Maylands
The long list of Perth postcodes where renting is unaffordable
Even on the average rental household income of $103,805 a year, more and more people are struggling to find an affordable rental in the current market.
- by Sarah Brookes
Latest
Flippin’ awesome: G Flip lights up Perth on WA leg of Drummer tour
No appearance by their Selling Sunsets love Chrishell Stause at the Astor Theatre on Saturday night, but that didn’t dampen the enthusiasm for the Aussie rocker’s music.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Which Perth suburb is at risk of dropping out of the million-dollar club?
A well-known western Perth suburb has seen its median house price drop by 19.3 per cent to $1.09 million over the past year. It’s not the only one to record a fall.
- by Sarah Brookes
Sprawling Perth needs ‘Barcelona’ suburbs – but Metronet’s not the answer
An influential industry body has identified five Perth suburbs as prime locations for transformative development near public transport, defying government logic.
- by Sarah Brookes
There are some diabolical restaurants in Perth. This isn’t one of them
But, today we have the privilege of reviewing a new bar in Maylands which is a cracker. It’s called Volare, Italian for flying, and it is indeed flying high.
- by Rob Broadfield
Opinion
Schools
How your taxes ended up funding religious jobs in WA’s public schools
The WA government publicly swears this role is open to people of “any or no faith” and has delicately edited the literature to say this... but is it really?
- by Emma Young
Officer who chased boys to Swan River didn’t know they drowned until hours later
Asked why the group ran from police, one of the surviving boys who made it across the river responded, “f--- the police”, before breaking down recalling watching his friends die.
- by Heather McNeill
Updated
Inquest
‘I said help my brothers, they’re drowning’: Boy who witnessed Swan River tragedy recalls desperate plea for help
Police officers’ desperate attempts to save two boys who drowned in the Swan River while fleeing authorities have been revealed during a coronial inquest into the teenagers’ deaths.
- by Lauren Pilat and Heather McNeill
Perth’s COVID-19 case 903 still positive with UK strain as WA lifts internal borders, mask requirements
The security guard whose positive coronavirus test sent Western Australia into lockdown continues to test positive to the UK strain of the virus and will remain in hotel quarantine beyond 14 days.
- by Lauren Pilat
Updated
Coronavirus pandemic
No new cases of COVID-19 in WA, with security guard’s 527 contacts initially cleared
Virus testing has plunged, with less than a quarter of those once tested now getting swabbed, as the state records its eighth day of zero new local infections.
- by Aja Styles
Popular Perth pizzas that won’t be available this lockdown, for good reason
Being a pizzeria in the heartland of the Perth exposure sites for the COVID-19 UK-variant is proving a risky business. But not everyone can afford to close.
- by Aja Styles
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