Seven big myths we tell tourists about Australia,busted
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Seven big myths we tell tourists about Australia,busted

Melbourne has the best coffee and Sydney has the best weather? We’re giving visitors to this country the wrong information.

  • byBen Groundwater

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Seven years and millions of dollars spent but Perth’s Piccadilly Theatre still sitting empty

Seven years and millions of dollars spent but Perth’s Piccadilly Theatre still sitting empty

The stalled project provides insight into what’s happening – or not happening – across the rest of the city,whose many heritage buildings are boarded up because the owners are not motivated to develop their properties.

  • byMark Naglazas
La vita bella:Can the Hay Street Mall reinvent itself as a cafe strip?

La vita bella:Can the Hay Street Mall reinvent itself as a cafe strip?

An Italian-style coffee shop is flourishing amidst the closed shops and gloom of the Hay Street Mall. Can it pave the way for a European-style café strip and foodie destination?

  • byMark Naglazas
Perth property predictions:From Alfred Cove to Yokine,what price will your suburb command in 2028?

Perth property predictions:From Alfred Cove to Yokine,what price will your suburb command in 2028?

House prices in some Perth suburbs could almost double over the next five years,new analysis by Domain reveals.

  • bySarah Brookes
Rottnest Island quokkas:The big problem with selfies with'the world's happiest animal'

Rottnest Island quokkas:The big problem with selfies with'the world's happiest animal'

Tennis stars have turned selfies with'the world's happiest animal'into a must-have for visitors to WA's Rottnest Island. Is that really a good thing?

  • bySteve Madgwick
Indigenous tours in Perth:The ancient history of the land Optus Stadium sits on

Indigenous tours in Perth:The ancient history of the land Optus Stadium sits on

Optus Stadium,Perth's 60,000-seat sporting arena,might play a huge role in Perth's modern culture,but the land it stands on and the people who once lived there are not forgotten.

  • byBen Groundwater
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‘Sweet hours before dawn’:McGowan’s massive year and the text messages we wish we never read
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‘Sweet hours before dawn’:McGowan’s massive year and the text messages we wish we never read

We started the year deep in COVID-19 territory but 12 months on it feels like the pandemic was a distant memory. Finally some sunlight shone on areas of the government that hadn’t seen scrutiny in several years.

  • byHamish Hastie
Indian Pacific train journey,Sydney to Perth:Six highlights

Indian Pacific train journey,Sydney to Perth:Six highlights

The four-day,three night coast-to-coast Indian Pacific more than qualifies for grand train journey status.

  • byAnthony Dennis
Ritz-Carlton review,Perth:The new luxury hotel that warrants a huge splurge

Ritz-Carlton review,Perth:The new luxury hotel that warrants a huge splurge

If you need an excuse to go West,this impressive though pricey establishment represents as good a one as you'll get.

  • byAnthony Dennis
WA Museum Boola Bardip:A blueprint for the future

WA Museum Boola Bardip:A blueprint for the future

This innovative museum could serve as a blueprint for all Australia's cultural institutions.

  • byRob McFarland
Perth places to drink:See the best street art and places to drink on this tour

Perth places to drink:See the best street art and places to drink on this tour

Here's a tour that highlights the artistic and liquid assets of Perth's evolving city centre.

  • byTim Richards