beer festivalGood times on tap as Froth Town returns for 2021

Formerly known as Perth Craft Beer Festival, Froth Town returns to the Claremont Showground in April.

Locals in spotlightPremiumNo Groovin again this year as COVID cans tour

But the music will go on, with WA acts called in to keep spirits up at a special Fresh Produce concert as the pandemic continues to take its toll on plans for a national tour.

Simon Collins

FestivalsMan gets new face, hands in transplant

Two years after being badly burned in a car crash, 22-year-old Joe DiMeo is learning to smile, blink and squeeze again after a rare face and hands transplant.

WA mixtapeHome grown heroes take centre stage

Perth Festival unveils music program loaded with local talent.

Simon Collins

NEW RESTRICTIONSCommentsPremiumEvents cancelled by COVID ban on dance floors, stages

Major events will be cancelled because of new COVID restrictions that ban dance floors from concerts, prohibit “visible stages” at festivals and reduce audience capacity, WA’s music industry warns.

Peter Law

FestivalsCSIRO diet the right fit for slimmer Sarah

Sarah Wolter credits the CSIRO's Total Wellbeing diet for helping her shed more than 80 kilograms after trying many other eating plans over the years.

Roger Vaughan

Big gigTame Impala offer fans bite-sized live show in February

Perth superstars and Lime Cordial line-up for SNACK festival at Optus Stadium.

Simon Collins

NYE fizzerVideoPerth’s biggest NYE festival, Origin Fields, postponed

New Years Eve favourite Origin Fields is the latest festival to fall victim to COVID-19 restrictions, with organisers revealing their Feel Alive Again event was being pushed back.

Stephanie McKenna

Clawful newsMandurah’s much-loved Crab Fest cancelled for 2021

The biggest free regional community event in WA — attracting more than 100,000 people — will not go ahead next year, Mandurah major Rhys Williams has confirmed.