Catering to the ultra-rich is a booming business in WA

Catering to the ultra-rich is a booming business in WA

There’s a new sign that the Perth elite are starting to tip over the line separating the merely rich from the fabulously so.

  • byHarry Brumpton,Paul-Alain Hunt andPatrick Winters

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WA’s embarrassment of richies makes us look ridiculous
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WA’s embarrassment of richies makes us look ridiculous

The small group that decided controversial billionaire Gina Rinehart was Western Australian of the Year needs to look beyond the rich and powerful to find our most noteworthy citizens.

  • byPeter Milne
Perth sprawl gains ground as urban infill dwindles

Perth sprawl gains ground as urban infill dwindles

Hundreds of hectares of land were consumed by subdivision in 2021 but the rate of urban infill in Perth has still tanked to just 29 per cent.

  • bySarah Brookes
The new gin you’ll find in every room at Crown Towers

The new gin you’ll find in every room at Crown Towers

It’s not a rags-to-riches story,although its “overnight” success might suggest just that. Two west Aussies launched a distillery and one year later signed a deal with Crown.

  • byRob Broadfield
Struggling with the rising cost of living? Your wardrobe could help

Struggling with the rising cost of living? Your wardrobe could help

To help her break into the property market,Bella Burgio turned her love for designer fashion into a side hustle that rakes in up to $35,000 a year.

  • byHolly Thompson
Libs demand apology after WA business giant likens Michaelia Cash to howling cats
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Libs demand apology after WA business giant likens Michaelia Cash to howling cats

Nigel Satterley,a prominent WA Liberals member,lambasted the party’s poor showing at state and federal elections,taking particular aim at a group of powerbrokers.

  • byHamish Hastie
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From RATs to riches:COVID-19 test importers buy $16.5 million house

From RATs to riches:COVID-19 test importers buy $16.5 million house

A riverfront property that is Perth’s most expensive home to sell this year will be demolished,after being purchased by the country’s first RAT importers.

  • bySarah Brookes
WA cafes close dine-in services to avoid segregating the unvaccinated

WA cafes close dine-in services to avoid segregating the unvaccinated

In response to the vaccine mandate,a Mandurah coffee shop announced on its social media platforms:“If one can’t sit,then we all will stand”,and has received a wave of community support.

  • byHolly Thompson
Record-breaking grain harvest in WA hits 20 million tonnes

Record-breaking grain harvest in WA hits 20 million tonnes

CBH Group have hit a record-breaking 20 million tonnes for this year’s harvest across WA.

  • byHolly Thompson
End of an era:Homelessness claims iconic Northbridge Italian restaurant

End of an era:Homelessness claims iconic Northbridge Italian restaurant

The owner of Sorrento Italian Restaurant,a stalwart of the Northbridge dining scene,has lashed the City of Perth,police and the government after constant issues with homelessness forced them to close their doors after more than 50 years serving Perth diners.

  • byDavid Prestipino
Former premier’s son Sam Barnett accuses The West Australian of defamation
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Former premier’s son Sam Barnett accuses The West Australian of defamation

Sam Barnett believes he has been defamed by stories in The West Australian that imputed he was defying Supreme Court orders that froze some of his assets.

  • byPeter Milne