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Anna with her dog Cleo in her garden in Cottesloe.

GardeningPremiumSeaside oasis with enchanting garden honours history

Anna Chandler has lovingly restored her 1907 Cottesloe timber home pairing it with an equally charismatic garden that is as practical as it is beautiful.

Andrea Whitely

Signs of distress include crispy leaf tips, browning of the leaf edge and leaves dropping prematurely.

Charlie AlboneCommentsPremiumMaking the most of your indoor plant mood boosters

With the demands our gardens make on us dialed back during the winter months, it is the ideal time to tend to our indoor plants.

Charlie Albone

Adrian Barich for STM.

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BEING BARRA Comments
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The not-so-secret key to healthy ageing

Don’t you hate it when the answer to a healthier, longer life is within your reach . . . but somehow, you just can’t be stuffed doing it? It’s not rocket surgery, as one of my mates once said.

Adrian Barich

Nat Locke pictured in the studio

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THAT’S LIFE Comments
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Here’s to friends, near and far

It’s genuinely delightful to reflect on your friendships from time to time. I encourage everyone to really relish in the joys, both large and small, that they contribute to your life.

Nat Locke

Australian Survivor host Jonathan La Paglia.

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We’re STILL not over JLP’s Survivor axing

This week: your last chance to see Jonathan La Paglia on Survivor: Australia V The World, Invasion, The Rookie season seven, Richard Osman’s original game show and The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox.

Clare Rigden

Joaquin Phoenix poses for a portrait in LA in 2019.

movies CommentsYou’ve got Joaquin Phoenix all wrong

Based on his characters and commitment to method acting, you’d think the Oscar winner has an almost masochist love of being challenged in the name of his art. But sometimes, he just wants an iced coffee.

Ben O'Shea

The Plateful Perth Festival will be a masterclass in cocktail making taking over several bars. Perth bartenders (L-R) Marco Barsotti from Songbird Bar, Kristen Sly from Songbird Bar, Marco Manca from Bar Lafayette, David "Xander" Stucken from Terrarium Bar and Alex Kirwan from Mechanics Institute.

PerthCommentsThe mixologists who are shaking up Perth’s cocktail scene

Some of the CBD’s most prestigious bars will be graced by a cohort of the globe’s most esteemed mixologists as part of Plateful Perth’s Cocktail Weekend next weekend.

Jessica Evensen

Kitsch Bar Asia in Leederville

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A walk down memory lane ends in cute courtyard

The year was 2010. In late February, after our city sweltered through a hot summer but before the infamous billion-dollar hailstorm in March, the doors swung open on Kitsch in Leederville. 

Katherine Fleming

Spiced pumpkin cheesecake from Genevieve Ko. These easier-than-you’d-think recipes capture the spirit of classic diner desserts and embrace the flavours we now crave, whatever form they take. Food Stylist: Monica Pierini. Prop Stylist: Paige Hicks.

NYT recipe Spiced pumpkin cheesecake

Fluffier than both cheesecake and pumpkin pie, this dessert combines a silky cream cheese-pumpkin filling and a tangy sour cream topping with a biscuit crust.

Genevieve Ko

Beyonce x Levi's The Denim Cowboy collaboration collection.

STM LOVESA few of our favourite things from this week

The STM are all about supporting local this week - from a whimsical WA book titled The Best Of The West, to bookmarking the Fremantle Markets Distillers Festival in the diary.

Megan French

Mambo Australia, stocked in BIG W.

STMGet inspired with our Father’s Day gift guide

We’ve put together more than 50 local finds and online buys to spoil Dad with this Father’s Day.

STM team

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NewsPremiumDeadly trend on the rise in major state

Experts are urging for more to be done to stop a worrying increase in deaths in this state over the past decade.

Alexandra Feiam

Shane Warne's daughters Brooke and Summer Warne with one of the check up machines at the MCG. NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw

HEALTHPremiumHow Warnie is saving thousands

Shane Warne’s legacy lives on three years after his tragic death with a health check named in his honour helping thousands.

Steve Zemek

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NewsPremium2026 KGM Rexton price and specs: Former SsangYong SUV gets more kit for more money

Korea's answer to the Ford Everest gains extra safety tech to better match its more expensive rival, but it's now pricier too.

William Stopford

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NewsPremiumHonda revives sporty name from the past for first model on new EV platform

The RSX is the latest name from Acura's past to be brought back to life, but if you're hoping for a sporty three-door hatch, look away now.

Derek Fung

Louise Rothe's roadside goodies have sold so well she hasn't had to return to a previous job. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

LifestylePremiumThe country economy of flowers, focaccia and friendship

Roadside stalls selling flowers, eggs, fruit and even horse poo are fixtures in rural Australia, a long tradition that connects and feeds country communities.

Stephanie Gardiner

James, 4, enjoying his lunch.

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Perth childcare provider removes ‘unhealthy food’ from menus

One of Perth’s largest childcare providers has removed refined sugar and seed oils from its menu, aiming to ‘eliminate unhealthy food’ in response to demand from families. 

Rhianna Mitchell

Read what your zodiac sign predicts for your day.

StarsPremiumYour horoscope for the weekend of August 16-17, 2025

Read what your zodiac sign predicts for your day.

Kim Fairminer

2026 Nissan Leaf: Quick drive

ReviewPremium2026 Nissan Leaf review: Quick drive

Forget about the first two Nissan Leaf electric hatchbacks, because there’s a radically different one on the way, and it blows them away.

Shane O'Donoghue

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newsPremiumHidden issue fueling Aussie crisis

Despite Australia’s birth rate struggling to recover to pre-Covid levels and it’s clear impact on an issue the government is desperate to fix – one thing is off the table.

Jessica Wang

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NewsPremiumJaecoo J5: Chinese Hyundai Kona rival locked in for Australian launch

The smallest Omoda Jaecoo product yet is set to arrive by the end of 2025, including a karaoke feature to boot and potentially a price below $30k.

Damion Smy

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NewsPremiumDeadly parasite killing honey bees spreads

A deadly parasite that infests beehives and kills honey bees has been found in new areas of regional Victoria.

Emma Kirk

Education Minister Jason Clare said the 30 centres now have six months to get up to standard or funding could be cut completely. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

CrimePremiumMajor crackdown on 30 childcare centres

The federal government has launched compliance action against 30 childcare centres in the wake of shocking allegations of sector-wide child safety failures.

Duncan Evans

Hyundai Tucson Hybrid

NewsPremium2026 Hyundai Tucson price and specs

The Hyundai Tucson has lost its turbocharged petrol engine for 2026, and received price cuts of between $1000 and $2500.

William Stopford