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Woodside and Perth’s Fringe World organiser cut ties

Fringe World 2020 saw a drop in box office sales but near-record crowds.

The city’s 2024 summer festival season will be the first in recent memory free of fossil fuel sponsorship after a five-year grassroots campaign declares a win.

Popular Perth pub forced to start charging for rude and costly no-shows

Parkerville Tavern WA.

The go-to Hills watering hole said in the lead up to Christmas a group of 45 booked five tables for Sunday lunch and failed to rock up. But it didn’t stop there.

The West Australian companies that boomed and bombed in 2023

Normally, the saying is you need money to make money, but in WA it seems you need ore to make more – and keep a close watch on China, costs and the energy transition.

Road toll figures have been released in WA.

WA was on track for its lowest road toll in a decade, then everyone went on Christmas holiday

Nearly half those that died in 2023 on WA roads were not wearing seatbelts.

This Perth boy speaks three languages and is loved at school. But Australia doesn’t want him

This Perth boy speaks three languages and is loved at school. But Australia doesn’t want him

Alicio’s condition hasn’t held him back from swimming lessons, or playing with his friends outside. But it does mean Australia’s migration system won’t let him stay.

COVID inquiry warning to plug Australia’s health gaps before next pandemic

People from the least advantaged fifth of the population were six times more likely to die of COVID at the pandemic’s 2021 Australian peak than those in the most advantaged group.

When did going to the shops become so awful?

I used to look forward to a trip to the shops, but not any more.

I used to love the shops. The shops were the great equaliser.

Cyclist Rohan Dennis charged over WA Olympian wife Melissa Hoskins’ death

Former professional cyclist Melissa Hoskins.

The two-time Olympian and former world champion died after she was struck by a ute in Adelaide.

Regent Bali, Canggu.

The 10 coolest new hotels and resorts to put on your bucket list for 2024

A Thai wellness retreat, family fun at a Pixar-themed hotel and a new offering in Sydney’s Surry Hills are all on offer for 2024.

Cocaine in dead Sea World pilot’s body ‘unlikely’ to have affected flying

Ashley Jenkinson, the pilot who died in the Gold Coast helicopter crash.

Ash Jenkinson and three passengers died at the Gold Coast theme park a year ago after his helicopter crashed into another.

The war in Gaza is changing, but the end is not yet in sight

Thousands of Israeli troops are returning home because of a faltering economy, a frustrated United States and a changed situation on the ground in Gaza.

Australian travellers in Japan have described the moment the powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck on New Year’s Day.

‘I thought I was going to die’: Australians recount Japan quake escape

The 7.6-magnitude earthquake in western Japan has killed at least 30 people and reduced buildings to rubble.

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‘Getting paid a truckload more’: Khawaja’s plan to save Test cricket

Usman Khawaja said he would not still be playing Test cricket if paid the inferior wages offered by many of Australia’s opponents, and has implored global chiefs to conduct an audit of where money in the game is going.

Danish crowds cheer their next king and queen amid strong approval ratings

Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary brave the rain.

Denmark’s king-in-waiting, Frederik, and his Australian-born wife Mary, have been raucously cheered by crowds at their first public appearance since Queen Margrethe’s shock abdication.

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Police said two children were pulled from the Swan River but could not be revived.
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New Year’s Eve tragedy as two children die in Perth’s Swan River

Police have confirmed the two children who died in the Swan River on New Year’s Eve were aged four and six years old and from two separate families.

The seven most luxurious homes for sale in Western Australia

Top luxury properties in WA December 2023.

From $3 million to $12 million, these properties are some of the most expensive and luxurious on the market in WA. 

Heatwave warning with parts of WA set to swelter in the new year

Temperatures are set to rise in the north of WA.

Thermometers at one local RSL registered 51 degrees over the past few days in WA’s north.

Judge refuses to send 17-year-old to ‘horrendous’ Perth prison

Paramedics arrived on scene soon after and rushed the boy to hospital, but he has passed away a week later.

A 17-year-old Perth boy was released from custody for Christmas despite a serious crime spree, the judge calling the unit he would go to a “barbaric dungeon”.

Indian Ocean Drive reopens after bushfire threaten Leeman

An area south of Leeman is currently under threat from an out of control bushfire.

A bushfire warning has been downgraded after firefighters contained a blaze that was reported on Monday afternoon north of Jurien Bay.

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House and unit values have been rising at more than 1 per cent each month on average across Perth according to new data released on Tuesday.

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The veteran opener’s treasured caps have gone missing from his luggage as he prepares for his final Test at the SCG.

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The special touch in Warner’s farewell Test

The veteran opener, who also announced his retirement from ODIs on Monday, will play his final Test at his home ground.

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