Crisis talks:Housing and sustainability challenges injects urgency into Perth Design Week

Crisis talks:Housing and sustainability challenges injects urgency into Perth Design Week

Once regarded as an indulgence for the leisure classes,architecture and design is now at the centre of the conversation.

  • byMark Naglazas

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Tennis champ shares his tips as Perth celebrates launch of Nine’s newest game show
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Tennis champ shares his tips as Perth celebrates launch of Nine’s newest game show

Tennis legend,media all-rounder and now host of Nine’s hit game show Tipping Point Australia,Todd Woodbridge,was joined by local media and clients at a special dinner at Santini.

New $80 million student housing tower approved for Perth’s CBD

New $80 million student housing tower approved for Perth’s CBD

The project will provide a further 835 students with a place to stay as the state’s housing crisis deepens – but not everyone is happy about it.

  • byHolly Thompson
Sydney indie kings Royel Otis murder the dancefloor in Freo

Sydney indie kings Royel Otis murder the dancefloor in Freo

Eclectic Australian guitar-pop pair Royel Otis appear to be on the cusp of being propelled into the stratosphere after a knockout,sold out performance at Freo Social on Saturday night.

  • bySarah Brookes andAudrey Franzi
NSW,Victoria ‘laggards’ as WA races ahead in banning plastic coffee cups

NSW,Victoria ‘laggards’ as WA races ahead in banning plastic coffee cups

While Western Australian imposed a ban on single-use coffee cups on Friday,eastern states are being accused of dragging their feet on reducing plastic waste.

  • byNick O'Malley andHamish Hastie
WA’s greenest city turns red at the prospect of a cherished century-old tree being chopped down

WA’s greenest city turns red at the prospect of a cherished century-old tree being chopped down

Could great design and a land swap be the answer to saving this monster tree? Why architects say there is a design-led solution to this problem.

  • byMark Naglazas
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‘Who cares,I can do it’:How this 30-year-old Perth entrepreneur built a pretzel empire

‘Who cares,I can do it’:How this 30-year-old Perth entrepreneur built a pretzel empire

The entrepreneur believes part of her success was the naivety of youth.

  • byTracy Vo
Perth rocker channels Kurt Cobain in unplugged tribute to grunge pioneer’s legacy

Perth rocker channels Kurt Cobain in unplugged tribute to grunge pioneer’s legacy

Perth musician Justin Burford will take on the challenge for a special show on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the Nirvana legend’s death.

  • byBob Gordon
Perth butcher Vince Garreffa opens up on life,from philanthropy to death threats

Perth butcher Vince Garreffa opens up on life,from philanthropy to death threats

Vince Garreffa has become one of the first people in WA to record his life story in his own voice with A Lasting Tale.

  • byNaomi Christensen andHolly Thompson
Bold Park move:Perth Festival splashes down in a City Beach public pool

Bold Park move:Perth Festival splashes down in a City Beach public pool

Black Swan brings new meaning to the term “immersive theatre” by inviting audiences to bring their bathers for the finale of their latest show.

  • byMark Naglazas
Akram Khan reimagines Rudyard Kipling for Perth Festival show

Akram Khan reimagines Rudyard Kipling for Perth Festival show

The celebrated British Bangladeshi dancer and choreographer returns to Perth Festival with his updated version of The Jungle Book that speaks to a world threatened by climate change.

  • byMark Naglazas