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Call for changeCommentsPremiumHow blue trees became WA brother’s tragic legacy

Jayden Whyte’s shock death was the impetus for The Blue Tree Project in which hundreds of trees around Australia are painted blue in the hope of confronting the stigma of suicide.

Steve Butler

BUYING V RENTINGCommentsPremiumBuying a ‘no brainer’ as WA rentals hit ‘crisis levels’

With WA rental costs set to soar as vacancy rates fall below one per cent, REIWA says — despite rising house prices in 2021 — ‘if you can afford to buy... you will be a lot financially better off’.

Danielle Le Messurier

‘Willing to risk arrest’CommentsPremiumExtinction Rebellion plan ‘civil disobedience’ in CBD

Parts of Perth’s CBD could be brought to a standstill tomorrow as Extinction Rebellion climate protesters plan to hold a music festival on the Malcolm Street Bridge.

Michael Traill

Five-year dealCommentsPremiumSculpture by the Sea returns for 2021 despite cash woes

The founder of the financially-troubled Sculpture by the Sea says it will go ahead in 2021 after he reached a five-year deal with Cottesloe Council.

Jon Bassett

Viveash crashPremiumHit-and-run driver admits ‘I took the coward’s way out’

An unlicensed driver who fled the scene of a horror crash that left two people critically injured says he regrets not stopping to help the victims ‘more than anything I’ve ever regretted in my life’.

Shannon Hampton and Cassidy Mosconi

Party ‘conspiracy’CommentsPremium‘Dirt file’: Quigley calls for names of tipped-off Libs

Attorney General John Quigley has called on Opposition leader Zak Kirkup to reveal the identity of current Liberal MPs warned a laptop at the centre of a corruption probe contained a ‘dirt file’.

Peter Law

Miracle MilliMum says Milli ‘knocked on heaven’s door’ after surgery

The Perth family of brave cancer fighter Amelia ‘Milli’ Lucas say they are ‘blown away by her determination and will’ following her most recent round of surgery by neurosurgeon Dr Charlie Teo.

Phil Hickey

Ground beefCommentsPremiumDog Swamp Hungry Jack’s in Westpac legal bunfight

A Supreme Court legal battle is flaming over a culinary icon of Perth’s inner northern suburbs — the drive-through at Hungry Jack’s Dog Swamp.

Neale Prior

HouseThat!CommentsPremiumEx-Eagle’s empty nest up for sale ahead of flight east

Don Pyke is spreading his wings for Sydney ahead of his new Swans coaching gig in 2021, listing his mansion in a prestigious pocket of Perth on the market.

Caitlyn Rintoul & Kim MacDonald

Shock corruption reportCommentsPremiumPhone calls, texts reveal MPs warned of ‘dirt file’

A former Liberal MP contacted current members of Parliament to warn them the CCC had seized a laptop containing “a little s**t file”, according to a bombshell report. READ THE TRANSCRIPTS HERE

Peter Law and Josh Zimmerman

Still waitingCommentsPremiumStranded Perth family ‘betrayed and abandoned’ by Govt

A Perth family stranded in Canada is facing a $50,000 bill just to get back home.

Sarah Ison

Driver fleesVideoCommentsUte v pole crash causes Nollamara blackout

Hundreds of residents in Perth’s north are without power after a ute crashed into a power pole on Wednesday night.

Ben Anderson

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The West Australian exclusive
Submarine bidCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
WA push demands Feds make decision on subs bid

The State Government will renew a national campaign today to convince the country that WA should win a multibillion-dollar submarine maintenance contract.

Peter Law

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opinion
EditorialCommentsPremium
opinion
Close call for resources sector is revealed

As revealed in The West Australian today, we came within a whisker of a mining sector shutdown — due to a lack of understanding across the Nullarbor about what we have, and do, here in WA.

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opinion
Peter LawCommentsPremium
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Kirkup adds life to Liberals ahead of March vote

Expectations for the Liberal Party at the State election are so low that even in defeat, new Opposition Leader Zak Kirkup may emerge the real winner on the night, writes Peter Law.

Peter Law

Heroic actCommentsPremiumMissing teen made ‘ultimate sacrifice to save cousin’

Matiyas Bekuretsion, the 16-year-old who went missing in rough seas at Scarborough on Monday, has been hailed a hero after it emerged his last act before disappearing was to save his cousin.

Daryna Zadvirna, Syan Dougherty and Phil Hickey

Caught on cameraVideoCommentsPremiumPerth teen’s close encounter with shark near Rotto

17-year-old Max Freedman has described the moment a shark ‘circled’ the boat he and his mates were on moments after he got out of the water near Rottnest Island.

Phil Hickey

Brewer’s visionPremiumGage Roads becomes Good Drinks

Gage Roads Brewing has retired its two decade-old company name as part of an ambitious strategy to establish itself as a national brewer and build its stable of brands on the eastern seaboard.

Danielle Le Messurier

Hostel horrorPremium‘Merciless’ Perth child rapist’s jail term slashed

A former hostel worker who brutally raped and sexually abused eight vulnerable children under his care for his own “sexual and sadistic perversions” has had his sentence cut on appeal.

Emily Moulton

PARENTING EXPERTCommentsPremiumDent backs parents in push for pre-school rule changes

Parenting expert Maggie Dent has joined parents, experts and academics in a bid to change ‘inflexible’ rules around WA’s school starting age, amid concerns some children may not be ready.

Rhianna Mitchell

Festive traditionCommentsPremiumBasil’s ‘impossible’ Christmas task for City of Perth

The Lord Mayor says he ‘believes in miracles’ and his staff will need one to deliver a Christmas Nativity play in 2020.

Michael Traill

Baby boomVideoDozens of pet rabbits rescued from boxes, cages

Animal advocates have spent two days removing more than 100 rabbits from horrific conditions at a Perth home after the couple that owned them became overwhelmed by a population explosion.

Radical changesCommentsPremiumShock split for ABC Perth radio duo

ABC Perth has split up its breakfast team and axed a locally-produced show in an effort to fix its dire ratings.

Ross McRae

Homelessness rallyCommentsPremiumProtesters set up tents on steps of Parliament House

About two dozen people have set up tents on the steps of Parliament House, demanding housing for homeless First Nations people.

Charlotte Elton

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