The long list of Perth postcodes where renting is unaffordable

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.

  • bySarah Brookes

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Man charged over Paddy Hannan statue beheading
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Mining

Man charged over Paddy Hannan statue beheading

The iconic Paddy Hannan statue in Kalgoorlie has been beheaded overnight,with the vandalism discovered by locals on Thursday morning.

  • byHeather McNeill
Crash kills teenager,injures five more in West Australian Goldfields

Crash kills teenager,injures five more in West Australian Goldfields

A 15-year-old has died and his friends rushed to hospital after the ute they were in rolled on a remote unsealed road north-east of Kalgoorlie.

  • byEmma Young
Man shot by Kalgoorlie police identified as a 58-year-old father and grandfather
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Crime

Man shot by Kalgoorlie police identified as a 58-year-old father and grandfather

Police have identified the man who they say was armed and advancing toward them on Friday afternoon before two of their officers fatally shot him.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt andJesinta Burton
Regional house prices rising as more Perth city dwellers escape rat race

Regional house prices rising as more Perth city dwellers escape rat race

City dwellers are continuing to escape the hustle and bustle of metropolitan living for a cheaper and happier life in the regions.

  • bySarah Brookes
Diggers and Dealers:Vanadium could be the next lithium for big battery tech

Diggers and Dealers:Vanadium could be the next lithium for big battery tech

The silvery-grey metal is the latest “pit to grid” sensation for electricity system operators,although most people have never heard of it.

  • byMarion Rae
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As cost of living bites,WA’s city-dwellers move for more in coastal towns

As cost of living bites,WA’s city-dwellers move for more in coastal towns

The coast is king for Perth folk looking at moving to regional centres in the state.

  • bySarah Brookes
Teen charged with assault,robbery of WA woman

Teen charged with assault,robbery of WA woman

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with sexually and violently assaulting a woman in Kalgoorlie and stealing from her.

Ray and Jennie Kehlet:Calls for re-examination of prospector homicide after gunshot revelation

Ray and Jennie Kehlet:Calls for re-examination of prospector homicide after gunshot revelation

A prospector killed in the West Australian outback in March 2015 could have been shot,according to a former WA Police forensic scientist speaking about the case for the first time.

  • byAlex Chance
Meet the WA families quitting the nine-to-five for life on the road

Meet the WA families quitting the nine-to-five for life on the road

More Perth parents are opting out of the rat race in favour of travelling around Australia indefinitely with their kids.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
WA Lotto syndicate takes man to court claiming he should share $1.5 million win

WA Lotto syndicate takes man to court claiming he should share $1.5 million win

The members of the syndicate claim his actions were a breach of their deal and want the court to intervene.

  • byJesinta Burton