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Inner city suburbs are seeing an influx of millennials.

This consultant reshaped Perth, but there’s one piece of advice we opted to ignore

After pounding the pavement in 1993, urban design consultant Jan Gehl concluded Perth had the character of an oversized department store and needed more residents. The streets are lined with plenty of shiny new buildings, but did we get our priorities right?

  • Jesinta Burton

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‘The Boab’ at Cottesloe 2021.

Sculpture by the Sea rejected funding that could have saved event: premier

Roger Cook said local governments had offered to fund the now-cancelled Sculpture by the Sea event if the location was moved from Cottesloe to a different beach.

  • Holly Thompson
It's a tradition that has come to an end this year.
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David Templeman performs his end-of-year song in parliament

It's a tradition that has come to an end this year.

Former City of Perth lord mayor Lisa Scaffidi was the first woman to be appointed to the role and served from 2007-2019.

Too many mayors? Why an ex-Perth lord mayor’s $25k portrait has been collecting dust

At the top floor of Council House, the lord mayors who helmed the city over the past century are immortalised in portraits that line the walls. But there is one high-profile figure who is noticeably absent.

  • Jesinta Burton
WA Education Minister Tony Buti, Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas.

Zempilas uses council meeting to lambast ‘stitch up’ over East Perth car park plan

Perth Lord Mayor and Liberal candidate Basil Zempilas has launched a blistering tirade as his row with the state government over the East Perth Primary School intensifies.

  • Jesinta Burton
From one bear to another: Hopes are high North Sydney’s NRL exile is about to end.

A Bears superfan, a few beers and $1000 trademark: The wild story behind NRL expansion drama

The Western Bears are dead. So if a new Perth franchise can be saved, what will it be called? That’s where a Sydney man comes in after buying up all the prospective names for the new team.

  • Adam Pengilly and Adrian Proszenko
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NRL bosses Andrew Abdo and Peter V’landys.

‘Must have strong business case’: Western Bears bid officially torpedoed

Peter Cumins’ hopes of returning to the negotiating table have been dashed after the NRL opted to move on from his failed Perth license bid.

  • Adrian Proszenko and Adam Pengilly
Fine fish and more at Seth James’ new small bar.

Go fish: The small Perth bar where you shop for your fish and have chef cook it your way

On the menu: Australia’s finest seafood - prepared by a gun WA chef - plus a tight wine list and Swanny D on tap.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Perth Concert Hall redevelopment artist impression.

Perth Concert Hall’s $150 million refresh ramps up

The state and federal governments have released artists’ impressions of the rejuvenated 51-year-old heritage-listed facility, confirming works will begin next year.

  • Hamish Hastie
The state government and City could not reach an agreement over the land.

State has ‘spat the dummy’ over East Perth primary school: Zempilas

Construction of East Perth Primary School, stalled for more than a year over a stoush between the state and City of Perth, will proceed without the City’s agreement.

  • Holly Thompson

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