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Looking in the mirrorCommentsPremiumFirst six members of ‘brand Perth’ forum confirmed

With the first six members of the ‘brand Perth’ forum confirmed, the city is closer to figuring out what it stands for.

Charlotte Elton

opinion
opinion
The right pitchCommentsPremium
opinion
Moment has arrived to get WA tourism right

Tourism has the potential to become a great WA economic success story. Perth is a great tourist drawcard — but we need strong vision and leadership to make the most of our strengths.

opinion
opinion
Anxiety AuntCommentsPremium
opinion
Help! How do I deal with my boyfriend’s gross dad?

This week, Anxiety Aunt counsels a reader who has recently moved in with their boyfriend’s dad — who enjoys burping at the dinner table, farting openly and leaving the bathroom in a state of disarray.

Jay Hanna

Jay Hanna

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
‘We won’t stay silent’Premium
The West Australian exclusive
Child abuse survivor’s call for action to protect kids

Casey Allum was just eight when her stepfather and assaulted her. Her abuser — a creep well-known in the community — told her it was a joke. Now she’s calling for change to help others.

Briana Fiore

Strike actionPremiumWestern Power brokers emergency peace meeting

Western Power is hoping it can hammer out an urgent peace meeting when it meets with the Electrical Trades Union tomorrow, averting a two-day strike across the South West of WA this week.

Ben Harvey

Shock exitsCommentsPremiumMass exodus at Tourism WA as half of board resigns

Tourism WA’s board will be left with just five commissioners after a mass resignation at the troubled organisation, which came under fire last month for burying a $360,000 branding report.

Charlotte Elton

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
Aishwarya’s CareCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Aishwarya’s dad’s relief at health system changes

The father of seven-year-old Aishwarya Aswath — whose death at Perth Children’s Hospital is set to change health care across WA — has spoken about his daughter’s bittersweet legacy.

Tim Clarke and Briana Fiore

life-threatening injuriesPremiumSocceroo’s brother questioned over one-punch attack

The brother of WA soccer star Josh Risdon is being interviewed by police over an ‘altercation’ outside a Bunbury pub, which left a 43-year-old man clinging to life in hospital.

Jackson Barrett

High achieverNurse of the Year award for dedicating life to elderly

A Rockingham aged care nurse who helps elderly patients transition safely from hospital to home has been crowned WA’s nurse of the year.

Fatal rolloverWoman dies, child in hospital after Broome car crash

A young woman has died and three others, including a five-year-old child, are in hospital following a devastating car rollover in the State’s north on Friday.

Daryna Zadvirna

Will disputePremiumBuckeridge estate executors tone down $230m legal row

The executors of Len Buckeridge’s estate have succeeded in toning down a $230 million legal action by the billionaire building mogul’s widow Siok Puah Koh.

Neale Prior

Court appearancePremiumMan extradited from UK faces court over ‘child abuse’

Roger James Montgomerie is accused of sexually abusing three young children more than 30 years ago, including a five-year-old girl.

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opinion
FRIENDS IN NEEDCommentsPremium
opinion
One union’s remarkable fast-pass into aged care

Governments took the threat of COVID seriously when it came to our seniors. Nobody went into an aged care home unless they had a flu shot. Families were banned. But the door was open to union reps.

Ben Harvey

Ben HarveyChief Reporter

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The West Australian exclusive
Must-read interviewCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Cook tells how Aishwarya’s death will change the system

An inquest, a new triage system at WA public hospitals with paediatric services, and a promise that this will never happen again. Health Minister Roger Cook speaks one-on-one with Joe Spagnolo.

Joe Spagnolo

‘healthier than a beer’CommentsMeet the WA MPs fighting to legalise cannabis

They’re arguably the most controversial and unusual pair of MPs to ever sit in the WA Parliament — two West Aussies who believe smoking pot should not be a criminal offence.

Joe Spagnolo

Kept in the darkPremiumCouncil’s $200,000 ratepayer funds splurge

Nearly $200,000 of ratepayer funds was covertly used by a southern suburbs council’s top bureaucrat to pay lawyers in a bullying case brought by his ousted predecessor.

Michael Traill

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investigation
Uncommon groundCommentsPremium
investigation
What went wrong with Perth’s ‘Times Square’?

It was billed as the new heart of Perth. But three years after the wrappers came off, Yagan Square is a public space in need of a defibrillator.

Kate Emery

Government fraudsterPremiumPaul Whyte: Cowboy and criminal who hid in plain sight

The puzzle of exactly how a civil servant with a taste for thoroughbred horses was able to perpetrate the worst cast of public sector fraud ever seen in Australia is still being pieced together.

Josh Zimmerman

Destructive blazeCar battery sparks house fire in Wattle Grove

A fire sparked by a charging car battery ripped through a Wattle Grove house yesterday, destroying a family’ new car.

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
Hotel quarantineCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Cook announces new testing regimen for arrivals

The State Government has ramped up its COVID-19 testing of overseas arrivals in quarantine hotels, as WA once again prepares for an influx of people returning from India.

Joe Spagnolo

Workday bluesCommentsPremiumWhy 7am is the worst time of the day

The strains of modern life leave far too many of us feeling frazzled and anxious, with the breaking point often coming at one particular time of the morning. So what can we do to make life easier?

Rhianna Mitchell

Tragic accidentWoman dies in Kimberley crash

A woman aged in her 20s has died in a crash in WA’s remote Dampier Peninsula on Friday evening.

Caitlyn Rintoul

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The West Australian exclusive
Party overPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Perth DJ busted smuggling drugs into WA inside candles

Timothy Elks is a jet-setting DJ who has played at festivals and nightclubs around the world but now he’s behind bars after organising packages of party drugs to be delivered to his home.

Emily Moulton

Passenger’s ordealWoman left for dead after car hits tree

A woman was left for dead by the driver of a car who ran away after smashing into a tree in Perth’s south.

Caitlyn Rintoul