Western Australia
Eight wonders of WA you can explore in absolute comfort
There’s no state in Australia that so neatly captures the concept of “barefoot luxury” as Western Australia. These are our favourite experiences.
- by Ben Groundwater
Latest
‘Stain on your government’: Family of man shot by police slam Labor
Darren and Nicola Gilbert have sent a letter to Queensland Premier Steven Miles on the anniversary of the fatal shooting of their son Luke in Airlie Beach.
- by Cloe Read
Review
Margaret River
East meets South West: This kitchen’s singular, thrilling style of Japanese cooking could only exist in Margaret River
Hiding in plain sight on bustling Bussell Highway, this bijou specialist tempura restaurant is one of regional WA’s most essential dining experiences.
- by Max Veenhuyzen
Medical imaging delays add to bed lock pain at WA hospitals
Long wait times for medical imaging is putting lives at risk, says the Health Services Union WA.
- by Claire Ottaviano
‘Help your mob’: The psychologist building an ‘army’ to tackle Indigenous suicide
She grew up in the only Aboriginal family in a remote Pilbara mining town. Now Tracy Westerman is fighting for the lives of at-risk youth in communities like hers.
- by Victoria Laurie
★★★★
Perth
Hotel at Australian university is a far cry from student dorm rooms
The Wonil Hotel Perth taps into an under-catered market on Western Australia’s premier university campus grounds.
- by Julia D'Orazio
A wild Aussie paradise so little-known, one man came here to escape the Kremlin
The wild lands of Australia’s final frontier are a totally unspoiled universe of ochre-red cliffs, pristine white-sand beaches, clear turquoise waters and starry, starry nights.
- by Sue Williams
Victorian tobacco war kingpin’s brother a crime ‘puppeteer’, police allege
Police say Maytham Hamad – the brother of ruthless Melbourne organised-crime kingpin Kazem ‘Kaz’ Hamad – is ‘a high-level co-ordinator of violence’.
- by Lachlan Abbott and Rebecca Peppiatt
Former Collingwood player charged after fatal crash in Western Australia
Shannon Cox, 38, was allegedly behind the wheel of the Toyota when it collided with a Suzuki hatchback, killing two women in their 80s.
- by Alex Crowe
Review
Margaret River
It’s a hat! New venue brings big-night-out fireworks to Margaret River
The second hat has been awarded to a WA restaurant! This one has a deep focus on local ingredients, a thrilling drinks program – and one of 2024’s most extraordinary desserts.
- by Max Veenhuyzen
When Mother Nature created this part of Australia, she went all out
A splatter of blue – no: two, three, four shades – for the water, a drizzle of pure white for the sand, and a deep red for the soil. And why not some lakes of pink?
- by Julie Miller
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