‘We’re not mugs’:Perth council refuses to hand over land for new school

‘We’re not mugs’:Perth council refuses to hand over land for new school

Education Minister Tony Buti has claimed the decision,made at Tuesday night’s council meeting,was a direct result of Basil Zempilas’ political views.

  • byHolly Thompson andJesinta Burton

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Squatters,a million-dollar Northbridge heritage home and a missing owner

Squatters,a million-dollar Northbridge heritage home and a missing owner

Nestled between a car wash and a row of four-storey apartment blocks,the 1900s workers’ cottage on Shenton Street is a million-dollar reminder of Northbridge’s rich history. So,where is its owner?

  • byJesinta Burton
Carey dodges questions over CCC planning law concerns

Carey dodges questions over CCC planning law concerns

McKechnie told the Australian Financial Review earlier this month that the government’s overhaul of planning reforms to remove barriers for new home builds had created new misconduct risks.

  • byHamish Hastie
Planning minister defends giving cabinet colleague final say on Northbridge safe space

Planning minister defends giving cabinet colleague final say on Northbridge safe space

Planning Minister John Carey delegated the final decision on a long-running saga over a women’s safe night space to Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson in a bid to avoid a perception of bias.

  • byHamish Hastie
$80 million Scarborough beachfront complex given green light

$80 million Scarborough beachfront complex given green light

Scarborough’s ever-changing waterfront is set to gain yet another apartment development after the state’s planning body gave Perth developer Gary Dempsey’s $80 million Myka Residences project the green light.

  • byJesinta Burton
The price of preservation:What will it take to protect Fremantle’s endangered heritage?
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The price of preservation:What will it take to protect Fremantle’s endangered heritage?

Everyone loves Freo’s gorgeous Gold Rush-era streetscape,but there are deep divisions within the community about how to save it.

  • byMark Naglazas
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New $80 million student housing tower approved for Perth’s CBD

New $80 million student housing tower approved for Perth’s CBD

The project will provide a further 835 students with a place to stay as the state’s housing crisis deepens – but not everyone is happy about it.

  • byHolly Thompson
How the City of Swan’s mayor was refused council approval for renovations

How the City of Swan’s mayor was refused council approval for renovations

Tanya Richardson and her husband Daniel took their application to the State Administrative Tribunal after her own planning department repeatedly knocked back the application.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Monster Freo fig faces the chop after removal from tree protection register

Monster Freo fig faces the chop after removal from tree protection register

The tree sits on an area of land with an old development which is now up for sale. Without protection,there are fears developers could cut it down.

  • byHolly Thompson
As Perth swelters,state tackles the elephant in the room:tree canopy
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As Perth swelters,state tackles the elephant in the room:tree canopy

After years of advocacy by all the lesser bodies,the WA government has picked a 42-degree day to finally announce a plan to beat the heat and green the suburbs.

  • byEmma Young
Tribunal scolds Satterley over unrelenting Perth Hills estate row

Tribunal scolds Satterley over unrelenting Perth Hills estate row

The 33-year bid to establish a sprawling suburban-style town site north of Mundaring was dealt another blow last year when it was knocked back over bushfire risk concerns.

  • byJesinta Burton