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David Allan-Petale is a journalist and writer based in Western Australia, breaking news with a focus on arts and culture.

G’day from WA: What I’ve learned from touring ‘the road trip state’
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G’day from WA: What I’ve learned from touring ‘the road trip state’

Before this journey the furthest north I’d ever been was Monkey Mia, and even that was a quick overnight trip on a plane.

  • by David Allan-Petale

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Holy grail: The 'bits and pieces' gold rush gripping WA’s remote areas

Holy grail: The 'bits and pieces' gold rush gripping WA’s remote areas

The old timers in WA’s Murchison Goldfields reckon prospecting is a lot like going fishing; only you never throw a catch away.

  • by David Allan-Petale
Backyards to be a relic of the past as Perth sprawls past Two Rocks

Backyards to be a relic of the past as Perth sprawls past Two Rocks

Perth's northern suburbs are growing again but, with greater density than Subiaco, this is a different kind of sprawl.

  • by David Allan-Petale
Halting Perth's urban sprawl is not as easy as it sounds

Halting Perth's urban sprawl is not as easy as it sounds

‘Halting urban sprawl’ has become a catchphrase in Perth in recent years, but it’s closer to fantasy than reality, a new WAtoday analysis suggests.

  • by Emma Young & David Allan-Petale
Ninety-four per cent of Perth councils fail to hit new housing targets

Ninety-four per cent of Perth councils fail to hit new housing targets

Halting urban sprawl involves councils building new higher density housing. They're not off to a good start.

  • by Emma Young, Hamish Hastie, David Allan-Petale and Nathan Hondros & Conal Hanna
Rottnest ferries cancelled as wild weather hits Perth

Rottnest ferries cancelled as wild weather hits Perth

A strong cold front is passing over Perth, churning the seas with big swells and strong winds.

  • by David Allan-Petale
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'Higher level of risk': UWA cancels controversial US doctor's transgender talk

'Higher level of risk': UWA cancels controversial US doctor's transgender talk

Dr Van Meter is the co-author of the scientific paper Gender Ideology Harms Children, which claims "conditioning children into impersonating the opposite sex is child abuse".

  • by David Allan-Petale & Hannah Barry
'It's a spaghetti junction down there': NBN comes to the Perth CBD

'It's a spaghetti junction down there': NBN comes to the Perth CBD

NBN work crews are now steadily fanning out across the CBD to make every building "ready to connect."

  • by David Allan-Petale
Perth charity helps create 'pop up' schools for Lombok quake kids

Perth charity helps create 'pop up' schools for Lombok quake kids

Charities are scrambling to create 'pop up' schools to help children whose place of learning was destroyed by the Lombok earthquake.

  • by David Allan-Petale
Vibrancy not gentrification: 'Town Teams' find ways to jazz up Perth

Vibrancy not gentrification: 'Town Teams' find ways to jazz up Perth

“In this new century characterised by disruptive social, technological economic and political change, how do we help communities to reconnect?"

  • by David Allan-Petale
Push to create 'Scarborough-style' Olympic pool in Perth's deep north

Push to create 'Scarborough-style' Olympic pool in Perth's deep north

A council in Perth's northern suburbs is accelerating its push to create an outdoor Olympic sized swimming pool for residents living in the fast-growing area.

  • by David Allan-Petale

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