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Freo is an eclectic blend of old and new, in an idyllic seaside location.
Fremantle

Nine must-do highlights of Fremantle, Western Australia

It’s impossible not to be charmed by this eclectic port suburb, also known as the gateway to Rottnest Island.

  • by Tim Richards
Chris Isaak
★★★★
City life

Charm offensive: Chris Isaak conquers an adoring Kings Park crowd

  • by Mark Naglazas
Yara’s plant produces 840,000 tones of ammonia a year, about 5 per cent of global trade.
Emissions

Woodside, Pilbara fertiliser plant look at storing emissions underground

  • by Peter Milne
A billion dollars worth of cocaine is intercepted off the coast of WA.
Courts

Drug runner in WA cocaine mega-bust cops lengthy jail term

  • by Jesinta Burton and Yvonne Ardley
Cleveland Dodd, 16, (inset) died after self-harming in his cell at the youth Unit 18 wing of Perth’s maximum-security Casuarina Prison.
Inquest

Youth wing in high-security prison ‘set up to fail’

  • by Aaron Bunch
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Politics

Female hatchlings can grow to weigh between 50kg and 125kg.
Marine life

Australia’s own ‘special’ sea turtle at stake with nests under threat

Australia’s north is the only place you can experience the wonder and awe this species inspires. But scientists say their nests could become dangerous places.

  • by Peter Milne
Alexander Volkanovski and Islam Makhachev headlines the UFC 284 event in Perth in February 2022.
UFC

UFC returns for another Perth showdown

Tourism Minister Rita Saffioti announced UFC 305 will be held at RAC Arena in Perth on August 18.

  • by Hamish Hastie
Wind farms are operating in the Wheatbelt, including the largest Collgar facility near Merredin, but many more are needed as WA prepares to switch off coal-fired power.
Renewables

Wheatbelt renewable energy projects fail to clear planning hurdles

  • by Peter Milne
Meta, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, WA Commerce Minister Sue Ellery.
Scams

Get better, Meta: WA minister unleashes on big tech amid record scam losses

  • by Hamish Hastie
The payroll tax sweetener is aimed at increasing migration to WA.
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Housing crisis

New push to pinch skilled workers from the east and bring them to WA

  • by Hamish Hastie

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