Perth

Development battle‘Rich swines’ fear Yelo move cuts home values by $500k

The density fight has moved to the coast, with locals launching a legal fund to block the proposed Yelo beach café development — which they claim will wipe up to $500,000 from their house values.

Kim Macdonald

Tough road aheadKimberley businesses fear coming year after COVID whack

Sixty-six per cent of WA business believe the State will face weaker economic conditions over the next 12 months, while confidence in our hardest hit region is at rock bottom.

Peter de Kruijff

Accused diesDark past of man charged over Radina Djukich mystery

The death of Ronald Buckland — who was due to stand trial over the death of missing Perth teenager Radina Djukich — means his sinister past can for the first time be reported.

Phil Hickey

The West LiveThe West Live: Palmer border challenge a ‘win for WA’

A top Australian constitutional law expert has labelled mining magnate Clive Palmer’s hard border lawsuit, which will cost taxpayers more than $100,000 a day, as a ‘great investment for WA’.

Caitlyn Rintoul and Jenna Clarke

The West LiveThe West Live: Top WA developer’s Lord Mayor checklist

The next Lord Mayor of Perth has to possess the drive to increase the city's ‘vitality’ and craft its ‘identity’, according to one of WA's most influential property developers.

Caitlyn Rintoul and Jenna Clarke

The West LivePerth hotel named Australia’s best

A hotel in the CBD has been named the best in Australia by New York-based tourism magazine Travel + Leisure. LISTEN LIVE AT 8.45AM.

Caitlyn Rintoul

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Police say bikies using Airbnb for new clubhouses

Bikies are allegedly using short-stay accommodation sites as part of their criminal activities, with several outlaws busted in Airbnbs this month - including the head of the Mongols motorcycle gang.

Daryna Zadvirna

Families Left BehindWA families demand tough laws for workplace victims

A Perth woman who fought for six years to get answers over the workplace death of her partner hopes the introduction of industrial manslaughter laws will save countless others from similar heartache.

Peter de Kruijff

AFLW rising starFury over ‘soft’ jail term for driver who hit officer

The WA Police Union is ‘bitterly disappointed’ by the decision not to appeal against the jail term given to a drunk-driver who mowed down police officer and rising AFLW player Ann McMahon last year.

Phil Hickey

‘This sucks’Guitar thief strikes sour note with Perth music store

Police are investigating after guitar worth more than $6,000 was stolen from a Perth music story yesterday.

Rourke Walsh

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‘Facebook famous’ predator admits raping another teen

A rapist who used Facebook to target young girls, convincing them to send him nudes and then blackmailing them into sex, is facing more time behind bars after admitting to more sex attacks.

Emily Moulton

New informationSick ‘killer’ leads police on search for teen’s body

A bushland search for the remains of missing teenager Radina Djukich has been launched by Cold Case detectives after the ailing man accused of killing her provided them with new information.

Rourke Walsh & Phil Hickey

Weekend traditionBunnings sausage sizzle may be back within weeks

While coronavirus restrictions tighten in Victoria, WA may be moving even closer to normality with plans for the beloved Bunnings sausage to return this month.

Ben Anderson

Going up$92m, 32-storey terrace tower tick for Finbar

The most densely populated part of Perth is about to get busier with approval granted for a 32-storey Finbar apartment tower on Adelaide Terrace.

Kim Macdonald

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DV survivor hopes her escape can inspire other victims

Charity queen Julie Pedulla bravely chose the week her violent ex-partner walked free from jail to tell her story of escape from his brutal captivity.

John Flint

IS THE DREAM OVER?Home grants wiped out as WA builders raise costs

State and Federal building grants are being gobbled up by higher construction costs amid skyrocketing demand, with some companies raising new home prices by tens of thousands of dollars.

Kim Macdonald

Dozens of inquiresSupermarket snaps up prime site in resurgent Subiaco

Farmer Jack’s supermarkets has been revealed as the mystery buyer of the coveted $15.5 million former Coles supermarket site in the heart of Subiaco.

Kim Macdonald

Barking madPuppy scams rampant as WA dog lovers cop a ruff deal

West Aussies coughed up $26,000 last month after being fooled by dodgy advertisements, spending anywhere from $150 to an eye-watering $5000 for a dog that never has its day.

Ben O'SheaInside Cover Editor

WHO’S ELIGIBLE?$100 off water bill for fixing a leaky tap

Households who hire a plumber to fix a leaky tap or fixture can claim a $100 rebate off their Water Corporation bill, thanks to a new program aimed at reducing water waste.

Josh Zimmerman

Northbridge victimLove story’s tragic end as pregnant wife loses ‘Peppe’

A couple whose love survived years of English lessons have been torn apart by an allegedly mindless act of violence that has robbed a wife of a loving husband and a daughter of her adoring father.

Daryna Zadvirna & Sarah Steger

SEE THE NEW PHOTOSMercanti used cipher phone before bikie funeral

Troy Mercanti was using a mobile which “could facilitate undetected communication” before he flew to the Eastern States to mourn a Mongols bikie, it has been revealed.

Ben Harvey

COVID cure‘I’ll take the hero tag when the vaccine works’

The coronavirus has ravaged the world, claiming more than 500,000 lives. Right here in WA researchers are working on a solution to the pandemic. We take you inside their efforts.

28-year mysteryCold cases detectives scour bushland in Perth’s north

Detectives were today searching for clues into the disappearance of 14-year-old Radina Djuki, a North Beach teenager who went missing more than 20 years ago.

Sarah Steger

FuelwatchPerth drivers urged to fill up their tanks tonight

Fuelwatch has revealed where to find the cheapest petrol in Perth ahead of the weekly price hike, with fuel prices set to rise by up to 25 cents per litre tomorrow.