WA power shock from solar surge delayed – for now

WA power shock from solar surge delayed – for now

As renewable energy at times powers up to 70 per cent of the south-west of Western Australia,market operator AEMO has outlined more work to do safely accommodate more clean power.

  • byPeter Milne

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Merging WA’s universities an ‘appalling idea’:ECU vice chancellor

Merging WA’s universities an ‘appalling idea’:ECU vice chancellor

The comments came after WA chief scientist Peter Klinken proposed the idea to amalgamate ECU,the University of Western Australia,Curtin University,and Murdoch University to form a single entity.

  • byLauren Pilat
The power of two:Stokes,Forrest and the $1 land deal in Perth

The power of two:Stokes,Forrest and the $1 land deal in Perth

A deal to redevelop land on Perth’s waterfront has sparked calls for more transparency around deals the WA government has struck with the state’s billionaires.

  • byAnne Hyland
WA Health denies whistleblower hotel quarantine guard’s claims as Premier defends ‘not perfect’ system

WA Health denies whistleblower hotel quarantine guard’s claims as Premier defends ‘not perfect’ system

The Health Department has refuted claims by a former hotel quarantine security guard and denied that a quarantine guest could have been left forgotten for three months at Perth’s InterContinental Hotel late last year.

  • byAja Styles
Pulling back the curtain on WA’s ‘festering’ hotel quarantine conditions,ex-guard fears more virus leaks

Pulling back the curtain on WA’s ‘festering’ hotel quarantine conditions,ex-guard fears more virus leaks

The state’s hotel quarantine system has been plagued by five virus transmissions to security guards,now an ex-guard describes an unruly environment where guests would open their room doors at random and a man from China stayed undetected for three months.

  • byAja Styles
Perth property prices continue to increase but rate of growth slows

Perth property prices continue to increase but rate of growth slows

New data shows the ninth consecutive month of house price increases in Perth’s racing property market,however the monthly rate of growth appears to have slowed.

  • byTess Ingram
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Perth inner-city retail mix should be decided by consumers:Basil Zempilas

Perth inner-city retail mix should be decided by consumers:Basil Zempilas

Getting the right retail mix at Perth’s string of high-profile CBD shopping precincts should be determined by consumers and vendors as high-end businesses continue to be poached with free rent and fit-outs.

  • byDavid Prestipino
Future murky for Raine Square as Bankwest mulls exit

Future murky for Raine Square as Bankwest mulls exit

Raine Square’s major tenant has issued an expression of interest for commercial leasing properties as it eyes moving its head office from the struggling CBD retail precinct.

  • byDavid Prestipino
In the driver’s seat:‘Ride share service with a difference’ hits WA

In the driver’s seat:‘Ride share service with a difference’ hits WA

WA’s latest rideshare service boasts that its drivers get the highest commission rates on record.

  • byDavid Prestipino
Fallen Eagle in fight to keep Cottesloe home,accused of rorting millions

Fallen Eagle in fight to keep Cottesloe home,accused of rorting millions

Former West Coast player Andrew Donnelly looks set to lose his multi-million-dollar beachside house as he faces multiple lawsuits over the running of his once insurance-broking empire.

  • byAja Styles
Perth venues readying to pour pints at 6.01pm after lockdown lifts

Perth venues readying to pour pints at 6.01pm after lockdown lifts

Despite the new rules,the prevailing sentiment among owners is one of gratefulness that they will only be in place for the next week.

  • byHamish Hastie