The 220-kilometre city:Why Western Australia is giving up on infill

The 220-kilometre city:Why Western Australia is giving up on infill

Mining billionaires might have made the state wealthy,but it’s developers’ decades of wheeling and dealing that continue to have the most impact on daily life.

  • bySarah Brookes,Hamish Hastie andJesinta Burton

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How to make Perth more family-friendly:Fewer ‘plastic fantastic’ playgrounds and big ovals

How to make Perth more family-friendly:Fewer ‘plastic fantastic’ playgrounds and big ovals

You know the drill:walk your kid to the local and get bored out of your mind,or all pile in the car in search of a better experience. But is there another way?

  • byEmma Young
South Perth ‘timber tower’ gets tick as panel overrides council

South Perth ‘timber tower’ gets tick as panel overrides council

Is this 51-storey South Perth record-breaker an environmental marvel,or an undercooked overdevelopment? It depends who’s talking,the developer or the council.

  • byEmma Young
South Perth’s 51-storey ‘timber tower’ faces knockback

South Perth’s 51-storey ‘timber tower’ faces knockback

The tower will be the tallest of its kind in the world,with most of its occupants sharing a fleet of electric vehicles. So,what’s the problem?

  • byEmma Young
Concrete jungle:Plan to convert Perth car park to tower clears hurdle

Concrete jungle:Plan to convert Perth car park to tower clears hurdle

Plans to turn a 1980s car park to a 19-storey apartment and office tower in a “significant regeneration” project have got the City of Perth’s blessing.

  • byJesinta Burton
Thinking of moving? Perth’s 10 best suburbs for an upsize

Thinking of moving? Perth’s 10 best suburbs for an upsize

If you’re eyeing your next step up in property,a new report has ranked the best suburbs to move to based on bang for buck and lifestyle.

  • bySarah Brookes
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WA’s established home market burns red-hot as vacant lot supply falls

WA’s established home market burns red-hot as vacant lot supply falls

Perth claims the crown for being geographically the longest city in the world,and controversially has no urban boundary. So why is there a land supply shortage?

  • bySarah Brookes
Buried report reveals Perth infill ready for ferry expansion

Buried report reveals Perth infill ready for ferry expansion

Previous barriers to a new route being cost-effective are falling away,says the latest report,written in 2019 but republished on a state website this month.

  • byHeather McNeill andHamish Hastie
Cheaper homes or leafier suburbs? WA property group rails against developers paying for parks

Cheaper homes or leafier suburbs? WA property group rails against developers paying for parks

Controversy over who should pay for Perth parks is hampering housing availability and affordability,according to a peak lobby group.

  • bySarah Brookes
WA plan to mandate more trees,attractive streetscapes and better designed homes scrapped

WA plan to mandate more trees,attractive streetscapes and better designed homes scrapped

Changes to Perth’s building codes would have done away with traditional infill design and the long driveways,hot rooftops,and missing trees we are used to. But the state government has abandoned the plan 20 days before its introduction.

  • bySarah Brookes
La dolce vita:Can its mayor turn Freo into a bustling European-style city?

La dolce vita:Can its mayor turn Freo into a bustling European-style city?

Hannah Fitzhardinge has a vision:for 10,000 people to be living in the Fremantle CBD. But some say she won’t be able to achieve it without state buy-in.

  • byMark Naglazas