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‘Irresponsible’CommentsPremiumMcGowan and Zempilas at odds over Perth swimming pool

Premier Mark McGowan is urging Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas to honour the City of Perth’s agreement to help fund a public swimming pool at the WACA.

Joe Spagnolo

Holiday hotspotVideoSigns of violence in Perth man’s mystery Bali death

The family of an Australian man found dead on a Bali beach has refused to allow an autopsy to be done to determine what killed him.

Cindy Wockner and Komang Erviani

Be carefulCommentsPremiumAbalone fishing kicks off amid dangerous swell

Despite dangerous conditions there were no major incidents at this morning’s abalone fishing session, a fortnight after two men lost their lives while fishing for the sought-after molluscs.

Shannon Hampton

Tough wordsCommentsPremiumMcGowan slams ‘professional protesters’ on ‘tent city’

The WA Premier has defended the extraordinary move his government made to end the homeless crisis in a Fremantle park.

Joe Spagnolo

Walk on the wild sideCommentsPremiumNew stadium attraction raises the roof

Thrillseekers will soon be able to get an adrenaline fix 42m above the turf at Optus Stadium.

Painful road aheadPremiumHorror Landsdale crash victim faces long recovery

The survivor of a horror Landsdale crash that left an Audi crumpled and its driver dead remains in a trauma ward in hospital and his family say there is still a long road ahead to his recovery.

Shannon Hampton

On the moveCommentsPremiumConfusion reigns as ‘tent city’ is torn down

Police have begun to dismantle ‘tent city’ after the State Government took the extraordinary step to snatch power from the council this morning.

Rangi Hirini & Joe Spagnolo

Take overCommentsPremiumGovernment seizes Pioneer Park to end ‘tent city’

The WA Government has taken an extraordinary step to end the 'tent city' saga in Fremantle's Pioneer Park.

Joe Spagnolo, Rangi Hirini & Shannon Hampton

Best of the bestCommentsWA’s most popular baby names revealed

Classic names were popular with WA parents last year, as the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages releases the top five girls’ and boys’ names from 2020.

Rhianna Mitchell

Your Story, Our StoryVideoOur seven-part series charting WA’s migration

Most Australian families have come from somewhere else. A nation of migrants, we are bonded by our belief in a fair go and the right to wear thongs! Here we tell your history, through their stories.

Lily Hoffmann

Ready workforcePremiumAboriginal businesses ‘need equal chances’

An Aboriginal employment specialist has implored WA bosses to give Indigenous businesses the same opportunities they would afford to mainstream companies.

Danielle Le Messurier

Special reportCommentsPremiumWhat it’s like to spend the night at Freo’s tent city

Fremantle’s tent city is not perfect but for many, it’s better than the alternative. Reporter Charlotte Elton spent a night at Pioneer Park to understand the challenges faced by the residents.

Charlotte Elton

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Up in the airCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
WACA’s $100m upgrade in limbo as Baz raises concerns

The $100 million redevelopment of the WACA is in limbo after Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas revealed the council was examining the financial viability of its $25 million investment.

Peter Law

New facilityPremiumWellness is best in the west

Western Australia is poised to take on the east coast for the mantle of Australia’s health and wellness hotspot, as a new facility in Victoria Park officially opens its doors.

Danielle Le Messurier

Your Story, Our StoryCommentsPremiumPart Three: From Sicilian struggle to Spud King

Before Tony Galati could be one of Western Australia’s most well-known businessmen, he had to learn what it was like to have nothing. As the son of immigrants, it wasn’t an easy journey to the top.

Lily Hoffmann

Your Story, Our StoryPremiumPart Seven: Disguised as a boy to survive the Taliban

Victoria Park lawyer Rahila Haidari knows all too well the power of male privilege — because she lived a life disguised as a boy while growing up in Afghanistan.

Lily Hoffmann

Your Story, our storyCommentsPremiumPart Two: From POW camp to ‘one of the lucky ones’

From a four-year-old prisoner of war to world-renowned physicist, ever since the forced removal from his Palestinian home life has been far from easy for Erich Weigold. But with tragedy comes triumph.

Lily Hoffmann

Your Story, Our StoryCommentsPremiumPart Six: How a refugee camp helped forge an AFLW star

Perth AFLW star Akec Makur Chuot is part of the last living legacy of her father, one of three daughters born after he was murdered in South Sudan. And her journey to WA was far from straightforward.

Lily Hoffmann

Your Story, Our StoryCommentsPremiumPart Four: From ten pound Pom to true blue Aussie

As Jim climbed towards the steel doors of the mammoth ship, he was unwittingly travelling towards a lifelong identity as a ten pound Pom.

Lily Hoffmann

Your Story, Our StoryCommentsPremiumPart One: ‘Without the first story, there is no story’

For Aboriginal people, Australia’s migrant history is profoundly complicated, characterised by displacement, massacre and for Walter McGuire, the revelation his mum was stolen generation.

Lily Hoffmann

Your Story, Our StoryCommentsPremiumPart Five: How Mai Nguyen found her identity in WA

It was a miracle she wasn’t raped, it was a miracle she didn’t drown, it was a miracle she wasn’t shot – and it was a miracle she made it to Western Australia from war-torn Vietnam.

Lily Hoffmann

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The West Australian exclusive
Shock arrestPremium
The West Australian exclusive
WA school in underage sex tape scandal

A Goldfields school has been rocked by a sex tape scandal, with parents called into a crisis meeting before police charged a 15-year-old boy over allegations of penetration of two 12-year-old girls.

Taylar Amonini

Packing downCommentsPremiumD-Day for Freo’s ‘tent city’ set for this weekend

Fremantle’s tent city is on track to be dismantled by the end of the weekend, with every rough sleeper now being offered “appropriate accommodation” and authorities preparing to issue move-on notices.

Josh Zimmerman, Daryna Zadvirna & Michael Traill

Shock allegationsPremiumAged care bosses fly into WA for death crisis talks

Regis Aged Care executives from Melbourne have flown into Perth — bypassing WA’s mandatory 14-day quarantine — to host crisis talks at the company’s Nedlands facility.

Sarah Steger

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