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About 115,000 people saw in the New Year at fireworks displays at Elizabeth Quay.

Police presence drives down crime as over 100,000 people flocked to Perth to see in 2025

WA Police enjoyed a slightly quieter night than usual as an increased presence in entertainment precincts saw a reduction in arrests compared to previous years.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt

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Fireworks displays will be held at various locations throughout Perth.

Stuck for NYE plans? Elizabeth Quay is the place to be

A family-friendly fireworks display and midnight event will be staged for revellers to see in 2025.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
There has been a boom in sex parties in WA in recent years.

‘Sex parties’ are booming in WA. So, what really happens behind closed doors?

They’re so exclusive there’s an extensive vetting process you need to go through before you can even get an invite. But once you’re in, the parties are not for the faint-hearted.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Oasis Ball 2024
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Oasis Ball 2024

Oasis Ball 2024, held at Crown, celebrating WA’s advertising and communications industry, and raising money for The Oasis Project.

Alexander Volkanovski and Islam Makhachev headlines the UFC 284 event in Perth in February 2022.

UFC returns for another Perth showdown

Tourism Minister Rita Saffioti announced UFC 305 will be held at RAC Arena in Perth on August 18.

  • Hamish Hastie
Duo ‘Seal the Deal’, featuring Jaimee Trarger and Bianca Petite, after setting a record in their category.

Female records tumble at Port to Pub Rottnest swim

Three female records have been broken in the annual Euroz Hartleys Port to Pub Rottnest swim, which saw more than 1500 people cross the 19.7-kilometre stretch from Leighton Beach on Saturday.

  • Heather McNeill and Jesinta Burton
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Former WA premier Brian Burke.

WA Liberals want probe into Burke’s links to $22.3 million grants program

The state opposition has called for an audit of millions of dollars in grants handed out to the live entertainment industry during the pandemic.

  • Hamish Hastie
Perth’s 33rd annual Rottnest Channel Swim 2023.

Rottnest Channel Swim abandoned due to dangerous weather

Swimmers were pulled from the water about 10am after organisers received advice it was unsafe for participants to continue.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Australian performers (front row, from left) Nick Hutchinson, Nathan Boyle, Harley McLeish and Will Meager at work.

Acrobats take to the ice as Cirque du Soleil Crystal hits RAC Arena

A departure from their usual performances, the Cirque du Soleil crew brought figure skating and acrobatics together in a magical ice extravaganza on Friday night.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
The producer of hit TV satire South Park are travelling to the CinefestOZ film festival this month in WA.

South Park producer coming to WA film festival, mmkay?

The producer of the hit TV satire joins the director of The Dry, not to mention reps from the outfit that produces everyone’s favourite “children’s” TV show.

  • Aaron Bunch

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