The Perth suburbs where negative gearing is going through the roof

The Perth suburbs where negative gearing is going through the roof

The gap between what investors receive in rent and spend in mortgage repayments is widening,in some areas by more than $1600 a week.

  • bySarah Brookes

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Business class flights,hotel stays:City of Perth councillors mull fresh ‘job perks’ policy

Business class flights,hotel stays:City of Perth councillors mull fresh ‘job perks’ policy

City of Perth councillors are set to consider a host of changes to the policy governing their benefits,which would allow business-class travel and hotel stays bankrolled by ratepayers.

  • byJesinta Burton
How the Fremantle Doctor let Perth down

How the Fremantle Doctor let Perth down

While this weekend will cool down,the Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting a 41C day next Friday,with the possibility of another heatwave hitting the region.

  • byDaile Cross
City of Perth residents grill Zempilas over state politics tilt at council meeting

City of Perth residents grill Zempilas over state politics tilt at council meeting

City of Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas has vowed not to let his tilt at state politics interfere with his role as residents air concerns about its potential to compromise his advocacy.

  • byJesinta Burton
Free public transport for school students

Free public transport for school students

The program will provide targeted cost-of-living relief in a time when many families are struggling with their household budgets.

How Perth ended up with a convention centre that’s no icon but an eyesore
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City life

How Perth ended up with a convention centre that’s no icon but an eyesore

One of the world’s great architects had a grand vision for the centre. What we chose was a $300 million-plus “blot on the landscape” crying out for the wrecking ball.

  • byMark Naglazas
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State rejects Zempilas’ version of Perth safe night space talks
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Perth

State rejects Zempilas’ version of Perth safe night space talks

Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas laid bare details of a conversation with former premier Mark McGowan about the women’s safe space,but the government says he’s wrong.

  • byJesinta Burton
Snap rally convened as closure of women’s safe night space looms

Snap rally convened as closure of women’s safe night space looms

More than 70 people have converged on the City of Perth’s Council House in an eleventh-hour bid to stop the closure of a women’s safe night space in East Perth.

  • byJesinta Burton
Financial aid for WA residents hit by bushfires,electricity costs

Financial aid for WA residents hit by bushfires,electricity costs

West Australians are eligible to get at least $200 credit on their power bills while residents affected by the Mariginiup fire can access the Lord Mayor’s Distress Relief Fund.

  • byAlex Condon
‘Stop the politics’:East Perth homeless shelter closure pits Basil against state

‘Stop the politics’:East Perth homeless shelter closure pits Basil against state

ShelterWA and the Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing have made an urgent plea to the city and state to keep the centre open.

  • byHamish Hastie
Siren Song in Fremantle:Hospitality guru is back with beer and blues

Siren Song in Fremantle:Hospitality guru is back with beer and blues

One hospo entrepreneur stages a comeback,another seems to be planning an entire city takeover,and one of our favourites has a new chef (and a new menu,too).

  • byRob Broadfield