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January artist impression of the Perth street circuit and amphitheatre on the Burswood peninsula.

Labor says the $217m Burswood racetrack will drive an ‘economic boost’. So, will it?

As plans for a $217 million racetrack and amphitheatre on the Burswood peninsula crystallise, opponents have taken aim at the much-vaunted economic benefits.

  • Holly Thompson

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Shubshri Kandiah and Brendan Xavier in Disney’s Beauty and The Beast.

More beauty than beast in new production at Perth’s Crown Theatre

Anticipation and nostalgia builds right from a prologue voiced by Angela Lansbury and opening glimpses of a jaw-dropping set that took 23 trucks to get to Perth. 

  • Emma Young
Caitlyn Dickson was critically injured during the crash at a Burswood car meet.

Driver ‘destroyed dashcam footage’ in moments after Burswood meet crash

Chun Lai Yuen, 25, was alleged to have been driving his Honda Civic sedan at 96km/h in a 40km/h speed zone when he allegedly crashed into 17-year-old Caitlyn Dickson.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
The moment before the crash, captured by a bystander’s mobile phone.

Man charged over Burswood ‘street meet’ crash that left 17-year-old girl in ICU

A teenage girl is fighting for life in a hospital after being struck by an allegedly speeding car during an organised meet at Burswood on Monday night.

  • Heather McNeill
Crown Perth chairman John Van Der Wielen, Burswood racetrack plans, WAtoday.

Burswood racetrack’s biggest neighbour backs controversial project

Crown Perth chairman John Van Der Wielen believes the precinct could be “Australia’s leading sports and entertainment venue”.

  • Hamish Hastie
Papalia speaking on Tuesday.

Final regulatory leash removed from Crown’s neck in Perth

Crown Perth has escaped further financial penalties from the WA government.

  • Hamish Hastie
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January artist impression of the Perth street circuit and amphitheatre on the Burswood peninsula.

Burswood racetrack and amphitheatre builders selected

The alliance is the same group that built the Boorloo Bridge.

  • Hamish Hastie
Roger Cook announcing more details of the Burswood street circuit on Thursday.

Cook thinks he can win over Burswood racetrack critics as consultation opens

Residents haven’t been won over, however, with conveners of the Save Burswood Park group more fired than before.

  • Hamish Hastie
Geoff Puttick, Anita and Stefano Bova and Shaun Collard

Perth businessman accused of laundering millions of dollars for ‘criminal’ clients

Geoff Puttick is accused of attempting to transform dirty cash into legitimate funds for his clients, four of whom are on trial alongside him.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Business leaders say high house prices and skyrocketing rents are affecting where people choose to work and making it harder to find talent, according to KPMG.

The big gains behind Perth’s best-performing suburbs

Perth’s property market is turning heads, with some suburbs soaring by more than half a million dollars. Meanwhile, others are seeing values plunge by $100,000.

  • Sarah Brookes

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